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How Teachers Can Learn From One Another at Unconferences, Meet-ups and Edcamps

MindShift

If you’re looking for something more formal, the same kind of gathering can take place at a school site, ideally one with Wi-Fi and at least a few accessible classrooms. In fact, once you start a legitimate event, the Edcamp Foundation is willing to send you materials and funding to help with the organization, such as breakfast.

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2 New Google Classroom Features! (Added 8/12/14)

EdTechnocation.com

They are the "About" page and the ability for the teacher to access student files before they turn them in. Think about including those important documents like a syllabus, required materials list, forms, etc. And the teacher can also access student files in the Assignment page as well, as shown in the below image.

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Effective Digital Leadership: Moving Our Schools Forward

EdTechSandyK

Can also be accessed from anywhere that you have internet access, not just when you are connected to your school/district network. Edcamps - unconferences where there aren''t traditional keynote speakers or vendors. Royse City is hosting EdCamp Awesome in Feburary 2014. Emails get deleted or misplaced.

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4 Reasons to Teach Students the Research Process with Google Drive!

EdTechnocation.com

Access the Research Tool by visiting the Tools menu. Students can Insert Link directly into their document. This Add-On allows the user to highlight text in their document, then it collects all of the highlighted text into a separate document automatically for easy organization! Reason #1 - The Research Tool!

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Google Tips for Instructional Coaches and Tech Coaches

Shake Up Learning

I created a Google Slides template for the purpose so I could plan ahead without having to move from one document, calendar or app to another. Ease of access tip : “star” your tracker so it’s easy to find in Drive, as well as share it with your personal Gmail accounts for access from any device. Teacher refer to them often.

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Paperless Please

Hansen's Link to Tech

Tired of the long lines to access the school copy machine? As a collective professional learning team try to use only online tools when it comes to planning curriculum, documenting meeting minutes/resources/pd, or creating/collecting any other resources. Annoyed with consistent paper jams? in other words practice what you preach.

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8 Things to Look for in Today’s Professional Learning (Part 2)

The Principal of Change

We not only have access to all of the information in our world today, but we have access to one another. Access to one another can accelerate and amplify powerful learning opportunities. EDCAMP professional learning day. What is EdCamp? This has a major impact in our learning today. Concluding Thoughts.