The Innovative Educator

DECEMBER 25, 2013

What a nice gift this holiday season to find that Common Sense Media''s Graphite blog listed this The Innovative Educator as one of the 11 to follow in 2014. This blog was in great company with several members of my personal learning network being named as well. Here is the rest of the list: 1.

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Personal Learning Network Education Conference Company 68

Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2019

We're very excited to showcase six innovative companies who will be creating a buzz at ISTE 2019. Read our Conference Spotlight: ISTE Happenings to discover how educators are putting these companies' digital tools to use in their classrooms. Be sure to pay them a visit at the conference!

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 23, 2020

Even teachers who are often alone “behind the classroom door” can have access to their grade level teams, subject area departments, and a global network of peers and experts. Mark Wagner has since served as an educational technology coordinator at the site, district, and county levels. Mark Wagner has a Ph.D. Mark Wagner has a Ph.D.

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How To Education Exercises Laptops 52

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Whatever peace and quiet educators may have expected over Labor Day weekend were rattled by a Saturday morning New York Times story: “ Silicon Valley Courts Brand-Name Teachers, Raising Ethics Issues.” The piece from Natasha Singer examines the murky relationship between edtech developers and the educators who tout their products.

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EdTech Social Media Pearson Company 73

Edsurge

JUNE 20, 2019

The program, run by a group called Climb Hire , has $2 million in backing to get the program off the ground, courtesy of donors not new to education—Google.org, the charitable arm of tech giant Google; Schmidt Futures, a philanthropic initiative from former Google Chairman Eric Schmidt; and the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation.

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Training Software Online Assessments Google 139

Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

My mind technology is embodied in and across a vast biological network of individuals - the connected minds that I call my personal learning network (PLN). They are numerous, and I know many of them personally. Whichever direction we choose, there will be hundreds of millions of others to keep us company.

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Technology Personal Learning Network Personalized Learning Tools 74

Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Nor is it about the morality of social media companies. But it is about making connections for learning through the ''free'' tools we have at our disposal - social media. In the context of this post, PLN stands for Personal Learning Network , and CoP stands for Communities of Practice. Unported License.

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Social Media Personal Learning Network Comparison Personalized Learning 75

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2018

Last week I had the extraordinary opportunity to spend time in the company of some very smart, interesting and generous university innovators when California State University Channel Islands hosted a meeting for the group, called the HAILstorm.

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Kyle Pace

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

I would argue, however, that there is not ‘one tool to rule them all’ in education. (In When teachers are exploring or being presented various tools to use in their classrooms, how the tool is going to impact student learning needs to be immediately evident. It’s safe to say… both educators and companies can do their part.

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How To Classroom EdTech Company 53

Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 29, 2012

Your allies, your connections, can help you to navigate the larger number of challenges that can ultimately derail a startup company'. Education has always been a team sport, whatever side of the classroom you sit on. I am connected, and I am thinking now as Reid Hoffman advised, in networks. Let's be honest. We all need help.

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Social Media Twitter Personal Learning Network Facebook 64

The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 3, 2011

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. Check out the Voicethread In Education wiki for some. So many educators ditched the service all together since the free options for educators doesn''t really have all that they need.

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Tablets Edmodo Wiki Facebook 100

Kyle Pace

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

I would argue, however, that there is not ‘one tool to rule them all’ in education. (In When teachers are exploring or being presented various tools to use in their classrooms, how the tool is going to impact student learning needs to be immediately evident. It’s safe to say… both educators and companies can do their part.

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How To Classroom EdTech Company 40

Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2016

Technology has been a key component in the planting, fertilization, growth and eventually, the blossoming of new statewide initiatives including distance education and new professional learning opportunities for educators that have benefitted students in a variety of ways. Wyoming Switchboard Network homepage.

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The Web20Classroom

JULY 28, 2010

Members of my PLN (Personal Learning Network), PLC (Professional Learning Community), colleagues, whatever you want to call them, (I call them all friends) were there sharing their learning with not only the new teachers, but with me as well. I looked down the table and thought to myself, how did I get here?

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Learning with 'e's

JULY 16, 2012

I suggested that Personal Learning Networks would not be able to function if people failed to share their ideas and content freely. At present in the UK we have a silo system of education and training. Do L and D departments and companies talk to the schools? But we can take this a step further.

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E-rate Secondary Training Personal Learning Network 48

MindShift

JULY 10, 2017

Every year thousands of educators gather for the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference eager to learn about the newest features in favorite apps and to glean ideas from one another about how to effectively teach in new ways. Question #1: How do you teach students to become problem designers?

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MSEDTechie

AUGUST 21, 2012

But most importantly, I had the opportunity to expand my Personal Learning Network this week. Teacher Tutorial Check out the entire article here [link] Last week I received a random email from a communications director from the company wix. After 2 hours, I was finally rescued, so much for getting work done.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

You have to learn to reflect on and recognize your own work. Build your personal learning network so that you have a group of educators to celebrate your accomplishments with. Don’t be shy about sharing your successes with your educator friends, and help them celebrate their small wins, too.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 1, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Elluminate. This presentation provides educators with a framework that supports student learning communities around STEM concepts.

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Libraries Strategy Personal Learning Network Training 44

Shake Up Learning

JUNE 13, 2016

Your brand is what you represent, the content that you share, your audience, your Personal Learning Network (PLN), and your teaching philosophy. The EdSurge Edtech Jobs Board has hundreds of positions at companies, nonprofits and schools. If you want to reach other educators, Twitter and Pinterest are big winners.

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Social Media How To EdTech Google 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Elluminate. link] ANYWHERE, ANYTIME LEARNING WITH VIDEO (ELLUMINATE LIVE EVENTS) Tue 26 Oct 01:00PM New York / Tue 26 Oct 05:00PM GMT / Wed 26 Oct 03:00AM Sydney Sebastian Grady.

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ePortfolio Moodle Video Google 45

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Education start-ups like Seesaw give her their premium classroom technology as well as swag like T-shirts or freebies for the teachers who attend her workshops. She agrees to use their products in her classroom and give the companies feedback. She is a schoolteacher with her own brand, Top Dog Teaching. public schools. classrooms.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 27, 2016

This list was created to help teachers and other educators try new things, experience new and advancing technology that could impact the classroom now or in the near future. Last year’s most popular post on Shake Up Learning was, “ 16 Things for Teachers to Try in 2016.” Watch the video below to learn more about the new Google Sites.

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