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"Most educators who learn to use Twitter effectively say they learn more from their personal learning network (PLN) on Twitter than they've achieved from any other forms of professional development or personal learning. Unfortunately educators often dismiss Twitter, or fail to see the value of Twitter, when they're first introduced to Twitter. Our aim of this post is to provide all the information you need to learn how to use Twitter effectively as an educator. We regularly update this post with new information. This post was last updated Oct, 2013"

"A school- or district-wide digital learning strategy provides a paddle to help steer your organization toward its learning and teaching goals. It's the shared vision educators rally around to guide effective technology implementation. In Wisconsin, award-winning ed tech advocate Kurt Kiefer helped develop a statewide digital learning strategic plan that serves as a blueprint for schools as they transition toward digital age instructional models."

"The Fred Rogers Center Early Learning Environment (Ele) is an innovative online space where early educators, families, and others who care for young children can come together in a safe environment to find and share digital resources that support early learning and development in children from birth to age 5. By focusing on Early Literacy and Digital Media Literacy, the information, media-based activities, and social networking opportunities within Ele are intended to advance learning, healthy child development, and school success. "

"In this excellent 3 part article series, Principal David Mahaley shares lessons learned from the 1:1 iPad program that he has overseen in his role as Principle of The Franklin Academy. David has written several excellent articles for EmergingEdTech, and is the author of the eBook Teaching and Sharing with the iPad: Instructor Quick Guide. I am delighted to publish this series of posts in which he shares the perspective of the Administrator, the Teacher, and the Student, after nearly 3 years of experience with integrating the iPad into the Academy's curricula. "

This is a great read if you have 1:1 iPad schools in your area. Some really good advice here.

Math is the only subject I know to which people attach the word "phobia." Luckily the internet has a wide variety of sites to help students, parents and even teachers with the learning and teaching of math. Here are nine websites that are helping to make math less frightening for all.

Student Acceptable Use Agreement - Consent Forms and Templates - Learning On Line - Department of Education and Early Childhood Development

Student Acceptable Use Agreement - Consent Forms and Templates - Learning On Line - Department of Education and Early Childhood Development

Metta build learning stories, documentaries, summaries and more. Create quick movies- just upload your own material. http://t.co/L1xBqDjkcW

Metta build learning stories, documentaries, summaries and more. Create quick movies- just upload your own material. http://t.co/L1xBqDjkcW

"Supporting states and school districts in successful digital learning implementation"

The mission of CodeClubWorld.org is to give every child in the world the chance to learn to code by providing project materials and a volunteering framework that supports the running of after-school coding clubs.

"Welcome. Graphite is a free service from Common Sense Media. Find the best apps, games, websites, and digital curricula rated for learning."

" While widespread use of digital learning games and game-based strategies is relatively new, 8 principles of productive gamification are emerging."

"The Educator Innovator Educator Innovator provides an online "meet up" for educators who are re-imagining learning. Educator Innovator is both a blog and a growing community of educators, partners, and supporters. If we want to educate a generation of young people to be innovators - to create, build, design, and use their talents to improve their world - we need to value the creative capacity in the mentors and teachers who support them."

Lifesaver-online video game to help you learn CPR through "choose your own adventure" game genre.https://t.co/m2MuP4AHp8