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An #Edchat Conversation-Howard Rheingold and Critical Thinking

The Web20Classroom

When writing your question please include your first and last name, Twitter name and location. **We His current projects include the Social Media Classroom , The Cooperation Project , Participatory Media Literacy , HASTAC/MacArthur Foundation grantee , and the 21st Century Literacies videos. edchat Howard Rheingold'

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Instructor Spotlight: Shawn McCusker

EdTechTeacher

After his work was shared via social media, Shawn began to travel across the US to help schools create differentiated and student centered policies and practices. In 2006, he was recognized as a finalist for the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. His passion for this led him to employ technology in innovative ways.

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36 Edtech Tools I’m Using Right Now in My Classroom and Life

The CoolCatTeacher

and a Link to a Free Resource with More Tips From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Wikispaces is also the backbone of my global collaborative projects since 2006, with MAD about Mattering as the most recent example. Microsoft Word (Personal Wordprocessing for Basic Documents).

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The Emergency Home Learning Summit Final Week - 24 Amazing Interviews Start Tomorrow

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Lenore has lectured internationally from Microsoft to DreamWorks to the Sydney Opera House, and been profiled everywhere from The New York Times to The New Yorker. She did it with My eCoach as early as 1999 — way before there was Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, or Pinterest. She was even on The Daily Show!) and other countries.

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Education Technology and the 'New Economy'

Hack Education

Microsoft acquired Minecraft in 2015 – which probably speaks volumes right there about its progressive potential – and in January of this year, Microsoft bought TeacherGaming, the maker of a Minecraft version aimed at classroom usage. And it places women in leadership positions throughout the school.