EdTech4Beginners

DECEMBER 24, 2017

If you fancy yourself an expert in architecture, we’ve got a fun challenge for you. Fumio Matsumoto, an architect and a professor at the University of Tokyo in Japan has designed and 3D printed a complex homage to architectural history which includes building details dating back to the 18th century BC. The challenge is: can you identify them all?

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Doug Levin

DECEMBER 24, 2017

As quoted in: McCray, Vanessa. “ Criminals in cyberspace make schools’ data a target.” Atlanta Journal Constitution. 24 December 2017. There have been at least 283 cybersecurity incidents at K-12 public schools since 2016 , according to a tally by education technology consultant Doug Levin. He thinks his count underreports the scope of the security troubles.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 24, 2017

December 24, 2017 Loom is an excellent web tool for creating quick video tutorials to share with your students or colleagues. The tool is very simple and easy to use, and most importantly, it is.read more.

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MiddleWeb

DECEMBER 24, 2017

Today's students have to learn to shift their writing styles to meet different real-life purposes, says ELA teacher-author Jeremy Hyler. Teachers should understand the different contexts (school, work, and personal) and help students learn to "code switch" as needed.

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Personalized Learning

The Principal of Change

DECEMBER 24, 2017

As we come to the end of 2017 and go into the new year, I am doing a bit of self-reflection on my own personal learning. I have put a focus on these three things, and they have made a particular difference to me: Focused on my health, both mentally and physically. I feel that in the last few years, I have ignored these things and it has caught up with me where I either do something now, or the damage caused will be irreversible.

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The Daring Librarian

DECEMBER 24, 2017

Tis the season to be grateful. A couple weeks ago the On Our Mind blog by Scholastic shared an article featuring 15 Librarians to Follow on Instagram. I was so thrilled and honored to have been included on this list of librarians. I shared it on Twitter, took a screenshot, made the graphic above for my Annual Report, & of course called my Mom & Dad!

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