Tag: web20
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How to Use Cell Phones as Learning Tools
via teachhub.com Regardless of your school???s cell phone policy, the reality in most schools is that students have phones in their pockets, purses, or hoodies. Why not get these tools out in plain sight and use them for good and not evil? Here are …
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Speaking Web 2.0 – Presentation, Links & Resources
Here’s the presentation for the session today: Speaking Web 2.0 on Prezi The Topics of Discussion: Twitter Poll Everywhere (Poll Question 1, Poll Question 2 – or scroll down to vote!) Facebook Fan Pages Posterous Qik Other links & resources: The C…
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Get The Word Out! New Tools to Communicate Your Media Message
In our 2-hour session today, we’ll show you some new ways to let your students, teachers and parents know about the amazing things that are going on in your library or media center. Knowledge is power, and the more that your stakeholders know abou…
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100 Ways You Should Be Using Facebook in Your Classroom
Create groups. You can create groups for entire classes or for study groups with smaller subsets of students that allow for easy sharing of information and communication, without students even having to friend each other. Schedule events. From beg…
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Evernote – I may have just seen the light…
Education Series: Evernote is a great tool for students, teachers, researchers and administrators alike. Check out some of the great guest posts on the Evernote blog: How My Students Started Using Evernote: http://note.io/enschool 10 Evernote Tips…
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Tip: Secure Access to Facebook
Don’t do this from school, but users now have the option of accessing the facebook site via HTTPS. The option can be turned on in the advanced security features in the Account Security section of the Facebook Account Settings page. Just go to ???Acc…
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GroupMe – Free Alternative to TextMarks for Small Groups
Check out this website I found at groupme.com Now that TextMarks has limited free groups to one-per-user, GroupMe might be a good alternative for classroom-sized groups. Each group created has it’s own unique phone number and will accomodate up to…
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Speaking Web 2.0: How to use 21st Century tools to keep in touch with students & parents
Are the students of today different than the students of 30 years ago? How about 10? Or even just 3? It is hard to keep up with the pace of change in technology and communication, but as teachers we NEED to be reaching our students on THEIR turf, …