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Torrey Trust

About Connected Educator Month | Connected Educators - 0 views

  • Online communities and learning networks are helping hundreds of thousands of educators learn, reducing isolation and providing “just in time” access to knowledge and opportunities for collaboration. However, many educators are not yet participating and others aren’t realizing the full benefits. In many cases, schools, districts, and states also are not recognizing and rewarding this essential professional learning. For these reasons, the U.S. Department of Education’s Connected Educators initiative is launching Connected Educator Month in August 2012. Throughout August, there will be coordinated opportunities to participate in events and activities in dozens of online locations to develop skills and enhance one’s personal learning network.
  • An intensive, two-day online conference on transforming teaching and learning—featuring senior Department of Education officials and education thought leaders—will kick off the month. Plans are under way for opportunities such as: Month-long forums on key topics, such as personalizing learning and the future of the teaching profession, which will be moderated by noted education leaders and consist of online discussions, interviews, webinars, chats, and more. Guided tours and real-time community open houses, which will connect educators with communities, answering questions such as: Who can help me solve challenges I’m facing in my classroom and how do I best connect with them? How can I help change my profession for the better? Contests for addressing community challenges, developing innovative ideas, and creating compelling video demonstrations. Inauguration of a new series of open badges for connected educators as well as online communities. All events and activities will be archived and synthesized into multimedia “proceedings” that will serve as a permanent resource to educators and community sponsors.
Torrey Trust

For 'Connected Educator Month,' Tips From 33 Educators We Admire - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • The U.S. Department of Education has declared August Connected Educator Month, and since we’d be nothing without the teachers we’ve connected with over the years, we’re enthusiastically on board.To celebrate, we asked every educator who has written a guest post for us, been featured in a Reader Idea, or collaborated on one of our features to answer two simple questions:What is one important thing you’ve learned from someone in your Personal Learning Network (P.L.N.), however you define that network?What one person, group or organization would you recommend every educator add to his or her P.L.N.?Reading their responses, below, is a crash course in how to be a “connected educator.” By our count, together they’ve recommended more than 100 people, organizations, sites and other resources you can learn from right now, as well as shared insights on how to learn from them.
Torrey Trust

The Top 50 Education Twitter Chats (And How To Use Them) | Edudemic - 2 views

  • Twitter chats are a great resource for learning and networking, allowing academics from all over the world to come together on a regular basis to talk about what’s important in education. They’re also ideal for gaining authority and visibility in your field. Better yet, they’re happening all the time. Check out our list to find 50 of the best Twitter chats in academia (shared in no particular ranking), offering a great way to get connected and stay informed in the world of education. These are our picks for excellent education chats on Twitter.
Kenneth Westgate

Technology without Literacy - A Missed Teaching Opportunity - iKeepSafe - 2 views

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    This past June, I attended the ISTE (International Society of Technology Education) conference in San Diego. The annual conference brings over 20,000 folks including educators, administrators, and academics. My purpose for attending, besides catching up on the newest technologies, was to also make a presentation on connecting media literacy education to digital technologies.
Torrey Trust

Educational Leadership:Schools, Families, Communities:Twitter: Not Just About Ham Sandw... - 2 views

  • Twitter can be an effective and easy way to provide real-time information to any interested member of your community with Internet access. You've connected. And believe it or not, that connection can help you build credibility with your community.
  • Whoa! Wait! We hear your protests. My community is not wired, you say. Not all my parents speak English. I don't have time. I've already sent out the newsletter—and that has all the news. Although it may be true that not everyone in your community has Internet access, you might be surprised at how much access your community has. Take a look at what the Pew Foundation has found out about Americans and technology today
  • This may sound silly, but there's an art to Twitter. Creating a useful message of 140 characters, spaces included, takes practice. Your long-term success on Twitter is closely tied to the quality of your tweets. The more specific your tweet is and the more it is tailored to a particular audience, the more compelling it will be.
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    Great resource shared by Tammy
Torrey Trust

Gooru - 0 views

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    Gooru is a search engine for learning. Gooru is developed by a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the mission to honor the human right to education. Harness the power of the web by organising free, online education resources into collections. Education search engine (type in photosynthesis and you get videos, websites, quizzes, activities, and more links).
Torrey Trust

Cybraryman Internet Catalogue - 0 views

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    Cybrary Man's Educational Web Sites The internet catalogue for students, teachers, administrators & parents. Over 20,000 relevant links personally selected by an educator/author with over 30 years of experience.
tanya alvarez

10 Useful iPad Resources for Educators - SimpleK12 - 0 views

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      I love FREE Apps
Janet Hughes

Special Education Curriculum | Activity Exchange - 0 views

shared by Janet Hughes on 28 Jul 13 - Cached
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    Classroom Suite and Activity Exchange offer educators, therapists, and others access to hundreds of pre-made activities for immediate use with IntelliTools Classroom Suite. Use this time-saving resource to find and share activities specifically made for Classroom Suite, many including accompanying overlays for IntelliKeys and other AAC devices.
Torrey Trust

Twitter HOTS & Establishing a Twitter Routine in the Classroom | Langwitches ... - 0 views

  • While many of his 25 ways to use Twitter in the classroom in the Talk and Produce section are geared towards Middle and High School, I believe that all the “Watch” examples are stepping stones for our younger students who are tweeting as a class.  In the “Talk” and “Produce” sections, I can also see ways that the examples can be tweaked and adapted for elementary grades.
Torrey Trust

K-12 Tech Tools © - home - 0 views

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    Over 2,500 free online learning resources for K-12 students categorized by subject, grade level, and standards.
Dynnelle Fields

The KYVL for Kids Research Portal - 0 views

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    I like the research tutorial on this website, taking you through the steps on how to do research. This site was created through the joint efforts of the Kentucky Virtual Library Kids and Teachers Workgroup, with design and animation by Shere Chamness REALART. Additional assistance from Cicily Waneck (education), Caterina Cone (illustration), Rene Riley (text editing). True or bogus section designed by Rene Rowland.
Torrey Trust

Learning 2.0 Conference Aug 20-24th (free & online!) | Digital Learning Environments - 0 views

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    I will be presenting at this conference: Crowdsourcing Knowledge Through Social Media on Tues, Aug 21 at 4pm PST - come watch!
katey2au

classroom seating plan challenges - 2 views

http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2012/06/27/tln_merz.html?tkn=QRXDqqRwNNVZRsVYduov4siaUjxvKstlpCo5&intc=es i modified these to teach concepts in class - electrical symbols, definitions etc... fin...

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started by katey2au on 24 Aug 12 no follow-up yet
Gary Johnston

Siemens Foundation - Home - 0 views

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    International Competition on Science Education
Nancy Miller

7 Skills students need for their future - YouTube - 1 views

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    This is an excellent video about the 7 skills innovators need today.  I recently read a book by Tony Wagner called Creating Innovators which was excellent!
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