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EdmodoCon Guest Post #3: M.Valois

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On Tuesday, I participated in a virtual conference - a professional learning opportunity - called #Edmodocon. It was presented by the good people over at the #Edmodo app/website. If you aren''t familiar, Edmodo is a social learning platform for schools, often called the "Facebook" for schools because its format is similar.

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My EdcampNJ Highlights

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

I already use Edmodo as my online hub, but Cel.ly So You Want to Run an Edcamp by the Edcamp Foundation Planning an Edcamp by Mary Beth Hertz South Plainfield''s Professional Learning Day. njed BYOD BYOT digital citizenship edtech Google docs teaching' looks worth exploring more in depth.

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How Common Sense Is Helping NYC Welcome Cell Phones into Schools

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Lisa Nielsen, director of digital engagement and learning at the NYC DOE, shares how the district is preparing schools to move forward. “An This includes providing professional learning opportunities that address how to harness the power of the devices for learning. Are you thinking about going BYOD?

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Trying to Ban Facebook is Not the Answer.

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What Administrators, Educators, and Schools Can Do As administrators and educators, take advantage of the professional learning that you could be doing via social media. I''ve written on my own blog about using Facebook for professional learning and recently presented a workshop on using Twitter for professional learning.

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Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds With @CoolCatTeacher & @JulieLindsay

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It is important for teachers to look at their own practice and how technology affects their every day lives personally and professionally. Teacher needs an essential understanding of what the tools are about and digital citizenship issues. These lessons cannot be learned in walled gardens. It''s not one size fits all.

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The Free and Online 2014 School Leadership Summit Starts Wednesday! (Full Session List)

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Lynott III PhD 12:00pm (ACSA) Facilitating 21st century Learning with Technology- Navigating the Change with a 20th Century Mindset - Dr. Charles Young & Bhavna Narula Handling Ethical Issues for Developing Digital Citizenship - Dr. Revathi Viswanathan Improved Reporting Triples Educators’ Accuracy When Analyzing Data - Jenny Grant Rankin, Ph.D.

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Learning Revolution - Week's Free Events - May Is Ed Tech Month - Geo-Educators - Natural Math - Oxygen Masks and You

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Geo-Educator Community is a space for geo-educators to share resources, collaborate on projects, learn from one another and give support. You can connect with the Geo-Educator Community through a variety of online platforms including Twitter , Facebook and the secure educator site, Edmodo. Three main resources will be covered.