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EdTech Highlights of the Week 02/05/10
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/05/2010 - 8:03amOh my! Is it Friday already? This week flew by faster than the speed of light but I'm here to bring you up to speed with the EdTech Highlights of the Week:
Blog Posts:
Five Simple Skills By Chris Betcher
This Week's Edtech Tools: #Web20Wednesday Recap 02/04/10
Submitted by Elizabeth on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 11:04amIt never ceases to amaze me how many new tech tools are shared throughout Personal Learning Networks (PLN). We had another great day via Twitter for #web20wednesday - and I'm excited to share! So, let's jump into it.
Simple Workshop for Teacher Professional Development, The Song
Submitted by Michael on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 1:39pmNot Another Paper! Alternative Projects Using Social Media – FETC 2010
Submitted by Elizabeth on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 11:13amTom Daccord, co-director of EdTechTeacher and co-author Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology had a great presentation about incorporating social media in the classroom instead of using boring papers (that probably aren't sparking your students' interest anyway). Check out this short video to see what his presentation was all about!
Teacher Professional Development in Poetry
Submitted by Michael on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 9:00amMany thanks to RaeAnn Pruitt who entered the contest for the free copy of SimpleWorkshop for her school. She did it with a poem which she was gracious enough to record.
EdTech Highlights of the Week (Formerly known as Fab Friday) 01/29/10
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/29/2010 - 10:11amYour eyes are not deceiving you. Yes, the Fab Friday Weekly Recap does indeed have a new name. Have no fears, though! The new incarnation is still fabulous and it's still Friday! So lets get caught up on the EdTech happenings with the first edition of EdTech Highlights of the Week:
Blog Posts:
10 Ways to Promote Learning Lifestyle in Your School By David Warlick
Win a 5-Night Stay at a Premium Condo at Big Sky Resorts (Montana)
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Beyond the Classroom Walls: Using Web 2.0 to Enhance Student Collaboration – FETC 2010
Submitted by Elizabeth on Wed, 01/27/2010 - 5:26pmI met Catalina and Michelle at our Tweet Up during FETC and had a great conversation about their “Beyond the Classroom Walls” presentation. So much so that I had to attend their session and had to talk with them further about it the next day. Take a quick minute to watch them briefly chat about their presentation.
Freebie Man: Win a $4,000 Lecture Capture/Presentation System for Your School
Submitted by Michael on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 12:55pmThat's right! We're giving away our lecture capture/presentation system for your school.
What do you have to do?
Watch this video below and find out!
Extreme Web 2.0 Makeover - FETC 2010
Submitted by Elizabeth on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 11:22am
Ok, if the title of this blog post doesn’t excite you, I’m not sure what will! Steve Dembo had an awesome presentation this year at FETC. His presentation was pretty entertaining, I have to say.









