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How Instructors Are Adapting to a Rise in Student Disengagement

Edsurge

In our first installment of this podcast series last month, I shared the scene from a digital media course where I saw students watching sports highlights on YouTube during a lecture, shopping for beds on Facebook marketplace and playing video games on their iPhones as the professor did his thing on stage. I'll skip that class.

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Reform is Happening

A Principal's Reflections

I learned at TSETC that Adam runs a 100% free website called eduTecher that reviews and catalogs over 1,100 free web tools as well as offering short videos explaining how to use them in the classroom. In the near future he will have free iPhone and Droid apps. Listen to my entire session on Leading With Social Media here.

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6 Super Geeky Tech Tips for the New School Year

The Daring Librarian

Resources Dropbox Like It’s Hot Dropbox for Teachers The Best Online Cloud Storage Solutions for your iPad & iPhone Dropbox In The Classroom: 4 Great Uses 2. If you want to go deeper with LinkedIn discussions and groups, and build a personal learning network that connects with other educators, you can! No fear of crashing.

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Output or compliance?

The Principal of Change

My iPhone is a computer, and it’s natural to take notes on it. So before we resumed the meeting, I told him that I had been taking notes on my phone, and not using it to text or check Twitter or any other social media. I’m a digital native. My friends and I have only known a world where phones are smart.

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Looking Back At 2010 And Looking Forward To 2011.

The Web20Classroom

Here is an example I use a lot where I asked people to give me their thoughts on what a PLN (Personal Learning Network) means to them. They are moving more and more into the mobile market and now you can do video calls on the iPhone. So if Ning is gone where can you turn to introduce social networking to your students?

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Testing Giving You The Blues? Get Creative with EdTech Formative Assessments

MSEDTechie

20 years ago we never would have imagined that the position as a Social Media Manager would be an actual job, and just about every company or organization would need to have someone manage their social media accounts. Let’s help students celebrate learning with formative assessments that are fun, flexible and informative.

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7 Simple Steps for a Digital Detox

The Daring Librarian

I did a very unscientific Twitter poll (click or see below), and I asked my Education Personal Learning Network (PLN) friends if they sleep with their phones and was surprised by the many responses. I keep my iPhone bedside, face down, with Do Not Disturb scheduled from 9pm to 6am, Night Shift activated. Follow Less.