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5 Ways to Prep for the Next School Year

EdTechTeam

2: Develop a PLN on Twitter Okay, I know what you are thinking…”Is she really talking about Twitter again?” As I’ve mentioned before, I fell down the Twitter rabbit hole last September and I am a better educator because of it. Join Twitter – just do it. Yes – yes, I am. Yes – yes, I am. Then, set yourself a goal.

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School Librarian as your Information Overload Superhero!

EdTechTeam

What educator wouldn’t love: a person who helped them organize top quality resources? With easy access to websites, blogs, online PD, webinars, YouTube, workshops, and social media, finding digital resources is not hard to do. Organizing what we find, however, for efficient access when we need it, might not be so easy.

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Literacy in the Digital Age: 9 Great Speaking & Listening Tools

Educator Innovator

Editor’s Note: Teaching Channel has partnered with Student Achievement Partners on a blog series about digital literacy tools and their effective use by educators. The traditional application of ELA isn’t enough for future-ready learners. Or reach out to us on Twitter to share your story: @NatalieFranzi and @SteveFigurelli.

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9 Ways to Upgrade Professional Learning in Your District

Tom Murray

Today’s educators are teaching the Netflix generation of kids. Educators, YOU are responsible for your own learning. Social media and technology tools offer global networks of educators looking to connect and grow professionally. For a full list of Twitter chats visit: bit.ly/educhatcalendar.) Stop spending the time.

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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

NeverEndingSearch

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. Claims on Twitter : Students read a tweet and explain why it might or might not be a useful source of information. Historical Thinking Chart.

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What Should First Year Teachers Know About Tech Integration?

Tech Helpful

I recently participated in a #TnTechChat Twitter chat moderated by @TeachTnTech regarding Technology skills needed in preservice teachers. There were a few higher education professors in the discussion that gave a bit of insight into how slowly changes in curriculum often happen in higher Ed courses.