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5 Tips for Planning a Kidcamp, the Student-Driven #Edcamp

Edsurge

By now you’ve probably heard of edcamps —free, organic, participant-driven, “un-conferences” that empower educators to maximize professional learning experiences and peer networks. PD After Hours Earlier this year, Hackensack Public Schools hosted its first edcamp at Nellie K. Parker Elementary School. Share our story.

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How Teachers Can Learn From One Another at Unconferences, Meet-ups and Edcamps

MindShift

One district employee was smiling about how there were elementary and secondary teachers connecting and sharing: “Where else do you see this?” In fact, once you start a legitimate event, the Edcamp Foundation is willing to send you materials and funding to help with the organization, such as breakfast. HOW TO DO A SMALL UNCONFERENCE.

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Virtual Mentorship for Emerging Leaders

The CoolCatTeacher

So whether it’s elementary or district leadership or high school leadership, and they have these organic one-on-one conversations outside of their brick-and-mortar buildings, and outside their own (mentorship). You can Google Hangout. We have webinars, and we have one-one-one. Jody: I think it’s not about time. You can text.

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How a Cheapskate Introduces Technology Tools

Tech Helpful

So here are my latest concepts: Augmented Reality: Google Expedition AR Pioneer Program. Now the Google Expedition AR Pioneer Team is planning to come to Chattanooga Christian School the first week in May. What I love about this program is that it isn't Google showing the teachers the tool. link] Sign up. That's what I did.

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Flipsnack: A fun way to make interactive online magazines #edtech

The CoolCatTeacher

And the one thing that Flipsnack cannot do it … it cannot be worked on simultaneously like Google docs where two students can work on it at once. But, one of the other benefits of Flipsnack is that you can create the books in something like Google Slides. So that was a great way from an elementary standpoint to use FlipSnack.

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Many Frustrated Teachers Say It’s Not Burnout — It’s Demoralization

Edsurge

Listen to this week’s podcast on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Spotify , Stitcher , Google Play Music or wherever you listen, or in the player below. She says she loved working in elementary school but the switch to middle school was tough. But there’s an acceptance that I don't have the control.”

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My #ISTE17 Takeaways

Tech Helpful

I was "all in" for learning this week and here are my takeaways to learning more about: Google Applied Digital Skills - Yes, I did stand in a 30 minute line for a 30 minute session to learn more about Google's new Applied Digital Skills curriculum. A free, stand alone curriculum that can be found at [link].