Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

When you just meet: The Mask Youtube Clips, Warner Bros. Hackathons. Pitchfests. What binds these and countless other education ideas, events, words and buzzwords together? Why, love, of course. A love for learning, teaching, education, a better tomorrow—and the role that technology could play. Disclaimer: Use at your own risk.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2016

I argue that rural states are where edtech companies, investors, and media outlets should be looking to to see truly innovative implementation of technology. But is there a place that these initiatives are taking hold more strongly than others? I’ve got some experience with this from the past eight years.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 6, 2018

We’ve been doing this for seven years now, and it’s been a great opportunity to not only meet people but have people on the show and share their stories. It had Dan Callahan on from — at that time, he was kind of working with the EdCamp Foundation and founders, and we just did a show on, “What Is EdCamp?”.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

OCTOBER 27, 2013

Between attending FlipCon 2013, EdcampHome, EdmodoCon 2013 , Google Apps Training & TeachMeetNJ, working with the Gobstopper folks, AND having the release of my first ever contribution-to-a-third-party-published-book ( Flipping 2.0 ) AND meeting face to face with some amazing folks from my PLN, I couldn''t have asked for a better summer.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Try finding an established meetup with BrewCUE , CoffeeCUE , or EdCamp , or even create one in your own area. Choose a time to meet every week, select a topic of study, do some research, and discuss what you’ve learned. Justin McKean Justin McKean ( @JMcKeanK12 ) is an EdTech leader and co-host of the Perspectives in Education podcast.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

The Edcamp movement is another example of educators organizing themselves for the simple purpose of sharing practices, successes, and miscues. Edcamp events are free, generally locally organized “unconference” meetings where the agenda is decided by those in attendance.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 7, 2017

There's a huge gap between what's being designed by edtech companies and what is happening in classrooms and what classrooms need. Good resources for finding quality digital resources and apps: Students EdCamp PLN on Twitter Educator Blogs When selecting tools and resources: Ask what the core functionality of the app is.

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Using broad brush strokes, professional development could be an online course, Edcamp Conference, graduate course or by simply working with an Instructional Coach on a lesson. Above all, your professional development program needs to be designed to meet the needs of the district Strategic Plan. What is professional development?

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Using broad brush strokes, professional development could be an online course, Edcamp Conference, graduate course or by simply working with an Instructional Coach on a lesson. Training could be in the form of a 1:1 session, group meeting, or online learning module. What is professional development?

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 13, 2020

I shared an intro and the agenda, Google Meet link, and Google Classroom code in an email to make sure everyone was able to get into the class Google Meet the first time. I also recorded the Google Meet so I could add that video to the last slide for them to use later if they needed to watch it again.

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 28, 2014

How much time does edtech leadership spend gaining perspective? Student voice as a key to meeting their evolving needs. Twitter 101 for Parents & Educators) Podcasts Ideas: PD in the car, to start PLC/Leadership Meetings, PTA/PTO/HSA Mtgs #PTchat Radio, #EdTechChat Radio, and more! Meet families where they are.

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RafranzDavis.com

MAY 24, 2015

The following is an excerpt from my book, The Missing Voices in Edtech: Bringing Diversity into Edtech. It is the chapter on teacher voice in edtech decisions where I describe ways that campus leaders can help teachers grow as digital leaders. For the first time, I sat in a department meeting of a school that was not my home.

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Kyle Pace

DECEMBER 12, 2014

If you think about the staggering amount of edtech services out there, coupled with the numerous types of devices, it can feel pretty overwhelming to most people. We go to edcamps, conferences, webinars, etc. and get filled up with so many new ideas and resources but we don’t know where to start.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 22, 2019

Perla Zamora : I created an index with a list of the main topics such as Administrative Documents & Folders (forms, reports, procedures, yearbook folder, meetings w/parents minutes, etc.), I put an x under the date I meet with, observe, or collaborate with them. Also, my calendar is shared with my boss. Google Sheets.

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MSEDTechie

MARCH 27, 2015

Most districts don’t have funding to send teachers to national conferences, or to host keynote speakers, but instead have found ways to revamp the look of Professional Learning to meet the needs of their staff in non-traditional ways. Edcamps , based on an Unconference model , are free, discussion-based sessions.

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 15, 2016

We know for many of you this is a time where you're meeting with your staff and colleagues to make big plans for the year. We invite you all to join us for our #squadgoals challenge for the next month! We also know that learning is always #bettertogether! The momentum that was built from those that had attended was infectious.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2015

To cement your bond, attend a local conference together or an Edcamp. Hashtags are also how you connect with people in edtech chats. Hugging when you meet face-to-face for the first time is totally normal! We are excited for each other when a lesson exceeds expectations. We are supportive when the teaching gets tough.

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MindShift

JANUARY 8, 2017

In many technology initiatives, schools have realized that they will never have the budget to hire enough support staff to meet all of the tech-support needs of their teachers, but there are lots of kids in schools who would love to help their teachers create better lessons and classrooms using technology.

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Shake Up Learning

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

She has presented at FETC, the EdTechTeam Low Country Summit, and EdCamps. I’m also introducing some new bulk licensing options, so you can find more affordable ways to meet the needs of your campus or district. and listens to Podcasts like the Google Teacher Tribe to keep up with educational technology and pedagogy.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

What began as a single meeting of 12 people at Harrington Park has grown into a regular gathering of more than 50 educators. In collaboration with EdSurge, Northern Ignite hosted an event with 700 attendees at Ramapo College that exposed educators to both the edtech and edtech venture capital worlds.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 20, 2017

However, with a few exceptions, edtech seems to dominate the teaching videos available on YouTube. The most popular form of the unconference is the Edcamp , but many conferences are scheduling an “unconference” day with this same format. If a session doesn’t meet their needs, they can leave and go to another one.

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

We held the first Edcamp in Philadelphia in May, 2010. The educators who had connected through social media now had a chance to meet face-to-face and enhance the relationships that they had already started. People tweeted about it and around the country and the world; people began to follow #edcamp! Image credit: Rob Rowe.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Few experiences are as invigorating as learning new things, meeting old friends and making future ones—across locations familiar and exotic. It seems like every single city we go, there’s an edtech rodeo—and no matter where we go, we’ll find a good show. Here’s how the calendar is organized: Download the calendar.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Dembo, the former Director of Learning Communities for Discovery Education , offered his tricks for revving up training sessions and faculty meetings by encouraging attendees to walk and chat with one another. “PD Instead of flashing slide after tedious slide, use audience interaction tools to spice up meetings and PD sessions, Dembo said.

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