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Blog Awareness Month: Support SLPs Shortlisted in 2011 Edublog Awards!

SpeechTechie

Though I was a little bummed a few deserving nominees didn''t make it in, it was excellent that the event actually acknowledged SLPs as a standout and active group in the effort that defines the whole purpose of the awards- to acknowledge educators who are sharing through social media and help educators find and follow this content.

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My Edublog Awards Nominations for 2011

SpeechTechie

The Edublog Awards were started about 7 years ago to counteract the trend of blocking social media in school districts and celebrate the educational power of these resources. Obviously social media has been transformative for me and my practice and I wanted to participate for that reason again this year.

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Adobe Spark: Easily create and share videos, images, and newsletters

iLearn Technology

Produce and share impressive videos for storytelling, projects, or to share to social media. If you have a class social media channel on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube- Adobe Spark is about to take it to the next level of awesomeness!

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The power of the #PLN: Paying it Forward

iLearn Technology

The network that educators have created through social media is seriously incredible! I’m often asked by non-educators how they can build such a supportive presence with social media.

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StackUp: track self-directed learning online

iLearn Technology

While I appreciate the time to connect with others through social media, I realized that I spend more time there than I probably need to. This can help them discover the things that they are most passionate about, and even help them discover where they waste time.

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Digital Badges: credentialing the things that make us fully human

iLearn Technology

It seamlessly integrates into social media and Open Badge compliance and has an Open Credit API. Students can earn badges in any order and through a variety of disciplines, making them very customizable to each student’s individual needs, strengths, and experience. APS issues badges using Credly.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Meanwhile on Campus… The New York Times on “How the Parkland Students Got So Good at Social Media ” – a really important corrective, I’d argue, to that “digital native” silliness. Via Chalkbeat : “ Indiana ’s new ILEARN test is expected to be shorter than ISTEP.”