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Zen and the Art of Meaningful Meetings

Edsurge

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. And so can the time to simply meet and talk with peers from other institutions.

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How to succeed with online PD for teachers

Neo LMS

How to power through a difficult parent-teacher meeting comes to mind, but there are many challenges that teachers learn how to handle in time. building a personal learning network online. Online learning is not about absorbing information in front of a screen. Give timely feedback.

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Google 80/20 Rule Applied to Education - for students too!

Educational Technology Guy

Google engineers are encouraged to take 20 percent of their time to work on something company-related that interests them personally. Teachers get two or three 48-minute periods a week to work on what they want to work on, instead of being stuck in meeting''s or duty assignments. Google has a unique idea, called the 80/20 rule.

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5 Back to School Teacher Tips that Really Work – From Suzy Brooks

EdTechTeacher

Companies like Shutterfly and Snapfish allow you to create share sites which can be password protected. Whether you use Google Classroom, a spreadsheet, or an online gradebook, think of a way to organize data today so that it is easy to reference and share with students, parents, and colleagues in data meetings later on.

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Looking Back At 2010 And Looking Forward To 2011.

The Web20Classroom

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. So education related companies are going to have to be innovative in the apps they create for these devices. Then the other kids in the class record their thoughts around the image.

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How to Succeed at Working From Home [3 Educator Tips]

EdTechTeam

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. When we’re ready to move to an audio or video call, we typically use Google Meet for its tight integration with Calendar.

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

Edsurge

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. I’ve got some experience with this from the past eight years.

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