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SAMR Through the Lens of Common Core Standards12/3 @ 4:00 CST, sponsored by MyInfinitec.org
Are you looking for ways to leverage the power of technology to help students develop 21st Century Skills? Researchers have determined that technology...
10 Terrific Tools in My Toolkit
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Flexible Learning Paths
The key to successful technology integration is the efficient use of digital tools tools that are appropriate for the task. Technology provides us all with the ability to develop our own toolkit of flexible resources for use...
Wikispaces Classroom - A Flexible Tool for Teaching & Learning
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Wikispaces Classroom is a flexible tool that has many useful features for designing and implementing technology powered learning experiences to support all learners. This online learning platform and virtual classroom is free, efficient, and...
The SAMR Ladder on GettingSmart.com
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The SAMR Ladder Through the Lens of 21st Century Skills
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Digital Differentiation - QR Codes on the iPad

Managing a classrooms full of students with 1:1 iPads presents the challenge of getting them on the same page, literally. Trying to manage differentiated groups requires a good tool for organizing resources. QR codes are one quick and easy soluti...
Global Virtual Classroom to Extend Classroom Walls
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How will you go beyond the walls of your classroom this year?
Global Virtual Classroom provides teachers and students across the globe with amazing opportunities and resources to collaborate, work together, and learn from each other. My longtime...
SAMR - Walking a Wiki Up the Line
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For those of you interested in learning more about the SAMR model of tech integration ...
I created a MentorMob playlist designed to share a sample of a wiki project I've walked up and down the SAMR ladder. The playlist displays illustrated examples...
Using SAMR to Teach Above the Line on GettingSmart Today
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I have been digging deeper into SAMR to help educators embrace this tech integration model because it is simple, easy to gauge, and something to strive for. I hope you will read my post on GettingSmart.com to see the connections I've made...
Explore - Wagon Wheel Project Toolkit
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And now for a mouthful of EdTech...
I have been weaving together digital tools with the Common Core to design flexible student driven learning experiences that start out Above the Line, as defined by SAMR.
Good news! My digital toolkit is filled...