article thumbnail

LIVE: Edutopia and the EdCamp Foundation from ISTE 2015

TeacherCast

This year at ISTE 2015, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Elana Leoni from Edutopia to discuss Mr Lucas’s vision for the future of education and together with Hadley Ferguson and Mary Beth Hertz, we discuss how Edutopia and the Edcamp Foundation are empowering students and teachers to create greatness in classrooms all around the world.

Edcamps 68
article thumbnail

Edcamp comes to CT - twice this year! Join in, share, learn.

Educational Technology Guy

Edcamps are the "unconference". Edcamp is a great series of free, unconferences for educators. The Edcamp model is unique in that attendees set the agenda the morning of the conference and the sessions are not led by one person, but are rather a collaboration of both the facilitator and attendees.

Edcamps 100
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Voxer, Twitter, and EdCamps: How to Tackle the Harsh Realities of Finding Good Statewide PD

Edsurge

Potential Solution: Now, this first solution may sound familiar to some of you—to easily connect on Twitter, we host Nebraska EdChat ( #NebEdChat ), which takes place on Wednesday night at 8pm CST. EdCamps sessions are set the day of the EdCamp, this leads to a wide range of topics for the attendees’ professional development.

Edcamps 67
article thumbnail

Learning Resolutions For 2015

The Web20Classroom

Learning Resolution 2-Share More Twitter has been my learning drug of choice for over 6 years now. Perhaps you''ll attend a conference or Edcamp this year. on Twitter. So I hope you''ll join me in these Learning Resolutions for 2015. Resolve to talk to your colleagues about your thinking. Leave a comment below.

Learning 100
article thumbnail

8 Education Books For The Digital Age: The Connected Educator Series #CorwinCE

The Web20Classroom

Ask any of the thousands of teachers who regularly use Twitter, Pinterest, or Facebook about connected education, and you may get an earful about using digital tools as a means to connect with educators and students worldwide. The Edcamp model connects educators to PD like never before. My book, The Relevant Educator ships today.

Edcamps 262
article thumbnail

Understanding The Deep Fake: A Troubling Trend

The CoolCatTeacher

Wesley Fryer on episode 572 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Deep fake videos are now possible. In 2013-2015 he taught 4th and 5th grade STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) at Independence Elementary in Yukon Public Schools in Oklahoma. Wesley completed his Ph.D.

Trends 241
article thumbnail

LIVE: An ISTE 2015 Interview with Richard Byrne and Glenn Robbins

TeacherCast

He is an amazing guy to follow on Twitter and a great guy to have an ice water with. Glenn and I have spent time together planning several Edcamps. Twitter: @RMByrne. Twitter: [link]. He is also a great guy to turn to when the times get touch an you need a good friend to pick you up. For More Information. Richard Byrne.

Edcamps 68