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If I wrote an ebook filled with iPad teaching...
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One Simple Thing You Should Do Right Now to Keep... →
Imagine if you turned on your computer and found your entire digital life was wiped: years of photos, emails, documents—gone. That happened to Wired writer Mat Honan last weekend, when hackers broke into his most important accounts. But it could have probably been prevented if he’d done one thing: Enabled “two-factor authentication” on his Gmail account. First, go here and...
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Psst!
OhMuffins starts her school year tomorrow morning (extended year school). Wish her luck :o)
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6 Tips for Teachers: How to Maximize Shared... →
Here are the first three (click through for the rest): 1) Introductory Session If you’re using a new tool or website, model it in the classroom before your scheduled time. This will eliminate time spent explaining the tool and give your students more time to use it. 2) Do It Yourself First If your students will be creating an artifact, create one of your own and time yourself from start to...
Aug 6th
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21st Century Icebreakers: 10 Ways To Get To Know... →
Here are three (click through for the rest): Have students create a Pinterest board with 10 pins that summarizes them. Ask students to create a 30 second podcast that introduces themselves. Then allow students to present them or play them on separate devices as an audio gallery. Create a classroom blog and ask each student to write a blog post introducing themselves to the rest of the...
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Oh hey, just a friendly reminder:
world-shaker: WE’RE LANDING ON MARS TOMORROW. No big. Update: We made it. Science won.
Aug 6th
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Debating via Skype
talesofan8thgradeteacher: positivelypersistentteach: I think it would be cool if two teachers from Tumblr had their classes debate a topic via Skype. Just sayin’. Great idea, PPT. Anyone game for doing this? I have a persuasive writing and speaking unit scheduled for Oct-Nov. If anyone has middle school kids, I’d love to make something like this happen!  You can set it all up here:...
Aug 6th
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