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How do you work to build relationships and make sure students feel connected?

"Present on desktop & mobile and projector screens at the same time." Accepts Word, PowerPoint, or PDF files. Share live to any device, anywhere with a short link. Even use with a Google Hangout!

"This wiki was created to easily help educators find other educators on Twitter that have the same interests as them (that teach in the same content area). Check out the list of educators on the pages linked below and add your Twitter name to the appropriate list too. "

5th grade share their study unit about Christopher Columbus. They are taking learning beyond the textbook by creating surveys that solicit global perspectives, conduct Skype interviews with other countries, as well as collaboratively script and record this newscast to share their learning.

"This page is being built not only to generate content about social networking for teachers, but also as a demonstration of the effects of social networking, as the process of building out this page will be captured and produced as a video."

"The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) illustrates how teachers can use technology to enhance learning for K-12 students. The TIM incorporates five interdependent characteristics of meaningful learning environments: active, constructive, goal directed (i.e., reflective), authentic, and collaborative (Jonassen, Howland, Moore, & Marra, 2003). The TIM associates five levels of technology integration (i.e., entry, adoption, adaptation, infusion, and transformation) with each of the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments. Together, the five levels of technology integration and the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments create a matrix of 25 cells as illustrated below. "

"Are the nuns ahead of you? Contributing to Powerful Learning Practice's "Voices from the Learning Revolution" feature, Sister Geralyn Schmidt, wide area network coordinator for the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pa., explains how the diocese's recent integration of Web 2.0 technology into instruction is helping teachers enhance essential skills and further the schools' educational mission of outreach and discovery. "

"This Wiki will house information related to the iPad Pilot Project sponsored by the Department of Educational Technology in the School District of Palm Beach County."

iBook with ideas for primary students to share student learning with an iPad

"Visuals are mentally processed 60,000 times faster than text. That's one reason why Haiku Decks are so visual -  so your content is easily understood and remembered. Here are a few quick pointers for effective visual communication, and a fun two-minute challenge for you to try."

"Your presentations are part of your personal brand - and you're not boring, right? Here's how to make your presentation yours by using your own images and playing with themes, which are basically stylish packages of fonts, color palettes, and image filters - like presentation templates, only better."

"Using most presentation apps can be like planning a wedding or an international getaway: all the choices can easily become overwhelming and gobble up your time. That's why we give you just enough options to make your slides look great - effortlessly and quickly. Here are some quick pointers on presentation formats - and a fun two-minute challenge:"

"You might remember from last time that packing slides full of text is a no-go. Guess what? This applies to data, too. Thankfully, Haiku Deck makes showing the story behind your numbers way easier than those pesky word problems in math class. Here are some quick pointers for presenting data effectively, plus a fun two-minute challenge:"

Thanks to Sue Sheffer for sharing!

"Choose a project from the tabs or boxes. Each part has resources and tutorials to create something in the library (and at home, too)!"

The mission of the Character Lab is to advance the science and practice of character development.