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A Day in the Life of a Connected Educator – Using social media in 21st century classrooms

A Day in the Life of a Connected Educator – Using social media in 21st century classrooms
One of our main goals at Powerful Learning Practice is to turn educators into 21st Century educators. That is, teach them how to use social media and other powerful Web 2.0 tools to transform their classrooms into learning environments that are ready for today’s iGeneration students. One of the most common questions we get is, “But where do we find the time to use all this new technology?” To answer that question, we developed this infographic – A Day in the Life of a Connected Educator to show that using social media in your classroom and in your life can be integrated, easy, and fun. Scroll down and take a look or click for a larger version. Get connected Would you like to become a connected educator? Explore more about the life of a Connected Educator and 21st Century teacher & learner in The Connected Educator: Learning and Leading in a Digital Age by Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach and Lani Ritter Hall. Tweet all about it What does a typical day in a 21st century classroom look like?

How To Share Files Through Facebook Groups File-sharing for facebook groups is here. For some folks anyway. According to Mashable , the file-sharing feature was rolled out to members starting yesterday, and will continue over the next several days. “We started to roll out file sharing for all groups,” a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement reported by zdnet.com . How to use it I’m going to be honest here–it’s simpler than an email attachment. Scoring guides, rubric, project instructions, syllabuses (syllabi?) Size limit is 25MB–plenty for most documents, presentations, and image files. Should you use it?

20 Ways To Improve Your Professional Learning Network In 2013 Networking is a prime form of 21st century learning. The world is much smaller thanks to technology. Learning is transforming into a globally collaborative enterprise. Just this month, a tech news article showcased how Harvard scientists are considering that “sharing discoveries is more efficient and honorable than patenting them.” As educators, we aim to be connected to advance our craft. Learning networks are based on the theory of connectivism, or learning from diverse social webs. What are some ways to grow your PLN and improve the quality of your interactions? 1. PLNs are all about working together. 2. Nings are online rings of people with similar interests. 3. Meetups are common thread interest groups that meet in the real world. 4. PLNs rely on open sharing of information. 5. After all, PLNs are all about learning. 6. 7. Show common respect for the people in your network. 8. I keep my social life on Facebook and my professional life on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+. 9. 10. 11.

20 Social Networks for Lifelong Learners This is a guest post from education writer Karen Schweitzer. When most people think of social networks, they think of Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, or similar sites, but there are many other types of social networks popping up on the web. Some of the fastest growing networks are designed specifically for education. These sites allow people to learn in a social context through discussion, file sharing, and collaboration. Here are 20 social learning networks to visit in your spare time. LearnCentral – LearnCentral is an open environment that is half social network and half learning community. Udemy – Udemy encourages members to teach and learn online using the site’s many free tools and applications. Academici – This web-based site for academics and knowledge workers makes it easy to network, collaborate, and conduct commerce online. Academia.edu – Academia.edu is an online community that helps academics connect with colleagues and follow the latest research. posted on June 22, 2010

How To Create a Personal Learning Environment to Stay Relevant in 2013 “Our understanding of learning has expanded at a rate that has far outpaced our conceptions of teaching. A growing appreciation for the porous boundaries between the classroom and life experience…has created not only promising changes but also disruptive moments in teaching.” EDUCAUSE Review, 2012 This quote from Disrupting Ourselves: The Problem of Learning in Higher Education (Bass, 2012), gives a good a reason as any for educators to develop a Personal learning Environment [PLE]; a space where we can keep up with the experimental modes of learning, instruction, changing pedagogy and instructional methods that surfaced in 2012. In a previous post I introduced the concept of PLEs and touched on why educators may want to consider developing a PLE for 2013. In this post I’ll outline how educators can develop their own PLE, where to start, and I’ll provide specific action steps, and what tools to use. We need to disrupt ourselves: The model of higher education is at a turning point.

36 Educational Podcasts to Energize Your Teaching - Fusion Yearbooks Educational podcasts are exploding in popularity these days, and it’s no wonder why: just like radio programs of yore, they’re compelling to listen to (you just try to stop listening to a good podcast episode once you’re hooked). But unlike those radio shows, podcasts are easily ported around with you, so you can listen while you’re out walking the dog, cooking dinner after a long day, or commuting to and from work. Because just about anyone can make a podcast, they can range the gamut from professionally polished episodes to those that are a little rougher around the edges — but this second kind of podcast still does an excellent job of connecting us listeners with a passionate community of educators with a thing or two to say. Altogether, these features make podcasts on pedagogy some of the best professional development around. You get to choose what you listen to, how you listen to it, and when you listen to it, too.

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