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8 Education Books For The Digital Age: The Connected Educator Series #CorwinCE

The Web20Classroom

Ask any of the thousands of teachers who regularly use Twitter, Pinterest, or Facebook about connected education, and you may get an earful about using digital tools as a means to connect with educators and students worldwide. The Edcamp model connects educators to PD like never before. According to DeWitt, we can.

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Learning Revolution Newsletter - Weekly Free Event Calendar - Conference Keynotes Update - Edcamp USDOE - Digital Citizenship

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Friday, June 6th at 8am - 3pm in Washington, DC Edcamp US Department of Education: Leading, Learning, Listening , Edcamp US DOE will be an intimate gathering of teacher leaders and policy leaders in order to discuss the most important issues in education. Join Jason on June 9th for a big-picture view of digital citizenship.

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How to DIY Your Distance Learning PD

Graphite Blog

Maybe you're a high school biology teacher who has connected with other teachers on Twitter. Common Sense Educators : A Facebook group with over 15,000 educators dedicated to a collaborative culture of digital learning and digital citizenship, this is a closed group, so you'll need to request to join. No problem.

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What if Chattanooga's Connected Educators Were Even More Connected?

Tech Helpful

Lately I've been wondering just how many connected educators were in the Chattanooga area and how I could make sure I was connected with them on Twitter? I've found myself wondering if the teachers in my city know about the upcoming Edcamp Gigcity and how could I make sure they know about this awesome opportunity?

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

Tech Helpful

(ISTE Standards for Educators 2017) Part of using technology in the classroom is both modeling and creating opportunities for ourselves and our students to be a productive part of the digital landscape. As an active member of various Twitter chats, sharing my views on different topics is part of that community. Legal practices.

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The 2014 ASCD Annual Conference: There is Hope

Philly Teacher

On Saturday morning, during the “Saved by Twitter” session, I watched complete strangers huddle in groups to discuss social media, their use of Twitter, the challenges involved in using social media and I witnessed a few people send their first tweet or use a hashtag for the first time. Social Media and Connected Learning.

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"I Used to be Sitting in Seat 17D" - How I Rejuvenated My Teaching Career

Fractus Learning

As I reread Eric Sheninger’s book for the third time, I decided to take the leap and create a Twitter account. I designed a Digital Citizenship course ( #digcit ) that requires me to stay technologically relevant and to lean on my Professional Learning Network for assistance. I haven’t looked back since.

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