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Twelve Essentials for Technology Integration My school is going to a 1:1 environment with netbooks next year. I'm one of the people that teachers will be coming to for help when the netbooks are distributed next. Therefore, I've been trying to compile a

Always On Teaching, Learning, and Living with laptops both in and out of the classroom. Whether you're a teacher just starting out with mobile laptop carts or working in a 1:1 environment, find the tips and techniques you need to succeed when learning goes 24/7. Join Katie Morrow and Michelle Bourgeois as they share ideas and resources for teaching and learning with laptops.

Came across this nugget of awesome today: "To link your Google Docs to your Edmodo Library : 1. Log in to your Edmodo account. 2. Select the Library option from the top navigation panel. 3. Select the Google Docs link on the left panel. 4. Select the "Connect with Google Docs" button and you will be prompted to sign in to your Google Docs account. 5. Select the "allow access" button when prompted about Edmodo permission to access your Google Docs. All your Google Docs will then sync with your Edmodo Library. This will allow you to share documents with your Edmodo groups and students can easily turn-in assignments completed via Google Docs."

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Course #1 Information Literacy and Ourselves as Learners Jan. 19 - March 2, 2009 Instructors: Kim Cofino & Jeff Utecht Course #2 21st Century Literacy Ideas, Questions, and Issues

Guiding Principles for New Teachers 1 I recently began teaching two new "methods" classes for preservice educators after a teacher-education hiatus of about a decade. While creating my syllabi, I decided to express some of the principles that I believe

Math Worksheets Math Worksheets School Clip Art School Clip Art Word Search Puzzles Word Searches Crossword Puzzles Crosswords Number Fill-In Puzzles 1-2-3 Fill-Ins

2009-07-08 Google Workshop for Administrators @ PYLUSD July 8, 2009 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM (w/1 hour lunch break) Placentia - Yorba Linda Unified School District 1301 Orangethorpe Placentia, CA 92870

Additionally, this training academy is a wonderful way to recognize innovative teachers for their contributions to the field of education and technology. By providing this intensive 1-day training, Google is not only recognizing teachers for their positive achievements in the field of educational technology, they are enhancing the learning experience for students as well.

ipadio allows you to broadcast from any phone to the Internet live. Phone blog, collect audio data, record and update the world, or simply let your mates know what you're doing - ipadio is integrated with Social Media & Blogging platforms. (pat pend GB0820862.1)

Tip #1: Your assignment should match your course goals/objectives. Don't "do" writing just to say you've done it. Make sure it's going to help you with your bigger objectives in the course. Tip #2: You don't need to be an expert yourself. No one expects you to be a grammarian. (In fact, plenty of English teachers are stumped by our language at times.) If you need an expert, see tip #6, but really, just concentrate on what you need from the paper. Give kids guidelines for the format, but don't make it your primary focus.

Spruce up your surveys: 70 colorful themes Thursday, April 30, 2009 1:50 PM We've just launched 70 themes for forms so you can add a little (or a lot of) color to your surveys and questionnaires. Some themes are basic colors schemes (like Blue, Espresso

1. Request an educator's upgrade for Diigo; this will allow you to create private student groups that cannot be found by public search engines 2. Use Diigo to invite students to join the group; follow up with emails as necessary 3. Refer students to online videos on social bookmarking, to make sure that students understand what social bookmarking involves. 4. Seed the group with some example texts, including comments and annotations, so that students understand your expectations. 5. Ask students to practice, to find out what issues they might have. 6. Give feedback on early attempts, to reassure students they are on the right tracks.