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Twitter For Teachers - pd - 1 views

sites.google.com/...twitter-for-teachers

twitter

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  • Tracey Kracht on 01 Mar 13
     
    Eric has amazing resources and experience with Twitter both personally and professionally.  He is a very connected educator and is definitely one to watch!
Tracey Kracht

Leadership Tools - Symbaloo - 1 views

www.symbaloo.com/...leadershiptools

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  • Tracey Kracht on 01 Mar 13
     
    We will use Symbaloo to organize all of the technology tools you are going to see during our PD time together.  Hopefully this helps when you are going back to your buildings to share with teachers!
Tracey Kracht

Save Favorite Tweets | Diigo - 2 views

www.diigo.com/save_tweets

twitter

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  • Tracey Kracht on 01 Mar 13
     
    Save your favorite tweets to diigo!
Tracey Kracht

clc-voc | Diigo - 1 views

www.diigo.com/clc-voc

resources

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  • Tracey Kracht on 24 Feb 13
     
    I'm reading a book called The Connected Educator, and this is the diigo page that shares what others are tagging as they read through the book.  There are some really great finds out here!
Tracey Kracht

Web Highlighter - 1 views

www.diigo.com/ipad

diigo

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  • Tracey Kracht on 19 Feb 13
     
    You can find the code for your iPad highlighter in the diigo app. Then follow these directions. It is easier if you have the instructions up on another device to follow step by step
Tracey Kracht

Tech Learning : FLIPPING YOUR FACULTY MEETINGS - 1 views

www.techlearning.com/...53436

flipping

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      Tracey Kracht on 17 Feb 13
       
      You could also do this via the "S" drives and/or Google docs.
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      Tracey Kracht on 17 Feb 13
       
      Titan pad is very interesting - but will only record up to the first 16 people as unique colors.  One way to make sure everyone is participating is to group them and watch as the conversations are color coded according to groups!
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      Tracey Kracht on 17 Feb 13
       
      If you are going to use a screencasting software - an easy one to use is screen-cast-o-matic.  It will give you an .mp4 file that can be easily uploaded to YouTube.  The free version of Jing gives you a .swf file and that has to be converted before loading to YouTube.  Make sure you test the software before you invest time in recording.
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  • Most professionals who meet on a regular basis admit to daydreaming (91%), missing meetings (96%), or missing parts of meetings (95%). A large percentage (73%) said they have brought other work to meetings and some (39%) said they have dozed during meetings.
  • in the flipped faculty meeting, teachers are given informational items to read and view in advance.
  • 10 TOOLS FOR FLIPPING THE FACULTY MEETING
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Multitasking Makes You Less Efficient: Study - 0 views

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      Tracey Kracht on 14 Feb 13
       
      I have been doing a lot of reading about multi-tasking and what impact that has on performance.  There is definitely research that says you can't multi-task that it is partial attention at best.  It makes me wonder how we should help our staff with this juggling of media, work, etc. to help boost productivity in our buildings.
Tracey Kracht

Have You Flipped Your Faculty Meeting Yet? - Finding Common Ground - Education Week - 0 views

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flippedclassroom

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      Tracey Kracht on 13 Feb 13
       
      When you first try to flip a meeting for your building, it might not go exactly as planned.  Keep in mind to flip what needs to be direct instruction and then engage in deeper conversations as a staff when together.  I really like the idea of using video gathered from classrooms to get conversations started.  You can't focus on everything at once.  Pick one or two things and focus your conversations around these important points.
  • through flipping, administrators can send out these articles and questions in order to give teachers the proper amount of thinking time so the ultimate conversations are more enriching.
  • The flipped faculty meeting approach offers administrators and educators the opportunity to dig down deeper and get to the heart of what matters in school.
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  • Getting together as a faculty should be about focusing on curriculum and instruction, and more importantly focus on our students.
Tracey Kracht

Still MORE on Flipping the Faculty Meeting - The Tempered Radical - 2 views

teacherleaders.typepad.com/...pping-the-faculty-meeting.html

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      Tracey Kracht on 13 Feb 13
       
      This is a critical question.  If we spend more time in focused conversation, how much more can we achieve in our schools?
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      Tracey Kracht on 13 Feb 13
       
      This is an activity we will explore as an administrative team to facilitate a flipped discussion.  We will be interested in the feedback you have of the level of conversation that occurs in your table groups.
Tracey Kracht

What if You Flipped Your Faculty Meetings? - The Tempered Radical - 0 views

teacherleaders.typepad.com/...lassroom-cpchat-edleaders.html

flippedclassroom

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  • during your actual faculty meetings to wrestle with the questions that THEY came up with while watching your videos.
  • final 10 minutes making any key points that you HAVE
  • teachers will enjoy your faculty meetings WAY more when the keys to the conversation are turned over to them.
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  • flipped faculty meetings become places where cross-departmental and grade level conversations can actually happen
  • if the information that needs to be delivered is consumed before the meeting even begins -- there's PLENTY of time for teachers to learn from -- and to build relationships with -- peers who work in different departments or on different hallways.
  • Tracey Kracht on 13 Feb 13
     
    There are many ways to 'flip' meetings.  Here are some ideas from an administrator.
Tracey Kracht

Flipping for Administrators: How do you support your teachers as they start to flip? | ... - 0 views

flipped-learning.com/?p=937

flippedclassroom

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  • Maybe the biggest hurdle in the implementation of the flipped class is time.  It takes time to plan for the flip.  It takes time to make videos.  It takes time to flip the assessment.  It is hard work.
  • Even though the class may look a bit chaotic, dig deeper and look to see what is really happening in a flipped class.
  • Encourage them as they struggle to implement change.
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  • It is imperative that the teacher has adequate support from the technology department. 
  • Tracey Kracht on 13 Feb 13
     
    Great thoughts on how to support your teachers with flipping the classroom.
Tracey Kracht

6 Twitter Tips That Will Jumpstart Your Professional Development - 0 views

edudemic.com/...-tips-professional-development

twitter

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  • using Twitter at school, it can also be a really useful tool for your own professional development.
  • Tracey Kracht on 12 Feb 13
     
    This is an interesting infographic that supports the idea of Twitter as a professional development tool.  Consider how you might encourage your staff to 'take a dip in the Twitter pool'.
Tracey Kracht

Video: "The Future Will Not be Multiple Choice" | MindShift - 0 views

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project_based_learning

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  • argue that school needs to keep up with the times by promoting creativity, entrepreneurship, design thinking and hands on skills.
  • project-based learning
  • Tracey Kracht on 06 Feb 13
     
    This video is a good one to watch and consider...what if? ...our kids think use project based learning to master concepts instead of just sticking to traditional worksheets and tests.  It is definitely food for thought.
Tracey Kracht

teaching students how to create meaningful tags | Bill Wolff, Associate Profe... - 2 views

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tagging

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      Tracey Kracht on 04 Feb 13
       
      This process would be an interesting way to take a blog post and have a discussion about appropriate tagging.
  • tag cloud
  • because students are familiar with tagging through tagging their blog posts, when we talk about social bookmarking they have a much better idea of how to tag the Web sites they bookmark.
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      Tracey Kracht on 04 Feb 13
       
      This would be an interesting PD activity to help our adult learners better undersand tagging and how they could incorporate this in the social setting such as using diigo.
  • folksonomy
    • Tracey Kracht
      Tracey Kracht on 04 Feb 13
       
      Wikipedia on "collaborative tagging" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folksonomy
Tracey Kracht

[ Tagamac ] [ Tagging best practices ] - 2 views

tagamac.com/...best_practices

tagging

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  • tagging’s golden rule: be consistent
  • Always pick a single word over a phrase
  • lowercase is consistency.
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  • singular words by default, then it reduces the questions you may have when searching your tags.
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12 Essential Social Media Cheat Sheets - 0 views

mashable.com/...social-media-cheatsheets

Twitter facebook

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  • Tracey Kracht on 03 Feb 13
     
    This blog is an interesting list of 'cheat sheets' for popular networking sites.  Beginner or Advanced users will learn something new here!
Tracey Kracht

Deeper Learning: A Collaborative Classroom Is Key | Fluency21 - Committed Sardine Blog - 0 views

fluency21.com/...collaborative-classroom-is-key

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      Tracey Kracht on 02 Feb 13
       
      Take a look at the Seven Norms of Collaboration in terms of helping our adults engage in higher-level thinking and collaboration.
  • creating a highly collaborative classroom, teachers need to model listening, paraphrasing, artful questioning and negotiation any and every chance they get.
    • Tracey Kracht
      Tracey Kracht on 02 Feb 13
       
      Watch the 'redesigning the shopping cart' and then ask yourself, how could we use groups to redesign education?  The discussion definitely requires that there is not 'one' expert.
Tracey Kracht

Google Reader in Plain English - YouTube - 1 views

www.youtube.com/watch

RSS

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  • Tracey Kracht on 27 Jan 13
     
    No matter what browser you choose to use, you can sign-up for a Google Reader account with your student account.  Keep in mind, if you use Chrome, you can add the Google Reader app to your homepage making it easier to find your new blog feeds.  This video is right at a minute and shares basic information about Google Reader.  Keep in mind, there are many RSS choices out there - Google Reader is just one such option.
Tracey Kracht

Video: RSS in Plain English - YouTube - 0 views

www.youtube.com/watch

rss

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  • Tracey Kracht on 27 Jan 13
     
    The Common Craft takes RSS feeds and shares how to use them in easy to understand language.  It is under 4 minutes and if you are looking for a way to speed up your online reading, you should definitely check it out.
Tracey Kracht

The 2012 A-Z List Of Educational Twitter Hashtags | Edudemic - 0 views

edudemic.com/...2012-twitter-hashtags

Twitter hashtags

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    • Tracey Kracht
      Tracey Kracht on 27 Jan 13
       
      Here is a great resource on Google that shares ways to use Twitter in the Classroom.  Be sure to join and add your thoughts!
  • if you want to avoid overwhelming your followers, start any tweet you want to “hide” with @HideChat
  • The # symbol, called a hashtag, is used to mark keyword or topic in a Tweet.
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  • The Most Popular Hashtags
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