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4 end-of-year activities for advisory

June 11, 2017June 16, 2017 Rachel Mark 0 Comments advisory, Flipboard, Google Sites, Manchester Elementary-Middle School

Acknowledge, share, recognize The end of the school year is every bit as happy and joyous as it is chaotic

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identity in PLPs
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I is for Identity

September 2, 2015April 22, 2022 Rachel Mark 5 Comments #ABCsofedtech, Book Creator, Edmunds Middle School, evernote, Flipboard, Google Sites, Harwood Union Middle School, personalized learning, personalized learning plan, personalized learning plans, PLP, PLPs, portfolio, portfolios, Young Writers Project

3 tech-rich strategies for exploring identity with students “Who am I?” is the question at the heart of the adolescent

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F is for Family Communication

August 28, 2015February 2, 2016 Audrey Homan 7 Comments Flipboard, Google Calendar, Google+, Harwood Union Middle School, Mailchimp, Shelburne Community School, Symbaloo

4 edtech tools for family communication How can technology help make communicating with your students’ families easier? These 4 edtech tools

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4 ways to keep social media manageable

June 9, 2015April 22, 2022 Audrey Homan 8 Comments Flipboard, Pinterest, PLN, Pocket, twitter, twitter lists, virtual conferences

Be strategic with your time Social media gives you a number of different ways to meet great innovative educators, willing

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4 ways to use Flipboard in your flipped classroom

September 12, 2014April 15, 2022 Audrey Homan 13 Comments Android, collaboration, curation, current events, Flipboard, flipped classrooms, Google Nexus, iPads

We’re flipping for Flipboard — and your students will too! Flipboard is a free mobile app for the iOS, Android and

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