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Tools for Designing Awesome Graphics

Teacher Reboot Camp

I started this blog 10 years ago, which was shortly after using Twitter and other social media tools to connect with educators. Part of connecting and spreading the word of new posts, online conferences I’ve organized, online courses, Twitter chats, and other news is creating visuals to share online.

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5 Creative Ways to Connect Young Adults to Reading

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Librarian Karen Scott challenges us with some non-traditional practices to get kids interested in reading including organizing her library by genre and using social media and graphics to inspire a love of reading.

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Tools to Help Become a Tech Savvy Educator

A Principal's Reflections

21st Century Leadership Shift Happens (must see video for any educator unfamiliar with the tends and impacts associated with technology and social media. Principals can use social media for communication, public relations, branding, professional development, and opportunity. Learn more about Google Reader here.

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12 Incredible Ideas for Using Technology to Teach English Language Learners

Teacher Reboot Camp

Poor students often carry around cheap cell phones or access the Internet through a library or Internet cafe. They are my posts from ESL Library and Sprout English where I blog regularly. As technology becomes more accessible we need to continue to find meaningful ways for our language learners to use it.

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The Challenges Educators Face

A Principal's Reflections

Technology, most specifically social media, has flattened the world. Just because something sounds good on Twitter and during a keynote or looks good on Pinterest and Instagram does not mean whatever is being promoted will work. This led me to pose a question on Twitter, asking educators to share their particular challenges.

Education 360
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Engage Students with Authentic Learning at Home

Digital Promise

Rahman explained, “The students brought up social media as the platform. They compared audiences of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and they decided what would make a message go viral.” When schools closed, Rahman’s students continued designing and sharing their social media campaigns.

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Essential Tech Tools for the History Class

Ask a Tech Teacher

Social media has over a thousand posts on how awesome it is. I was introduced to it via my history teacher network on Twitter (a plug for using Twitter for professional purposes). The platform also has a library of over 45,000 topics teachers can access when looking for a content lesson or idea. Confusion sets in.

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