edWeb.net

MARCH 4, 2016

Edcamps are a great way for educators to meet with peers in their area and share great ideas. edWeb was pleased to be able to support our friends Peggy George and Deirdre Shetler with EdCamp Phoenix. Edcamp Phoenix has come and gone, and what an event it was! Building Classroom Community in Middle School. Makerspaces.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2017

At the end of June a group of passionate, dedicated educators gathered for one of New Jersey’s last EdCamps of the 2017 school year. Some offered contact information about “classroom designers” and school vendors. The idea of dressing up one’s classroom with the flair and freedom that one might find at IKEA is certainly alluring.

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MindShift

MAY 5, 2017

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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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2018

Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more. Learn more at coolcatteacher.com/guide. They’re aspiring now, so the hope would be to find them jobs.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Watch how Michael’s students are motivated to do work not just for a grade, but for real-world use: Exemplary educators are sharing their best and most useful resources both online and offline, using avenues like Twitter, EdCamps, and YouTube to share what they’ve learned and created with other educators.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JANUARY 29, 2016

This year, our library is fortunate to have a robotics loan from Birdbrain Technologies. We recently started talking on Twitter about how our kids could collaborate both synchronously and asynchronously, and we were looped in to a conversation about EdCamp Global. — edcamp Global (@edcampGlobal) January 23, 2016.

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Tech Helpful

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

After the experience it allowed the lower school curriculum coordinator and myself (lower school technology coordinator) to rethink some of our professional development days. On one day in August before the students came, and again in January of this year we set up Edcamp style PD days.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 6, 2018

They are practical courses that have teachers developing tangible resources to use in their classrooms immediately. It had Dan Callahan on from — at that time, he was kind of working with the EdCamp Foundation and founders, and we just did a show on, “What Is EdCamp?”. With this coupon, a 3 grad credit course is only $359.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 28, 2016

As mentioned in my previous post 16 Great NonProfits Working to Support EdTech in Schools , prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools, I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director.

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Let us face it, these motivational tricks also work well in the classroom to motivate students to learn. Using broad brush strokes, professional development could be an online course, Edcamp Conference, graduate course or by simply working with an Instructional Coach on a lesson. Soaring Through the 4C’s of Technology Integration.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

That title belongs to Kristen Swanson, whose job is to develop trainings for its employees and to help explain the messaging tool to customers around the globe. But she’s probably best known as founder of the Edcamp Foundation, which helps teachers run free, grassroots professional-development workshops. “I

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Let us face it, these motivational tricks also work well in the classroom to motivate students to learn. Using broad brush strokes, professional development could be an online course, Edcamp Conference, graduate course or by simply working with an Instructional Coach on a lesson. What is professional development?

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My Paperless Classroom

MARCH 27, 2018

They solved my problem and I was a lifetime user and spokes teacher for all the great tools Techsmith makes to help teachers create media. Yes, PLAN on a service call or 2 with any new tool). Obotix , the company behind Sphero and Ollie, is committed to supporting their robots in the classroom. Be accessible.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 9, 2018

Collaboration is one of the most valued features of meeting with other teachers, and projects such as EdCamp have demonstrated how successful this informal style of unconference can be in inspiring and enabling teachers. 5 Innovative ways for teachers to connect with other teachers. This however can lead to ever more stress.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

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.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Mandy Froehlich talks about a tool she uses in her classroom, Flipsnack. Learn how she uses this tool. Vicki: Happy EdTech Tool Tuesday. Mandy: So, Flipsnack is one of the lesser known tools that I love to introduce to people because people just take to it and they absolutely love it. Mandy what is Flipsnack?

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 29, 2016

He is engaging in the classroom, works very hard to meet the needs of all his students and regularly reflects on his teaching to understand his strengths and weaknesses. Many of your favorite tools and products you use have thought-leadership programs that offer all sorts of webinar experiences. Edcamps can help fill that void.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 7, 2019

Invite colleagues to join your classroom for feedback for yourself and ideas that you can share with others. Not only do you come away with a plethora of strategies you can use in your classroom on Monday, you also walk away with a Professional Learning Family for life. On a budget? Get specialized.

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2020

It also has its challenges: lots of screen and seat time; virtual tools that might not fully engage learners; and programs that may not be a good fit with the curriculum. Harrington shared several digital tools she uses to boost virtual learning, with a focus on STEM activities that also get at-home students out of their seats.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 30, 2014

The PD centered around how to use clickers in the classroom. When I was in the classroom I was part of a team that helped to decide the direction our PD at the school level would take. Often, especially in technology professional development those that do the training try to cram in every little thing into a session. Perfect PD!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 3, 2014

At CORE we believe that new technologies are the most exciting way to engage 21st century learners across all education and training sectors. 6 Mistakes You Might Be Making with Technology Integration What Students Will Learn In The Future Minecraft’s virtual worlds can teach real U.S. Classroom 2.0 Thanks, Karen!

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 13, 2020

Much like the K12 classroom, we have to rethink everything–planning, delivery, and followup. We’re experiencing a shift in education right now, which has forced educators to use technology creatively to continue to do our jobs. Since they are not classroom teachers, I needed to focus on more clerical skills.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Walking into a Merritt Elementary School classroom today, you’ll find students using iPads to figure out math problems and submit their answers, while teachers grade those answers and provide feedback and follow-up support in real-time. Now, teachers create their own curriculum in iTunes U, and the majority of classrooms are paperless.

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Editor’s Note: Teaching Channel has partnered with Student Achievement Partners on a blog series about digital literacy tools and their effective use by educators. We firmly believe this ought to be the new norm in the modern classroom. BookTrack Classroom. We rarely give the process, as a whole, meaningful context.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2016

education technology agenda. Much work remains to be done to realize the full potential of education technology. Continue Efforts to Improve Connectivity In Schools Just last week, one of my portfolio company founders was excited to pilot a new literacy tool in a school in Richmond, Calif., What do you say?

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 18, 2021

Google Meet has become a much more robust video conferencing tool, but there is so much you don’t know. Over the last couple of years, Google has added some great improvements to this video conferencing tool. Google Classroom Generated Meeting Links. Learn more about Google Classroom generated meeting links here.

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The Web20Classroom

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

The idea of bringing together major players in education to talk, discuss and debate is already happening, just on a smaller scale with events like #Edchat and Edcamps. In terms of technology, it doesn''t matter where will be in 5/10/20 years. Teachers sharing what is working, what isn''t and how we can all be better for kids.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 3, 2016

Perhaps you are looking to go paperless or use a new tool in your classroom. The TechEducator Podcast is a weekly round table discussion about current topics in educational technology. Setting Technology Goals for 2016. Find or organize an EdCamp. What are your EdTech Resolutions for 2016? Build Your Tech Skills.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 17, 2019

I also add ideas to a Google Keep note, so I don’t forget what teachers have needed as I help out in classrooms or get information from the district. . Just like planning for technology integration, you want to ask yourself, what’s the end goal? I love the flexibility of the tool. I use the shape tools in Google Drawings A LOT!

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Try finding an established meetup with BrewCUE , CoffeeCUE , or EdCamp , or even create one in your own area. Here are some biggies (though don’t forget to look for local options, as well): ISTE : International Society for Technology in Education. Three Rivers Educational Technology Conference. Organize a Meetup. No problem.

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Adam Welcome

MAY 21, 2016

I do a lot of work with teachers, kids and school leaders around Technology Integration into their classrooms on a weekly basis. For years we’ve talked about showing kids the tools and having them discover, fail and struggle on their own. In thinking about adults and ‘struggle' my thoughts are a bit different.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

As founding director of CASTLE (the Center for the Advanced Study of Tech­nology Leadership in Education), the nation’s only university center dedicated to the technology needs of school leaders, I have had the good fortune to work with administrators all over the world on digital leadership issues.

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Philly Teacher

MARCH 17, 2014

This is a huge shift from two years ago when there were very few people tweeting at the conference and Twitter wasn’t widely considered a tool for schools and teachers (and students). Now, it seems, many educators and school leaders realize that they have no choice but to get on board with social media, and they are exploring the tool.

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 3, 2015

Great group shot of #edcampusdoed w/ @arneduncan pic.twitter.com/oex1G4cNcg — Zac Chase (@MrChase) May 29, 2015 #EdCampUSA On Friday, May 29, I had the privilege to attend #EdCampUSA (aka EdCamp DOED) in Washington D.C. This was no ordinary EdCamp. This EdCamp was held at the U.S. Oh, and the U.S.

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Buncee

MARCH 5, 2019

Now, all of my Twitter chat introductions are made with Buncee… I even made Buncee business cards to share at conferences and edcamps! Buncee is sometimes thought of as a tool for young students, but I found so much value in it that I decided to use it with my high school students. The response on Twitter was immediate and positive!

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MSEDTechie

MAY 18, 2016

Whether you are attending a conference like ISTE , or creating your own personalized learning experience, utilizing this “break” to explore new tools and strategies that help expand your teaching toolbox can be very rewarding. How can you expand the four walls of your classroom to develop lifelong learners, producers, and publishers?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

The consequence, in many schools, is that teachers have begun to use technology but have forced it into all the wrong places and for all the wrong reasons. Research has consistently shown that technology used in inappropriate ways is actually worse for learning, and this is happening all around us. Technology Tuesdays.

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