Edsurge

JULY 6, 2020

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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Educator Innovator

MARCH 16, 2016

In its 2016 National Education Technology Plan, the Department of Education emphasizes model approaches to digital learning. The new plan lays out model ways of using educational technology in the nation’s classrooms, with a focus on equity and active use.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Another platform, Stack Overflow, defines itself as “the largest online community for programmers to learn, share their knowledge, and advance their careers.” The Edcamp movement is another example of educators organizing themselves for the simple purpose of sharing practices, successes, and miscues.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2017

Or, for that matter, without the slightest idea of what you might learn? For us, it was at EdFoo 2017 , an un-conference of teachers, edtech gurus, funders and others gathered at Google’s Silicon Valley headquarters for three days of spontaneous learning. When was the last time you walked into a conference without an agenda?

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 15, 2012

For 6 years educators have been gathering together on this day to write specifically to address technology and leadership. Here are my entries: 2009 , 2010 , 2011 ). The idea is to share some sort of wisdom, question, knowledge, thoughts or ideas related to technology leadership. Is technology even addressed at all?

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Tech Helpful

JUNE 1, 2017

Every click we make is monitored by an algorithm that learns us. As I look at my job as an instructional technologist I see this as a way to use technology for a greater good. But if all we do is take, learn, discern, and lurk are we becoming true stewards? How can I use that for good? Do I crowdsource? YES on both accounts.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Best individual blog - One of the EdCamp Movement''s founders, Kristen Swanson , is in my exclusive Google+ MVP circle. Her Teachers as Technology Trailblazers blog is a must-read. Best new blog - The Learning Pond. A new interesting voice to learn from: Grant Lichtman, who started this blog in March of 2012.

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