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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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Virtual Mentorship for Emerging Leaders

The CoolCatTeacher

Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more. Learn more at coolcatteacher.com/guide. Listen Now. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher. Twitter: @jodiepierpoint.

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"Edcamp Style" PD- Personalizing teacher learning on a required PD day!

Tech Helpful

Several of the elementary teachers at our school attended and many plan on attending again. On one day in August before the students came, and again in January of this year we set up Edcamp style PD days. On one day in August before the students came, and again in January of this year we set up Edcamp style PD days.

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Notes from the "Makerspace for Elementary Schools" Session @ #edcampsteam

Saving Socrates

In elementary school, a little more guided. Using hummingbird kit which they had at edcamp in Philly. They are creating their own videos to teach. It is designated space such as a library, or unused locker room they can refurbish. It is so broad and unspecific. Guide on the side rather than sage on the stage.

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Can MakerSpaces Invent the Future? (Video)

Adjusting Course

Check out the 5 minute video below and prepare to be amazed at what kids can do. Watch for our students next week as they present SpheroExo to teachers at EdCamp Eau Claire! We designed and printed 3D “exoskeletons” that fit over our Sphero robotic droids…and SpheroExo was born. The rest is history.

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

The CoolCatTeacher

So you can put in things like video, and the video can be videos taken from YouTube so the video can actually be created by somebody else. Like your videos, you have to later go into Flipsnack and put your videos in but the basic content can be created in slides and then uploaded as a pdf to Flipsnack.

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Effective Digital Leadership: Moving Our Schools Forward

EdTechSandyK

Post video or article you want staff to go over prior to a meeting, then have them discuss during your faculty meeting. Don showed a video Melinda created for the start of the school year. What was cool about this video is Melinda talked about the tools she used to create the video so her teachers would know how she did it!

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