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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?”. Six months later, I got an email from this random person that said, “Hey, I just wanted to let you know… We’re here at EdCamp Buffalo.
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It was considered a socialmedia application for professionals. Edcamps, One-to-One initiatives, Flipped Class, BYOD and connected collaboration were all topics discussed and vetted long before they were even recognized in the brick and mortar world of education. My building limited me.
It was considered a socialmedia application for professionals. Edcamps, One-to-One initiatives, Flipped Class, BYOD and connected collaboration were all topics discussed and vetted long before they were even recognized in the brick and mortar world of education. My building limited me.
SocialMedia and Connected Learning. On Saturday morning, during the “Saved by Twitter” session, I watched complete strangers huddle in groups to discuss socialmedia, their use of Twitter, the challenges involved in using socialmedia and I witnessed a few people send their first tweet or use a hashtag for the first time.
Please note, these tips refer to the desktop version of Google Drive, but most tips will work similarly on mobile.). Another way to help organize your files and folders is to use hashtags as we use on socialmedia. I have used hashtags for event files that have hashtags, like #edcamp. Use Consistent Naming Conventions.
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