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Teaching Educator Digital Literacy Through A @Pinterest Party! #edchat. How to Provide Kids With Screen Time That Supports Learning #digcit #edtechchat #edchat. How Tweet it is, @remscience's journey to Twitter #ditchbook #edchat. When I attended my first EdTech workshop two years ago, I had little idea what it would set in motion.

How Tweet it is, @remscience's journey to Twitter #ditchbook #edchat

Ten years earlier, as I sat in one of my first credential classes, my instructor encouraged me to keep in mind the idea of one day working on my Master's degree in education technology. She saw my natural abilities, my interest, and the way it worked for me. 'Find Your Yoda' and Other Advice from Your School's Tech Department #edchat #edtechchat #edtech. People see you as THAT teacher.

'Find Your Yoda' and Other Advice from Your School's Tech Department #edchat #edtechchat #edtech

You love using technology to enhance learning for your students, and you're always ahead of the curve. You find webquests so 2004, and think QR codes are as old as the Dewey Decimal system. All the software loaded on your computer is in Beta. iMovies? 19 #education Twitter chats worth your time #edchat. How pop culture can be a springboard for discussing gender, race, & class #edchat. Why Picture Books - 5 Reasons Why They Belong in Every Classroom #edchat #titletalk #engchat http:… I don’t remember when I fell out of love with picture books, but I do remember wondering why any teacher would invest any money in them if they were not teaching young kids.

Why Picture Books - 5 Reasons Why They Belong in Every Classroom #edchat #titletalk #engchat http:…

After all, picture books are so expensive and there is not much to them. No, I would rather invest my money in chapter books, that is where you get the most value. So picture books? The “WHY” Guide to #Edchat topics. Although many educational models and pedagogies can seem like a conveyer belt of fads sometimes, many of them at least focus on one or two key educational concerns.

The “WHY” Guide to #Edchat topics

Regardless of whether you think it a passing fad, many of them have an aim that you should know about and be considering as a teacher in the 21st Century. I must admit though, as busy teachers, it is understandable that to fully implement a number of them is unrealistic. So here’s my summary of the key take-aways from each model that you should aim to implement in your teaching. (Click for larger version) It’s not about lessons becoming homework. 10 + 1 Picture Books that Spark Creativity. A Visit From Kendrick Lamar — Best Day Of School Ever? : NPR Ed. At around midday Monday at High Tech High School in North Bergen, N.J., about 40 students are crammed into a small classroom, anxiously waiting for Kendrick Lamar to walk into the room.

A Visit From Kendrick Lamar — Best Day Of School Ever? : NPR Ed

He glides in with crisp white kicks, a grey long-sleeve shirt, and hair twisting every which way. The 27-year-old rapper has a broad smile on his face. He seems almost as excited as the students, who just might be having their best day of school ... ever. Lamar is on top of the rap game at the moment. The Science of Creativity. A Bucket List for Summer Reading #featured #inspiration #edchat #summerreading. The 3 Things Digital Classrooms Really Need by @web20classroom #GraniteEdTech #GraniteDC #edchat. My first experience with technology in the classroom was the good ol' Apple IIe and endless hours playing Oregon Trail and Math Blaster.

The 3 Things Digital Classrooms Really Need by @web20classroom #GraniteEdTech #GraniteDC #edchat

That evolved to an after school coding club in high school where I learned how to make a square and a flower using BASIC. I got my first personal computer as a freshman in college (1998) and finally got Internet at home when I came home at the Holidays the same year. And look at where learning is today... The classroom is becoming less about the physical space it occupies and more about the cloud.

Today, many teachers are beginning to shift their instruction from stand and deliver to more interactive, engaging and participatory styles of teaching and learning. How we are using #Twitter to get #inspiration from celebs (and model good practices). #edchat #edtec… This school year, I have become hopelessly addicted to Twitter!

How we are using #Twitter to get #inspiration from celebs (and model good practices). #edchat #edtec…

As a result of Twitter education chats, I have gained many new connections in the education field. It has changed the way I think about learning and communicating professionally. I am constantly trying to think of new ways to model good social media behavior for our learning community. Recently, the PARCC test has been a strain on our school in both personnel requirements and technology resources. What’s an Adolescent Brain’s Weakness? Other Tweens #edchat #ptchat #neuroscience. Creating Memes to Explore Themes. 12 music-centric tools that really strike a chord #edchat #musicchat.

Infographic & article-a must read Code of Best Practices in Fair Use #edchat #txeduchat #engchat… Embed imageView/download PDFThe Association of Research Libraries (ARL) presents the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries (PDF), a clear and easy-to-use statement of fair and reasonable approaches to fair use developed by and for librarians who support academic inquiry and higher education.

Infographic & article-a must read Code of Best Practices in Fair Use #edchat #txeduchat #engchat…

The Code was developed in partnership with the Center for Social Media and the Washington College of Law at American University. In dozens of interviews with veteran research and academic librarians, the researchers learned how copyright law comes into play as interviewees performed core library functions. Then, in a series of small group discussions held with library policymakers around the country, the research team developed a consensus approach to applying fair use. The Code deals with such common questions in higher education as: