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"Whether you're new to Twitter or have 5,000 LinkedIn connections, one thing's for sure: social media keeps getting more popular and more powerful. If you haven't used it for your own professional development, what are you waiting for? Too overwhelming? We get that. To help you start, we gathered advice from some expert users."

Thank you for using LinkedIn! You have joined over 45 million professionals using LinkedIn to stay connected and reach new people through trusted referrals. Think of facebook with out the extra frills. Just ways to stay connected with professional people

Welcome to PD 360! This is the world's first and largest online, on-demand professional development platform for educators. We're glad you're here. What's new to v5.0: * Simplified reports, Focus Objective creation and organization, and user account management * Easier to use courses for effective structured learning experiences * Common Core Standards content and training videos * Improved community features * User Uploaded Video * Integration with Facebook and Twitter * Enhanced integration with Observation 360 And so much more! Feel free to explore all the new features. New to PD 360? Get free access to a library of over 1,500 videos on 97 topics from 120 experts and free lifetime membership to the world's largest community of verified educators-just sign up for a free 30-day trial on the right! For more information, contact us! 1.800.572.1153 support@schoolimprovement.com www.schoolimprovement.com

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"Help your students get the skills they need The 21st Century Learning Design (21CLD) rubrics provide a research-based methodology to help you identify how to evolve your lesson plans and learning activities to build and assess your students' 21st century skills. "

"ISTE is proud to introduce the white paper Technology, Coaching, and Community: Power Partners for Improved Professional Development in Primary and Secondary Education."

About Creaza Creaza is used worldwide by thousands of students and teachers every day. Creaza offers you an integrated, web-based toolbox for creative work, both at school and in your spare time. You can use the toolbox along with various fully developed thematic universes: historical periods, fairy-tales, fantasy worlds, and current challenges, such as climate change/environmental issues. You can combine these themes with your own uploaded content. Creaza integrates professional and user generated content, creative tools and a social network in a new and innovative way.

This guide is part of a series from NWREL to assist in school improvement. Publications are available in five areas:
 Assists schools, districts, and communities in reshaping rules, roles, structures, and relationships to build capacity for long-term improvement        Provides resources and strategies for teachers to improve curriculum, instruction, and assessment by promoting professional learning through reflective, collegial inquiry          Promotes child and youth success by working with schools to build culturally responsive partnerships with families and communities       Assists educators in understanding the complex nature of literacy development and identifying multiple ways to engage students in literacy learning that result in highly proficient readers, writers, and speakers  Helps schools identify, interpret, and use data to guide planning and accountability This project has been funded at least in part with federal funds from the U.S. Department of Education under contract number ED-01-CO-0013. The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Education nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizat

"Welcome to the CTAP, Common Core State Standards Instructional Modules website. Brought to you by CTAP, the CaliforniaTechnology Assistance Project, this site is designed to assist educational professionals with the task of preparing teachers and students to excel in the Common Core environment, while developing the necessary technology integration skills for mastery of content and performing well on the Smarter Balanced Assessment."

"Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can contribute to universal access to education, equity in education, the delivery of quality learning and teaching, teachers' professional development and more efficient education management, governance and administration. "

" The Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program provides primary source-based staff development to teachers across the country."

" About 14 The Teacher Challenge is made up of free 30 day professional development challenges where participants are stepped through weekly tasks that increase their skills while working together as part of a global community. The Challenge is open to anyone who wants to increase their skills - blogs will be used for reflecting your progress while learning and connecting with each other. We've observed success of any use of online technology is strongly related to the teacher's abilities. The greater we support and increase a teacher's skills, the better they are able to support their students use of web 2.0 technologies."

"SchoolTown is a Social Learning Platform for: Engaging learners Blended learning Sharing & rating resources Leveraging experts Professional development Building community Connecting members Differentiating instruction"

"How To Rapidly Create Effective Elearning Ignite 4 makes it easy for you to create rapid e-Learning courses for delivery over the web, CD and even from your organization's SCORM Learning Management System! You can easily narrate your slides with your voice, add music, and even combine them with videos, webcam video and screenshots!"

"K12 Digital Citizenship This site provides k12 curriculum on digital citizenship and professional development for adults working with K12 students on digital citizenship. What is digital citizenship? Using technology Safely Responsibly Critically Pro-actively to contribute to the digital society For a six-module online tutorial on using this wiki, go to http://ecitizenship.csla.net/ "

Launched spring of 2012, the mission of the Flipped Learning Network™ is to provide educators with the knowledge, skills, and resources to successfully implement Flipped Learning. The goals of the FLN are to provide professional learning opportunities on Flipped Learning; to conduct, collaborate and disseminate relevant research on Flipped Learning; and to act as the clearinghouse for distributing best and promising practices for current and future "flipped" educators.

"At EdTechTeacher, our mission is to help teachers and schools leverage technology to create student-centered, inquiry-based learning environments. We offer keynote presentations, hands-on workshops, online courses, and live webinars for teachers, schools, and school districts. Whether you are a teacher looking to enhance your instructional practices, or a school leader seeking to foster change, we have services to fit a variety of needs. We understand teachers and students because all of us have been in the classroom."

"Welcome! Explore and find out how you can take advantage of 'flat' learning opportunities through Flat Projects, Flat Encounters, Flat Professional Development and more! Start with the 'About' page, don't forget to visit the 'Promotion' and 'Publications' pages to find recordings and artifacts to learn more about Flat Connections."

NoodleTools is a suite of interactive tools designed to aid students and professionals with online research. From selecting a search engine and finding some relevant sources, to citing those sources in MLA or APA style, NoodleTools makes online research easier.

"100 Ways to Use Your iPod to Learn and Study Better Staff Writers - February 12, 2008 If you don't have an iPad or an iPhone, no sweat! You can use your iPod for more than just listening to music. Educational apps available in the iTunes store can help you study and take notes like a pro! Students of all ages are taking advantage of the educational benefits of the iPod. These apps are especially helpful for working professionals who are attending top online colleges."