Ryan+Visser



===My name is Ryan Visser and I teach Instructional Technology at in the School of Education at Clemson University. In addition to teaching for Clemson University, I am actively involved in the educational technology community at large. I am one of ~100 international Adobe Educational Leaders and I have a great working relationship with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). I have been married for 10 years and have 2 ‍wonderful ‍children, both of whom you can see in the image below. ===

Some of my favorite books include:


 * To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
 * East of Eden - John Steinbeck
 * The Winds of War - Herman Wouk
 * Cutting for Stone - Abraham Verghese
 * Empire Falls - Richard Russo (also wrote another favorite, Straight Man)
 * Ready Player One - Ernest Cline

= Useful Websites for English Teachers =

This university-based Website offers over 200 free resources including:

 * ====Writing and Teaching Writing====
 * ====Research====
 * ====Grammar and Mechanics====
 * ====Style Guides====
 * ====ESL (English as a Second Language)====
 * ====Job Search and Professional Writing====

Below, you will see a multimedia poster that creatively tells you "who I am." Glogster is a free, Web 2.0 tool that is easy to use and can be used in various ways within the classroom.
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====Voicethread is a simple-to-use Web 2.0 application that allows students to create narrated slideshows to tell various types of stories. Additionally, this program offers the great (and easy!) opportunity for collaboration. Here's an example!====

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 * Wordle Example**

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 * My Embedded Google Presentation**

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 * My Timelinr**

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 * Randomizer**:

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