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The Daily Roundup - August 13th, 2013

8/13/2013

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Welcome back!  I hope everyone is having a great start to the school year!  Today we'll start at Edudemic with a post on "The 5 Best Social Media Tips For Teachers."  The post offers some great advice  for connecting with other teachers and educators.  If you still haven't given Twitter a try, it can really be an awesome resource for professional development and connecting with other teachers.  So, if you're looking for some new ways to connect with social networking, check out the post!


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Emerging Ed Tech has a new review up of "Lucidchart - Excellent Web Based Diagramming and Charts."  The web-app is free for teachers and students and is an excellent resource for creating online charts, diagrams, graphic organizers, and mind maps.  If you use any of those organizational tools in your classroom, I highly recommend checking out Lucidchart!


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Educational Technology has four new resources to check out:
  • The 10 Best iPad Apps for the Start of the School Year
  • 4 Alternatives to the iPad YouTube App
  • Twitter in the Elementary Classroom
  • 6 Ways to Monitor Your Digital Footprints


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The trend of online learning is continuing to grow and with it, tools like Mozilla's Open Badges are being used to certify students' learning.  And, with sites like Degreed helping students create digital resumes that include online learning courses, the potential for digital learning to "mean" something more tangible is growing as well.  Alison Anderson at Getting Smart has more on the topic with her new post, "Mozilla Open Badges to Show Career Readiness."

John Hardison also has a new post entitled, "Ordering a Teacher: Suggestions from Students Part 2."  In the post, Hardison discusses 5 characteristics that students believe exceptional teachers possess.  It's an excellent article and provides some great insight into what our students would like to see more of.


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Education Week has a new post on the growing trend of students using social media to improperly post photos from standardized tests.  The article focuses on California but this is an issue that affects schools across the globe.  Last year, a total of 212 schools in California were flagged for improper social media postings.  Check out the article for more.


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Ed Reach has four new podcasts to check out:
  • Australia's Innovative Learning Spaces
  • Guns, Knives, and Mayhem - The Murder Mystery Co
  • An EduWin-IT About Blogging
  • Starting a Flipped Year with Nichole Carter


The Lightning Round...

  • Free Tech for Teachers has a new guide on How To Use Google Drive in School
  • Free Tech also shares 43+ Alternatives to YouTube
  • Teach Thought covers 45 Design Thinking Resources for Educators
  • Getting Smart has 20 Coding, CS, Assessment, & Data Resources

And that's a wrap! Thanks for reading and we'll be back tomorrow!  If you'd like to have the daily roundup emailed to you, you can always subscribe in the box on the right.  Plus, you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates as well.  See you tomorrow!
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