Stretch Education
How will you stretch yourself today?
"I want to learn new digital skills - but how do I find the time?"
Stretch Education is a FREE service for busy educators like yourself to help you get started on the road to becoming a connected educator. The information is bite-sized and designed to fit into your day - you get to learn about whatever interests you most. Simply visit StretchEducation.com where you'll find Twitter 101 - a simple tutorial that introduces you to Twitter, one of most widely used tools for professional learning among educators today. You'll also find a list of top educators to follow, along with links to their websites, books and other resources. Twitter is a springboard into personalized, professional learning that allows you to create your own learning path.
You'll also find a link to the Stretch Education facebook page, a free, weekly online publication that provides tips, tools and inspiration directly to your facebook newsfeed. Every week, I search the internet for tools, videos and tutorials that might be useful to aspiring connected educators like yourself. I share them on facebook so you can peruse them when you get off work, over the weekend, or whenever you happen to have a free moment. Be sure to "Like" the Stretch Education page to have it delivered to your newsfeed, and leave a comment to let me know what you think!
Follow me on Twitter at @StretchEducate. I look forward to hearing from you!
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