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New Posted Resources 05/11/2012

The Web20Classroom

NETS Aligned Tools tags: web2.0 resources literacy A Teacher’s Field Guide to Parents | Ecology of Education tags: parents favorite Why Do We Connect? . NETS Aligned Tools tags: web2.0 resources literacy A Teacher’s Field Guide to Parents | Ecology of Education tags: parents favorite Why Do We Connect?

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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

Securly

Given that many children were acquiring iPads for personal use, some schools adopted a Bring Your Own Device ( BYOD) Policy. In 2012, Chromebooks accounted for only 1% of the devices sold to US classrooms; now, they make up more than half of the edtech market. Districts even integrated the two models to cut costs.

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The Des Moines Register’s editorial on student retention is lazy and irresponsible

Dangerously Irrelevant

Similarly, I said back in April 2012: Please realize that it doesn’t matter how many safeguards are put into place before retention occurs. Retention is not a policy unknown. And yet it is now enshrined into Iowa law, to be made operational (and, apparently, rationalized) by our Department of Education. [ They’re not ‘loopholes.’

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Celly Launches New Service and Android App for Building Mobile Social Networks

Educational Technology Guy

The company also announced today availability of the Celly Android App for free download on Google Play. “We Celly’s features can be accessed, managed, and fully synchronized using text, web, email, and now an Android app available for download on Google Play. Feature advantages include: ?

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Top Tips for Teaching Online From Educators Doing It Now

edWeb.net

There also should be a consistent policy in regard to late work, which at Ashley’s school gets 80% credit. Ashley holds current Google Level 1 & 2 certifications and is a Google Certified Trainer. Olivia Miller is a 2nd grade teacher at South Ripley Elementary School in Versailles, IN. Join the Community.

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Considering Minecraft for Your Classroom? 12 Outstanding Resources to help you make your decision

mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

Mentions: Moving Learning Games Forward , Paper from the Education Arcade, MIT Policy Brief: Game Changer: Investing in Digital Play to Advance Children’s Learning and Health, f rom the Joan Ganz Cooney Center Why Gaming Could be the Future of Education Scientific American (preview) 2. Google Scholar curated results 3. April 14, 2011.

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OPINION: Hometown teachers more likely to ‘stay in school’

The Hechinger Report

Concerns like this undoubtedly contributed to California’s educator crisis; three out of four districts reported a teacher shortage last year, according to the nonprofit Learning Policy Institute. But as I and other KIPP LA team members tried to convince educators that they could find great jobs and great places to live in L.A.,

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