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The first is on a topic close to my heart, PersonalLearningNetworks. The day will also include a component on using socialmedia tools with students at varying levels. Bring your own laptop is preferred. This session will help you find information and lesson ideas, inspiring your work!
There was a session lead by Jon Becker on whether or not we should use the term PLN (for PersonalLearningNetwork). Social Butterfly Lounge and #Edchat : This was the first year for the Social Butterfly Lounge and it seemed to be a very popular place. I hope that this can be an annual event. Yep, just 3.
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Brook Avenue Elementary School in Waco, Texas has been in the papers before, but not for shiny new laptops or flexible classrooms. However, school leaders Sarah Pedrotti and Jessica Torres are on a mission to flip the failure narrative and rebrand their school by motivating their teachers through personalized professional development.
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and Socialmedia in the classroom (Blogs, Wikis, SocialNetworking, Podcasting, etc.) 1:1 Programs: laptops, netbooks, iPads, and tablets "Flipped" learning Rethinking Homeworl School 2.0 PersonalLearningNetworksSocial Professional Development Socialnetworking Peer-generated PD Student 2.0
The worst advocates for educators using socialmedia for do it yourself professional development are those educators who have been successful developing their own do it yourself professional development. A PersonalLearningNetwork consisting of thousands of collegial sources did not develop in a few months.
The worst advocates for educators using socialmedia for do it yourself professional development are those educators who have been successful developing their own do it yourself professional development. A PersonalLearningNetwork consisting of thousands of collegial sources did not develop in a few months.
The worst advocates for educators using socialmedia for do it yourself professional development are those educators who have been successful developing their own do it yourself professional development. A PersonalLearningNetwork consisting of thousands of collegial sources did not develop in a few months.
Six years ago, my interview with and blog post about Terrell’s netweaving turned out to be a useful resource when I sought to explain to educators the value and how-to of personallearningnetworks. I’ve learned a great deal from her. But, that was the extent of my experimentation with mobile learning.
Six years ago, my interview with and blog post about Terrell’s netweaving turned out to be a useful resource when I sought to explain to educators the value and how-to of personallearningnetworks. I’ve learned a great deal from her. But, that was the extent of my experimentation with mobile learning.
A trusted ed tech leader friend of mine told me "because of Dropbox I don't care if my laptop crashes." If you want to go deeper with LinkedIn discussions and groups, and build a personallearningnetwork that connects with other educators, you can! Never vent about administrators or students via socialmedia!
It''s also important to look at different ways of providing technology in schools, whether it is through computer labs, 1-1 laptops, or Bring Your Own Device (students bring own tech). Many educators are use socialmedia for their personal life, but not enough are using it in their professional life.
My last post on 10 Powerful Media Tools Every Educator Show Be Using Yesterday was all about how educators need to create a PersonalLearningNetwork, but our students need authentic audiences too. tools, such as SocialMedia. 1- The dog chewed my laptop. How do you do this? Well how do we do it?
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