We had two great topics for our #tichat last night. The first was how do you get technology resistors on board and the second, some clever, fun ways to start off the year with technology professional development. Once again, the hour FLEW by…we had over 625 tweets! (Teamann tangent: for those LL’s confused: every Thursday […]
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I had a GREAT first day back, š and from the texts, messages, and emails…I’d say you LL’s agree! This year is going to be a bucket full of fun and success! I have notes to put in your boxes on Monday, your own lil’drops to distribute. Make a goal for yourself…how many drops a
Tonight’s technology integration chat discussed cell phones in the classroom. We discussed the pros, the cons, the what do you even do with’em’s, as well as some tips to get your admin/district on board. It was particularly interesting to see how absolute and divided some educators were. Re-read the convo and let us know what
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I had several requests for additional Twitter resources, š which makes me sooooo happy! The Beginnerās Guide to Twitter. This blog post offers great advice on getting started with Twitter. VIDEO: A beginnerās guide to Twitter. The video is specifically for business use for Twitter, but the accompanying article offers great suggestions for those just
Tonight’s chat topic was the role of the technology integration specialist and and how to balance tech support with curriculum integration. I think what really came across was the need for technology to not be used in isolation but across the curriculum. Educators today must use ( MUST use) any and all available resources to
I have to get this idea down via blog so that I don’t forget to tell all you LL’s about it come Fall. If you weren’t already aware, our awesome PTA bought web cams for all the classrooms that didn’t already have one. (YEA!) I know several classrooms that had some Skypeccess this year, š
One of my FAVORITE tweeps is @ktenkely. She sends out an “iLearn” email every single day with all kinds of fabulous. Here is today’s with all of space sassiness. Did your students get to see the shuttle launch this morning? What a great way to start a Monday! Seeing a launch never gets old for
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Thank you for attending the “Tweet Outside the Box” session at the Region 10 Technology Conference today, š Here is the link to theĀ prezi. Here is the link to the “Flutter” video. Here is the link to theĀ Listorious siteĀ and the “educational”Ā relevantĀ lists. Here is the link to theĀ educational hashtag page, as well as a very basicĀ “getting
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Perspective: Which of these define your mindset this Monday morning? 18 more days left until summer vacation. Only 18 days left of instruction. I won’t put you on the spot and make you answer that, š but I will write this blog suggesting some ways to make BOTH of those thoughts more tolerable for ya!
The field of education can be a trying one. The news attacks us, the students don’t seem to listen, we don’t get paid enough. yada yada. Not thatĀ we’reĀ those people. (Remember that. I’ll come back to it in a minute, so put it in your pocket and save it for later.) Many times “jobs’ can be