The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 19, 2014

Ask any of the thousands of teachers who regularly use Twitter, Pinterest, or Facebook about connected education, and you may get an earful about using digital tools as a means to connect with educators and students worldwide. The Edcamp model connects educators to PD like never before. According to DeWitt, we can.

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Tom Murray

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Many are also taking advantage of the hundreds of free tools found in the Future Ready Dashboard. Students and teachers have robust and adaptive tools to support learning, teaching, and assessment, ensuring that it is student-centered and emphasizing deep understanding of complex issues. Robust Infrastructure.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2017

At the end of June a group of passionate, dedicated educators gathered for one of New Jersey’s last EdCamps of the 2017 school year. Some offered contact information about “classroom designers” and school vendors. The idea of dressing up one’s classroom with the flair and freedom that one might find at IKEA is certainly alluring.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Watch how Michael’s students are motivated to do work not just for a grade, but for real-world use: Exemplary educators are sharing their best and most useful resources both online and offline, using avenues like Twitter, EdCamps, and YouTube to share what they’ve learned and created with other educators.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2018

Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more. Learn more at coolcatteacher.com/guide. They’re aspiring now, so the hope would be to find them jobs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 6, 2018

They are practical courses that have teachers developing tangible resources to use in their classrooms immediately. It had Dan Callahan on from — at that time, he was kind of working with the EdCamp Foundation and founders, and we just did a show on, “What Is EdCamp?”. With this coupon, a 3 grad credit course is only $359.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 30, 2014

The PD centered around how to use clickers in the classroom. When I was in the classroom I was part of a team that helped to decide the direction our PD at the school level would take. We can really dive in, spend lots of time talking about the ins and outs of the tool or resource. I was fresh out of college. Social Media.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2016

But creative Nebraska teachers use new tools to conquer that distance to get our professional development. The Trifecta of Rural PD, Part 2: Edcamps Problem Two: How do you bring educators together for a day of learning that doesn’t cost any money to gather? Worth the drive are EdCamps in Kansas City and St. Louis, Montana.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Mandy Froehlich talks about a tool she uses in her classroom, Flipsnack. Learn how she uses this tool. Vicki: Happy EdTech Tool Tuesday. Mandy: So, Flipsnack is one of the lesser known tools that I love to introduce to people because people just take to it and they absolutely love it. Mandy what is Flipsnack?

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 26, 2015

Makerspaces—collaborative, creative spaces chock full of tools and materials for informal creation, invention, and learning—are becoming increasingly popular at forward-thinking schools and libraries. Bill Daggett edcamp ICLE Jim Warford Jimmy Casas Makerspace Model Schools Conference' Hope to see you there!

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The Web20Classroom

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

The idea of bringing together major players in education to talk, discuss and debate is already happening, just on a smaller scale with events like #Edchat and Edcamps. that is the case, what about those in the classroom trying to innovate learning and making great strides? Innovations are disruptions in the system.

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MindShift

MAY 5, 2017

If you’re looking for something more formal, the same kind of gathering can take place at a school site, ideally one with Wi-Fi and at least a few accessible classrooms. In fact, once you start a legitimate event, the Edcamp Foundation is willing to send you materials and funding to help with the organization, such as breakfast.

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There is no box

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

The first session revolved around the very real challenges of integrating technology into classroom instruction from the perspective of two willing (but under supported by their district) teachers. To sum that one up; more Pedagogy, less Cool Tools. So, have an edCamp every day on your campus. Commentary edcamp'

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

My job is to interview and survey the pioneers, investors and stakeholders who drive technological change, share their stories, and collaborate with very smart people to build and distribute tools that help everyone else get involved. The parallels between the early days of the world wide web and today’s edtech scene are surreal. Participate.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 4, 2016

Edcamps are a great way for educators to meet with peers in their area and share great ideas. edWeb was pleased to be able to support our friends Peggy George and Deirdre Shetler with EdCamp Phoenix. Edcamp Phoenix has come and gone, and what an event it was! Building Classroom Community in Middle School. Makerspaces.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JULY 20, 2013

I remember attending my first Edcamp in November and being awed by the session board: its masking taped grid on a cement block school wall and the giant post it notes used for session creation; the organizers on laptops furiously copying the schedule to a Google spreadsheet. edcamp #edtech collaboration edcamp gobstopper Google'

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

That title belongs to Kristen Swanson, whose job is to develop trainings for its employees and to help explain the messaging tool to customers around the globe. But she’s probably best known as founder of the Edcamp Foundation, which helps teachers run free, grassroots professional-development workshops.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 9, 2018

Collaboration is one of the most valued features of meeting with other teachers, and projects such as EdCamp have demonstrated how successful this informal style of unconference can be in inspiring and enabling teachers. 5 Innovative ways for teachers to connect with other teachers.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 29, 2016

He is engaging in the classroom, works very hard to meet the needs of all his students and regularly reflects on his teaching to understand his strengths and weaknesses. Many of your favorite tools and products you use have thought-leadership programs that offer all sorts of webinar experiences. Edcamps can help fill that void.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 28, 2016

When I got connected on social media, my lens was expanded and I became aware of more organizations, as well as their supporting tools and resources. EdCamp Foundation. During my time as a public school employee, I’d occasionally hear about educational organizations that were working to support schools in some capacity.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

With over 1,000 students, it’s not always easy, but we take pride in the fact that although the lines are long, students come every single day looking forward to the magical moments our classrooms offer. This was the rationale for starting teacher-centered Edcamps during professional development. A focus on customer service.

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Cycles of Learning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

My top three strategies, ideas, or tools of the week! ​ Looking for a tangible application for leveraging VR in the classroom? Recently our school acquired a classroom set of Google Cardboard VR goggles via a generation donation from an former student. Student-Driven EdCamps might be an easy way in the door.

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Image credit: Rob Rowe We held the first Edcamp in Philadelphia in May, 2010. People tweeted about it and around the country and the world; people began to follow #edcamp! The energy in that place gave birth to a movement that has grown in under five years from a single, initial Edcamp to over 600 events around the world.

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My Paperless Classroom

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Sometimes you get to attend a surprise Edcamp. I was settling in to write when I saw a tweet about Edcamp Los Altos. At Edcamp LosAltos As the first session wrapped up, I was in the MPR and I started talking to John Miller. When we look at using a new tool in class it is an invitation to innovate.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Try finding an established meetup with BrewCUE , CoffeeCUE , or EdCamp , or even create one in your own area. The Ultimate Networking Tool: Social Media. But with a PLN, you can improve your classroom, school, district, career, but most importantly, yourself. Organize a Meetup. No time to organize a meetup with strangers?

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My Paperless Classroom

MARCH 15, 2014

We would love your feedback as we continue to develop workshops to educate teachers in the tools of flipping and the magic of puppets. As flipped classroom teachers, that’s some of the motivation for putting content online: increase the number of people who can access what we teach. Cheryl and I co-wrote this post. Cut a mouth hole 3.

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Tech Helpful

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

On one day in August before the students came, and again in January of this year we set up Edcamp style PD days. She is someone that sees the value technology can add to the classroom and looks for ways to enhance learning in many different ways. We have exemplary teachers using tools or creating environments that work.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 7, 2019

Invite colleagues to join your classroom for feedback for yourself and ideas that you can share with others. Not only do you come away with a plethora of strategies you can use in your classroom on Monday, you also walk away with a Professional Learning Family for life. On a budget? Get specialized.

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TeacherCast

JUNE 7, 2015

They solved my problem and I was a lifetime user and spokes teacher for all the great tools Techsmith makes to help teachers create media. Yes, PLAN on a service call or 2 with any new tool). Obotix , the company behind Sphero and Ollie, is committed to supporting their robots in the classroom. Be accessible.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 21, 2020

We want teachers actively engaged in solving the problems they face in the classroom. Our LMS platforms, like Google Classroom , would be perfect for this. Create a class in Google Classroom for each group. The Edcamp model is a great way to offer teachers more ways to connect and learn together with very little planning.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 3, 2014

Friday, June 6th at 8am - 3pm in Washington, DC Edcamp US Department of Education: Leading, Learning, Listening , Edcamp US DOE will be an intimate gathering of teacher leaders and policy leaders in order to discuss the most important issues in education. Improving Classroom Discussions by Asking Better Questions. Classroom 2.0

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

We held the first Edcamp in Philadelphia in May, 2010. People tweeted about it and around the country and the world; people began to follow #edcamp! The energy in that place gave birth to a movement that has grown in under five years from a single, initial Edcamp to over 600 events around the world. Image credit: Rob Rowe.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Walking into a Merritt Elementary School classroom today, you’ll find students using iPads to figure out math problems and submit their answers, while teachers grade those answers and provide feedback and follow-up support in real-time. Now, teachers create their own curriculum in iTunes U, and the majority of classrooms are paperless.

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Editor’s Note: Teaching Channel has partnered with Student Achievement Partners on a blog series about digital literacy tools and their effective use by educators. We firmly believe this ought to be the new norm in the modern classroom. BookTrack Classroom. We rarely give the process, as a whole, meaningful context.

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EdTechSandyK

JANUARY 27, 2014

What was cool about this video is Melinda talked about the tools she used to create the video so her teachers would know how she did it! We need to be using social media to tell people about the positive things that are going on in our classrooms and schools! Royse City is hosting EdCamp Awesome in Feburary 2014.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JANUARY 29, 2016

We recently started talking on Twitter about how our kids could collaborate both synchronously and asynchronously, and we were looped in to a conversation about EdCamp Global. — edcamp Global (@edcampGlobal) January 23, 2016. I wish I had clued in to EdCamp Global sooner because it was an amazing opportunity.

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My Paperless Classroom

MARCH 5, 2014

I was talking with some great teachers at EdCamp Silicon Valley in a session on programming with elementary students. after a litter discussion it seem like a natural match to have the student use the bee bots as physical tools to explore recognizing and expressing sequences.

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