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Katlin Tucker, a dynamic high school teacher presents her approach-pedagogy-instructional strategies to transform teaching and learning. She demonstrates ways she helps engage students and grow skills in several areas, including communication, comprehension & critique, collaboration, content knowledge, etc. A couple of her main tools include Collaborize Classroom and Google Docs. 

Richard Byrne shares five skills that will really benefit teachers who use or want to use Google Drive. Google Drive takes some getting used to, but provides some great flexibility you will not get in a server based environment, in my opinion.

The fear of failure keeps us from moving forward in an age of rapid change. This quote below summarizes some of the feelings teachers have as they face this change: "As I read this morning's daily post from Seth Godin's blog,  the concerns of people who are anxious about the transition we will be undertaking as we move to becoming a 1:1 school are forefront in my mind.  One of the biggest fears I hear from some people is that they are concerned about losing control control due to the fact that they will not know how to best utilize all of the tools that they will have at their disposal.  They are afraid that their students may know more than they do in regards to using the new tools that they will be trying to implement." 

To help students with Fair Use and Copyright, Richard Byrne shares some sites that students and teachers can use in podcasts, videos, and other digital presentations.

"Mr. Robb's Math is a YouTube channel containing 555 videos produced by high school mathematics teacher Bradley Robb. Mr. Robb's videos explain and demonstrate solving problems in Algebra I, Algebra II, and Calculus. Most of the videos are recorded while Mr. Robb is teaching. You can find the videos on the Mr. Robb's Math YouTube channel or visit Mr. Robb's website WowMath to find the videos organized in sequence with accompanying screenshots."

Kyle Pace gives some good instructions and considerations for YouTube settings you should be aware of as a student/teacher.

Kathy Cassidy, first grade teacher, received a challenging comment on her blog, regarding her classroom blog and protecting her students. She shares masterfully, and with kindness, to the comment. Want a rationale for classroom blogging? Find some of that in her reply.

Richard Byrne: Free Technology for Teachers

A wide variety of curriculum ideas shared by a large number of teachers available to review here.

Julie Greller is an educational media specialist in a New Jersey junior-senior high school. Recommended by Richard Byrne, of Free Technology for Teachers, it to be a well organized resource that all K-12 educators could benefit from. Julie has organized her site into three sections, one each for elementary, middle, and high school. Within each section are dozens of subsections for all manner of topics taught in public schools.

"How is it now that so many adults are reduced to tears when confronted by an unfamiliar technology?" One answer is that, "We have learned to become helpless; most likely by playing the traditional game of 'school'." Our evaluations through PD surveys, conversations, and focus groups indicate that teachers feel they don't use technology because they don't have enough training. Tom Whitby advises educators hesitant to use the modern tools of today, to stop relying on others and take ownership of their learning and suggests this can be done through developing a personal learning network.

Richard Byrne, experienced teacher blogger, discusses three reasons to use blogs in the classroom. I think they are a good synopsis as you think about it.

A teacher talks about their experience using websites and wikis in the classroom. Great post.

Using Vygotsky's theory of the Zone of Proximal Development and scaffolding, one district moved their Prof. Development plan toward a more differentiated model. Read the article, "Individualized Technology Goals for Teachers" for a detailed explanation of it's evolution and practice. http://goo.gl/BJfZIQ

Using Vygotsky's theory of the Zone of Proximal Development and scaffolding, one district moved their Prof. Development plan toward a more differentiated model. Read the article, "Individualized Technology Goals for Teachers" for a detailed explanation of it's evolution and practice. http://goo.gl/BJfZIQ

"I've been teaching students how to write for 12 years, but this week I had a realization that made me question the purpose of writing in school." Catlin Tucker brings up some important points to consider in the writing process and her own process as a teacher.

Thought about using a Learning Management System for a more interactive learning experience with your students? In this session participants will get an overview of how the combination of Google Apps for Education and Haiku Learning Management System (LMS) can transform the classroom experience for students and teachers.  Presented by teacehrs Kevin Brookhauser and Chris Craft

Evernote - the secret weapon for managing all kind of things. These videos helped me to take my use of Evernote to the next level. Whether you are a teacher, admin., student, or businessman, Evernote has something for you.

Fantastic resource that not only provides resources for teachers and students, but allows for CURATION & customized collections. This could be a great way to have students learn CURATION skills - an important digital literacy. Google Apps integration. 

Several Twitter users speak to why Twitter is an important tool for them and how it can be for you, as well. Some sharing have been in education for over 30 years, so it's not just for younger teachers. Join in and learn and share your learning with others.

39 Instructional videos on K-8 pathways to the CC Standards. What do you think of the approach these teachers are taking? How can they help you in your transition to the CCore? Some practices here are applicable to high school, as well.