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Google is setting up to cover the Olympics. It looks like a lot of effort will be put into using Google Maps and street view cameras.

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http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/sat.html A general handbook for those new to instructional design or needing to refresh on a topic.

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Although I do read a lot about technology, my work in EdTech and with technology in general has a mythic quality. Very often, I write about superheroes in my blog posts and try to relate them to te...

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started by Buffy Naillon on 26 Aug 16 no follow-up yet

http://tech.ed.gov/teachers/ The Office of Educational Technology has useful information for educators!

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Edutopia is one of my go-to sight. Here is an article on using Twitter for professional development. http://www.edutopia.org/twitter-professional-development-technology-microblogging

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For Moodle users, this site has everything from webinars to updates. It is very helpful.

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Written by George Siemens, this article outlines the necessity of a new learning theory that addresses the impact of the Web 2.0. By explaining behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism, Siemen...

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http://www.ncddr.org/cop/whatiscop.html This article describes what Communities of Practices are. It breaks it down into three crucial characteristics: The Domain; The Community and The Practice. ...

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http://www.cdc.gov/phcommunities/ This article focuses on CoPs in relation to Health Information Network Communities. It also provides guidance with launching a new CoP as well as evauating an ex...

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http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/equal_consolidated/data/document/0709-cop-guide_en.pdf This resource is like a Visio diagram regarding the basics of CoPs. Even though this diagram looks ver...

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http://halfanhour.blogspot.com/2014/04/connectivism-as-learning-theory.html This article explains the connection between connectivism and learning. It elaborates on how connectivism is broken dow...

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http://education-2020.wikispaces.com/Connectivism This article explains the basics of Connectivism. It also references the two individuals who promoted this theory, Stephen Downes and George Siem...

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Here are links to resources for educational technology and learning theories. The first two are frameworks or guidelines to use when integrating technology in the classroom. The third is an easie...

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This article discusses professional online presence and learning networks within a teacher education context. Forbes (2017) provides an overview of using social media in education and explains the...

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Thanks for sharing - I didn't know that either. Kayleen

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started by Lisa Bradshaw on 20 Jun 18 1 follow-up, last by huskerteacher on 20 Jun 18

I found Purdue OWL's article on essay papers, especially links to the four main types of essays, to be helpful in creating an essay lesson. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/685/1/

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started by Lisa Bradshaw on 26 Jun 18 no follow-up yet

Similar to the Common Core, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education has published College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education: https://lincs.ed.go...

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started by Lisa Bradshaw on 26 Jun 18 no follow-up yet

What better way to search for math resources than within a math resource platform? Here is a website that shares a list of best math resources: https://www.weareteachers.com/best-math-websites/

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started by vanessakom on 06 Feb 19 no follow-up yet

https://www.prodigygame.com/blog/ways-to-use-technology-in-the-classroom/ This excellent blog post provides teachers with 25 effective ways to integrate technology in the classroom. It groups tec...

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http://www.readingrockets.org/article/literacy-instruction-digital-and-media-technologies This Reading Rockets web page is filled with ideas of how to integrate technology to support literacy in t...

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