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"In my last post, I introduced some of my basic ideas about integrating technology into Writer's Workshop. Now, my goal is to hash out some of my thinking about where different kinds of publishing or products lie within the SAMR framework."

"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.

"Since Google made the "On Air" option public for Hangout users, people have started doing interviews, shows and concerts using Hangouts, and then publishing them to YouTube for viewing later. It's the perfect mix of live-viewing and time-shifted enjoyment. Today, Matthew Leske of Google shared some information about a new app called "Cameraman" for Hangouts, that gives you control of which guests show up for your viewers. As you might know, one of the great features of Hangouts is that the focus shifts to whomever is talking at any given moment. Sometimes people talk too much, and that's where something like this is helpful."

"A Teacher's Guide to Backchannels and Informal Assessment is open to the first 25 people that register. I cannot open more seats because I have only licensed 25 seats through GoToTraining. Please only register if you know that you can attend the live session. The webinar will be recorded and published here on Free Technology for Teachers for those who cannot attend the live session. Click here to register for the webinar."