Education Technology is such a necessity in every 21 century classroom. It is no wonder that EdTech is one of the most popular discussion topics in schools, personal & professional learning communities amongst educators.
Education Technology is such a necessity in every 21 century classroom. It is no wonder that EdTech is one of the most popular discussion topics in schools, personal & professional learning communities amongst educators.
I chose this resource because it is an actual community of professional learning networks. It lists various different communities where you can see discussions between other teachers. It list communities by subject. Each individual community has discussions, libraries, etc. You do have to become a member to join this communities, but it gives you a variety of resources.
Using mytechplayground, the online class textbook, both the teachers and the students can see what we will be discussing throughout the week as well as the project we will be doing.
Using mytechplayground, the online class textbook, both the teachers and the students can see what we will be discussing throughout the week as well as the project we will be doing.
This website details the 10 best social bookmarking resources for teachers, including descriptions for each one. I felt that this would be useful for the class to use after we discuss social bookmarking tools in class.
This website details the 10 best social bookmarking resources for teachers, including descriptions for each one. I felt that this would be useful for the class to use after we discuss social bookmarking tools in class.
This infographic describes the steps for project based learning and how they are applied in a classroom. It also discusses why they are important for students.
This infographic describes the steps for project based learning and how they are applied in a classroom. It also discusses why they are important for students.
This is a blog on Teach.com that has helpful tips on creating a digital portfolio. It discusses why one should have a digital portfolio, ways to make them, and what should be included. It adds just a little extra to our book.
This is a blog on Teach.com that has helpful tips on creating a digital portfolio. It discusses why one should have a digital portfolio, ways to make them, and what should be included. It adds just a little extra to our book.
ISTE Standards for Teachers are the standards for evaluating the skills and knowledge educators need to teach, work and learn in an increasingly connected global and digital society. In week 5 we will be teaching discussing these standards.
ISTE Standards for Teachers are the standards for evaluating the skills and knowledge educators need to teach, work and learn in an increasingly connected global and digital society. In week 5 we will be teaching discussing these standards.
This is a video about standards and accountability of schools. It also explains how schools are graded A-F and why. This relates to week 5 because we will be discussing all types of standard, such as, Oklahoma standards, student/teacher standards, and many more.
This is a video about standards and accountability of schools. It also explains how schools are graded A-F and why. This relates to week 5 because we will be discussing all types of standard, such as, Oklahoma standards, student/teacher standards, and many more.
This is an article on a website written by a teacher describing how she learned to teacher her students better about literature, specially American Literature. Se also discusses different books that are most helpful.
New To The EDU PLN? A Screencast and tutorial on Navigating this site is available here and on the Video Page http://edupln.ning.com/video/a-screencast-on-how-to-1 Please feel free to make suggestions for improvement of this site. To add a picture to your profile simply use any picture you have filed.
This PLN is a great resource to talk to and share ideas with other teachers. It shows videos related to how education is changing. Members can share events that other teachers may be interested in.
This is a ning site dedicated to the support of a Personal Learning Network for Educators. This website creates connections between professionals and provides many available resources.
This is a website centered around multimedia in the classroom. It does a good job of defining what multimedia means and discussing how to implement it into the classroom.
This is a wonderful website that talks about the do's and don'ts of digital literacy. The discussion is about whether or not there is a wrong way to teach social media in school. It is a website that should be checked out.
This article shares a history of technology in the classroom and paints a picture for what the future might hold. When discussing different types of classrooms, this article can provide insight on where we have been, where we are now, and where we are going. This information can be helpful so that we can be visionaries for the future.