Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2017

Many professors are still skeptical about utilizing smart phones in the classroom, but I believe we could get more professors on-board if entrepreneurs better understood the challenges and resistance faculty face to use mobile technologies. Here are 5 tips for entrepreneurs looking to make scalable impact in the community college market.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 29, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Reinventing the Classroom" Call for Volunteers. virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners. No problem!

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. Every school had their individual Google spreadsheet, and there wasn’t a unifying place where any of us could look.”. OAKLAND, Calif.

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The Daring Librarian

JANUARY 20, 2018

How to be a Teacher Librarian Rock Star - Branding Tips & Tricks First thing I gotta say, I don’t know that I really love the term Library Rockstars because I think ALL Teachers and Librarians are rock stars or has an inner rock star waiting to come out. Consider, another word for branding is advocacy. Our kiddos and our community!

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

A priority was to give students seamless connection to the digital collections of the Lexington Public Library that serves our local area. The platform we selected—OverDrive Education’s Sora reading app —aligns with our public library system for easy access to its wealth of digital materials.

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Data Advocacy Libraries eBook 98

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

Jenny Lussier, Cathy Potter, Shawna Ford, Kathy Kaldenberg, and I created the very first Picture Book Smackdown which was held via Google Hangout on November 21, 2013. Host your own picture book smackdown in your classroom, library, or district. Authors Laurel Snyder and Ame Dyckman joined us as well.

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Social Media Libraries Elementary Twitter 46

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

This disparity in home computer and internet access, dubbed the “homework gap,” was a slow-burning problem for most districts in the days when schools were in session and students could get online at libraries, after-school programs, coffee shops and other community gathering spots. The Richmond (Va.)

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JANUARY 23, 2016

My name is Andy Plemmons, school library media specialist at David C Barrow Elementary in Athens GA @barrowmediacenter I will take over the DOE account this week. Partnering with Gretchen Thomas and her UGA Project Spark class to give students more access to our library makerspace. There's not just one teacher in a classroom.

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Robotics Libraries Social Media Education 28

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Michelle Kruse, Content Lead for Libraries, Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy, Cedar Rapids Community School District Nominated by: Follett Michelle Kruse is the teacher librarian at Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy (RCCBA), a magnet middle school in the Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD). Dr. Dana T.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

MARCH 2, 2016

We have a long tradition of having guest readers for all classrooms in honor of Read Across America and the birthday of Dr. Seuss. The goal is to have two readers for every classroom. Courtney Tobin is a parent volunteer at our school who organizes my library volunteers. We finally decided to give Google Hangouts a try.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 27, 2015

This webinar will cover what to look for in a game, where to get good games for learning, and strategies to integrate games into the system of a classroom. We will explore types of curricula, classroom options for nontraditional learners, learning by doing, and unschooling as ongoing teaching and learning activities.

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Education Libraries Game-Based Learning Conference 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

You can also import the entire calendar (Google) into your own calendar, or add selected sessions to your personal calendar to be sure that you don't miss them. Our social media page is HERE with links to Facebook , Google+ , Twitter , and more. Volunteering: We still need volunteers! and the world. Ryan Makhani, M.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JANUARY 3, 2016

When we connect our students through Skype, Google Hangouts, or other web tools, they experience the power of the read aloud and realize that they are connected with a bigger world that is both the same and different from them. Shannon McClintock Miller and I invite you to start posting your schedules on our shared Google Doc.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 8, 2016

Last week I enjoyed the great variety of edCamp Global sessions across a variety of platforms–Periscope, Twitter chats, and Google+ Hangouts. The session got me wondering why so few of us seem to be gathering podcasts as resources for teachers and parents and our libraries. The panel discussed the benefits of kidcasts.

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Reading By Example

MAY 7, 2016

They can be located in an empty classroom, the library media center, or wherever creativity and innovation can be encouraged. Our makerspace inhabits an empty classroom, due to declining enrollment in our blue-collar city. In a 2nd grade classroom, a teacher is exploring the effect of choice on student engagement.

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Reading By Example

MAY 7, 2016

They can be located in an empty classroom, the library media center, or wherever creativity and innovation can be encouraged. Our makerspace inhabits an empty classroom, due to declining enrollment in our blue-collar city. In a 2nd grade classroom, a teacher is exploring the effect of choice on student engagement.

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Survey Classroom Mobility Libraries 28

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Critical guidelines that can lead to successful and sustainable professional learning include specific content areas focus, opportunities for teachers to engage in hands-on learning, and professional learning experiences connected daily with classrooms. About the Host.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Over those 3 years, our Google Hangout event has grown stronger thanks to the collaboration of librarians, students, and authors around the country. Everything will broadcast through a Youtube link: We would love for you to watch the event with your students or share with classrooms.

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Google Classroom Advocacy Libraries 28

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 10, 2019

Barbara Stripling, Professor Emerita, Syracuse University, and former ALA President, describes the history and goals of the project that builds on an earlier version developed by school librarians in 2009 under the auspices of the Office of Library Services and its former Director, Dr. Stripling.

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Digital Citizenship Libraries Secondary Social Media 76

edWeb.net

AUGUST 18, 2022

So, the superintendents are asking students and staff to share their stories and explain what’s actually happening in their classrooms. Give the whole school community a voice: In-person meetings, Google Forms, surveys, etc.—schools In turn, this can affect student and staff morale.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

This event will bridge the conversations about learning that are taking place in schools, libraries, museums, work places, and home learning worlds. Saturday, March 1st at 12pm CR20 LIVE Weekly Show - Google Forms in the Classrooms , Classroom 2.0 Classroom activity to facilitate active listening. Read more here.

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Libraries Google Common Core Conference 51

NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 5, 2016

It’s just the beginning of School Library Month. AASL has been doing some seriously creative thinking about how we might use the month of April to celebrate the 2016 theme: the essential role that strong school library programs play in transforming learning. Central TV on a Dime: Creating a Library TV Studio. Tweet it out!

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 19, 2021

She served as a classroom teacher, academic coach, site principal, and chief innovation and information officer (CIIO) prior to starting her current position as Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services. She plans to continue impacting students’ lives through advocacy and consultancy. You can follow him on Twitter @scaughtsb.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2020

But while many districts around the country have moved to remote learning platforms like Google Classroom, Coe was using the school’s copy machine to put together printed packets for his students to take home. In this rural Tennessee county of just 12,000 residents, online learning simply isn’t an option for most families.

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Accessibility How To Broadband Advocacy 144

edWeb.net

MARCH 21, 2022

The data should also be readily available for analysis, both for classroom instruction and district resource allocation, while being kept secure from inappropriate access. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Rather than creating one-size-fits-all workshops, administrators should ask their teachers what they need in order for them to help the students in their specific classrooms. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

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Professional Learning Technology Learning BYOD 76

Graphite Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

Each of us -- teachers and students alike -- enter classrooms from different perspectives and points of view. Challenging or Difficult Conversations Controversial and difficult conversations are unavoidable in classrooms, especially those grappling with important cultural, social, and political issues.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2021

And because the lessons are online, students can access their lessons outside of the classroom, giving them flexibility in how they choose to learn. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

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Technology BYOD Learning Advocacy 88

edWeb.net

JULY 22, 2019

For instance, one barrier to access was library cards. The school streamlined the process and included library card registration with overall school registration. The library staff constantly communicates with community leaders to find out how they can assist them; again, technology is the tool, not the end goal.

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Libraries Elementary Accessibility BYOD 41

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

She is a TEDx speaker , advisory board member for the Ithaca College Cybersecurity Program, and author of the books, Student Data Privacy: Building a School Compliance Program , Protecting Student Data Privacy: Classroom Fundamentals , and Student Data Privacy: Managing Vendor Relationships. About the Host.

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Data Student Data Privacy Policies Training 94

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In 2007, he was the first educational leader to bring Google for Education into a K-12 school setting. His doctoral research was some of the first that investigated the internet’s impact on communication, learning, and efficacy in the classroom. His favorite work comes from being a dad of two amazing kids. About the Host.

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

Normally, many rural districts work with local libraries and businesses to provide students with WiFi hotspots. Already, many teachers don’t have the skills to integrate tech into the classroom—even the young ones. Teachers have also been doubly challenged with the quarantine.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

Over the years, Dr. Carter’s multiple roles in the district included classroom teacher, building-level administrator, and a number of district-level administrative positions, including Assistant Superintendent of Accountability, Operations, Student Services and Title IX Coordinator.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The alignment of this popular series of digital professional learning resources to McREL’s model helps educators choose the appropriate classroom tactics for aiding the acquisition and recall of information. The application is free to download from the App Store or Google Play. K-12 market.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 5, 2021

Edtech is no longer a one-time purchase or a luxury item—it’s integrated across every system in school districts from the central office to classrooms to school buses. Many stakeholders may still see technology as replacing teachers—or they see it just as a fun addition to the classroom. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 1, 2020

Educators must first have a deep and cohesive understanding of what they’re trying to accomplish in the classroom and how they’re trying to do it. Otherwise, they might go off in a different strategic direction that conflicts with classroom needs. Teachers use classroom tech to support learning goals outside of the assessments.

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Online Assessments Assessment Student Data Privacy BYOD 52

edWeb.net

APRIL 19, 2021

Educational content needs to be available outside of the classroom and easy to access. Dr. Seibert’s district gave a lot of thought to who the communication is intended for and uses classroom teachers to communicate messages to parents as often as possible. The products that work best for us are the partners we’ve always had.”

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