Weekly Buzz
What's buzzing at Franklin in tech this week
Classroom Spotlight
PETE&C 2014
Franklin Area School District represented the 10th Annual PETE&C (Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference) well this year while it was held at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, PA. Several district administrators and teachers attended the conference from Sunday the 9th to Wednesday the 12th. Ann Black was also a volunteer for the conference ensuring everything went off smoothy. Bravo, Ann and thank you! The latest and greatest trends in tech were shared by fellow educators and vendors who presented on topics ranging from the Flipped Classroom model, interactive SmartBoard use, iPads integrated into instruction and web tools. We learned a lot at this exceptional conference. Future editions of this newsletter will highlight teachers putting what they learned at the conference to use.
Birds of a Feather
What is Flipped Learning?
Flip Your Instruction - Make It Happen
Wednesday, Apr 2, 2014, 03:30 PM
246 Pone Lane, Franklin, PA, United States
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"Scratching" to Try New Things
Classroom Collaboration
Looking Ahead
PD In Your PJs
Flipped Learning Network
Getting Students Organized with Evernote and Dropbox
CCSS Resources
PD Pad
Twitter Chat of the Month
Participating in Twitter chats is a great way to build up your PLN (Professional Learning Network). Create an account and start building! The chat I am highlighting this month can be found under #edtchat . On Tuesday nights teachers and administrators gather for #edchat at 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. This chat lasts until 8 p.m. This particular chat was founded by retired educator Tom Whitby and is moderated by Jerry Blumengarten. Even if you do not participate in the chat itself, I highly encourage you to follow them on Twitter simply due to the wealth of knowledge that they share all day. At the time and date, go to Twitter and search for #edchat. A topic announced at the beginning of the hour guides all participating. The fun part, though, is developing virtual friendships with folks from all over the globe.