Kansas Educators

"Twitter etiquette? Is there such a thing? Maybe, maybe not. Depends on who you ask and since there's no Twitter Board of Etiquette (hmmm… might that domain name be available?), you can do pretty much what you want. And, because it's so easy for any of your followers to unfollow you should you not meet their standards of etiquette, it's kind of a self-policing thing anyway."

"Teachers often give assignments to their students and have them imagine what it would be like to have dinner or spend the day with a famous historical figure. Virsona gives students the opportunity to do just that. "

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"School change: The best definition of a teacher's job EVER!"

This is the interactive Edgalaxy Teaching Ideas Mind Map. You can zoom and scroll around the map to find exactly what you are after. Remember to click on the the little page icon for a description of the task and the little arrow will take you to the link.

In this video presented by Mobile Learning Institute, Alan tours his hometown of Marblehead, MA and comments on the historical global vision of his community. Alan challenges us to think about the emerging role of "student as contributor" and to globalize our curriculum by linking students with authentic audiences from around the world. (For more on this topic read Alan's article, Students as Contributors: The Digital Learning Farm."

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"We're big fans of Tinychat, a web-based chat startup that has been growing like gangbusters and recently won a Crunchie for best bootstrapped startup. Tinychat, which started out as a simple IRC-style chatroom app, has been steadily building out its innovative platform to include video chat and screensharing options, live video streaming, and Facebook Connect.Today, the startup is launching a new video product, Twitter chatrooms. "

SlideShare, the popular service for sharing presentations, just announced a major update to its platform. Starting today, SlideShare users will be able to upload videos of their presentations, screencasts and other business-related video content. Thanks to SlideShare's LinkedIn app, LinkedIn's users will now also be able to share video on the popular social networking site for professionals.

"SlideShare, the popular service for sharing presentations, just announced a major update to its platform. Starting today, SlideShare users will be able to upload videos of their presentations, screencasts and other business-related video content. Thanks to SlideShare's LinkedIn app, LinkedIn's users will now also be able to share video on the popular social networking site for professionals."

"Have you ever stopped to think about what a blessing it is to be a good thinker? Now I'm not necessarily talking about being a genius or intellectually gifted. I'm mostly referring to being able to use good problem-solving skills and good old-fashioned common sense."

"Ten education issues the new government should address After 30 years of fiddling with the education system, whoever gets into power should now focus on the big issues"

"Three universities are getting pumped to hand out free iPads to students and faculty with hopes that Apple's tablet will revolutionize education."

Comments on "Top 12 Tips to Create an Effective School Website" In today's Internet savvy society, sophisticated school websites are increasingly becoming the norm. To stand out from the masses, a school website should have compelling content and visual appeal, be engaging and informative, and reflect the spirit and activities at the school. "

"How Teaching Kindergarten is Like an 80s Song"

"The iPod Touch®, iPhone®, and iPad®, are a great innovative technology tools for educators and students to use in the classroom. These devices all have access to the App Store, which now contains a wide array of easy to use, fun and functional applications for education. Access to the App Store is readily available through iTunes or over wireless and 3G"