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In Digital Age, schools that succeed are schools that connect - baltimoresun.com Op Ed in Baltimore Sun says it well: "But it is going to take less "Race to the Top" and more "Connect with one another" if we are really going to put students first." You can't have excellence in education without global collaboration. tags: education flatclassroom learning innovation Posted from Diigo . The rest of my favorite links are here .

The Nerdy Teacher: What the US Women's Soccer Team taught me about education Most excellent! RT @thenerdyteacher: What the US Women's US Soccer Team taught me about education - http://bit.ly/n4Rgi0 tags: twitter education Posted from Diigo . The rest of my favorite links are here .

"I will lay me down to bleed a while and then rise to fight again." Warrior's Creed Lay Me Down It is hard to understand if you're not a teacher how the summer feels. The many emotions that a teacher goes through.  I just finished the third book in the The Hunger Games series which largely focuses on the emotional backlash of war. I hate to say that I've been through war, but sometimes that is how it feels. Rest is vital to recovery. You can recover from the past school year by taking time to rest without a list, a watch, and guilt free permission to sleep late, take naps and do whatever you enjoy: read, fish, take walks. (See my 10 tips for getting the most out of your summer .) Every teacher CAN recover their center by resting and rising to the task of getting ahead on the school year.   Rise to Teach Again: 7 Things You Can Do Now! You cannot wait until you "feel like it" to get ready for next school year, here are s...

iPads in Schools: Authentic Learning Opportunities (Free) #free ASCD webinar on iPads in schools w @fisher1000 coming your way on 7/19! Register now: http://bit.ly/njxYH2 #edchat #edtech #ipadchat tags: free edchat edtech ipadchat twitter education Mobile Tech Learning - How to Design a Beautiful iPad Lesson How to Design a Beautiful iPad Lesson http://tumblr.com/xbp3e7hjxa #edtech #mlearning #iPadchat tags: edtech mlearning iPadchat twitter education Posted from Diigo . The rest of my favorite links are here .

My iPad has really become my device of choice. When I boot up my laptop it is for work, but my iPad, that is for quick this or a quick that. I have found that it is very important to separate my screens. I like to "Pareto" everything. This means that I hunt for the 20% of apps that do the 80% of my functions and put them in one place. I used to have a screen for everything but I found that I either searched for it or spent a lot of time sliding to find it. I also find that 20% of the apps give me 80% of my distraction. I keep those OFF my home screen. If I am going to live with this device it has to work for me and be easy. So, I am going to share with you my home screens and the folders on that screen in the hopes you can find something that helps you. We have work to do. The more we can focus on work during work hours, the better job we do and the less we have to work during personal hours. Here is my home screen and the folders. My Home Screen (the Pareto Platform) And, ye...

Free Online Lesson Planbook Software for Teachers Check out this new cloud-based planner http://j.mp/3PKlDk via @ktenkely, PlanbookEdu #edchat #evscrev11 #scichat #flipclass tags: edchat evscrev11 scichat flipclass twitter education 12 Habits of the Top 21-st Century Teacher "Me" to "We" happening at #evscrev11, thanks @coolcatteacher for sharing: 12 Habits of the Top 21st Century Teacher http://bit.ly/ozNDVH tags: evscrev11 twitter education Readict : Annotate Articles (Pro) for iPad on the iTunes App Store @coolcatteacher Check this out from Diigo: http://bit.ly/qPk0Vb Looks like Flipboard + Diigo no? tags: t...

Web 2.0 Smackdown @ ISTE11 RT @joycevalenza: Web20 Smackdown @ #ISTE11 http://bit.ly/pYRwR5 #tlchat #edchat tags: ISTE11 tlchat edchat twitter education The Night It Rained Tears -video Jon Carl believes this is one of the best videos his students have ever made about the Aces plane crash that killed the University of Evansville basketball team in 1977. The local choir sang for this and the student who wrote the script for this was so good at making it come alive. What a great project. tags: education history video Leslie Irvin Video made by the students of Jon Carl at Reitz High School in Evansville Indiana as part of their feelthehistory website. They've been making documentaries f...