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MA folks- My one-day workshop on Social Media and Personal Learning Networks

SpeechTechie

The first is on a topic close to my heart, Personal Learning Networks. The day will also include a component on using social media tools with students at varying levels. Bring your own laptop is preferred. This session will help you find information and lesson ideas, inspiring your work!

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The Scarlet Rating: How One ‘Improvement Required’ School Seeks a Turnaround

Edsurge

Brook Avenue Elementary School in Waco, Texas has been in the papers before, but not for shiny new laptops or flexible classrooms. However, school leaders Sarah Pedrotti and Jessica Torres are on a mission to flip the failure narrative and rebrand their school by motivating their teachers through personalized professional development.

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6 Super Geeky Tech Tips for the New School Year

The Daring Librarian

A trusted ed tech leader friend of mine told me "because of Dropbox I don't care if my laptop crashes." If you want to go deeper with LinkedIn discussions and groups, and build a personal learning network that connects with other educators, you can! Never vent about administrators or students via social media!

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Final Reflections From Denver And #ISTE10

The Web20Classroom

As I mentioned in my last post I got to head out to Colorado a few days early to spend some time with people I only knew from Twitter. There was a session lead by Jon Becker on whether or not we should use the term PLN (for Personal Learning Network). Two of them were laptop sessions and the other was a ballroom session.

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Classrooms Without Walls- Connect Your Classroom With The World.

MSEDTechie

My last post on 10 Powerful Media Tools Every Educator Show Be Using Yesterday was all about how educators need to create a Personal Learning Network, but our students need authentic audiences too. tools, such as Social Media. 1- The dog chewed my laptop. more 3) Create a classroom twitter account.-

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Looking Back At 2010 And Looking Forward To 2011.

The Web20Classroom

There was a lot of buzz about it every now and then on Twitter but I still don''t see it''s widespread adoption as a great storytelling tool and feedback tool. 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. How did I do? Need ideas?

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10 Technology Skills Every Educator Should Have

Educational Technology Guy

It''s also important to look at different ways of providing technology in schools, whether it is through computer labs, 1-1 laptops, or Bring Your Own Device (students bring own tech). Many educators are use social media for their personal life, but not enough are using it in their professional life.