edWeb.net

JUNE 14, 2019

A panel of innovative educators in different leadership roles in the school community will present ideas and PD plans for using the free professional learning platform, edWeb.net, Google and other free tools to provide a PD buffet of learning that inspires and motivates teachers and impacts learning. Panelists: Dr. L.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

APRIL 27, 2021

Since 2010, Barrow students have been a part of a project called our “student book budget” It’s had a few different names over the years but the idea has remained the same: students having total control over how a portion of the budget is spent to buy books for the library.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 22, 2018

The SAMR model (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition) and TPACK model (Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge) can help schools as they transition to using more digital tools. Students can also highlight text, make annotations, and save these to Google Drive. Follow her on Twitter @mluhtala. Join the Community.

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The Daring Librarian

DECEMBER 11, 2010

On the back of my Sephora catalog, windows of shops, and in my library! Calvin Klein Jeans recently put up three billboards - 2 in NYC and 1 in LA - to promote the brand’s upcoming campaign for Winter 2010. QR Codes in the Classroom - and the Library! In our hallway - promoting our Google Form Book Reviews !

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edWeb.net

JULY 18, 2017

In “ Summer Reading 501: Helping Generation App Read This Summer ,” Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, New Canaan High School, CT; and Jane Lofton, Teacher Librarian, presented creative ideas to get students excited about summer reading. During a read aloud, teachers can sign up to read a book of their choice at the public library.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 6, 2012

Recently he has been working with the McArthur Foundation on how young people''s adoption of technology changes the way they live and learn. Was inspired by the concept of digital divide - technology rich vs. technology poor. Leadbeater & Wong, 2010). How are their learning lives evolving?

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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

edWeb.net’s first professional learning community Emerging Tech: Using Technology to Advance Your School Library Program hosted its 50th webinar in August thanks to the ongoing support of Follett. The 50th webinar Google Apps for Education had 1,475 registrations, 540 live attendees, and over 640 views so far.

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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. The most obvious addition to the plan is its focus on the “digital-use divide.”

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 13, 2017

Doing the majority of my work in the cloud and on google drive, I rarely save anything in a folder or desktop. Even with technologies relatively new such as Facebook and Twitter, people cringe at the notion of following people they don’t know on Twitter. This is not exclusive to technology.

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The Daring Librarian

APRIL 13, 2019

When we have testing in our Library, I put all our Makerspace stuff on an AV cart and roll it into our server room. Say you're trying for 50 or 100 - put a decorated cardboard box outside your Library or Classroom for donations! This design challenge takes it a step further by recycling the technology into a robot made by students.

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Hack Education

JULY 13, 2016

Let me make sure I’m clear here – I’m interested in the “push,” in the stories we tell about machines more so than the technology underpinning the machines themselves. They’re part of our cultural imaginary as much as they are about a technological reality that we face today. A good myth.

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Would you scribble down your thoughts — or would you Google it? Terry Heick, a former English teacher in Kentucky, had a surprising revelation when his eighth- and ninth-grade students quickly turned to Google. “What they would do is they would start Googling the question, ‘How does a novel represent humanity?’

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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. Susan Oxnevad offers an array of visual resources, with an emphasis on Google tools. Her Google Docs for Learning Glog is pretty awesome.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

Researching Students’ Information Choices (RSIC), our IMLS-funded study, uses simulated Google result lists to examine what happens when student researchers make real-time search engine result page decisions. I always stick with the first thing that comes up on Google…” Where people go for information, what they use, and why.

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The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 25, 2018

Three years ago I shared with you what I was buying to boost our Makerspace area using four empty Library study carrels that no longer held desktop Macs. Our MHMS Makerspace How it works: Kids can come in before school, during lunch, or when they've finished their work to explore, craft, and create in the Library Media Center.

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 2, 2015

There were already many criticisms of how users simply Googled something when they needed to know something. This is indeed a principle of connectivist theory , which argues that through the use of technology, knowing where to find knowledge when one requires has equal potency to actually ''knowing''.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 14, 2014

The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn. Mark your calendars for Library 2.014. October 8th and 9th are confirmed for Library 2.014. Leaders of 2014 , Tune in to hear about the top 14 technology resources of 2014. John Taylor Gatto Welcome to the Learning Revolution.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Volunteer at Library 2.014. Big thanks and a special shout out to our Library 2.0 Student Entrepreneurship.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Now that Roshan teaches high school math at Bullis School (she’s also the director of innovation and education technology), she uses her experiences as a student to inform how she runs her rigorous Advanced Placement Calculus and Algebra 2 classes. Some people argue that using technology in education feels automated and less personal.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

JANUARY 5, 2011

Here''s The BEST of 2010, arranged by Topic , for the BEST GROUP of People I Know. I know some of you already use them (I would love to hear about which ones you use) Here''s a great, quick tutorial on: YouTube - Using Google Forms to Create a (sic) online Quiz I just learned how to use Google Forms and I love it.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 21, 2014

The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn. Leaders of 2014 , Tune in to hear about the top 14 technology resources of 2014. This webinar builds on the popular series of articles and workshops that have been presented annually since 2010. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Teachers and the Future of Education" (the importance of teacher voice in education discussions, "Hack Your Education" (thinking about self-directed learning--Audrey''s in this proposal), and "Technology, Pedagogy, and the Silver Bullet" (addressing the myopia of some ed tech business ventures).

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 8, 2016

Last week I enjoyed the great variety of edCamp Global sessions across a variety of platforms–Periscope, Twitter chats, and Google+ Hangouts. The session got me wondering why so few of us seem to be gathering podcasts as resources for teachers and parents and our libraries.

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The Daring Librarian

DECEMBER 5, 2010

You can see who I nominated at My Nominations For The Edublog Awards 2010. I value the Edublog awards because it is a crowdsourced recognition from your peers, a chance to pay it forward to those who have inspired you in the past year, & great way to stuff my Google reader with wonderful new voices! Like What the What!?

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

JUNE 28, 2011

I also teach the new Summit International Studies program at Summit Technology Academy. Eventually I advanced to other positions at the paper, including information technology manager. STA is a technology-intensive high school that services students from 14 area school districts. Then last August (2010) a few things happened.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 16, 2020

In their presentation, sponsored by Mackin Educational Resources, “The Transformative Power of Digital Reading,” Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, New Canaan High School (CT), and Jane Lofton, Teacher Librarian “In the Wild,” offered tools and strategies for effective engagement with digital sources.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

The first year was 2010. He has worked as a technology entrepreneur in a variety of different fields related to children’s media. We think that technology helps that happen, and that’s what our event does. Lucy also has received the distinctions of Apple Distinguished Educator and Google Certified Innovator.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 19, 2021

In 2010, he was appointed to the Baldrige Board of Examiners by the U.S. For the last two years, she has served as the assistant superintendent over educational and technology services. Her experience has allowed her to marry the technology and the educational services departments. Department of Commerce. Dr. Ryan has a Ph.D.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

citizen in 2010. As founder of the global compliance consulting firm PlayWell, LLC , Linnette delivers strategic advice and training, policy development, and technology assessments, and builds cultures of compliance across a wide range of organizations. Ann McMullan is Project Director for CoSN’s EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative.

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techlearning

JULY 12, 2018

This PD focused on educational technology hardware and software, including hands-on instruction on using the Workbench Education platform to manage classes and create standards-aligned PBL content. Today’s students need high-quality experiences using various forms of technology.

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NeverEndingSearch

MAY 15, 2018

Google Lit Trips : Using Google Earth, these downloadable files share the journeys of famous literary characters. The Global Digital Library , is an open platform being developed by the Global Book Alliance to increase the availability of high-quality reading resources in underserved languages worldwide.

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TeacherCast

MAY 8, 2019

In 2010, I had the opportunity to listen to my first podcast while taking a trip with my wife and from that moment, my life and my career would forever take an amazing turn that has given me the opportunity to connect with thousands of educators and hundreds of companies and make a pretty nice life for my family in the process.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 24, 2023

Library 2.0's s ChatGPT Bootcamp for Libraries and Librarians: Harnessing the Power of ChatGPT in Library Services, with Steve Hargadon 3 x 1-hour live online sessions with non-expiring access to recordings OVERVIEW : Discover the transformative potential of ChatGPT for the modern library in this three-session bootcamp.

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The Principal of Change

JULY 27, 2015

It’s about finding a way of incorporating the technology to make it work for you. When I teach – students may take notes and then we save to Google Drive! Google Drive has changed my life!! At school we have a “library of devices” so girls who don’t have them can use ones I have in my classroom. Not anymore!

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Connecting 2 the World

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

In my Computer Mediated Communication class, we currently are looking at the affordances of online communication technologies and how they affect communication. As part of the class, I had my students try out different technologies for 3 categories of CMC affordances: Broadcasting, interaction, and networking.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

At the end of every year since I founded Hack Education in 2010, I’ve reviewed what I think are the most important and influential trends in education technology. This is about the stories we’re told about education, about technology, and about education technology. (No

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2024

This article was originally published by The Markup , a nonprofit, investigative newsroom that challenges technology to serve the public good. The Center for Democracy and Technology asked teachers last year whether internet filtering and blocking can make it harder for students to complete assignments. schools censor the internet.

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