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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. Bring your own laptop is preferred. This workshop will help you develop your Personal Learning Network (PLN) through social web tools that will open up a world of educational ideas to you and your colleagues.

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It's Elementary When it Comes to #EdTech

A Principal's Reflections

So I did what I have been doing for the past five years and that was submit a query to my Personal Learning Network (PLN) using Twitter and Google+. The teachers I was working with only had access to a laptop cart, thus apps that had to be downloaded on a device were not an option.

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Sharpest tools in the box

Learning with 'e's

Here are my 8 essential tools: 1) Twitter, because as I recently said in a YouTube video , it is immediate, social and personal. It connects me to my personal learning network (PLN) and is simple to use. 2) My laptops. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s. Unported License.

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New Posted Resources 01/12/2010

The Web20Classroom

The rest of my favorite links are here.'

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4 Benefits of iPad Use for Administrators and Educators

The 21st Century Principal

The other tools include my two laptops and my Android phone. I will say at this point: It is not a replacement for a laptop and don’t think that is the intention of its manufacturer. I will say at this point: It is not a replacement for a laptop and don’t think that is the intention of its manufacturer.

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Let's Get it Started!!! The Keys to Tech Savvy Teaching!

MSEDTechie

Link it to iPads, or laptops in your classroom to share documents, student work, or to create a classroom album. Subscribe to newsletters and online magazines like Edutopia , Edsurge , or Techlearning , or Edtech to have fresh technology integration ideas at your fingertips each week. Create a Dropbox account for your classroom.

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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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