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22+ Tips on How to Work Remotely

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Vacations, conferences, PD–all these take us away from our primary functions and the environment where we are most comfortable delivering our best work. I thought about this when I read an article by a technical subject teacher (math, I think) pulled away from his class for a conference. Life often interferes with work.

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18 Things Teachers Do Before 8am

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Figure out how to run that dang iPad app students want to use. Paste on your Reasonable face when a parent drops in for an impromptu conference, shoehorned in after s/he dropped off her/his child and before the 8am start-of-day. Wash Superman (or woman) cape. link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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A Book New–and Veteran–Teachers Will Want to Read

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Aside from grading, parents, lunch duty, conferences, and yard duty, these are the biggest issues teachers face. Favorite tools like iPads and Chromebooks change. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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10 Ways Any Teacher Can (and Should) Use Technology

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Watch what a difference they make: Online sign-ups for conferences, parent helpers, project presentation dates. iPads to share stories students write. Save as PDFs and load onto iPads to share with students. You can use Google Forms or the Google calendar. Enter dates and embed the widget in the class blog or website.

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9 Must-have Tools for Ed Conferences

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For many, it means attending conferences like ISTE and NEA to learn how the heck to integrate technology into their lesson plans. If you aren’t a veteran conference attendee, you may wonder what you should bring. Besides a toothbrush and aspirin, what should you take to your upcoming conference? Conference App.

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11 Ways to Update Your Online Presence (copy)

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For most teachers I know, life zooms by, filled with lesson planning, teaching, meeting with grade-level teams, chatting with parents, attending conferences (to stay UTD), and thinking. Check the appearance of your blog on a smartphone and iPad. Today: 11 Ways to Update Your Online Presence. Does it display properly?

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7 Must-have Tools for Ed Conferences

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For many, it means attending conferences like ISTE and NEA to learn how the heck to integrate technology into their lesson plans. If you aren’t a veteran conference attendee, you may wonder what you should bring. Besides a toothbrush and aspirin, what should you take to your upcoming conference? Conference App.