/Tools

Software and online accounts used in EDCT-GE 2550.

Software

In EDCT-GE 2550 we will be using several online services and software packages to set up a learning analytics system (see the image learning_analytics_diamond.png in this repository for more information). In order to both particpate in the class and collect data from the class all students will need to have operational, up-to-date accounts and installations of these tools.

You will need to make accounts with the following services.

Twitter

Twitter will be used to:

  • Ask questions about the course
  • Comment on readings
  • In class communication (backchannel) including notifying when a student is not following content:
    • For example, if instructions are unclear or the lecture is difficult to follow tweet #DSE16 #IDKWGO

All tweets need to be tagged with the hashtag #DSE16

Be a good Twitizen, check out this etiquette guide for engaging on Twitter.

Git

Instructions for setup can be found here and here.

Github

Zotero

You will need to install the following software for EDCT-GE 2550.

R 3.2.3

Resources: Poulson, B. Up and Running with R. Lynda.com. Section 1 - 2

Connecting Github to RStudio: The Molecular Ecologist and/or RStudio Help

RStudio 0.99.386

NYU Data Services for R

Firefox 43.0.4

Zotero

The file dse-references.rdf contains bibliographic information for all references used this semester.

  1. Download the Tools repository zip file and extract the dse-references.rdf file
  2. Import the dse-references.rdf file into Zotero according to the instructions here.

You will also need to link your Github account to RStudio by following these instructions.