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Give Teachers Credit: They Know Learning Is Social

Edsurge

My job is to interview and survey the pioneers, investors and stakeholders who drive technological change, share their stories, and collaborate with very smart people to build and distribute tools that help everyone else get involved. I’ve served as both a journalist and participant within each movement. Participate.

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TOP 10 Ways To Deliver The Worst PD EVER!

MSEDTechie

One of the worst experiences is listening to a non-educator telling a teacher what they should and should not do in their classroom. Mandating that teachers attend a specific training, and never surveying them to ask what they need, or what they would like to learn. One PL strategy that seems to work well are Edcamps.

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The Paperless Way to Collect Parent Contact Information!

EdTechnocation.com

Paper Form While working with a group of teachers last school year on Google Apps for Education in the classroom, one of them came up with the brilliant idea of converting their outdated and difficult to handle Parent Contact Information paper form into a Google Form. Google Google Apps for Education Google Form Google Sheets'

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Kidcasts: Podcasts for kiddos

NeverEndingSearch

Last week I enjoyed the great variety of edCamp Global sessions across a variety of platforms–Periscope, Twitter chats, and Google+ Hangouts. from teachers use during handwriting practice, they can listen, an ambient way to bring science into the classroom without devoting specific time. .

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My #ISTE12 Reflection, Part 1

wwwatanabe

Educational Blogging: Flattening Classroom Walls by Linda Yollis and Kathleen Morris I am always inspired and in awe of these two women. Steven Anderson : I really liked his idea of using Edmodo and Twitter to connect with his new teachers and help them with the tools they needed and used in the classroom.

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

The Principal of Change

It is based on the visual below that was created by Sylvia Duckworth and adapted from “ 8 Things to Look for in Today’s Classroom “ ). What I have started to notice is that you can see some major benefits of being connected in the classroom for the learning environment of our students. What is EdCamp?

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Making Your Teaching Something Special: 50 Simple Ways to Become a Better Teacher

EdTechTeam

ultimately building a positive reputation for yourself) How do we deal with student discipline, work with parents, and build communities within our classrooms? Hurley gives us many strategies to step out of our four classroom walls and seek learning opportunities. The benefits of clearly identifying your classroom needs.