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Effective Student-Led Parent Conferences

The CoolCatTeacher

Laura Penrod Stock interviewed on Episode 38 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Sculpted from her experience in economic development, she is passionate about student eportfolios. Help students share their work. Give them a voice. Here’s how.

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4 Powerful Ways to Implement Class Blogs – From Jennifer Carey

EdTechTeacher

Blogging is a popular activity in classrooms today because it allows students to share their writing with a broader audience and teachers to communicate with parents. How to set up a blog will depend on your platform, and is pretty easy to figure out with all of the “how-to” videos and help center collections. Blogs as ePortfolio.

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Nampa School District 131 becomes first in Idaho to implement the itslearning LMS

eSchool News

As part of its on-going efforts to improve communications, foster collaboration, and bolster student achievement, Nampa School District #131 (Nampa SD) in Nampa, Idaho has become the first school district in the state to implement the itslearning learning management system.

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A Project Share Story: Ensuring a Successful Implementation #SXSWedu

EdTechSandyK

Irving wanted to use ePortfolios with their students. Who can access ePortfolios? Irving has decided to keep the ePortfolios within Irving for now since they are using with 8th grade and 4th grade and are not applying to college at this time. Will students blog? By default they do not have rights to blogging features.

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Marketplace trend update: 5 new ed-tech developments

eSchool News

Nampa School District #131 in Nampa, Idaho has become the first school district in the state to implement the itslearning learning management system. With 24 schools, Nampa SD serves 15,000 students in grades preK – 12, and will begin using the itslearning system this fall.

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Notes from AIMS Teachers Retreat 2016 #AIMSTeach @aimsmddc

techieMusings

Think of our schools as ecosystems – a complex network or interconnected system. Web Tools: Digication – ePortfolio and Assessment Management Systems. Pear Deck Sample Decks. Socratic Example Post. My Flipped Classroom Resources and Tips, from Beginner to Advanced. Getting Started with Zaption. Schools as ecosystems.

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Notes from AIMS Teachers Retreat 2016 #AIMSTeach @aimsmddc

techieMusings

Think of our schools as ecosystems – a complex network or interconnected system. Web Tools: Digication – ePortfolio and Assessment Management Systems. Pear Deck Sample Decks. Socratic Example Post. My Flipped Classroom Resources and Tips, from Beginner to Advanced. Getting Started with Zaption. Schools as ecosystems.