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HOW TO EDCAMP! Notes from a workshop by Kevin Jarrett

Saving Socrates

Kevin Jarrett (@kjarrett) spoke about how to run an edcamp at #edcampsteam. https://docs.google.com/document/d/148stWNaJWyjOXQrxCdMFuuhSpx6EC4oeTK88W_FtUrE/edit It isn''t trademarked for an edcamp. Edcamp rules, has to be open to all, at school unconference. This is what an edcamp should be. Then your requirements.

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Virtual Mentorship for Emerging Leaders

The CoolCatTeacher

This is a great example of virtual mentoring for emerging leaders, just something that people are doing on the side to help. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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From Playgrounds to Programmers: How Sharing Shapes Schools

Edsurge

Here are some examples of collaborations that we find inspiring: Educators with other educators: The New York City Independent School Technologists group is a long-running community of educators, technology administrators, instructional designers, and curricular leaders who habitually share what they are doing and seeing.

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Flipsnack: A fun way to make interactive online magazines #edtech

The CoolCatTeacher

For example, the bombing of Pearl Harbor. In addition, Mandy supports professional learning as Director of the Collaborate, Inspire & Innovate Conference in Ripon, WI, as well as her Organizer and Public Relations Coordinator roles for edCamp Oshkosh in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. And, I have seen it used in some really awesome ways.

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Connecting Personalized Professional Learning to a Bigger Purpose

The Principal of Change

A couple of things about the above quote: It is personalized YET ties directly to moving the company forward (“will most benefit Google”). To the first point, as a reminder: It is personalized YET ties directly to moving the company forward (“will most benefit Google”).

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Three Ways That Rural States Can Become the Hotbeds for School Edtech Innovation

Edsurge

I argue that rural states are where edtech companies, investors, and media outlets should be looking to to see truly innovative implementation of technology. We can be the example. But is there a place that these initiatives are taking hold more strongly than others? I’ve got some experience with this from the past eight years.

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Edtech Needs More Infrastructure, Educator Support in 2017

Edsurge

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., only to discover that there wasn’t adequate broadband to execute the lesson. Unfortunately, this happens all the time—especially in rural and high-need communities.

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