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How to Increase Family Involvement with Connection

Waterford

Family Trainings or Workshops Even those who want to be involved in their child’s academics might not know where to start. As an educator, you can facilitate family trainings or workshops, like those offered by Waterford Family Academy. Social Media This method for connecting with families continues to grow in popularity.

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Michelle Luhtala Wins AASL Social Media Superstars Award

edWeb.net

edWeb is so excited to congratulate Michelle Luhtala, department chair at New Canaan High School Library in Connecticut, for being selected as a 2017 AASL Social Media Superstars winner ! I’m the founder of edWeb.net and had just started our social network for educators. Time well spent. Thank you to both of you.

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Teen Genius Says “I Learned Nothing from Lecture”

The CoolCatTeacher

So, if you take the challenge from this episode, share what you do and tag me – @coolcatteacher on the social media of your choice and lets level up together. She is a Davidson Young Scholar since 2012 and has received several scholarships and awards for achievements in science, arts and community service.

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ISTE 2015: (Re)designing tech-infused lessons for deeper thinking

Dangerously Irrelevant

Hope you will join me and Julie Graber in June for our ISTE workshop… Register here! These three standards – as well as the selected NETS-A and NETS-C standards related to digitally-enabled learning – are at the heart of this workshop. Re)designing tech-infused lessons for deeper thinking. Short description.

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EdTechSandyK's Top 5 Posts of 2013

EdTechSandyK

Graphic Used With Permission On January 1st this year, I took time to look over the top five posts on my blog from 2012. Because this was a helpful exercise for me at the end of 2012 / start of 2013, I thought I''d give it another go as 2013 ticks away its final hours and 2014 looms on the horizon. Much like 2012.

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Trying to Ban Facebook is Not the Answer.

EdTechSandyK

. - From Pinecrest Preparatory Middle-High Administration Letter to Parents , February 22, 2012 When I first read and watched a news story about this Florida charter school''s letter to parents encouraging them to get their kids off of Facebook because of the problems social media activities were causing during the school day, it got me thinking.

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Thursday Webinar - "Library Advocacy: Everyday Marketing Tools and Techniques" with Dr. Sue Alman

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Promoting the library can be a fun and productive task for all employees and library users IF time is spent on developing a communication plan and providing content for print materials, social media, and word-of-mouth interactions. Dr. Alman’s book, Marketing for Libraries , is in its second edition.