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7 Ways to Close the Access Gap

Tom Murray

Community Partnerships is one of the gears of the Future Ready Framework and the 7th Key of Learning Transformed , indicates that “Community collaboration and engagement must be woven into the fabric of a school’s culture.” Leverage Apps Such As Facebook. Create Community Wifi Maps.

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A Wake Up Call For School Leaders

A Principal's Reflections

Begin to strategically utilize an array of free social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook to communicate important information (student honors, staff accomplishments, meetings, emergency information) to stakeholders in real-time. Consistency aligned with intent is key.

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Events + News - Future Ready June 24 - Global Ed Day at ISTE - Library 2.015 Proposals - NMC This Week

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Learning Revolution Events Future Ready Schools: 2015 School Leadership Summit , June 24th Each year TICAL holds an annual School Leadership Summit. Department of Education's Future Ready Pledge. Future Ready Schools: 2015 School Leadership Summit will be held online using Google Hangouts on Air.

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Use Your iPad to create Digital Portfolios with your K-3rd Graders with Seesaw | @SeesawEDU

TeacherCast

Previously Carl led product teams for Google (where he built Google Calendar) and Facebook (where he led the mobile product team). Zack Linson works with East Noble School Corporation in NE Indiana, which has been recognized by the Department of Education as a Future Ready district, 1 of 100 in the country.

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3 Techniques for Promoting Resilience in Adult Digital Literacy

Digital Promise

adults have some type of mobile device. If this is true, then why do we invest so heavily in educational learning software—which arguably has yet to become truly mobile friendly—as the vehicle by which we “incorporate” technology in adult education? The Future is Now. These data tend to be confirmed by adult educators.

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Are You Prepared For The Future Of Social Learning?

TeachThought - Learn better.

The challenge becomes how to ingrain the knowledge of the teacher, their skills and efficacy in explanation into the almost infinite expanse of knowledge that students get through shared Facebook posts, Twitter links, YouTube videos, Quora threads, or any number of constantly emerging and growing online resources.

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

NeverEndingSearch

Facebook Argument : Students consider the relative strength of evidence that two users present in a Facebook exchange. News on Facebook : Students identify the blue checkmark that distinguishes a verified Facebook account from a fake one.