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Happy 9th birthday! (a few thoughts on blogging and online learning)

Dangerously Irrelevant

Over the past nine years I’ve learned some things about blogging specifically and about social media generally. The growth of different writing and sharing outlets (Facebook, Twitter, Medium, tumblr, YouTube, etc.), A few of us continue to write and, of course, new voices have joined us. And left us. What’s important.

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How Twitter Can Power Your Professional Learning

EdTech Magazine

By Matt Renwick Overloaded with Twitter? Stem your tweet flow with advice from Principal Matt Renwick.

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AR/VR in K–12: Schools Use Immersive Technology for Assistive Learning

EdTech Magazine

Technology helps educators give each student the attention he or she needs, through tools such as online learning modules, personal tablets and, now, virtual and augmented reality. . Additionally, attention spans of children born in the age of digital technology are decreasing rapidly. by Eli Zimmerman.

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25 Social Networks/Media Sites for Education

Technology Tidbits

Edmodo - One of the most popular social media sites/communities around that educators are using to connect find resources and connect w/ peers, students, parents, and more in a safe educational environment. EducatorsCONNECT - A nice social network for educators to share resources, teaching practices, for friendships, and more.

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. As we think about our work in the past 2019-20 school year, we should reflect on the online learning that had occurred for those of us fortunate enough to have the necessary technology—both at our schools and in our students’ homes.

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Tonight - A True History of the MOOC

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

You can follow him on twitter at [link] or follow his thoughts at [link] Dr. Alec Couros is a Professor of educational technology and media at the Faculty of Education, University of Regina. For me MOOCs are an ideal way for organizing expert knowledge exchange, community strengthening and train-the-trainer options.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

But Posterous, if you’ll recall, was acquired by Twitter in 2012 and shut down one year later. Think the private school startup Bridge International Academies that operates in Africa, for example, which Peg Tyre documented so devastatingly in The New York Times Magazine this summer.). They’re amazing.