Edmodocon is Aug 7th - free online conference on using Digital Tools in the Classroom

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="93" src="http://rookery9.aviary.com.s3.amazonaws.com/8400500/8400632_b192_625x625.jpg" width="320" /></div><br /><a href="http://www.edmodocon.com/">Edmodocon</a> is a free online conference on using Digital Tools in the Classroom. It will be held August 7th. It is hosted by<a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/09/edmodo-first-year-using-it-with-my.html"> Edmodo</a>, a free online classroom management system. <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/09/edmodo-first-year-using-it-with-my.html">Edmodo</a> features a social media section, class files, bulletin boards, and much more.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64UwGB0EsXj32xTf3m-GyM2LmLhFCbioKZhGxFsevdt90CEMHYLLRZ79wtH94XoXguytVZCZnUuppqTD79gqTc0Xz8nfxmUInZJhvbLXreCr5rS8f1cDdCYGlnLKUms3J5Tf64p4EMLDe/s1600/edmodocon+2013.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64UwGB0EsXj32xTf3m-GyM2LmLhFCbioKZhGxFsevdt90CEMHYLLRZ79wtH94XoXguytVZCZnUuppqTD79gqTc0Xz8nfxmUInZJhvbLXreCr5rS8f1cDdCYGlnLKUms3J5Tf64p4EMLDe/s400/edmodocon+2013.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.edmodocon.com/">Edmodocon</a> is a great way to get some free professional development and learn some new things to use in the new school year.<br /><br />You could even attend while sitting at the beach or pool!<br /><br />Click <a href="http://www.edmodocon.com/">HERE to register</a> (for free).<br /><br /><br /><u>Related:</u><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/09/edmodo-first-year-using-it-with-my.html">Edmodo - first year using it with my students - so far, AWESOME!</a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/05/edmodo-free-social-learning-platform.html">Edmodo - free social learning platform expands and improves</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/06/22-great-tips-on-using-edmodo-in.html">22 Great Tips on using Edmodo in the classroom</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/5-great-course-management-resources-for.html">5 Great course management resources for educators</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/02/some-more-great-android-apps-for.html">Some more great Android Apps for Education</a> (including Edmodo app)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div></div>

Edmodocon is Aug 7th - free online conference on using Digital Tools in the Classroom

Edmodocon is a free online conference on using Digital Tools in the Classroom. It will be held August 7th. It is hosted by Edmodo , a free...

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FETC Virtual Conference - free, Oct 18, 2012

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oVuBV2DODMkQ8pqzuwf5emtbdSXkZMRzeYJfMDX_fyhmAuxTDaYF0t6mehy97CCWV__15h7lxg0TZcbKR6sBAiSvnu7Ie4y9c4_xKggLNxt79xYO4REmPqPSHr2Vv_WDQnC9ZURlRODd/s1600/FETC+Virtual+Event+Home+--+FETC+Events-123135.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oVuBV2DODMkQ8pqzuwf5emtbdSXkZMRzeYJfMDX_fyhmAuxTDaYF0t6mehy97CCWV__15h7lxg0TZcbKR6sBAiSvnu7Ie4y9c4_xKggLNxt79xYO4REmPqPSHr2Vv_WDQnC9ZURlRODd/s320/FETC+Virtual+Event+Home+--+FETC+Events-123135.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://fetc.org/Events/Virtual-Conference/Home.aspx">FETC is again holding a free virtual conference and expo</a>. It will be held on October 18th, from 10:30am - 6:00 pm, completely online and FREE.<br /><br />There are always some great sessions and there is even a lounge to chat with other educators and a vendor area to find out information about new educational products. You can download presentations and materials <br />and even view product demos from the vendors. <br /><br />I've attended in the past and always learned something new and exciting. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Interactive sessions, latest tech and tools, compelling keynotes and more! Free Registration!" height="140" src="http://fetc.org/Events/Virtual-Conference/~/media/EDU/FETC/fetcv2012/fetcv12_slide_1.ashx" width="400" /></div><br /><br />Register now (for FREE) <a href="http://fetc.org/Events/Virtual-Conference/Home.aspx">http://fetc.org/Events/Virtual-Conference/Home.aspx</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: start; width: 644px;"><tbody><tr><td style="color: black;" width="600"></td></tr></tbody></table>

FETC Virtual Conference - free, Oct 18, 2012

FETC is again holding a free virtual conference and expo . It will be held on October 18th, from 10:30am - 6:00 pm, completely online and FR...

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DEN Virtual Conference Live is Oct 20th - free!

<br /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><img height="64px;" id="internal-source-marker_0.6122485196683556" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/7nQE-WvSjLXliR-qxnFlldzisOTMGqP_hrIgvgp-Mc_WgNUvmZhM_7jQ79kh-kGZ2xYNC6gkTLV-ykGpe8e4_nFHjA9jdkpPODwohc4jVKfh9CWNi10" width="220px;" /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/p/25-free-resources-from-discovery.html">Discovery Education</a> is once again hosting a fall, online, free virtual conference for educators. These are great events and a great way to get some free PD and resources.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></div><center style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2012/08/DENVirtConLive-Final.jpg" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="164" src="http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2012/08/DENVirtConLive-Final-300x164.jpg" style="border: 0px;" title="DENVirtConLive-Final" width="300" /></a></center><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></div><h2 style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><strong>October 20th, 2012.  9am-4pm ET</strong></h2><h3 style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://lanyrd.com/2012/denvirtcon/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Register now!</a></h3><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I’m sure at this point you’re wondering what the BIG changes are.  Let me break it down for you.</div><ul style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><li>More LIVE: Every session will be live-streamed.  This means that you’ll see full video feeds of every presenter throughout the day!</li><li>More keynotes: We’ve added one more keynote to the agenda.  Keynotes will be at 9am, 12pm and 3pm ET.</li><li>More sessions: Each concurrent slot (10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm ET) will have up to 5 sessions being broadcast for you to pick and choose between.</li><li>More Face 2 Face events: As of today, we already have 14 F2F events to choose from, with more coming!  Even better, we’ve made it easier than ever for ANYBODY to host their own F2F event.  You put it together, large or small, and DiscoveryEd will provide lunch for your attendees!</li><li>More presenters: We want YOU to present at the Fall VirtCon LIVE!  The Call for Proposals is open now,<a href="http://lanyrd.com/2012/denvirtcon/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">visit the conference page</a> to learn how to submit.</li><li>More ways to get involved: Attend online, attend F2F, present a session, host an event, share the event with colleagues…  Whatever your comfort level, there are a slew of ways for you to join in the fun!</li></ul><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Fourteen Face 2 Face events already, up to 23 sessions to attend, and every single session LIVE streamed out…  This is looking to be the best Virtual Conference yet!!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And what’s the cost for this incredible day??  <strong>FREE</strong>.  And as I mentioned, if you choose to host a F2F event, we’ll even spring for lunch!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">As always, while costumes aren’t required, they are certainly encouraged.  I wouldn’t be surprised if we even had some giveaways in the ol’ prize closet for the best costumes of the day!  Bonus points for incorporating a Discovery theme <img alt=":)" src="http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So what are you waiting for?  Visit <strong><a href="http://lanyrd.com/2012/denvirtcon/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://lanyrd.com/2012/denvirtcon/</a></strong> to register! </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> And while you’re there, check out where the F2F events will be, considering hosting your own or submitting a presentation proposal, and SHARE it out with your colleagues!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div>

DEN Virtual Conference Live is Oct 20th - free!

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Virtual Summer Camp for Teachers - on demand learning for educators

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsjr_FQj0FPu_4NcOVC1JGxgN3oWFPBWmZLlGsmyGrI7qrwY_90D5sX6X0ef9CFTo3ewaPtIbbpkka7JaKjA1Ud_By7wEIGVvtStRIu-arqKZKh4iU7gmKto1cUvdWW0XTRLAImZtulHC/s1600/Virtual+Summer+Camp+for+Teachers+-+2012+++Learnist-094219.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsjr_FQj0FPu_4NcOVC1JGxgN3oWFPBWmZLlGsmyGrI7qrwY_90D5sX6X0ef9CFTo3ewaPtIbbpkka7JaKjA1Ud_By7wEIGVvtStRIu-arqKZKh4iU7gmKto1cUvdWW0XTRLAImZtulHC/s320/Virtual+Summer+Camp+for+Teachers+-+2012+++Learnist-094219.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://learni.st/users/MikeFisher/boards/1950-virtual-summer-camp-for-teachers-2012">The 4th Annual Virtual Summer Camp for Teachers</a> is now available. It is being hosted through <a href="http://learni.st/">Learni.st</a>.<br /><br />The Virtual Summer Camp for Teachers provides on-demand, anytime learning for educators. The summer camp is organized by topic areas, which include: Common Core Resources, Essential Apps for Educators, Webinar and Online PD opportunities, Virtual Crafts, and even a mess hall with food and recipe ideas.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeikYBq1RdZbYFiHtACDv-Co2N_XYuKISO1uX4Cwh4lUXwsbl-EL71NBe8F-NMtdcrsQKtygRy5pmAhuPfZE-zmgPTtPJbWbvUSi1UOwMha7c4pvHsvx9b2osWFhyBnSLIN0HbvKlRj4_s/s1600/Virtual+Summer+Camp+for+Teachers+-+2012+++Learnist-094208.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeikYBq1RdZbYFiHtACDv-Co2N_XYuKISO1uX4Cwh4lUXwsbl-EL71NBe8F-NMtdcrsQKtygRy5pmAhuPfZE-zmgPTtPJbWbvUSi1UOwMha7c4pvHsvx9b2osWFhyBnSLIN0HbvKlRj4_s/s320/Virtual+Summer+Camp+for+Teachers+-+2012+++Learnist-094208.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />On July 24th there will be a live component ASCD Webinar. You can register for this free webinar here: <a href="https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/873801905">https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/873801905</a><br /><br />Materials from the previous three Virtual Summer Camps are available also:<br /><br /><a href="http://digigogy.blogspot.com/2009/06/virtual-summer-camp-for-teachers.html">Virtual Summer Camp Year 1</a><br /><a href="http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=17616">Virtual Summer Camp Year 2</a><br /><a href="http://www.scoop.it/t/virtual-summer-camp">Virtual Summer Camp Year 3</a><br /><br />So, go camping this summer and learn some new things for next year: <a href="http://learni.st/users/MikeFisher/boards/1950-virtual-summer-camp-for-teachers-2012">http://learni.st/users/MikeFisher/boards/1950-virtual-summer-camp-for-teachers-2012</a><br /><br /><br /><b>Source</b>: <a href="http://digigogy.com/">http://digigogy.com</a><br /><br /><b>Related:</b><div><br /></div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/05/edcamp-ct-is-aug-10th-im-going-are-you.html">EdCamp CT is Aug 10th. I'm going. Are you? You should be!</a> (and if you can't be there in person, follow along on Twitter)<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

Virtual Summer Camp for Teachers - on demand learning for educators

The 4th Annual Virtual Summer Camp for Teachers is now available. It is being hosted through Learni.st . The Virtual Summer Camp for Teache...

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EdmodoCon 2012 - free online educational conference Aug 8th

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="EdmodoCon 2012" class="photo" src="http://ebmedia.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/594681/3554085365-2.png" /></div><br />EdumodoCon is a free, online professional development conference being held on Wednesday, August 8th, 2012. Throughout the day, teachers will share ways they are using Edmodo and other digital tools in the classroom. It is scheduled for 10:00am - 9:00pm ET (GMT -5).<br /><br />If you are interested in presenting, go to the <a href="http://cl.s4.exct.net/?qs=b1f8811272ff6d55e1f74d6c1c18a0849a6215a3b92f8149d4b1ddfde242f6cf">Call for Presenters</a> site. <br /><br />You can <a href="http://cl.s4.exct.net/?qs=22896f090f284afc85f0e20a7f737365d8e6335b5ccd33856a53f2b9d6ef61b2">register for the conference, for free, here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/05/edmodo-free-social-learning-platform.html">Edmodo</a> is a great resource for teachers and students, providing a secure social learning network for classes. Teachers can host online discussions, share resources, and assign work to students.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/06/22-great-tips-on-using-edmodo-in.html">22 Great Tips on using Edmodo in the classroom</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/5-great-course-management-resources-for.html">5 Great course management resources for educators</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/04/which-social-network-should-you-use.html">Which Social Network should you use? Infographic on which to use when.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/02/some-more-great-android-apps-for.html">Some more great Android Apps for Education</a> (including Edmodo app)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

EdmodoCon 2012 - free online educational conference Aug 8th

EdumodoCon is a free, online professional development conference being held on Wednesday, August 8th, 2012. Throughout the day, teachers wil...

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