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Online ProD for May 16-22

From Steve Hargadon:
Sunday, May 16th

7pm PDT (US) /10pm EDT (US) / 2am GMT/UTC (next day) (intl times):
MOODLE MEET CONNECTED LEADERSHIP ONLINE CONFERENCE
“What does it mean to be a “connected educational leader?”
http://www.learncentral.org/event/74666 (pre-registration required)

Monday, May 17th

10:45pm PDT (US) / 1:45am EDT (US) (next day) / 5:45am GMT/UTC (intl times):
AUSTRALIA
“Tech Talk Tuesdays: [...]

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Global Connections

For those of you who have watched Silvia Tolisano’s k12 Online presentation “Around the World with Skype“, she has just launched the Around the World in 80 Schools Ning.  For anyone wanting to connect globally, to engage students outside the walls of their classroom this is a wonderful introduction.
A ning is an online community where [...]

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Video-conferencing

by Brian CrosbyReno, Nevada

Blog: Learning Is MessyFollow Brian on Twitter

Brian Crosby, an elementary teacher for 26 years, teaches sixth grade in Sparks, Nevada, and has infused technology into teaching since the 1980’s. While piloting a 1:1 laptop program, students in his class utilize many Web 2.0 tools including Skype, Fiickr, blogs and wikis. Brian teaches [...]

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