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Education World Community Lesson Plan Contest ...
June 22, 2012 - 09:30 pmBack 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 pmDo 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 pmLast 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 pmAs 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 pmEducation 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 pmSchools 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 pmWhen 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 pmSocial 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 pmSource: 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 pmAfter 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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Pinterest 101 for Teachers: Getting Started
February 01, 2012 - 10:48 pmRecently, I asked on Facebook if our Education World fans are using Pinterest and we heard a big, loud YES from many folks! But not everyone was into it yet. Some said they weren't using it and others weren't sure what to do with it so ...
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Top 12 Tweets from the #EdWorld Preparing Stud ...
January 06, 2012 - 09:16 pmDid you pop in on our little online soiree last night? We had a great conversation about how to prepare students for the 21st century workforce. There were so many great perspectives on the keys to getting today's high schoolers ready for ...
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Preparing Students for the 21st Century Workfo ...
January 06, 2012 - 02:29 amThanks to everyone who tweeted with @education_world tonight! We had a great hour of discussion, idea sharing and learning about what students today need to be successes in the workplace tomorrow. Here are some of the highlights: Ray Kelly ...
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Join Us for an #EdWorld Twitter Party on Prepa ...
December 29, 2011 - 03:02 pmThere's no doubt that the requirements for being a productive member of the workforce have changed. And it's felt at every level and in every job. From retail stores establishing social media policies to news reporters taking to new te ...
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10 Reasons You Should Blog on the Education Wo ...
December 15, 2011 - 03:40 pmWhen we launched the Education World Community back in August, we were so excited to see what would happen -- who would become active members? What features would be best received? And when we saw users immediately take to the blogging feature ...
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The Edublog Awards - My Nominations
November 30, 2011 - 10:27 pmBeing Education World's social media editor, I spend a lot of time reading educator blogs, tweeting and trying to keep my finger on the pulse of education. So, when I noticed a lot of blogger and Twitter users talking about their nominatio ...
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10 Things to Do on an October Snow Day
October 31, 2011 - 02:11 pmIt's a white ... Halloween? When the snow started falling on Saturday, in spite of the predictions and warnings, it still took many by surprise, knocking out power and cancelling both schools and Halloween festivities. Are you among those ...
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The 7th Annual Homeschool Blog Awards are Underway
October 14, 2011 - 03:17 pmCalling all homeschool bloggers! We heard about something very cool -- and just for you. The Homeschool Post is currently hosting the 7th Annual Homeschool Blog Awards. There are 20 categories to nominate in and many awesome prizes for the win ...
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Lessons from Steve Jobs for Educators
October 06, 2011 - 12:48 pmWhen news of Steve Jobs' death broke last night, I and so many other people were stunned. Jobs was a man who lived and breathed innovation, completely changing the way we used computers, listened to music and communicated. At just 56, he h ...
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5 Reasons to Join a Group Today
September 23, 2011 - 02:00 pmYou may have noticed the Groups link at the top of your screen, but do you know what the Groups are all about? Groups are a great place to connect with other educators who share similar interests -- whether it's Common Core Standards, teac ...
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3 Take-Aways from the #EdWorld Twitter Party
September 12, 2011 - 05:54 pmLast week's Education World Community Twitter Party on Using Technology to Enhance Classroom Learning was such an interesting and worthwhile time that I wanted to share three take aways that really stuck out for me. Love that STEM Curr ...
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Top 10 Tweets from the 9/8 #EdWorld Party
September 09, 2011 - 10:09 pmLast night, the Education World staff gathered with three great speakers (thanks guys!) and a slew of really interesting folks on Twitter for a Twitter party celebrating the launch of the Education World Community. The topic was Using Technolo ...
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Hey, JCPenney, Girls Can Do Anything!
September 07, 2011 - 03:36 pmAs parents and teachers, we tell our girls that they can do anything, be anything, achieve whatever they dream ... but while they learn these lessons from powerful female role models, they are also inundated with messages that it doesn't m ...
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Join the EdWorld Community Twitter Party on 9/8!
September 01, 2011 - 04:30 pmTo celebrate the launch of the Education World Community, we are throwing a Twitter Party. The party will talk about using technology like blogging, tweeting, communities, apps and more to enhance the classroom learning experience for students ...
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