Tip of the Day: A Teacher’s Dream! Check Out These Edutopia Resources for Digital Learning Day!
You can see Edutopia’s Digital Learning Day Resources at http://www.edutopia.org/digital-learning-technology-resources.
These resources include interesting and teacher-friendly videos, helpful hints, and new tools and resources on:
- Integrating Technology into Schools
- Online Learning and Blended Classrooms
- Teaching with New Media Tools
- Working with Digital Learners
- Additional Resources on the Web
ANNOUNCING! Digital Learning Day’s Video Contest
We want to hear how digital learning is improving your school and how you celebrated Digital Learning Day! There are categories for Teachers, High School Students, Middle School, and Elementary Students. Go to http://www.digitallearningday.org/awards/ to view the categories, directions and rules. Submissions will be due on Friday, March 2nd.
A Quick Checklist for your participation in Digital Learning Day:
1. Make a plan to celebrate Digital Learning Day at your school with your students. Go to the Teacher Toolkit for idea from us and teachers like you at http://www.digitallearningday.org/toolkits/teachers/. The Awesome Ideas link provides templates you can customize that may give you some ideas to get started.
2. DONE! If you are getting this note directly, you have already signed-up at http://www.digitallearningday.org/sign-up to participate. So mark that off your list! J
3. You are encouraged to watch the live town hall meeting being streamed via the Internet on February 1, 2012. You can view this on your own, with colleagues, or as a class. Please make sure to register at http://digitallearningday.eventbrite.com/ to get the directions, bookmark the link, and test your system before the live webcast on February 1 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time.
Thanks for everything – please keep spreading the word about Digital Learning Day!
Sara Hall
202-828-0820