http://darinwagner.com Teachers. Technology. Transformation. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:53:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://darinwagner.com/tutorials/using-ning-to-communicate-with-parents/ http://darinwagner.com/tutorials/using-ning-to-communicate-with-parents/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:53:53 +0000 admin http://darinwagner.com/?p=846 A colleague asked me if I could suggest a way to communicate with parents about their elementary-age children during the school year. She wanted a record of all correspondence, feedback from parents/guardians, and a simple way to manage it. As I listened to her needs I considered a variety of options including Moodle, WordPress, and [...] No related posts.]]> http://darinwagner.com/tutorials/using-ning-to-communicate-with-parents/feed/ 0 http://darinwagner.com/resources/do-school-leaders-get-it/ http://darinwagner.com/resources/do-school-leaders-get-it/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:33:54 +0000 admin http://darinwagner.com/?p=919 Dr. Scott McLeod says, "As I’ve said many times: If a teacher gets it, a classroom changes. If a principal gets it, the whole building begins to change. If a superintendent gets it, the whole district begins to change. [And, if state or federal policymakers get it, the statewide or nationwide climate begins to change.] Seems obvious, [...] No related posts.]]> http://darinwagner.com/resources/do-school-leaders-get-it/feed/ 0 http://darinwagner.com/resources/nets-pledge-for-teachers/ http://darinwagner.com/resources/nets-pledge-for-teachers/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:07:54 +0000 admin http://darinwagner.com/?p=1024 Courtesy of LearningToday.com, here are two posters with a NETS Pledge for Teachers. NETS-Poster-Color NETS-Poster-Black/White The National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) are a set of standards published by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). The standards serve as a guide for educators to improve teaching and learning through the effective use of technology in K-12 education. [...] Related posts:

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