Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2017

Here in the Pittsburgh region, educators from the Remake Learning Network —a coalition of more than 250 schools, universities, libraries, startups, nonprofits, museums—offer several hundred peer-led programs, including workshops, peer networks, one-on-one mentorship programs, and summer seminars.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 22, 2015

The EdCamp Foundation announced the gift of a $2 million dollar, no strings attached, Bill and Melinda Gates grant. It was especially exciting for me because I was there at the birth of the powerful (now international) movement at EdCamp Philly 2010. Yesterday, I hosted the first #libcampRU at Rutgers’ Alexander Library.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Best individual blog - One of the EdCamp Movement''s founders, Kristen Swanson , is in my exclusive Google+ MVP circle. Best library / librarian blog - Neverending Search. Best individual tweeter - I joined Twitter in 2010 just to follow @joycevalenza. I had even more fun picking my favorites this year than last.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 16, 2016

In 2010, when the department published its last National Ed Tech Plan, the phrase “digital divide” usually meant unequal access to devices like laptops and high-speed internet, a severe disparity. The most obvious addition to the plan is its focus on the “digital-use divide.”

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 16, 2016

In 2010, when the department published its last National Ed Tech Plan, the phrase “digital divide” usually meant unequal access to devices like laptops and high-speed internet, a severe disparity. The most obvious addition to the plan is its focus on the “digital-use divide.”

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 8, 2016

Last week I enjoyed the great variety of edCamp Global sessions across a variety of platforms–Periscope, Twitter chats, and Google+ Hangouts. The session got me wondering why so few of us seem to be gathering podcasts as resources for teachers and parents and our libraries.

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