EdTechTeam

APRIL 9, 2019

EdTechTeam today announced that it has received the Google Cloud Global Partner of the Year Award in Education. This award was presented at Google Cloud Next ’19. EdTechTeam was recognized for the company’s achievements in helping schools implement and increase meaningful adoption of the Google Cloud ecosystem.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

We are nearing the end of November, which means the close of Picture Book Month. Jenny Lussier, Cathy Potter, Shawna Ford, Kathy Kaldenberg, and I created the very first Picture Book Smackdown which was held via Google Hangout on November 21, 2013. For one hour, we all shared as many picture book talks as possible.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2019

Somehow, he connected with books though and became a high school and college graduate. Urkund: Today’s Sponsor Urkund is great as a plagiarism prevention tool and connects with most common Learning Management Systems like Google Classroom, Moodle, and Canvas or as a stand-alone web tool or by email. Students just turn in work.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

Every day more schools and districts are switching to Lumio – it’s truly a flexible, time-saving tool that makes it easy to turn your PDFs, Google Slides, PowerPoint, and Notebook files into engaging lessons with interactive activities, games, group workspaces, and formative assessment ALL built right in. Looking Ahead.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 12, 2022

(I talk a lot about his idea in my books.). This question comes up a lot in a book I’m reading, Growing Up Shared: How Parents Can Share Smarter on Social Media—and What You Can Do to Keep Your Family Safe in a No-Privacy World. I say this all the time, “You must both fear and respect Google (and Facebook, etc.)

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The Jose Vilson

MAY 3, 2020

Contrary to my own public activism and advocacy, I propose that we move the nation’s largest public school system into a completely online endeavor forever and a day. They can turn in assignments whenever/wherever and just hope Google can give them the answers if their teacher isn’t online at the moment.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The 2018 Picture Book Smackdown was held on November 29, 2018. This has been a yearly tradition since November became Picture Book Month. During a smackdown, we hold a Youtube Live event where students and authors in multiple states book talk as many picture books as possible across 45-60 minutes. We look forward to more!

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I’ve read their books and articles. A Google form on the site will collect questions, along with context relating to grade level, location, and the category of the inquiry. And, I think a lot of the of us who are doing this understand what particular kind of advocacy is critical right now–advocacy on behalf of the learner.

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2019

Most people can recall a book that changed their life. Source: University of Pennsylvania Thomas, now a professor in the Literacy, Culture and International Education division of the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, was a 5th grade teacher in Detroit when she first opened a Harry Potter book.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Even as FAST Funds help to fill gaps in social services today, labor leaders think that in the future, the movement has the potential to organize faculty and staff around advocacy for campus policies that actually close those gaps for low-income students and educators. What if you were not just disseminating aid to students?” Kirtley says.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

For 3 years, I have organized an online picture book smackdown in honor of Picture Book Month. Over those 3 years, our Google Hangout event has grown stronger thanks to the collaboration of librarians, students, and authors around the country. An ongoing doc of picture books that we share! Happy Picture Book Month!

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

MARCH 26, 2017

Many votes have been cast in our global book talk challenge and we are down to our final 2 students. Be sure to take time to visit the full grid of videos to watch many other incredible book talks from around the world. The competition is fun, but the real reward is hearing from so many student voices sharing their love of books.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 2, 2020

Yet another runs classes for its students at Google, where they simultaneously work. It’s a good way to bridge the gap between what students learn and what employers say they need them to know, said Maria Flynn, president and CEO of the advocacy group Jobs for the Future. I mean, what do you know about it from learning it in a book?”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Angela has 15 years of experience as a professional school counselor and is a Google Certified Educator. Angela’s advocacy has earned her recognition, most recently the “2017 NJ State School Counselor of the Year” award and was featured in Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls blog. Angela Cleveland, M.S.Ed., www.caldwell.edu ].

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NeverEndingSearch

MAY 14, 2020

Currently, one very popular strategy is the creation of classroom scenes using Google Slides populated with their flexible Bitmojis. We need strategies for personalizing and enriching the remote learning experience. And it is clear that the library must be the center of that experience. Valenza, J.K. TechLearning. Valenza, J.K.

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 9, 2019

EdTechTeam is a California Benefit Corporation , dedicated to effecting positive change in schools, and currently supporting a number of advocacy programs including the Our Voice Academy and the nonprofit Student Voice Foundation. You might also pre-order a copy of Jennifer’s upcoming book, Teach Boldly, Using EdTech for Social Good.

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Connecting 2 the World

JUNE 8, 2022

While I haven't read the book (although it has just been added to my reading list), according to Karen, the idea is that making societal changes can be overwhelming, but if we all work together doing something to change society, the sum of all of our efforts will be a good starting point and lead to societal change. How was it achieved?

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Having books grouped together by genre has helped many readers browse our library shelves and discover new books based on their interests. Each November, we typically celebrate Picture Book Month by highlighting the picture book section and hosting a reading challenge.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

MARCH 2, 2015

These readers select favorite Dr. Seuss books to share with our students. Readers gathered in the library, chose their books, and socialized before we took a group picture. There were also special memories shared as readers brought in their own copies of books that they had read to their children or had even owned as a child.

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Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Here’s a hint: they’ve produced more than double the number of books created by the next largest producer. Effective Advocacy. releases of the Linux kernel came from employees at Intel, IBM, Google, Facebook, Samsung, RedHat, and SUSE. And it’s not only “newer” companies like Google or Facebook.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

Simple Virtual Reality in the Classroom with Google Streetview and Google Cardboard ” or. And I was thinking to myself, “Kids can get an immersive experience that takes them places that you could never envision in a 2-D movie or in images in a slideshow or a PowerPoint or any way shape or form, or book.

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Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2018

That might involve observing a fellow teacher down the hall, visiting a nearby school, asking to be observed, engaging in a learning activity together like a book study or collaborating on a lesson plan. Since coaching should be facilitative and, above-all, teacher-driven, teachers must decide how best to use their time with me.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 15, 2017

For her DIY approach, We use videos, QR codes, a Google Form and Flubaroo to introduce freshmen to our high school library. At the event, I will give them a coupon book full of free library services (one free poster print, one free resource curation for a project, one free collaboration, o ne free booktalk , etc.)

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 28, 2015

Booking Info – Time to think about your school or conference needs. Check out my Booking Page. I am almost booked through August and fall dates for 2015 are now over half full. Discover an abundance of STEM ideas, facts, research, and resource to help with STEM advocacy. Please give this post a retweet and pass it on.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 23, 2020

Next week we'll be announcing the book groups that are starting. Information on hosting or joining a book is at bookschangelives.org. She is the author of eight books, including Liberating Genius , The Habitudes and The Passion Driven Classroom. As budgets get cut, special education advocacy must be paramount.

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RafranzDavis.com

JULY 10, 2016

It would be years before I found “my voice” again in my teaching and advocacy. Prior to getting there though, I may or may not have kissed a ton of “edu-frogs” in terms of buying into books and models that helped me “structure learning” in the garden that I came to believe that learning needed to be.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

When we connect our students through Skype, Google Hangouts, or other web tools, they experience the power of the read aloud and realize that they are connected with a bigger world that is both the same and different from them. World Read Aloud Day “calls global attention to the importance of reading aloud and sharing stories.”

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 8, 2016

Last week I enjoyed the great variety of edCamp Global sessions across a variety of platforms–Periscope, Twitter chats, and Google+ Hangouts. Last July she re-birthed Book Club for Kids as a podcast, a project she formerly produced as a National Public Radio show in Los Angeles. Kitty described her own kidcasting journey.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Readers don’t even need their library card—they can use their school Google accounts to access both our district and public libraries. Our students can choose to read digital magazines, non-English content, Battle-of-the Books texts, and books from wide variety of curated collections.

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The Daring Librarian

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Much like the Internets in general, (or the Googles, or the Facebooks, or the Twitters, or the YouTubes) many educators look upon Wikipedia with suspicion, sometimes derision, and occasionally with fear. And for gosh sakes, it comes up top 3 in just about any Google search you do. But who are we kidding? It ain''t goin away folks!

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Each time I read this book, it makes me feel good and makes me want to go out and explore my community. As many books as you can (Lee Rogers). The struggling reader with a good fit book. (Em Sometimes I struggle to find the right voice for certain characters, but the characters in that book just come to life for me.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Many teachers use “synchronous” classes, where they and students meet simultaneously on platforms like Google Hangouts or Microsoft Teams. One teacher uses Zoom, another uses Google Hangouts and a third uses something else,” he said. Some also record those lessons for students who can’t meet at the appointed hour. The Richmond (Va.)

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Her advocacy resulted in $1.5 His approach, focused on equitable access to books and engaging the community, has left a remarkable mark. One of his standout achievements was creating a committee consisting of teachers, parents, and students to handpick summer take-home books from Lerner Publishing Group.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JANUARY 23, 2016

The Barrow Spelling Bee is held in the library and broadcast to the school and families through Google Hangouts on Air. gadoeteachertakeover #spelling #spellingbee #writing #english #competition #googlehangout #google #community #librariesofinstagram #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #elementary. Post 2-5 photos per day.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JANUARY 31, 2016

You might write or record about a book or character that feels personal to you. You might strike a confident pose with a book that gives you strength and post that picture to social media. It’s not too late to share your schedule for World Read Aloud Week on our shared Google Doc and find someone to connect with around the world.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Opinionated Products : There’s a word for the kinds of tools and products—like say, Google search results—which adapt to a user’s behavior: opinionated. Companies like Microsoft, Facebook and Google are all dipping their toes into virtual and augmented reality. Monday, March 6 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. K-12 11:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

In a survey conducted by Educators for Excellence, a teacher-led advocacy group, gun violence ranked as teachers’ No. High school teacher Harley Brook has pondered using the books on this shelf as weapons in the case of an active shooter scenario. Teachers say that everything has changed for them, too. 1 school safety concern.

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