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How to build your global classroom in 4 steps

Neo LMS

Peace Corps : while you don’t have to volunteer as a teacher in another country, Peace Corps volunteers have a lot of experience in cross-cultural collaboration — and they are sharing it with all teachers. Social media: platforms like Twitter help teachers build their personal learning network and share teaching tips and tricks.

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Whom Should I Follow on Twitter?

My Island View

For some reason any post with Twitter in the title does not do well with a general population of educators. Social media as a source of professional development has yet to catch on in large numbers among educators. Whom should I follow on Twitter and how do I find them are key questions that need to be addressed.

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Discovery Education and its Corporate Partners Offering Free Resources for Families to Keep Learning Alive All Summer 

eSchool News

Science at Home : 3M’s Science at Home video series is a collection of simple, watch-then-do science experiments that feature 3M scientists and special guests using common household items to reinforce core scientific principles and make STEM learning more accessible. Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros.

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Why Twitter Will Never Connect All Educators.

My Island View

Today’s learners have become more directed and into the ownership of their learning. The classroom is no longer the only location where learning takes place. The idea of collaborative learning has always been with us in education, and in life in general. It is the social learning we talk about.

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Web Filtering: equally beneficial for your 5-year-old & 15-year-old

Securly

The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) requires that schools “block Internet access to pictures that are (a) obscene (b) child pornography or (c) harmful to minors.” Federal law doesn’t specifically require schools to block Facebook, Twitter, etc. Some schools leave social media open, some schools restrict access, etc.

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A PLN Quick Start Guide

A Principal's Reflections

The construction of a PLN enables educators to harness the power inherent in 21st Century technologies in order to create a professional growth tool that is accessible whenever, wherever. Allows for the sharing of resources, discussion of best practices, and collaboration. For more information on Twitter check out this video.

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Blended Learning – How to Make it Work in the Classroom.

EdTech4Beginners

To enhance the learning environment with technology and use the classroom time more wisely teachers start implementing additional types of activities such as working in groups, collaborative learning, independent preparation at home, and, in doing so, unwittingly start using the blended learning approach.