The Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals is co-sponsoring this year’s Minnetonka Institute, Essential Education in a Changing World;Empower educators with specific ways to integrate web 2.0, digital tool, and global portals into each classroom. Join keynote speaker, Heidi Hayes Jacobs, from Curriculum Designers, Inc., on November 8th, from 8:30- 3:00 pm, at Minnetonka Public Schools.
Conversations will be convened around;
The process of upgrading classrooms
Integrating new technologies with testing pressures
Effectively globalizing curriculum
21st century leadership meeting the needs of learners
Do teachers ask for your assistance with lesson planning?
Is it hard to stay ahead of them?
I recently saw a handy Edutopia blog post that not only talks about different Web 2.0 tools to assist in this work, and also offers links, tips and tricks.
Check out the most recent Things on a Stick Newsletter at http://thingsonasticknews.blogspot.com/. Thing 64, written by Dayle Zelenka from Traverse des Souix Regional Library System/SMILE and Gina Zelenka from Blue Earth County Public Library, is titled Face-to-Face Social Networking for Libraries: Let’s Get Back to Basics. Thing 63, written by Dayle Zelenka as well, focuses on the new Droid X. Check it out now, and be sure to review some of the older posts in the archive – the multitypes were busy this summer bringing you the latest and greatest in technology via the Things on a Stick News Archive!
“Things” 59 and 60 are now available! Linda Wadman, director of North Country Library Cooperative, introduced three very useful tools in the most recent newsletter installment. Thing 59 is about the Reading Rewards website for children. Thing 60 covers two tools that will assist you with reading webpages more effectively and efficiently. To view the latest Things on a Stick Newsletter follow this link… http://thingsonasticknews.blogspot.com/.
Check out this great viral YouTube video from the forward thinking faculty and students of the University of Washington’s Information School. This is a silly (and quirky) way of showing off some of the great things library professionals do — while still having fun on the job!
Have you ever created a promotional video like this one? If so, please comment and share your link!
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