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Practical examples of social media in elementary school

The Innovative Educator

Here is how we use it at PS 10 Webpages and wikis - Teachers have class webpages and wikis to help foster the home-school connection. The sites are "social media" and serve the great function of connecting the community & helping to create transparent learning environments. Blogs - Teachers have blogs for student writing.

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10 Reasons to Try Genius Hour This School Year

The Principal of Change

If you haven’t heard of Genius Hour or 20% time in the classroom , the premise is simple: Give your students 20% of their class time (or an hour each week) to learn what they want. Genius Hour and 20% time take away the “game of school” and brings back the love of learning for learning’s sake. Originally posted at ajjuliani.com.

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The Social Learning Summit Is Tomorrow - Online and Free

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Tomorrow, Saturday, April 21st, is worldwide 2012 Social Learning Summit , a one-day virtual conference being held as a partnership of Classroom 2.0 in teaching and learning, and the URL for attending is [link]. and the Discovery Educator Network. The Summit is from 9:00am - 3:00pm US Eastern Time.

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Project Pals: The Perfect PBL Software for Project Based Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

Starting from a template that you’ve designed to guide your students through the project, they can collaborate or work together to explore, learn, brainstorm, and create. These starter projects are aligned with Common Core standards and are already built for you. In the past, I’ve often used wikis to manage and track projects.

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10 Reasons to Try Genius Hour This School Year

The Principal of Change

If you haven’t heard of Genius Hour or 20% time in the classroom , the premise is simple: Give your students 20% of their class time (or an hour each week) to learn what they want. Genius Hour and 20% time take away the “game of school” and brings back the love of learning for learning’s sake. Originally posted at ajjuliani.com.

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Freedom, Autonomy, and Digital Media at an Indiana High School

Educator Innovator

Blogs, wikis, Skype, YouTube can be learners’ power tools, but their creative and pedagogical potential is only activated when learners get to think, work, create, and do for themselves. Grace Schaffstall collaborated with elementary school students and their teachers to create and publish a book about the growth of a bird.

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Tangrams: A Cross Curricular, Experiential Unit

User Generated Education

Now that I am back in the classroom two days a week teaching gifted elementary students, I can do and report on the cross curricular units I plan and implement. Plus, learning how to worksheets is NOT a life skill. Communication, collaboration, and problem solving are built into the learning process. Learning Activities.

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