| Build your own Staff Development |
| Learning in the 21st century requires an entirley new set of skills. Information is being constructed, and re-constructed on a daily basis and at exponential rates. The world around us is moving forward at a tremendous pace, but classrooms sometimes struggle to keep up. As teachers, it is our responsibility to be the exemplary learners on campus. No longer can teachers wait to "be taught" in an inservice or workshop something they need to know today. Because of this, Professional Development has shifted to an active, self-guided adventure. You don't have to do it alone, however, since the web is now more social and connected than ever before. |
| Video: Self-driven and Classroom-based: Professional Development in the 21st Century |
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| Twitter |
| Twitter is a real-time information network powered by people all around the world that lets you share and discover what’s happening now. Teachers can connect with other teachers and experts in their areas of instruction. Building a Personal Learning Network (PLN) has never been easier. Twitter lets you learn and share 140 characters at a time. |
What is Twitter? Watch the short video: Twitter in Plain English |
| Read more: Twittering, Not Frittering: Professional Development in 140 Characters |
| Read more: Tweet Spot: Web 2.0 Educators Are Atwitter About Twitter |
| Read more: Twitter as a Professional Development Tool |
| Read more: Nine Great Reasons Teachers Should Use Twitter |
| Ready to join? Create an account at www.Twitter.com |
| Already have an Account? Find Out How to Get Started With Twitter? |
| Don't know who to follow? Seven Way to Find Teachers on Twitter |
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| Google Reader |
Google Reader makes it easy to keep current with best practices and the latest in any content area. Students and teachers can select to receive updates from particular blogs,
news sites, or other web pages. Google Reader constantly checks these sites for new content and then brings updates to a single location to be read, sorted, and shared. This is like having a personalized inbox for a custom flow of information. |
| What is RSS? Watch the short video: RSS in Plain English |
| What is Google Reader? Watch the short video: Google Reader Basics |
| Need more info? Here's another short video: How to Use Google Reader |
| Read more: Using Google Reader for Professional Development |
| If you already have Gmail, you already have a Google Reader account. Find it Here |
| Really long list of blogs you might be interested in reading: SEE THE LIST |
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| iTunes University |
iTunes University, part of the iTunes Store, is possibly the world’s greatest collection of free educational media available to students, teachers, and lifelong learners. With over 200,000 educational audio and video files available, iTunes U has quickly become the engine for the mobile learning movement. You don't need an iPod, but you will need iTunes installed on your computer if you don't already have it. Everything is FREE! |
| Download and install iTunes Now: Apple.com/iTunes |
| iTunes Educational : Teaching & Education Content (must have iTunes installed) |
| iTunesU Directory: K-12 Providers (must have iTunes installed) |
| iTunesU Directory: Participating Universities and Colleges (must have iTunes installed) |
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| TED Talks |
| TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then, its scope has become ever broader, and now more than 500 TED Talks are available online, with more added each week. TED believes passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and ultimately, the world. So they're building a clearinghouse that offers free knowledge and inspiration from the world's most inspired thinkers, and also a community of curious souls to engage with ideas and each other. |
| Watch the TED Talks online at: www.ted.com |
| Watch TED Talks in iTunes:TED Talks on iTunes |
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| Google |
| Google answers over 100 million questions every day. Do you ever wonder who answered those questions B.G. (before Google)? We have access to the sum of all human knowledge through a simple click of our mouse. Need to find about something new? Type in your question below and start learning... |
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