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Classroom Travels with Twitter: An Evolution

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Most teachers I know have used Twitter in their classes either to communicate with parents, share homework with students, for group study, to research on a topic, crowd source ideas with colleagues, or a myriad of other purposes ( click here for more ideas ). I began using Twitter in my classroom soon after its introduction in 2006.

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10 Essential Online Learning Best Practices – Free Webinar

The CoolCatTeacher

I also know that that I too have a lot to learn, even though I’ve been teaching online since 2006 and have collaborated globally for years. Over the course of her career, she has appeared in multiple publications for groups such as the Shanghai Institute for International Curriculum Research. She received her M.Ed.

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SIIA, a Pioneering Convenor for the Edtech Industry, Scraps Its Conferences

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Last week, the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced that its education technology group will no longer operate as its own division beginning July 1. based membership association will no longer hold its annual education technology conferences, once staple events for industry leaders.

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9 Ideas for Ending the School Year Well

The CoolCatTeacher

Therefore, they designed events with intentionality, particularly on the first day and the last night. For more on this, read my 2006 Post About How a Disney Cruise changed my views on education.) Friends of mine like Larry Ferlazzo do focus groups all the time, get feedback all the time. Alana Stanton - Bio As submitted.

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Chinese New Year- What Animal Am I?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028), legend has it that you are a person who is family oriented, you enjoy family get-togethers, indulge in family traditions, and you thrive in group work. You enjoy being with a small group of friends or family and are great at coming up with solutions when challenges arise." (NG)

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Course Hero Joins the Edtech Unicorn Stable

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I am careful about that term being the focus,” says Andrew Grauer, who co-founded Course Hero in 2006. Strategically targeted for higher-ed faculty members, the event drew about 450 attendees who joined in person and via livestream last year. But its CEO winces when he hears the word. He really, really doesn’t want to talk about it. “I

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EduCon 2023

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

Last weekend, my teammate Rachel Albright and I went to Philadelphia for a three day event called EduCon. SLA opened around 2006, with EduCon starting a few years later. Additionally, SDP had recently launched leadership affinity groups. Participate in the larger one? I don't want scores and grades to define me.