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Classroom in the Cloud: 10 Professional Development Books for Teachers
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iPoPP - International Project or Partner Place
iPoPP is a place for educators and youth worldwide to find global learning projects and partners.
iPoPP combines the best offerings of GlobalSchoolNet and eLanguages, to improve academic achievement, encourage workforce readiness, and give youth skills to become responsible global citizens. -
Schools Go Into the 'Cloud' to Embrace the Popularity of Social Media - NYTimes.com
Good article about the evolution of LMS's from Blackboard, Moodle and now newer more social platforms such as Edmodo, Schoolology and Teamie. Yes, learning is social and we need the best tools and appropriate tools for each age level to support this.
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PodOmatic | Podcast - Eracism project
Wonderful podcasts from Marilina's school in Italy as they discuss the Eracism Project and interview teachers and students from Florida, USA.
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P2PU | Global Dialog: International & Comparative Perspectives on Education | Full Description
This seminar welcomes teachers, learners and parents to share and discuss ideas and questions around international and comparative ed.
The course is divided into 4 modules each containing 1 or 2 online short videos, an optional reading, online asynchronous discussions and an optional synchronous discussion (via Skype) around the following topics:
Global definitions of learning and education (June 4-10) Cross-country education borrowing and lending (June 11-17) Educating the whole person (June 18-24) Creating sustainable education systems (June 25-July 1)
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Across My Desk (weekly)
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Across My Desk (weekly)
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iPads for Learning Getting Started
Excellent resource produced by Dept Education and Early Childhood development, Victoria, Australia
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Winston Salem, NC, United States, ASCD EDge Blog post - A Professional Networking Community for Educators
Great resources for getting started with blogging and pedagogical resources to justify why this is an important professional objective for educators.tags: blogging brandofme acrossmydesk
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a Free Voice Translation app that Breaks the Language Barrier
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BYOT? Bring it on | An international forum for all schools seeking to make the best use of BYOT.
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Across My Desk (weekly)
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Digital Citizenship - ISTE online course
A self-paced course offered by ISTE on digital citizenship.
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Connected learning is when you’re pursuing knowledge and expertise around something you care deeply about, and you’re supported by friends and institutions who share and recognize this common passion or purpose. Click here to learn more about the connected learning model and the research that supports it.
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Rethinking Learning: The 21st Century Learner | MacArthur Foundation - YouTube
From cell phone and video games to Facebook and YouTube, digital media are changing the way young people play and socialize in the 21st century. Learn more at http://www.macfound.org/programs/learning.
The MacArthur Foundation's grantmaking aims to determine how digital media are changing the way young people learn, play, socialize, and participate in civic life. Answers are critical to education and other social institutions that must meet the needs of this and future generations.tags: viralvideo education acrossmydesk
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in pursuit of good viral videos to play for staff PD sessions. This one by Partnership for 21st Century Skills is a story about what is possible when communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity take center stage in schools and transform learning opportunities for all kids. Visit www.p21.org/4Cs
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BYOD - Criteria for Implementation Success
Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org
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Microsoft Next 2012 on MSN Video
Sherri Erickson, Uri Goren, and Ellen Kampel
People's choice winners - Digital Citizenship.
Sunday, May 06, 2012
Across My Desk (weekly)
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Third Culture Kid | A Third Culture Kid’s Guide to College | Denizen
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Living with Laptops: Digital Citizenship for Parents
Excellent slide presentation by Kim Cofino at Yokohama International School revealing essential ideas and objectives for living with technology.
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Eco-Libris | How Green is the iPad
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Free Download: Digital Citizenship Poster | Edmodo – Safe Social Networking for Schools
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"The digital handshake is a critical point in any online interaction. Handled well, it will lead to successful and rich communication. Handled badly, it will take a long time to recover and get group process on track. I am thankful to Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay for this evocative name for a vital part of online collaboration."
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I have not had time to really explore this yet.....but it looks exciting.
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Flattening classrooms in Kindergarten | KC
Great work done by Tasha at YIS, Japan!
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Education and the income gap: Darling-Hammond - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
Interesting article revealing lack of support in health and early education and support facilities such as stable housing do have an affect on education levels in the US cf other countries.
"We cannot pretend that multiple layers of growing inequality — in home, community, and school resources — don’t matter for student learning, or that solutions to our education problems can be enforced without strategic investments in a level playing field. Our challenge is to confront the reality of growing up in America today and to design in- and out-of-school supports that will allow children a fair shot at the American Dream. "tags: acrossmydesk education
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80 High School Math Sites - Symbaloo
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WeVideo - Collaborative Online Video Editor in the Cloud
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Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis on Flattening Classrooms
Steve Hargadon: Live Monday, April 23rd - The Future Of Education interview series. Recording and MP3 file available for playback.
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