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One of the best learning and professional development opportunities of the year is happening this weekend at the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia — and you can enjoy it all from the comfort of your own living room.
EduCon 2.2 bills it itself as both a conversation and a conference, and you can participate in the [...]
What a fun night! After reading the LAN feedback we decided to change the format and do a session on Speed Geeking. Like Speed Dating, Speed Geeking allows the participant to experience three or four new programs or tools and then decide what might work for them and spend some more time with the program [...]
Still think social media and Web 2.0 is a fad? Consider these numbers:
The embedded counter above is courtesy of Garys Social Media Count. Visit his site to discover the sources and methodology of the data presented.
North Vancouver’s own Lesley Edwards has been nominated for a 2009 Edublog Award for Best Librarian blog!
Here is what some have had to say about Lesley and her blog, The WebFooted Book Lady:
I feel Lesley Edwards is MY librarian. If I am looking for something, she and her six beejillian Delicious links are where [...]
This year, North Vancouver’s LAN parties are going global! At last night’s first LAN party of the 09/10 school year we staged one of our breakout sessions in Elluminate. Elluminate is virtual classroom software that is provided free to all BC educators by the Ministry of Education.
Announcing the session using Twitter, 15 North Vancouver teachers [...]
North Vancouver invites you to join us celebrate the opening of the K12 Online Conference with a LAN party!
50 teachers from across our school district will be gathering tonight to watch presentations from the K12 Online Conference, and then get together over dinner to discuss and share ideas.
Unfortunately you won’t be able to join [...]
We strive to make our monthly face-to-face gatherings as useful and relevant as possible. To help us serve you better, please consider taking a moment to offer feedback on what direction you would like to see future LAN parties take.
Please vote in our monthly poll, and if you don’t find an option that reflects [...]
by Jeff O’HaraBatavia, Illinois
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Edmodo blog
Edmodo is a private micro-blogging platform built for use by teachers and students.Traditional web 2.0 tools in a k-12 classroom environment create concerns over privacy. Edmodo has been built with the privacy of students in mind.
Edmodo provides a way for teachers and students to share notes, links, and files. Teachers [...]
Live from the Comox Valley, BC
Jan’s blog: Re-SieverJan’s classroom blog: Huzzah!
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Jan Smith learns and teaches Gr. 6 in the Comox Valley. She loves being a generalist teacher because there are no limits to integration across the curriculum.. In the words of the perpetually optimistic, it’s all good.
She is working on [...]
