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End-of-Year Haiku Contest ...

The end of another academic year approaches, and your friends at EdWorld want to give you a chance to win a $50 gift card to your choice of Starbucks, Target or Amazon. Ready to get creative? & ...


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Education World Community ...

MERIDEN, CT.— Education World has updated its teacher collaboration platform, the Education World Community, to make searching for educator-shared content easier and more precise. &n ...


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Education World Community Lesson Plan Contest ...

June 22, 2012 - 09:30 pm

Back in April, the Education World Community launched a lesson plan contest in search of the best teacher-submitted lesson plans. We were so excited to see what was submitted over the course of the next roughly four weeks. As the lesson pl ...

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Top 15 Educators on Twitter

June 12, 2012 - 03:51 pm

Do you Tweet? If not, you should. Twitter has grown from a small niche microblogging site to a truly useful web resource for educators (and lots of other folks too). Educators on Twitter join in Twitter chats and parties, share what works for ...

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Top Education Bloggers Share Why They Blog

April 24, 2012 - 02:59 pm

Last month, the Education World Community named the top 25 blogs for educators, a carefully curated list of the best voices in the education blogosphere today. These well-written and useful blogs span perspectives, offering lesson ideas, comme ...

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What Do You Want to See on the Community?

April 12, 2012 - 10:14 pm

As social media editor for Education World, I spend a lot of time paying attention to what's happening both here and on other social media channels. We host Twitter chats every few months to bring together experts and folks who want to kno ...

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Enter the Education World Community Lesson Pla ...

April 02, 2012 - 02:47 pm

Education World Community Lesson Plan Contest Entry period: April 2, 2012 - April 30, 2012 The Education World Community is looking for the best and most engaging lesson plans in the first Education World Community Lesson Plan Contest. ...

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Join Us for an #EdWorld Twitter Party on Track ...

March 22, 2012 - 09:47 pm

Schools today know that measuring student success through data-driven metrics is crucial. But what core measures can help a district grasp the basics of the total picture and demonstrate early successes? Education World’s parent company ...

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Education World’s Top 25 Blogs for Educators

March 20, 2012 - 07:29 pm

When I joined the Education World family last year, I brought my understanding of social media, experience in educational publishing and personal love of blogging. So it was only natural that one of the first things I did was compile a list of ...

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3 Must-See Social Bookmarking Sites for Educators

March 02, 2012 - 09:48 pm

Social bookmarking is a great tool for anyone looking to collect and organize information they find online. For educators, this is invaluable as it can allow you to form plans for your classes in just a few clicks. These three social bookmarki ...

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Pinterest 101 for Teachers: 5 Power Pinners Yo ...

February 14, 2012 - 03:41 pm

  Source: educationworld.com via Education on Pinterest   Whether you are just getting started or a veteran pinner, you should know that part of the allure of Pinterest is seeing what other thought-leaders are ...

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Twitter 101 for Teachers: Getting Started

February 08, 2012 - 06:45 pm

After writing a primer on Pinterest here on the Community last week, we noticed how many people really liked it and read it. So we asked our Education World friends on Facebook what else they would like to read a primer on. Twitter was high on ...

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