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11 Tips for Engaging Parents

Teacher Reboot Camp

One of the best survival lessons I learned as a teacher was to engage parents. Get your copy of The 30 Goals for Teachers and Learning to Go. Have a VLE or LMS where students and parents can check grades, homework, see student work, be notified of important notices, and find important information. Twitter.com/NewMilfordHS.

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Offline Activities with Mobile Devices

Teacher Reboot Camp

“You can see an evident shift from formal curriculum-based learning to informal just-in-time learning, and this is just the beginning!” ~ Pooja Jaisingh. Even without an Internet connection students learn a lot with mobile devices, laptops, and other technologies. Get your copy of The 30 Goals for Teachers or Learning to Go.

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EdTech Acronyms Explained

EdTech4Beginners

BLearning – Blended Learning (using a range of multimedia and strategies). BYOL – Bring Your Own Learning. FL – Flipped Learning ( click here for my guide to flipping lessons ). GAFE – Google Apps For Education (include Google Docs, Google Sites etc). MLD – Mobile Learning Devices. Windows, Android).

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Inspire Learning Beyond Your Classroom Walls by Setting Up a Virtual Learning Community

Teacher Reboot Camp

More important than the learning that transpires in our classrooms is the learning we inspire beyond our classroom walls. One way to motivate students to continue using the knowledge acquired in our classes is to set up a virtual learning community. Free Virtual Learning Environments.

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7 ways to support learner-teacher interaction

Learning with 'e's

When I''m invited in to a Facebook group or Google Hangout, I tend to lurk until asked a direct question. 3) Your Managed Learning Environment (or VLE) - in whatever flavour your organisation has chosen - is a walled garden that allows conversations to be protected from outside eyes. Unported License.

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Collaborative & Creative Online Learning

Teacher Reboot Camp

It lets people be creative … productive … learn things they didn’t think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential.” Our students’ digital behavior influences our learning, language, rituals, values, routines, customs, and communication. If you are deciding on a VLE, consider the following.

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We need to rethink university IT Services

Mark Smithers

There is little room for experimenting with tools beyond the VLE. Users of Google Apps are not allowed to publish documents or use most of the Google App features available to the independent Google account holder. Furthermore, they have a pre-conceived idea of what a university is or does and refuse to learn.

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