Posts on “ social networking ”

Twitter in the Classroom Wednesday, October 13 6:30 PM EDT Duration: 1 Hour Join special guest and tweeting teacher Dorie Glynn to explore the limitless ways Twitter can be used in the classroom. Find out how how you can connect parents, students, and classrooms globally and engage students through the use of social networking tools…. Read the Rest»

Usher in Fall 2010 with one of our free weekly webinars, Wednesdays at 4:30 pm EDT unless otherwise noted. Our October webinars will help you harness the power of netTrekker and BrainPOP (October 6); bring Twitter into your classroom (October 13); navigate the new BrainPOP Educators (October 20); and get the most out of BrainPOP… Read the Rest»

Prep your students for the rest of the 21st century – and the rest of the school year – with Spotlight: Digital Citizenship. Its topics include Blogs, Cyberbullying, Digital Etiquette, Email and IM, Social Networks, Information Piracy, and much more. K-3 topics cover Internet Safety, Bullying, and Email. Download a poster for your classroom featuring… Read the Rest»

Just came across this grant on DonorsChoose, via twitter. I had success with DonorsChoose when I was teaching, and I often recommend it as a super teacher-friendly funding resource. Check out how easy it is to write a grant, and how easy it is to get the word out using social networking tools! We’ve got… Read the Rest»

I just came across this great tweet, Thirty Interesting Ways & Tips to use Twitter in the Classroom, by Tom Barrett, and am a tiny bit sad that I’m not in a classroom anymore to try these ideas out! We had a really cool “twitterview,” or interview over twitter, between a 3rd grade class and… Read the Rest»

SocialMediaMeet Monday, June 28, 2010 We can see we’ve got a ton of BrainPOP Educators coming to ISTE (see poll to the right!). Whether you follow us on twitter, are a Facebook fan, or a member of BrainPOP Educators, we’d love to meet you! We hope you’ll join us at our SocialMediaMeet -an evening to… Read the Rest»

After last week’s webinar, START: Special Tactics for Adapting Resourceful Tools, we were inspired to start a group on Learn Central for BrainPOP Educators adapting BrainPOP to meet the needs of students with special needs. We envision it as a place to share materials and fun, creative,& effective best practices. Please join, and pass it… Read the Rest»

Yow! That’s a lot for one title, but there’s a lot going on! The free webinars we offer on Wednesdays have been a great success. Thanks to those of you who have helped to spread the word and for all the great feedback. I keep meaning to share the incredible, free resources offered through Classroom… Read the Rest»

Beyond BrainPOP Walls – 21st Century Tools Wednesday, March 17 4:30 PM EST Duration: 1 Hour Take Tim, Annie, and Moby beyond the walls of BrainPOP! Learn how teachers are getting creative with freely available Web 2.0 tools. This will be a participatory webinar, and we invite you to jump in and share your own… Read the Rest»

Get the <a href=”http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/brainpop-educators-tips-tools-resources” mce_href=”http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/brainpop-educators-tips-tools-resources”>BrainPOP Educators, tips, tools, &amp; resources</a> widget and many other <a href=”http://www.widgetbox.com/” mce_href=”http://www.widgetbox.com/”>great free widgets</a> at <a href=”http://www.widgetbox.com” mce_href=”http://www.widgetbox.com”>Widgetbox</a>! Not seeing a widget? (<a href=”http://docs.widgetbox.com/using-widgets/installing-widgets/why-cant-i-see-my-widget/” mce_href=”http://docs.widgetbox.com/using-widgets/installing-widgets/why-cant-i-see-my-widget/”>More info</a>) I was just listening to an archived webinar on Creating Educational Widgets. Check out this list of Top 10 widgets for embedding into classroom… Read the Rest»