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Four Steps to Building a Thriving Online Community for Every Teacher

Digital Promise

Many connected educators tout the value they’ve found in developing a Personal Learning Network, or a “PLN.” From the start, Dawn wanted to make sure this was a community that encouraged conversations about teaching and learning , not just about tablets and apps. It just doesn’t work.

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A PLN Quick Start Guide

A Principal's Reflections

Tablet apps are great tools to access RSS feeds and create your own customized news feeds. Ning sites offer a range of learning and growth options such as discussion forums, event postings, messaging, news articles, chat features, groups, and videos. Personal Learning Network Professional Development Social Media Web 2.0'

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Small Changes, Huge Results

A Principal's Reflections

It was at this time that I saw the error in my ways and began to leverage the power of a Personal Learning Network (PLN) to effectively integrate an array of tools that I had never knew existed. our tablet pilot program discussed at Learn@Lunch) The second small change was educating my staff on the value of web 2.0

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ClassFlow Marketplace lets teachers buy and sell original content

eSchool News

ClassFlow , provider of collaboration software for interactive classrooms, has announced a new feature that allows teachers to earn extra cash during the upcoming school year. Teachers can now earn extra cash through the new ClassFlow Marketplace in three steps: 1. Select their best original curricular materials.

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Looking Back At 2010 And Looking Forward To 2011.

The Web20Classroom

Think about it in a lower elementary classroom. Here is an example I use a lot where I asked people to give me their thoughts on what a PLN (Personal Learning Network) means to them. Skype took off and more and more teachers are using it in the classroom. Tablets- The iPad is wicked cool.

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Digital learning futures

Learning with 'e's

I touched on personal learning networks, mobile technologies, games and gamification, the use of social media in learning, the role of user generated content, the phenomenon of ubiquitous connection, and technological convergence. Here's to all the possible futures of learning! Unported License.

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The Great "Learning 2.0" Strand Brainstorm

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Classroom 2.0 and Social media in the classroom (Blogs, Wikis, Social Networking, Podcasting, etc.) 1:1 Programs: laptops, netbooks, iPads, and tablets "Flipped" learning Rethinking Homeworl School 2.0 Personal Learning Networks Social Professional Development Social networking Peer-generated PD Student 2.0