Many districts and principals are actively fighting against teachers facebooking with students. Is this restriction impeding student success and disconnecting the classroom from the interactive world that students engage on a daily basis? Yes. Yes, I Facebook with students. In fact, I accept every request they send my way, because it is an incredible way […]
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There is a countermovement of teachers who are encouraging digital literacy development in their classroom rather than falling prey to the standardization movement. What is this countermovment offering their students? Time to play. For early childhood specialist, play has always been considered an essential part of a child’s overall development, but some teachers are taking
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There is a mystery in the air about the Apple announcement that is coming. It is reported to not be about software, but rather to be about education and more specifically iTunesU. What do we know about Apple’s take on education? We know that Steve Jobs has been working closely with schools to create one-to-one
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Content creation is a topic that is being discussed in the world of education , but is also a part of the world of affiliate marketing . What does this mean? It means that the ability to find reliable resources might be just as valuable as the ability to publish. Creating connections and conversations and
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I have been a part of the affiliate marketing network for about 6 months now, but being at Affiliate Summit changes that experience. Now there are faces and stories that literally flesh out twitter handles and blog posts. This is a community that is always tweaking, always searching, always challenging themselves toward something new. That
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Before heading to ASW, I was nervous. Breaking into a new field is never easy and I was uncertain what to expect as I met the people who I’ve been reading and tweeting for the past six months. What I found was a community that was tight knit, but at the same time interested in
I’ll be getting up at my old teacher’s time tomorrow morning to head to ASW12. I’ve listened to podcasts. I’ve synced my iPad and iPhone. Here we go!
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I’m amazed at how many times I am asked to rate a new app or vote for Crunchies. Why does my opinion matter so much (not saying I’m not flattered)? The industry is depending on customer input in order to make their products better. I wonder what would happen if teachers started employing this method.
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Twitter has been blowing up because the No Child Left Behind Act is turing 10 on Saturday. Education Week has put together a powerful compilation piece that relays the feelings surrounding this controversial legislation. So where has this piece of legislation that promised so much left us? Behind. And actually that’s exactly what it was intended to
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As a reading teacher, this graphic was essential in detecting and dissecting disconnects with students who were struggling readers. Understanding that there are three distinct cueing systems that work together to help readers make meaning, if a student was struggling to make meaning that means there was one cueing system that needed strengthening. Helping to
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