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. I''ve had the pleasure of traveling the country presenting and working with Scholastic. Because of these experiences, I''ve had the opportunity to meet many of you in person.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 27, 2013

Lisa and I were lucky to connect during EdCamp Philly this past Spring! Check out Lisa''s Animoto video on EdmodoCon 2013 EdmodoCon. edcamp #edtech edmodo edmodocon teaching technology Guest post #6 is submitted by Lisa Butler, a middle school Spanish and Social Studies teacher in Hershey, PA. Lisa has been using Edmodo for 2.5

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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. In May, I was elated to learn that I had been selected to be in the 2013 class of ASCD’s Emerging Leaders. ” May also brought the 3rd annual Edcamp Philly unconference , which I helped organize. End of the School Year/Summer 2013.

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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. In May, I was elated to learn that I had been selected to be in the 2013 class of ASCD’s Emerging Leaders. ” May also brought the 3rd annual Edcamp Philly unconference , which I helped organize. End of the School Year/Summer 2013.

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SpeechTechie

NOVEMBER 23, 2013

Best open PD / unconference / webinar series- Edcamp ! It''s Edublog awards time! The 10th Annual Edublog awards are once again a reminder to the districts of the power of the Capitol, and how they must never rebel against their country again. Oh wait, that''s The Hunger Games. They are on my mind this weekend for some reason. The Edublog awards are an effort to "promote and demonstrate the educational value of social media," particularly as some school districts block blogs and Twitter.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

I hadn''t ever been to an EdCamp before, so to attend two in two days was quite amazing. One event was in person, the other was online (a first not only for me, but for edcamps!). So this is Part I: mainly about the resources I gathered at EdCamp Honolulu , October 19, 2013. Part II will be about EdCamp Online. ? ? ? ? ? What is an EdCamp? Also known as "unconferences", EdCamps have been springing up across the country.

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Educator Innovator

APRIL 19, 2013

Why not attend or host an Edcamp to network with colleagues locally who share your interest in teacher-driven and participatory professional development? You can find links to many Edcamps happening across the country in the Calendar section of Educator Innovator. You can also learn more about the Edcamp movement and upcoming Edcamps by visiting the Edcamp Wiki at [link]. hosted by any organization or anyone : Anyone can host an Edcamp.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JULY 19, 2013

For those of you not familiar with the Edcamp Foundation. About the Edcamp Foundation The Edcamp Foundation is a Delaware non-profit, which was started to promote organic, participant-driven professional development for K-12 educators worldwide. The foundation’s mission is to support free edcamp unconferences for educators to exchange ideas and learn together. One of the staple features of an Edcamp is the “Web2.0 edcamp #edtech edcamp

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Comfortably 2.0

MARCH 23, 2013

Too many words come to mind when trying to describe my experience at EdCamp Omaha today, so I thought I would create a Wordle summarizing this amazing day. A HUGE thanks to Josh Allen and Kristina Peters for organizing this wonderful day of learning

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 9, 2013

2013 Reform Symposium (RSCON) - You couldn''t ask for a better put on event. I love Edcamps and the types of PD that take place there. The Edcamp Wiki Calendar has a listing of all the upcoming camps. Just in the next few weeks there are Edcamps in Chicago, Hawaii (Can I go?), Be sure to check out the calendar for an Edcamp coming soon to you. Can''t get to an Edcamp F2F? Check out Edcamp Online , an all-day virtual Edcamp. Picture it.

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Comfortably 2.0

OCTOBER 15, 2013

I could go on and on about the benefits of attending an Edcamp and how amazing it is to sit in sessions with like minded educators discussing their passions, but I won''t. What I will do is offer you some insight from one of my former high school teachers that attended an Edcamp this Year two of #edcampcentralNE is in the books. Another great day of collaboration, conversations and sharing.

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The Web20Classroom

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Running an Edcamp in your area? "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. Started in 2012, an entire month of webinars, blog posts, ideas, discussions and more are dedicated to increasing awareness of the importance of educators to get connected.

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The Web20Classroom

JUNE 14, 2013

Are they going to conferences or Edcamps to expand their horizons or see what conversations teachers are having? In many places, the end of the school year is upon us. Students are eagerly waiting for that final bell to ring, and teachers are busy making those final preparations to finish things out. And while our thoughts may turn to summer vacation, this time of year is ripe for reflection, especially for the school-technology leader.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 22, 2013

Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s) Personal Learning Networks (PLN’s) Professional Growth Periods (PGP’s) Edcamps (For an introduction to Edcamp click HERE ) Edscape - Saturday October 19, 2013 at New Milford HS (NJ) In this day and age we must take control of our own learning if organizations are not providing and/or supporting meaningful PD opportunities. We can all agree that professional development is essential in any profession, especially education.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Encourage colleagues to attend and participate in Edcamps or Twitter chats. I decided to hold back (for now) on a rant that has been brewing for the past two days and instead have decided to take a more constructive approach on my blog. A great debate that has emerged over social media channels has been how we honor and acknowledge our educators and others in the profession.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JULY 20, 2013

I remember attending my first Edcamp in November and being awed by the session board: its masking taped grid on a cement block school wall and the giant post it notes used for session creation; the organizers on laptops furiously copying the schedule to a Google spreadsheet. edcamp #edtech collaboration edcamp gobstopper Google EdcampHOME demonstrated the power of organized mulitple Google Hangouts and educators'' desire to learn.

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The Web20Classroom

MARCH 18, 2013

I''ve spent the last several days attending the 2013 ASCD Annual Conference in Chicago. So in the span of 10 minutes we created #EdcampRogue , an impromptu session where we would gather, talk about the Edcamp Model of PD and how educators can get connected. Educators from across the country and across the globe gathered to discuss pressing educational issues and talk about how we can all make teaching and learning better for kids, no matter where they are.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 27, 2013

Image credit: [link] Recently, New Milford High School hosted their annual edcamp-like Saturday learning conference called Edscape. The following post appeared on the blog of Robert Dillon. In this piece he describes what he saw at New Milford High School during his visit while the students were present the Friday before the Edscape Conference. His reflection has been posted with permission below. Make sure to follow Robert on Twitter ( @ideaguy42 ).

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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. This is a fantastic reflective exercise for me! I had even more fun picking my favorites this year than last. I hope you find new people on this list who will inspire you , as they have inspired me. Her Teachers as Technology Trailblazers blog is a must-read. Best group blog - I agree with Larry Ferlazzo''s nomination of MiddleWeb.

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EdTechSandyK

OCTOBER 27, 2013

Yesterday I had the exciting opportunity to participate in the first ever EdCamp to be held online. If you are not familiar with EdCamps, they differ from traditional professional development experiences in that they are organized by the participants on the day of the event. I have watched many EdCamps from afar by following their hashtags on Twitter while they are taking place, but have never had the opportunity to participate in one in person myself.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

OCTOBER 27, 2013

Between attending FlipCon 2013, EdcampHome, EdmodoCon 2013 , Google Apps Training & TeachMeetNJ, working with the Gobstopper folks, AND having the release of my first ever contribution-to-a-third-party-published-book ( Flipping 2.0 ) AND meeting face to face with some amazing folks from my PLN, I couldn''t have asked for a better summer. edcamp #edtech #flipclass #njed assignments collaboration edcamp edmodo edmodocon

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

A recent and exciting challenge transpired as co-facilitator of the virtual participants in the 2013 Flat Classroom Conference in Yokohama, Japan. And we also organized India''s first edcamp, EdcampMumbai. Please mark your calendars for November 18 - 22 for the fourth annual Global Education Conference ( [link] ).

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Kairos EdTech

JULY 20, 2013

edcamp edcamphome GHO Google Hangout on Air This is the opening session about to begin now. Click refresh in your browser if necessary. Enjoy! The session board is beginning to get very much populated.

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Kairos EdTech

JULY 20, 2013

This is the first EdCamp that has been organized on an online setting. edcamp GHO Google Hangouts PD unconference I just wanted to open up this space to share with everybody some of the sessions I will be moderating in EdCampHome. People from all over the US, and other countries as well, will be able to participate in this unique experience.

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Kairos EdTech

JULY 20, 2013

edcamp edcamphome GHO Twitter This is a GHO we did at #edcamphome this morning on Twitter and PD. Very interesting discussion that extended to uses in the classroom, best practices, tips on how to get other educators on board, etc. Thanks to +Liz Ramos , +Anna Searcy , +Jeanne Reed , +Tiffany Freeman , +Jon Samuelson , +Brandi Lewis for making this happening and your valuable contributions and for all of those watching that couldn''t make it to the GHO.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

OCTOBER 23, 2013

GR10gamesandconferences Quicklinks: 01:48 - A Google a Day - Michael Fricano II 10:42 - Google Inside Search Playground - Linda Lindsay 14:42 - GeoGuessr and the Games section of the Google Developer Showcase - Jody Brown 22:00 - Discussion of Schools of the Future Conference 10/17-18/13 36:29 - Discussion of EdCamp Honolulu 10/19/13 See the YouTube playlist of the HOAs we''ve done so far here. EdCamp Honolulu Google Games Google+ Hangouts Hawaii Schools of the Future Conference

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SpeechTechie

MARCH 11, 2013

Hi Folks- Just wanted to give you an idea of where I will be the next few months: March 23, 2013- EdCamp Access , organizing and facilitating a session or two. Click through to find out more about the EdCamp model and to register. I can attest that I learn a TON from innovative PD events such as EdCamps. March 29, 2013- FREE Webinar for Advance for SLPs and Audiologists.

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SpeechTechie

MAY 9, 2013

July 12-13, 2013- Long Beach, CA: ASHA Schools Conference- Presenting two sessions, "One Digital Story at a Time: Apps to Target Narrative and Expository Language" and "''Out of the Box'': Apps through a Language Lens." Click for More Information July 22, 2013- Boston MA: EdCamp BLC at Building Learning Communities- I am helping to organize this free unconference in which the agenda is built and executed by participants.

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My Paperless Classroom

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

We are so excited to invite you to attend JEDCAMPSFBAY, an edcamp unconference in the San Francisco bay area for Jewish educators. visit our edcamp Wiki page. The people I met at Edcamp have become the active foundation of my Personal Learning network. 10/27 join us for a mindful day of discussion and learning. Are you Jewish and teaching? Are you teaching in a Jewish context like a Day school or synagogue? Do you teach Jewish students?,

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My Paperless Classroom

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

We are so excited to invite you to attend JEDCAMPSFBAY, an edcamp unconference in the San Francisco bay area for Jewish educators. visit our edcamp Wiki page. The people I met at Edcamp have become the active foundation of my Personal Learning network. 10/27 join us for a mindful day of discussion and learning. Are you Jewish and teaching? Are you teaching in a Jewish context like a Day school or synagogue? Do you teach Jewish students?,

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Kairos EdTech

JUNE 26, 2013

You may have been inspired to begin an EdCamp , undertake a 1:1 initiative, a BYOD system to your district, expand your PLN or whatever it is… make a list of what to do, make a plan and make it public. This can be done via Google Hangouts, via Twitter chats; via unconferences, such as EdCamps; via blogs or in person, of course. Photo by Larry S. Anderson ISTE''s Annual Conference is very simply the Mecca of EdTech learning.

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My Paperless Classroom

AUGUST 23, 2013

The Favorite game -This is a game I adapted from an edcamp session. At my school this is the first year we are using iPads in k-5th grade. As part of this process we have been training the teacher in using iPads in class and we are taking a more integrated approach to tech in the classes. As the tech integration specialist, I am planning with the teachers and shaping the tech curriculum to support the learning and the projects they are working on.

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The Innovative Educator

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Some nail it like EdCamps and EduCon , and others leave something to be desired. I've attended a lot of conferences. When it comes to throwing a worthwhile conference, NYSCATE is one that knows how to make it happen. I had the privilege to meet and canoodle with innovative educators at this year’s NYSCATE in Rochester and here are a few of my favorite things about what this conference did right. How NYSCATE Makes IT Happen!

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Kairos EdTech

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Finally, their voice is never considered through surveys, honest talks, casual hallway conversations, let alone “vote with your feet” systems certain edCamp revolutionaries are instilling. Is this what you think of when you hear the word PD? Image courtesy of Cheryl Colan , extracted from Flickr CC BY-NC 2.0 Professional development (PD) is one for those things you either love or hate. A lot of those feelings are directly affected by how it is planned for and delivered.

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Kairos EdTech

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Such examples could be students running their own Twitter chats , or EdCamps led by students for students. Image by marsmet546. Extracted from Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Walkthroughs and observations are part of my weekly job. People naturally resist change for a variety of reasons: fear of the unknown, complacency in their comfort zone, fear of failure and a number of other reasons.

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