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Equip Students to be Skilled Searchers!

Teacher Reboot Camp

This is why one of the Mission Prep activities (pre-tasks) in my new book,In my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions in Your Classroom (out soon) is to get students to do a quick 5 minute search about the Mission (topic). Some search engines yield better results depending on the topic.

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EdTech Acronyms Explained

EdTech4Beginners

NGDLE – Next-generation Digital Learning Environment. VLE – Virtual Learning Environment. WIKI – What I Know I Learnt. Tagged: acronym , acronyms , edtech , education , exxample , learning , tech , technology , terms. OER – Open Educational Resource (this can be any online materials that are free to use).

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How Digital Tools Improve Teaching and Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Increase collaboration : Just as social media has given rise to new definitions of community, digital tools are transforming community and the give-and-take between students and teachers. Unleash the power of digital tools and empower students to take ownership of their learning. digital learning educational technology ICLE'

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‘Our Technology Is Our Ideology’: George Siemens on the Future of Digital Learning

Edsurge

A researcher, theorist, educator, Siemens is the digital learning guy. He’s credited with co-teaching the first MOOC in 2008, introduced the theory of “connectivism”—the idea that knowledge is distributed across digital networks—and spearheaded research projects about the role of data and analytics in education.

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How to navigate the new device-agnostic classroom

eSchool News

So how can schools ensure that they are creating effective, purposeful learning environments in a device-agnostic classroom? Ultimately, it helps to begin by asking three questions: Why am I exploring a digital learning ecosystem for my students? How can I ensure my digital learning ecosystem will support my students?

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The Edublog Awards

The Web20Classroom

These awards celebrate "the achievements of edubloggers, twitterers, podcasters, video makers, online communities, wiki hosts and other web based users of educational technology." Tech&Learning Advisor Blog -With writers from all areas of education the content here varies from tech tips to real discussions about the future of education.

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10 Tips to Start Teaching With Minecraft

Edsurge

If you are ready to learn about the capabilities of Education Edition, Microsoft has created a helpful introductory course. The ultimate resource is the Official Minecraft Wiki. Need help with Minecraft related vocabulary? Visit Common Sense Media to familiarize yourself. Ready to dive deeper? This article is an excellent resource.

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