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Amit Sood: Building a museum of museums on the web | Video on TED.com - 1 views

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    Great talk about an innovation that allows anyone to access a vast array of museum exhibits on the web. Great look into informal learning using the web.
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Teachers Like Social Networks, But Not Always Your Social Networks - Marketplace K-12 -... - 0 views

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    This article outlines the ways in which teacher utilize social networking.
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SmarterCookie - How smart teachers get smarter - 0 views

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    This site is a professional development portal in which teachers can upload videos of lessons and get feedback on them.
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How Digital Learning Contributes to Deeper Learning - Vander Ark on Innovation - Educat... - 1 views

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    This blog entry is about a paper written on how digital learning enhances deeper learning.
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School Districts of Innovation - Public Engagement & Ed Reform - Education Week - 0 views

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    This article is not about emerging tech directly. However, it discusses how there is an initiative to increase teaching students to be innovators consistent with 21st century learning. When I read this, I thought about all the ways that technology could facilitate this.
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The 100 Best Video Sites For Educators - Edudemic - 3 views

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    Great compilation of video sites for education.
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This Week in Ed-Tech News: Making More Makers - 1 views

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    This article highlights movement towards learning by creating and outlines some platforms that are designed to facilitate that.
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Tom Vander Ark - Getting Smart - 0 views

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    This page contains a bio for Tom Vander Ark, a leader in didigtal learning. There is a link to a TEDx talk he gave at the bottom of the page about the power of digital learning. He provides very good visuals and paints a very vivid picture of how digital learning can change education.
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BYOT Network - 5 views

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    Great blog posts on Acceptable Use, BYOT and pointers for educators on how to support responsible use. There are also sections on connected learning and digital citizenship.
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Student-run Tech Support Programs Advance at the Speed of Technology -- THE Journal - 0 views

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    This article is about students running help desks. This is becoming more common, as students are often better versed in technology than many teachers. The article identifies a relevant curriculum and discusses the dynamic shift from students supporting technology to technology supporting students. This also goes along with the Burlington High School help desk link I shared.
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Embracing Virtual Learning to Ease Overcrowding - Digital Education - Education Week - 1 views

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    Blended learning as a solution to overcrowding and inaccessibility.
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Burlington High School Help Desk | A student run genius bar - 0 views

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    This is a website created by Burlington High School students that are taking a class called Help Desk. In the class they run a help desk to help teachers learn and integrate current technology into classrooms. This was administration's response at Burlington to teachers needing support in incorporating web 2.0 tools into curriculum when they started a one to one device system.
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Open Badges - 0 views

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    Badge Website accompanying article I just tagged.
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Gaining Some Perspective on Badges for Lifelong Learning | IJLM - 0 views

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    This article introduces an online resource for giving and earning badges. It addresses the debate surrounding earning badges in education.
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Ethiopian kids hack OLPCs in 5 months with zero instruction - 1 views

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    Article illustrates how adept kids are with technology and what they can take away from it even when informally introduced. The article discusses a mobile tech experiment in Ethiopia. Really interesting outcome!!!
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Forbes Article on Khan Academy - 2 views

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    This article is about the Khan Academy: how it came to be, how it is funded, its strengths and perceived weaknesses. Additionally, it paints a great picture of the Ed Tech ecosystem.
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Teachers Find iPad Slide-sharing App Nearpod Like 'PowerPoint on Steroids' -- THE Journal - 0 views

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    How teachers use Nearpod, and iPad app similar to PowerPoint to engage students and do formative assessment.
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Blend a Classroom, Build a Community - Rules for Engagement - Education Week - 0 views

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    This is a great post on the importance of digital citizenship lessons in blended classrooms.
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Final Thoughts on the 2012 Virtual School Symposium - Digital Education - Education Week - 1 views

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    An article with key takeaways from the 2012 Virtual School Symposium. There is good insight on issues of access, evaluation and transparency.
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Education Week: Evaluating What Works in Blended Learning - 1 views

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    This page has a link to a compilation of articles on different types of blended models, including blended teacher PD. That article is particularly interesting, because it discusses modeling for teachers what they should be doing in classrooms. You can download the entire digital edition by hitting the link. Otherwise, you cannot access individual articles because there is a fee.
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