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35 Take-aways from Summer 2016 Professional Development

Ask a Tech Teacher

Ask a Tech Teacher’s Summer PD 2016 just ended. We experimented with some of the hottest tech tools available for the classroom such as Google Apps, differentiation tools, digital storytelling, visual learning, Twitter, blogs, Common Core and tech, digital citizenship, and formative assessment options. Asked questions.

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5 Ways to Participate in #ISTE17 even if you’re not there #notatiste17

The CoolCatTeacher

A conversation with Peggy George in episode 105 of the 10-Minute Teacher From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Peggy George @pgeorge was one of the most photographed people last year at ISTE 2016, however – SHE WASN’T THERE. The #notatiste17 hashtag on Twitter.

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Last Chance to Join Tech-infused Class

Ask a Tech Teacher

Class starts July 11, 2016 and ends July 31, 2016. Weekends, discuss issues, concerns, and projects in a virtual group via Google Hangouts or Twitter Chats. Accounts for blog, Google, Twitter, various web-based tools, class wiki. Commitment of 5-10 hours per week for 3 weeks to learn tech. Course Highlights.

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What it Takes to Integrate Robotics and Coding into the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

My personal learning network is key to my success with integrating robots into our activities,” Innes says. “I I use Twitter a lot. Buy one robot, start with the online coding or set up a small club. Just get a small thing happening, and build from there.”. “My But a lot of it is student-driven. CDW Segment. Engagement.

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Learning Transformed #LT8Keys

A Principal's Reflections

Thanks to social media and my Personal Learning Network (PLN), I began to embrace new ideas, think differently, and critically reflect on my professional practice to be a better leader. Even though this was gratifying work there was still something missing that I could not put my finger on until early in 2016.

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Has “Twitter” Changed or Has Our View?

The Principal of Change

(This is more about me reflecting to learn, as opposed to sharing my learning so please excuse the length of the post. There has been a lot of conversation on how “Twitter has changed” recently, and I have thought a lot about this concept. First of all, Twitter changes for people as their network grows larger.

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52 Ways to Go Back To School, From Educators Across the United States

Edsurge

Going Back to School With the 2016 EdSurge Fifty States Project" guide. If you'd rather meet these writers and ask for advice more directly, join EdSurge on Tuesday, September 6 at 5 pm PST, when many of these education thought leaders will be available to chat via Twitter for a very special. Edsurgechat : the Fifty States edition.