{"id":8949,"date":"2015-05-20T13:14:59","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T21:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theedublogger.edublogs.org\/?p=8949"},"modified":"2015-05-20T13:29:19","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T21:29:19","slug":"weekly-roundup-edutech-educators-guide-to-web-browsers-lists-worth-listing-and-whats-happening-in-edublogger-classrooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/weekly-roundup-edutech-educators-guide-to-web-browsers-lists-worth-listing-and-whats-happening-in-edublogger-classrooms\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Roundup: EduTECH Congress, Web Browsers, Lists, And Inside Edublogger Classrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>This week\u2019s round-up of Edublogs news, blog posts, classroom resources, and all things blog related.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/edublogs?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Edublogs on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for daily doses of Edu-goodness!<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>EduTECH National Congress &amp; Expo<\/h3>\n<p>We&#8217;re excited to be heading to Brisbane, Australia on June 2nd &amp; 3rd for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edutech.net.au\" target=\"_blank\">EduTECH National Congress &amp; Expo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you will be there, tweet at us (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/edublogs\" target=\"_blank\">@edublogs<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/suewaters\" target=\"_blank\">@suewaters<\/a>) and say hello!<\/p>\n<p>For those in Australia you can visit the EduTECH exhibition space for free by registering for an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edutech.net.au\/registration.html\">expo pass<\/a>. The EduTECH exhibition includes the following features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edutech.net.au\/expo-seminars.html\" target=\"_blank\">Free on floor seminars<\/a> \u2013 can claim PD hours<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edutech.net.au\/speaker-meet.html\" target=\"_blank\">Speakers Meet &amp; Greet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edutech.net.au\/teachmeets.html\" target=\"_blank\">Teachmeets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edutech.net.au\/expo_makerspace.html\" target=\"_blank\">Makerspace Lounge<\/a> \u2013 get to meet Gary Stager &amp; Super Awesome Sylvia<\/li>\n<li>Free networking drinks<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edutech.net.au\/win-a-car.html\" target=\"_blank\">Chance to Win A Car!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Love It &amp; List It: This Week&#8217;s Top 5 List Posts<\/h3>\n<p>Did you know you can follow just 10 steps to create the perfect educational Twitter account? Mr. Kemp <a href=\"http:\/\/mrkempnz.com\/2014\/09\/10-steps-to-creating-the-perfect-educational-twitter-account.html\" target=\"_blank\">lays out his 10 steps here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>David Price thinks\u00a0we have to &#8220;build a better understanding&#8221; of how kids are &#8220;learning outside school and take account of that in our learning and teaching practice.&#8221; In his post,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/mindshift\/2015\/03\/23\/six-powerful-motivations-driving-social-learning-by-teens\/\" target=\"_blank\">Six Powerful Motivations Driving Social Learning By Teens<\/a>\u00a0he explores what drives social learning.<\/p>\n<p>They say 3 is the magic number. So, here are <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.web20classroom.org\/2015\/05\/the-3-things-digital-classrooms-really.html\" target=\"_blank\">The 3 Things Digital Classrooms Really Need<\/a>. Let the magic begin!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.educause.edu\/blogs\/gbayne\/podcast-6-questions-diana-oblinger\" target=\"_blank\">6 Questions for Diana Oblinger<\/a>:\u00a0EDUCAUSE President and CEO, Diana Oblinger, talks about the future of higher education IT in this podcast.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/teach.com\/education-technology\/maker-education-projects\" target=\"_blank\">9 Maker Projects for Beginner Maker Ed Teachers<\/a>:\u00a0Maker education (often referred to as \u201cMaker Ed\u201d) is a new school of educational thought that focuses on delivering constructivist, project-based learning curriculum and instructional units to students.<\/p>\n<h3>Inside Look: What&#8217;s Happening In Edublogger Classrooms Around The World<\/h3>\n<p>Mrs. Pilakowski and her students published an <a href=\"http:\/\/technologypursuit.edublogs.org\/2015\/05\/19\/the-2014-15-expository-literary-journal-is-done\/\" target=\"_blank\">amazing expository literary journal<\/a> worth taking a look at!<\/p>\n<p>Forman Elementary&#8217;s 5th graders built some sweet ballon cars. <a href=\"http:\/\/amykincaidlibrarian.edublogs.org\/2015\/05\/13\/balloon-car-engineering-lees-class-and-nicholsons-class\/\" target=\"_blank\">Check out their creations<\/a> and how to make your own.<\/p>\n<p>Miss Tonissen&#8217;s students took the <a href=\"http:\/\/year2tlclearning.edublogs.org\/2015\/05\/18\/5-sentence-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\">5 Sentence Challenge<\/a>. Have you done a similar challenge in class? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n<p>The kids at Soldiers Point P.S. <a href=\"http:\/\/mrsegan22.edublogs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">continue to monitor koalas<\/a>! How cool is that?<\/p>\n<h3>Tweet All About It<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What does good teaching look like? Check out this flipped classroom <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Jy4UlbzDNI\">http:\/\/t.co\/Jy4UlbzDNI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 edublogs (@edublogs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edublogs\/status\/598878641368338432\">May 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\"><p>\nBook Creator \u2013 A great app for presenting student learning <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/3jlcv7asxk\">http:\/\/t.co\/3jlcv7asxk<\/a> \u2014 edublogs (@edublogs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edublogs\/status\/599061240078446592\">May 15, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Curating links with Blendspace and Symbaloo <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/UoX54E9tY8\">http:\/\/t.co\/UoX54E9tY8<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mpilakow\">@mpilakow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 edublogs (@edublogs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edublogs\/status\/599115509062242304\">May 15, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\"><p>\n\u201cTweenTribune\u201d Provides The Same Text At Different Levels AND A Virtual Classroom \u2013 For Free! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/JzfTRrYyJQ\">http:\/\/t.co\/JzfTRrYyJQ<\/a> \u2014 edublogs (@edublogs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edublogs\/status\/600764132745293824\">May 19, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"in\">Quizizz \u201ciz\u201d Fun! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/vfYweQar1C\">http:\/\/t.co\/vfYweQar1C<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amyK_librarian\">@amyK_librarian<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 edublogs (@edublogs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edublogs\/status\/600971248433172480\">May 20, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>The Educators\u2019 Guide To Web Browsers<\/h3>\n<p>In case you missed it, this week on The Edublogger we shared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/2015\/05\/15\/web-browsers\/\" target=\"_blank\">everything we&#8217;ve\u00a0learned<\/a> when helping others with web browser issues. Hope you find it helpful.<\/p>\n<p>Check back next week for the next weekly round up. Happy blogging!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s round-up of Edublogs news, blog posts, classroom resources, and all things blog related. Follow Edublogs on Facebook\u00a0for daily doses of Edu-goodness! EduTECH National Congress &amp; Expo We&#8217;re excited to be heading to Brisbane, Australia on June 2nd &amp; 3rd for the EduTECH National Congress &amp; Expo. 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