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Honored To Be a Finalist for 4 EduBlog Award Categories - You can vote directly from this post. simply scroll down! Before I started blogging, I always looked forward to the Edublog Awards. It was like getting new blogging presents. new great suggestions to follow. MORE
My 2nd Scholastic Post Having a positive relationship with the parents of your students can help your year get off to a great start. I''ve found that parents often just want to feel connected and involved. MORE
Our Podstock 2013 Trailer. It is hard to believe that we depart on our 963 mile journey to Wichita, Kansas in just 3 days! It is going to be a busy, long few days filled with meeting new friends, old friends, and lots of edtech! MORE
The Un-Conference The wait is finally over and Podstock 2013 is FINALLY HERE! We rolled into town yesterday around 4:15 and quickly checked into the Hotel at Waterwalk. We quickly dropped our things and headed over for the Podstock Un-Conference. MORE
FluencyFinder V. FluencyFinder the popular educational iOS app for determining Reading Fluency has just recently released their long awaited update. What is FluencyFinder? MORE
Explore and Enjoy 2 Ways to Track Santa in 2013 created with ThingLink_EDU. This year Google has brought us a multimedia rich Santa Tracker which will use street-view technology to help us follow Santa''s big journey on Tuesday evening. MORE
Today is day three of the 2013 Global Education Conference. A summary of today''s sessions is shown below in US-Eastern Standard Time (GMT/UTC-5). To see the schedule in your own time zone, with the full session descriptions and a link to enter each session, go to [link]. To receive the daily conference schedule, be sure to join the Global Education Conference network. Recordings of all sessions are available here. MORE
Today is day four of the 2013 Global Education Conference. Hard to believe we''re almost at the end! During the conference opening sessions we brainstormed as set of grassroots global education projects that we could bring to our personal learning networks to try to get started. Given that our combined network reach is probably in the millions, the idea is to turn our personal learning networks into a large personal action network to make a difference for students right now. MORE
"Alone we are smart but together we are brilliant." October has been declared by the U.S. Department of Education to be Connected Educator Month. MORE
Thinking About ReDesigning Your Space This Summer? - 3 rich resources for all of your design needs - The layout and design of any space can impact the mood and productivity for the individuals intended to use the area. MORE
Remember October? No, not Halloween. Although if you are like me might still have some of your kid''s candy still in the bucket on top of the refrigerator.) Remember, it was Connected Educators Month. MORE
ISTE 2013 - Sunday Dinner at Mi Tierra (San Antonio) However, after dinner, we sat down with a few of our friends and began discussing what makes our schools so special. My 2013 ISTE Highlights. ISTE 2013 Scroll Through and Enjoy! MORE
Teacher Lesson Planners : Custom Built Just for You ! with a Give-Away below - By best friend and colleague, Cierra , couldn''t believe when I told her that I had never heard of Erin Condren. She told me I had to go home that night and check out her designs. MORE
STEMbite: My favorite YouTube Channel for Learning! click here to subscribe - STEMbite is a YouTube Channel developed by Andrew Vanden Heuvel , one of the original Google Glass Explorers. MORE
Brad and I had a wonderful time at Podstock 2013 and cannot wait to get back for the Super Hero themed Podstock 2014! Brad and I have been waiting months for day 2 of Podstock to arrive! We were very excited to present and share the few apps that have changed the game for us as educators. MORE
The fourth annual Reform Symposium Free Online Conference (RSCON) starts this Friday, October 11th, running for three days and in conjunction with Connected Educator Month. MORE
NOW OPEN The 2013 EduBlog Awards voting is now open and we are speechless to learn we have been selected as Shortlist Finalist in 5 different categories!! MORE
As 2013 comes to a close let''s take a quick look at the most popular posts here over the course of the last year. 2013 year in review It seems the voices, both for and against the Common Core State Standards got louder over the past year. MORE
Happy New Year ~ from Kleinspiration This year was filled with many joyous moments. I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful family and caring friends. I''m lucky to have a job that I adore and hobbies that support what I enjoy doing. Thank you all for being so supportive over the year. MORE
We were very excited to start the revolution that is called Podstock. The opening keynote speaker was Mark Klassen, (@Markklassen) 19 year old cinematographer from Ontario. Mark talked about how he used his PLN, various mentors, and other online-resources to help himself learn. MORE
This is my first time participating in the Edublog Awards. Because blogging has been an instrumental part of reflecting on and improving my teaching and coaching practices, I''m excited to nominate the following candidates for these awards. MORE
As 2013 comes to a close, it is time to reflect on the past year. 2013 proved to be quite a transformative one. Spring 2013. 2013 began with the honor of being named PAECT ‘s Teacher of the Year in February. End of the School Year/Summer 2013. Fall 2013. MORE
Here is her recap of Edmodocon 2013: In Sweden Edmodo Con started at 4pm. Guest post #7 is from Lotta Neumann, a teacher of Swedish and English language and language arts at Falkenbergs gymnasieskola in Falkenberg, Sweden , instructing 16-19 year old students. MORE
We''re just a few days away from the 2013 Homeschool Conference. Steve Steve Hargadon Co-Chair, 2013 Homeschool Conference PARTIAL LIST OF PRESENTATIONS: Listed in US-Eastern Daylight Time. This little conference is really shaping up! MORE
ABCya: The Leader in Education Computer Games for Kids! over 50 games for EACH grade level ~ ABCya.com is My FAVORITE website for elementary learning! There is not a day that goes by in our classroom where we don''t pop on the site for at least five minutes. The children enjoy the games so much. MORE
fenwayfan808 at the Arts at Marks Garage #tedxhonolulu pic.twitter.com/zlCsOUGGwg — Linda Lindsay (@mauilibrarian2) November 16, 2013 The TEDxYouth group had set up a table to celebrate TEDxYouth Day During the event, Hawai''i''s Slam Poet Kealoha did a fantastic job as Master of Ceremonies! MORE
25 Fantastic Tech Blogs to Follow I just saw in my email that Kleinspiration has been nominated for the Circle of Mom''s Top 25 Tech Mom Blog 2013 Award. MORE
Monday, June 24 - EdTechWomen at ISTE 2013 Dinner : For the first time at ISTE, EdTechWomen will be hosting a dinner and community networking event for women and their supporters in education technology. MORE
LiveMinutes is a very cool app that integrates with Evernote (my all time favorite and most used app) and allows you to work on the same Evernote note with others, similar to Google Docs. MORE
My best buddy and partner in crime, Liz Calderwood, and I are presenting at Edmodocon 2013 this summer! I hope you will join us online on August 7th, 2013 and view all the presentations. I am so thrilled to share this news! We are one of 15 presenters chosen for this global, virtual and free conference. Our session is titled Classroom Gymnastics: How to Use Edmodo for BYOD, 1:1 (When you can be), Paperless, and Flipped Learning. MORE
As 2013 comes to a close, it is time to reflect on the past year. 2013 proved to be quite a transformative one. Spring 2013. 2013 began with the honor of being named PAECT ‘s Teacher of the Year in February. End of the School Year/Summer 2013. Fall 2013. MORE
We are pleased to announce the Global 2013 STEMx Education Conference , the world’s first massively open online conference for educators which focuses on Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and more. The Call for Proposals for the conference opens May 30th, 2013. MORE
There''s a way to follow the first online GLOBAL S T E M x EDUCATION CONFERENCE for everyone! First, why the x? The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics acronym is no longer adequate, as it is missing well over 20 letters that represent key skills & disciplines. MORE
The First Thanksgiving Scholastic has put together NEW Common Core-aligned lesson plans to introduce your class to the real story of the first Thanksgiving. There are interactive guides, lesson plans, activities for centers, printable reproducibles, virtual field-trips and more! MORE
Introducing the NEW IXL Math App! I''m so excited to share the new IXL math app with all of you. I''ve been using the IXL math website for a while now. It provides great reinforcement for the skills and concepts I teach in class. Now, they have an app that is super simple to use. and free! MORE
I''m pleased to announce the inaugural worldwide Homeschool Conference, August 23 - 24 , 2013! Steve Steve Hargadon Co-Chair, 2013 Homeschool Conference steve@hargadon.com Attending: The Homeschool Conference is held online and is free to attend. MORE
This week we put the final touches on our ISTE reservations! We cannot wait to meet and learn from so many great educators from around the world. If you are going to be at ISTE then leave a comment below! We will see you all in San Antonio MORE
We are excited to announce we will be taking our "Game Changing Apps" presentation to Podstock 2013 in Wichita, Kansas. The Podstock conference take place at the Hotel at Old Town Conference Center from July 17-19. MORE
Saturday, June 22rd - HACK EDUCATION 2013 : Audrey Watters of Hack Education co-chairs our all-day flagship event this year, as we yet again rebrand our "unconference" on teaching and learning (originally EduBloggerCon and called SocialEdCon last year). MORE
SXSWedu takes place in Austin March 4th - 7th, 2013. WeAreTeachers invited me to be part of a panel called EduBrawl!, where four practicing educators will share opinions on hot topics in education such as mobile devices, game-based learning, and flipped classrooms. Here''s some inside scoop: It''s called a "brawl" because it''s likely we won''t all agree on the topics discussed! I am excited about the opportunity and think participating in the panel is going to be fun! MORE
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. I''m soothed by the fact that this made my top five most-read list for 2013. MORE
Last week we held our inaugural School Leadership Summit , and it was a huge success. The recordings for the event are posted ( [link] ), and now is the time for some real thank-yous (as well as a taking a little pleasure in the Summit reviews!). MORE
MACUL Conference 2013 The MACUL Conference is being held from March 20 - 22 in Detroit, MI at Cobo Center. education education conference MACUL MACUL 2013 MACUL Conference Michigan Technology Conference professional development teaching technology conference MORE
Remind101 Launches Join Pages Remind101 is a free text messaging service. It is safe and secure. Teachers can sign up for a free account. They are given a specific number that is different than their personal phone number. Then, they can invite others to join their class. MORE
2013 Related Topics Kleinspiration
DECEMBER 9, 2013
Honored To Be a Finalist for 4 EduBlog Award Categories - You can vote directly from this post. simply scroll down! Before I started blogging, I always looked forward to the Edublog Awards. It was like getting new blogging presents. new great suggestions to follow.
Two Guys and Some iPads
JULY 13, 2013
Our Podstock 2013 Trailer. It is hard to believe that we depart on our 963 mile journey to Wichita, Kansas in just 3 days! It is going to be a busy, long few days filled with meeting new friends, old friends, and lots of edtech!
Kleinspiration
DECEMBER 31, 2013
Happy New Year ~ from Kleinspiration This year was filled with many joyous moments. I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful family and caring friends. I''m lucky to have a job that I adore and hobbies that support what I enjoy doing. Thank you all for being so supportive over the year.
Two Guys and Some iPads
MAY 14, 2013
We are excited to announce we will be taking our "Game Changing Apps" presentation to Podstock 2013 in Wichita, Kansas. The Podstock conference take place at the Hotel at Old Town Conference Center from July 17-19.
Two Guys and Some iPads
JULY 18, 2013
The Un-Conference The wait is finally over and Podstock 2013 is FINALLY HERE! We rolled into town yesterday around 4:15 and quickly checked into the Hotel at Waterwalk. We quickly dropped our things and headed over for the Podstock Un-Conference.
Two Guys and Some iPads
JULY 22, 2013
Brad and I had a wonderful time at Podstock 2013 and cannot wait to get back for the Super Hero themed Podstock 2014! Brad and I have been waiting months for day 2 of Podstock to arrive! We were very excited to present and share the few apps that have changed the game for us as educators.
Two Guys and Some iPads
DECEMBER 6, 2013
NOW OPEN The 2013 EduBlog Awards voting is now open and we are speechless to learn we have been selected as Shortlist Finalist in 5 different categories!!
Two Guys and Some iPads
MAY 18, 2013
This week we put the final touches on our ISTE reservations! We cannot wait to meet and learn from so many great educators from around the world. If you are going to be at ISTE then leave a comment below! We will see you all in San Antonio
Kleinspiration
MARCH 5, 2013
25 Fantastic Tech Blogs to Follow I just saw in my email that Kleinspiration has been nominated for the Circle of Mom''s Top 25 Tech Mom Blog 2013 Award.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
JANUARY 17, 2013
Saturday, June 22rd - HACK EDUCATION 2013 : Audrey Watters of Hack Education co-chairs our all-day flagship event this year, as we yet again rebrand our "unconference" on teaching and learning (originally EduBloggerCon and called SocialEdCon last year).
Baker's B.Y.O.D.
JUNE 21, 2013
My best buddy and partner in crime, Liz Calderwood, and I are presenting at Edmodocon 2013 this summer! I hope you will join us online on August 7th, 2013 and view all the presentations. I am so thrilled to share this news! We are one of 15 presenters chosen for this global, virtual and free conference. Our session is titled Classroom Gymnastics: How to Use Edmodo for BYOD, 1:1 (When you can be), Paperless, and Flipped Learning.
Kleinspiration
JUNE 27, 2013
ISTE 2013 - Sunday Dinner at Mi Tierra (San Antonio) However, after dinner, we sat down with a few of our friends and began discussing what makes our schools so special. My 2013 ISTE Highlights. ISTE 2013 Scroll Through and Enjoy!
EdTechSandyK
DECEMBER 30, 2013
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. I''m soothed by the fact that this made my top five most-read list for 2013.
Kleinspiration
MARCH 3, 2013
MACUL Conference 2013 The MACUL Conference is being held from March 20 - 22 in Detroit, MI at Cobo Center. education education conference MACUL MACUL 2013 MACUL Conference Michigan Technology Conference professional development teaching technology conference
The Web20Classroom
DECEMBER 29, 2013
As 2013 comes to a close let''s take a quick look at the most popular posts here over the course of the last year. 2013 year in review It seems the voices, both for and against the Common Core State Standards got louder over the past year.
Cool Tools for 21st Century Learners
DECEMBER 23, 2013
Explore and Enjoy 2 Ways to Track Santa in 2013 created with ThingLink_EDU. This year Google has brought us a multimedia rich Santa Tracker which will use street-view technology to help us follow Santa''s big journey on Tuesday evening.
Kairos EdTech
NOVEMBER 26, 2013
This is my first time participating in the Edublog Awards. Because blogging has been an instrumental part of reflecting on and improving my teaching and coaching practices, I''m excited to nominate the following candidates for these awards.
Philly Teacher
DECEMBER 31, 2013
As 2013 comes to a close, it is time to reflect on the past year. 2013 proved to be quite a transformative one. Spring 2013. 2013 began with the honor of being named PAECT ‘s Teacher of the Year in February. End of the School Year/Summer 2013. Fall 2013.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
NOVEMBER 20, 2013
Today is day three of the 2013 Global Education Conference. A summary of today''s sessions is shown below in US-Eastern Standard Time (GMT/UTC-5). To see the schedule in your own time zone, with the full session descriptions and a link to enter each session, go to [link]. To receive the daily conference schedule, be sure to join the Global Education Conference network. Recordings of all sessions are available here.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
MAY 30, 2013
We are pleased to announce the Global 2013 STEMx Education Conference , the world’s first massively open online conference for educators which focuses on Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and more. The Call for Proposals for the conference opens May 30th, 2013.
Philly Teacher
DECEMBER 31, 2013
As 2013 comes to a close, it is time to reflect on the past year. 2013 proved to be quite a transformative one. Spring 2013. 2013 began with the honor of being named PAECT ‘s Teacher of the Year in February. End of the School Year/Summer 2013. Fall 2013.
Baker's B.Y.O.D.
AUGUST 30, 2013
Here is her recap of Edmodocon 2013: In Sweden Edmodo Con started at 4pm. Guest post #7 is from Lotta Neumann, a teacher of Swedish and English language and language arts at Falkenbergs gymnasieskola in Falkenberg, Sweden , instructing 16-19 year old students.
EdTechSandyK
MARCH 2, 2013
SXSWedu takes place in Austin March 4th - 7th, 2013. WeAreTeachers invited me to be part of a panel called EduBrawl!, where four practicing educators will share opinions on hot topics in education such as mobile devices, game-based learning, and flipped classrooms. Here''s some inside scoop: It''s called a "brawl" because it''s likely we won''t all agree on the topics discussed! I am excited about the opportunity and think participating in the panel is going to be fun!
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
AUGUST 19, 2013
We''re just a few days away from the 2013 Homeschool Conference. Steve Steve Hargadon Co-Chair, 2013 Homeschool Conference PARTIAL LIST OF PRESENTATIONS: Listed in US-Eastern Daylight Time. This little conference is really shaping up!
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
APRIL 2, 2013
Last week we held our inaugural School Leadership Summit , and it was a huge success. The recordings for the event are posted ( [link] ), and now is the time for some real thank-yous (as well as a taking a little pleasure in the Summit reviews!).
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
JUNE 7, 2013
Monday, June 24 - EdTechWomen at ISTE 2013 Dinner : For the first time at ISTE, EdTechWomen will be hosting a dinner and community networking event for women and their supporters in education technology.
Kleinspiration
DECEMBER 27, 2013
ABCya: The Leader in Education Computer Games for Kids! over 50 games for EACH grade level ~ ABCya.com is My FAVORITE website for elementary learning! There is not a day that goes by in our classroom where we don''t pop on the site for at least five minutes. The children enjoy the games so much.
mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
DECEMBER 2, 2013
fenwayfan808 at the Arts at Marks Garage #tedxhonolulu pic.twitter.com/zlCsOUGGwg — Linda Lindsay (@mauilibrarian2) November 16, 2013 The TEDxYouth group had set up a table to celebrate TEDxYouth Day During the event, Hawai''i''s Slam Poet Kealoha did a fantastic job as Master of Ceremonies!
Kleinspiration
DECEMBER 31, 2013
Remind101 Launches Join Pages Remind101 is a free text messaging service. It is safe and secure. Teachers can sign up for a free account. They are given a specific number that is different than their personal phone number. Then, they can invite others to join their class.
Kleinspiration
OCTOBER 20, 2013
Introducing the NEW IXL Math App! I''m so excited to share the new IXL math app with all of you. I''ve been using the IXL math website for a while now. It provides great reinforcement for the skills and concepts I teach in class. Now, they have an app that is super simple to use. and free!
Kleinspiration
NOVEMBER 17, 2013
The First Thanksgiving Scholastic has put together NEW Common Core-aligned lesson plans to introduce your class to the real story of the first Thanksgiving. There are interactive guides, lesson plans, activities for centers, printable reproducibles, virtual field-trips and more!
Educational Technology Guy
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
LiveMinutes is a very cool app that integrates with Evernote (my all time favorite and most used app) and allows you to work on the same Evernote note with others, similar to Google Docs.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
JULY 15, 2013
I''m pleased to announce the inaugural worldwide Homeschool Conference, August 23 - 24 , 2013! Steve Steve Hargadon Co-Chair, 2013 Homeschool Conference steve@hargadon.com Attending: The Homeschool Conference is held online and is free to attend.
Kleinspiration
OCTOBER 13, 2013
Teacher Lesson Planners : Custom Built Just for You ! with a Give-Away below - By best friend and colleague, Cierra , couldn''t believe when I told her that I had never heard of Erin Condren. She told me I had to go home that night and check out her designs.
mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
There''s a way to follow the first online GLOBAL S T E M x EDUCATION CONFERENCE for everyone! First, why the x? The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics acronym is no longer adequate, as it is missing well over 20 letters that represent key skills & disciplines.
Kleinspiration
SEPTEMBER 7, 2013
FluencyFinder V. FluencyFinder the popular educational iOS app for determining Reading Fluency has just recently released their long awaited update. What is FluencyFinder?
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
OCTOBER 7, 2013
The fourth annual Reform Symposium Free Online Conference (RSCON) starts this Friday, October 11th, running for three days and in conjunction with Connected Educator Month.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
Today is day four of the 2013 Global Education Conference. Hard to believe we''re almost at the end! During the conference opening sessions we brainstormed as set of grassroots global education projects that we could bring to our personal learning networks to try to get started. Given that our combined network reach is probably in the millions, the idea is to turn our personal learning networks into a large personal action network to make a difference for students right now.
Kleinspiration
SEPTEMBER 8, 2013
My 2nd Scholastic Post Having a positive relationship with the parents of your students can help your year get off to a great start. I''ve found that parents often just want to feel connected and involved.
The Web20Classroom
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
"Alone we are smart but together we are brilliant." October has been declared by the U.S. Department of Education to be Connected Educator Month.
The Web20Classroom
NOVEMBER 26, 2013
Remember October? No, not Halloween. Although if you are like me might still have some of your kid''s candy still in the bucket on top of the refrigerator.) Remember, it was Connected Educators Month.
Kleinspiration
JULY 24, 2013
STEMbite: My favorite YouTube Channel for Learning! click here to subscribe - STEMbite is a YouTube Channel developed by Andrew Vanden Heuvel , one of the original Google Glass Explorers.
Kleinspiration
JULY 20, 2013
Thinking About ReDesigning Your Space This Summer? - 3 rich resources for all of your design needs - The layout and design of any space can impact the mood and productivity for the individuals intended to use the area.
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