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Digital Promise Brings Edcamps Into Its Tent

Edsurge

For years, organizers of “ Edcamps ,” a popular brand of informal professional development gatherings for teachers, received a resource kit sent by their host organization, the Edcamp Foundation. Last week, Digital Promise announced it had acquired the assets and operations of the Edcamp Foundation. It began with a box.

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Tools for Changing/Improving PD and Meetings

Educational Technology Guy

Google+ Hangouts - use this video conferencing tool to hold virtual meetings and training sessions. EdCamp model - the Edcamp model puts the participants in the driver''s seat for PD (and meetings) and allows for PD to be more meaningful. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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10 Years and 200 Episodes … What Have I Learned as an Instructional Coach?

TeacherCast

I was just reaching out to random strangers on Twitter to introduce myself and they gave me a chance. In the early part of 2012, I attended my first edCamp in Philadelphia. We all know that Google, Microsoft, and Apple are the big names, but how many were on the Canva train 5 years ago before it reached the EDU scene?

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#EdcampHOME is Where the Heart is. for Learning

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

I remember attending my first Edcamp in November and being awed by the session board: its masking taped grid on a cement block school wall and the giant post it notes used for session creation; the organizers on laptops furiously copying the schedule to a Google spreadsheet. edcamp #edtech collaboration edcamp gobstopper Google'

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10 Years and 200 Episodes … What Have I Learned as an Instructional Coach?

TeacherCast

I was just reaching out to random strangers on Twitter to introduce myself and they gave me a chance. In the early part of 2012, I attended my first edCamp in Philadelphia. We all know that Google, Microsoft, and Apple are the big names, but how many were on the Canva train 5 years ago before it reached the EDU scene?

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The SUM of an Amazing Summer

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

Between attending FlipCon 2013, EdcampHome, EdmodoCon 2013 , Google Apps Training & TeachMeetNJ, working with the Gobstopper folks, AND having the release of my first ever contribution-to-a-third-party-published-book ( Flipping 2.0 ) AND meeting face to face with some amazing folks from my PLN, I couldn''t have asked for a better summer.

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Most Read Posts from Past Week on Ed Tech Guy

Educational Technology Guy

EdCamp CT is Aug 10th. I will work with you and your staff to tailor a training plan that works for you. You can also follow me on Twitter and Google+. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. Embedit - embed any file in your website or blog - free 5. 10 Tech Skills Every Student Should Have 6. I''m going. You should be!

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