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25 Ways Google Can Help You Become A Better Teacher
While Apple products (*cough* iPad *cough*) are known for their integration in classrooms, Google’s offerings give up little here.
In fact, the sheer diversity of Google products might make them a more natural fit in the classroom in lieu of the iPad’s gravity. Below we’ve listed 25 ways teachers can get started using Google in the classroom.
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March 18, 11:50 AM
We often think of ice breakers at the beginning of a school year or at the introduction of a new course. These could be used through out the year. Delete the scoop?
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In order to implement modern technology in your classroom, you better know about the important skills modern teachers must have in order to succeed. Via EDTC@UTB
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MOre things to think about .. but we cannot avoid learning to understand and use the tools that are out there. 
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March 14, 10:08 AM
From the text: "So that’s why I’d encourage you, the modern teacher, to tackle each modern method one at a time."
The 10 Skills:
1) Build your PLN (Personal Learning Network) 2) Establish Real Relationships 3) Understand Where Technology Fits in Education 4) Know How To Finde Useful Resources 5) Manage Your Online Reputation 6) Know How To Correctly Blog 7) Slow Down! 8) Make Social Media Work for You 9) Don't Be Afraid Of Failing 10) Know When To Disconnect 
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This is the bricolage or blend on the edges of new and old so to speak. We cannot teach and learn without authentic relationships which reach out to others. What do we do to accomplish this? 
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1 Build Your PLN (personal learning network)
2 Establish Real Relationships
3 Understand Where Technology Fits In Education
5 Manage Your Online Reputation
6 Know How To Correctly Blog
7 Slow Down
8 Make Social Media Work For You
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kindergarten teacher Joyful Learning In Kc is using Pinterest, an online pinboard to collect and share what inspires you. Via Dennis T OConnor
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'Essential questions' are all too often lower order. And not that essential.
When we're working with schools on our Design Thinking School programme, one of the easiest ways to explain what we're looking for in the way a project is set, is whether the statement or questions being asked can be Googled easily: is this a Googleable or Not Googleable topic? Via Dennis T OConnor, Carey Leahy, Anu Ojaranta, Elizabeth Hutchinson
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Getting kids to think about questoins...and how/what to ask is vital at every level 
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I agree.. his work and videos are at www.shodor.org
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I agree.. his work and videos are at www.shodor.org
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In Professional Learning in the Digital Age: The Educator's Guide to User-Generated Learning, Kristen Swanson shows educators how to enhance their pro... Via Robin Good
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good that curating in a community is helping all of us so much....
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Building a digital footprint is an issue I believe doesn’t garner enough attention in our personal and professional lives. Via Elizabeth Hutchinson
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Talking to kids about creating their positive presence on the web is important. It's not only what they post, but what they don't post that is important, especialy as they get to high school. Have them create an e-folio and know what is needed to keep their digital image clear and positibe. Delete the scoop?
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By Ashley Prophet Summary by the Accomplished Teacher
"While teachers and students can be hesitant to integrate debate into the writing process, Ashley Prophet, a graduate student, suggests a nontraditional approach that could alleviate fears over tedious debates and rowdy students. Prophet suggests a five-step process in which students seek critical reviews from their friends, adopt an approach in which students prosecute and defend their sentences, and finally use technology to publish their work." Via Jim Lerman, Dennis T OConnor 
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QuadBlogging is a leg up to an audience for your class/school blog. Over the last 12 months 100,000 pupils have been involved in QuadBlogging from 3000 classes in 40 countries.
A Blog needs an audience to keep it alive for your learners. Too often blogs wither away leaving the learners frustrated and bored. Quadblogging gives your blog a truly authentic and global audience that will visit your blog, leave comments and return on a cycle. Via Dennis T OConnor Delete the scoop?
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How to set up a blog in your classroom....
Many teachers have started to experiment with blogs. For some, a blog is an electronic notebook -- one students can't lose (or claim the dog ate). For others, it's a forum where a class discussion can unfold 24/7. Either way, blogging can be a powerful educational tool. Suggestions for setting up a classroom blog follow. (Keep in mind that these ideas assume student access to computers and the Internet.) Via Dennis T OConnor 
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Teaching how to use the internet effectively makes so much more sense than pretending it doesn't exist. Delete the scoop?
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Hybrid Pedagogy is an academic and networked journal of teaching and technology that combines the strands of critical and digital pedagogy to arrive at the best social and civil uses of technology and digital media in education.
Learning has never been restricted to a single classroom and time of day. Hybrid classrooms may very well be the solution of the future...
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Digital badges appear to becoming the next, "new" thing in education. What follows is a description of digital badges as described by Digital Media and Learning: A digital badge is an online record...
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A list of the top 101 websites for English & Language Arts (ELA) chosen by real teachers from prominent LinkedIn groups.
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25 Ways Google Can Help You Become A Better Teacher
While Apple products (*cough* iPad *cough*) are known for their integration in classrooms, Google’s offerings give up little here.
In fact, the sheer diversity of Google products might make them a more natural fit in the classroom in lieu of the iPad’s gravity. Below we’ve listed 25 ways teachers can get started using Google in the classroom.
Let us know on our Google+ page if we’ve missed anything.
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Education is no longer about pencils and schoolbooks but iPads and internet connections, a new infographic charting the evolution of the use of technology in education shows.
As was rightly commented in the post, while the educational technology has changed and evolved, the practice thereof has not, at least progressed likewise, That should now be the focus - the learning design and gteaching practice, rather than solely the technology.
How true I have a three year old son who is almost as good on the computer as I am. He can pick the sites he wants from a picture and use the mouse and the pad on my lap top. It is amazing. I'm glad as things change so should the way we educate.
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Students can use this tool to learn about the elements of the hero's journey, analyze a text that follows the hero's journey pattern, or start creating a hero story of their own.
I've found that Joe Campell's work really appeals to young writers, especially once they learn of the StarWars connection.
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Complementing academics with library work Deccan Herald It has been demonstrated that when libraries and teachers work together, students achieve higher levels of literacy, reading, writing, problem solving and also information and communication...
We know this, but it bears repeating. School libraries and librarians are vital to our children's success -
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It been a while since we've posted any content on using Twitter in the academic context, so this submission from Leslie Anglesey is welcomed. These suggestions
If you can't beat em, join em. If you're not using twitter- here are some great ideas for incorporating it for your students
Great ideas for engaging students with social media!
I presented at CATS Conference on the use of social media in the academic context. These are questions of our time that we collectively devising an answer to it.
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Simple guidance , but ones that will make a difference.
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As you would expect; great resources from the National Writing project.
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A few months ago Educational Technology and Mobile Learning posted a detailed guide on how Teachers can Use Blogging in Education. We are glad this post has received a wide interaction from...
Una guía e itinerario para usar el blog en el aula como medio de expresión en textos multimodales con todas las inteligencias; reflexión, compromiso ciudadano, impacto social.
Desde mi experiencia, lo que vale de veras es que el blog sea colaborativo y que se consiga el objetivo estrella: que los aprendices sean los protagonistas. El blog sirve para darle la vuelta a la clase y articular los nuevos roles del aprendizaje: docentes, procuradores de contenidos, (re)creadores.
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Ever thought of using a blog to enhance your classroom? Here are 15 examples that come out of just ONE of the 100's of digital teacher workbooks inside of our Teacher Learning Community.
My own classes just started their own Book Blog on Kidblog. I'm inviting students to create blogs too: so far, ideas range from Favorite Passages, Riddle/Brainteasers, Science & Math Breakthroughs... We JUST got started!
Here's it is: http://kidblog.org/MsFranksClass-4/
We JUST started a Book Blog in my classes. We're using Kidblog, so all students can start their own blog, if they want to. I have invited students to start their own blogs, and some ideas include: Favorite Passages, Riddles/Brainteasers, Science & Math Breakthroughs.
We JUST started, but here it is: http://kidblog.org/MsFranksClass-4/
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Great examples of how students can share information with technology.
Glog is a fun tool for classroom teachers...and students.. Here are some great examples to inspire you.
Great way to find Glogs you can use in the classroom. Glogs are interactive posters that are a fun way for students to present what they are learning.
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