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great blog post about advice to give new teachers

Thanks Ryan Rosenthal for sharing this article - Ryan says ... Interesting article talking about a small study that was done in Canada. I liked how they said that most tech instruction in the schools they looked at was focused on how to use the tech not on higher order thinking. It also mentions that the teachers on the forefront of tech teaching are not the new teachers but the ones with experience under their belt. Those teachers know how to handle the classroom and are therefore more comfortable taking the challenge of managing the students as they use tech. 

I'm intrigued by the use of something like this for continuing education for teachers.  Anybody use or have experienced something similar?

Share this site with a teacher who is new or looking to incorporate more technology into his or her instruction. Lots of fantastic resources!

A sample video created with PowToon's new teacher-centric template - Use it to model your own introduction to your class

Salman Khan outlines the new direction education enabled by technology should go. Would this approach help transform and rescue our Lutheran schools from a slow death AND enable a truly global outreach? Teacher as coach and guide . . .

Recap of this week's keynote at the FETC Conference in Orlando by Jaime Casap, Global Education Evangelist at Google. He told attendees about the ways technology has -- and will continue to -- change K-12 education. Among other things, Casap said technology is causing students to learn in new ways and is providing them with almost constant access to information. The changing landscape, Casap said, makes it even more important for teachers to have access to professional development and for there to be a focus on digital leadership in schools.

A new edtech podcast with Chad Kafka

Free online typing tutor optimized for classroom use.  And it just got better with improved teacher management tools.

David Warlick's new endeavor - an infographic a day - designed for teachers

A different type of flipped classroom. Two-minute daily prep videos.

Designed specifically for education stakeholders with an interest in the education technology world, SmartBrief on Ed Tech is a FREE, daily e-mail newsletter. It provides you with the tools to navigate this constantly evolving area to make the best possible decisions for your schools

A number of useful Google Apps scripts that have a classroom focus and for other uses.

Here is the direct link to the session with Gail and the other teachers from Emanuel in New London. Great group!

I'm looking forward to our next edtech WELSTech Podcast, coming up December 1st!! Guess what our topic will be??

Jason Schmidt explains Diigo - Recorded on Elluminate - aprox. 35 minutes

5 great (free) tools for classroom administration. Each of these is actually new to me, and they look promising.

5 classroom tools I've never heard of - Worth investigating!

I plan on checking these out (especially the grade book). I'll be writing a blog post about the grade book site as soon as I have a chance to look at it with more detail.