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A great comparison of Chromebooks vs Windows

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Related: Chromebooks - definitely awesome for education Google Apps and Chromebooks resources for Education. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. I highly recommend taking a look at this. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. chromebooks Google for Educators Microsoft Windows 7'

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Part 3: Facilitating Inquiry in the Classroom… Questions, Process, Metacognition, and 15 Pre-search Tools

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Before reading, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. Is it a question with a definite answer …or is it one that is open ended? It may also necessitate that students break down the question and get definitions to words being used in the question.

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Participate.com: Your toolbelt for professional learning

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It’s definitely time for a revisit. Participate’s Jennifer Williams shares that the goal is to be the glue , pulling together the array of possible professional development options–edCamps, Twitter chats, workshops, conferences, PLN sharing, and more–into one uniform experience. Quick links: Participate.com.

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Google Tools for English Language Learners

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This can be a useful way to have a second copy of a document in the reader's first language for comparison. With the Google Dictionary extension they can simply double-click on any word to get a pop-up definition and often a pronunciation as well. This will allow you to have the definitions displayed in your primary language.

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Part 3: Facilitating Inquiry in the Classroom… Questions, Metacognition, and 15 Pre-search Tools

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Before reading, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. Is it a question with a definite answer …or is it one that is open ended? It may also necessitate that students break down the question and get definitions to words being used in the question.

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The SLIDE Study: A chat with Deb Kachel (Part 2)

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Deb : Definitely. Pennsylvania district comparisons [link] Advanced Search Tool data options. Learn more about the SLIDE study: SLIDE Project SLIDE State Survey On Facebook and Twitter Kachel, Debra E. Map of states with higher education institutions preparing school librarians y/. District Profiles.

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Educators as Empowered Citizens (Unpacking the ISTE Standards for Educators)

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As an active member of various Twitter chats, sharing my views on different topics is part of that community. Becoming a moderator of #TNEdChat twitter chat on Tuesday nights at 8pm ET has also help me grow my community and build relationships with other educators both near and far. Exhibit empathetic behavior. Digital literacy.