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Successful Distance Learning for Young Kids

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter You may be worried that the youngest kids can’t learn at a distance, but Dr. Nancy Frey, co-author of the Distance Learning Playbook comes along side us to help us understand how it can be done. If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF.

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How to Empower Teachers

The CoolCatTeacher

Evan Robb on episode 566 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Administrators can empower teachers and principal Evan Robb shares some of the techniques. If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF. He has been named one of the top 25 educational leaders to follow on Twitter.

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14 Effective Self-Directed Learning Strategies

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Now, we’re not just talking about Googling an answer to a quick question. Daniel Russell’s research on how to search like a Google scientist is eye-opening in this context. Think about Twitter PLNs (Professional Learning Networks) or educational forums like this Educators Technology for tech-related stuff.

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Edchat Interactive - a new type of free, online PD that is relevant, timely, interactive and social

Educational Technology Guy

Edchat Interactive is a new type of free, online PD brought to you by some of the same folks who created #echat twitter discussions, including Tom Whitby and Steven Anderson , who are both friends of mine and in my Personal Learning Network and great educators. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. Register and/or learn More.

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The Mini-Page Archive - great resource for education

Educational Technology Guy

There is an online archive of the Mini-Page from 1969-2007. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. Many of us remember the Mini-Page - the educational, fun-to-read insert in many newspapers. The Mini-Page was a four-page weekly feature that covered a different topic each week with puzzles, articles, pictures, and more.

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April 1, 2011: What Stunt Will Google Pull Off?

The Electric Educator

Google has become notorious for its April 1st shenanigans. Here''s a list of their pranks from the past few years: 2000: Google Mental Plex (search using mental telepathy) 2002: Pigeon Rank (the secret to Google''s search algorithm is trained pigeons) 2004: Google Copernicus Center (apply for a job at Google''s newest office-- on the moon!)

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Here's a Neat Infographic on 'The History of the Hashtag'

mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

According to the infographic, Chris Messina first suggested using hashtags for Twitter groups in 2007. Tumblr followed later that year, Instagram started using hashtags in 2010, Google Plus hopped on the bandwagon in 2011, and Flickr barely beat out Facebook to avoid last place in 2013.