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Google Maps tips for life Learn tips and tricks to save time, look smart, and manage your travels efficiently. Start with the tips that are right for you, based on what type of expert you'd like to become.

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.

Using Twitter is a brilliant way for teachers to connect to their students, classroom parents, and the global community. If you are a teacher, you can use Twitter in a variety of ways, from staying updated on new trends in education to encouraging idea sharing in the classroom. The following list of tips can help you get the most out of your Twitter experience.

Comics in the Classroom: 100 Tips, Tools, and Resources for Teachers Gone are the days of children sneaking comics past diligent parents and teachers watching out for sub-par literature. The comics of today not only have plenty to offer, they are gaining

Lessons Learned: Tips for New Technology Facilitators

Great stuff coming from +George Siemens in this slide deck. Paid particular attention to slide 40 "Reed's Law." I personally  and us as a team have been looking at different change models. I had not thought about the tipping point in relation to what we're doing with edmodo and getting enough users to hit that point where the sub groups have teeth and the hill from which I've been dancing alone becomes filled with other crazy hill dancer people. :) h/t +Derek Sivers 

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Join us each week for practical tips and information on how to use Microsoft products and technologies in the classroom. Each webcast lasts 40 to 45 minutes, includes a presentation and a demo, and is followed by a live Q&A session.

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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.

BackChannel and ChatEdit Chatzy TinyChat Today's Meet Gabbly CoveritLive Six Tips to Enhance Your Next Meeting (Steve Hargadon) UStream LiveStream Pal Bee FreeConferenceCall.com WiZiQ (virtual classroom and quizzes) For more check the microblogging page