Posts by Getting Smart Staff
The FCC Adds to the Digital Learning Day Celebration
The FCC has not only agreed that there is a need to focus on broadband connectivity but today announced that they will double their investment- with an additional $2 billion dollars over the next 2 years.
#TCEA14: 5 to Follow Under 500
Conferences like TCEA are a great way for new-to-Twitter folks to gain some momentum, so here are 5 folks at #TCEA14 with less than 500 followers that you should follow:
Happy Digital Learning Day!
Students, teachers and principals- it’s not too late to participate in Digital Learning Day!
#TCEA14 Day 2 Recap: Things Are Heating Up
With Academies on Monday and Tuesday for teachers interested in learning more about Google, Math, ELA, Social Studies, Science, Robotics, iPads, Campus Leadership, or Promethean (and maybe even a few more that I missed!), you're hard-pressed to say that TCEA doesn't begin until Wednesday.
3 Takeaways to Look for at #TCEA14
It can be hard to keep up if you're at the conference, let alone if you're trying to follow along at home (or, even more challenging, at work!). Everyone has their ideas about who you should follow or if you should set up additional backchannels to have divergent conversations and, to be sure, the Getting Smart Twitter feed is a good one.
5 Predictions for #TCEA14
Conference season is in full swing. No matter what part of the country (or world, really) you live in, there is sure to be an EdTech conference nearby over the next few months. Your hotel reservations have been made, your conference is all mapped out, and you know all the vendor booths that have the best swag.
Digital Learning- Giving Students Choice for #SCW
These thought leaders will talk about how online learning will increase choice for students regardless of their zip code and provide new customized learning pathways for entire schools as well as for individual courses and even, of course, individual students.
Deeper Learning for Every Student Every Day
A Getting Smart white paper dedicated to dispelling the myths around Deeper Learning and showing it can happen anywhere, with every student and every teacher.
Crowdsourcing Districts For the Core
With a new pilot from UClass, districts are offered the opportunity to build an online PLN, exclusive to their district, offering a one-stop hub for curriculum solutions making it easy for teachers to find, share and organize district-wide resources.
FLVS Launches The Virtual Diploma Program
For the first time, Florida Virtual School will offer the opportunity for online students outside of the state of Florida to earn their high school diploma through a virtual school.