Voicethread: An Overview

Featured, Peer Insights

Tool:  Voicethread URL:  www.voicethread.com Intended Audience:  All ages, levels, and skills Technology Skills Required:  Beginner Ease of Use:  Easy to navigate; friendly user-interface; short learning curve to create or participate in a Voicethread. Cost:  Free What is Voicethread? Voicethread, a cloud-based technology tool allowing for “threading,” or ongoing asynchronous conversations in the cloud, enables users…

ESL Hashtags for Twitter

Featured, Peer Insights

For those of you already using Twitter, hashtags (#) are an important addition to maximize the experience. (If you are not already on Twitter and are interested in getting started, view my #MIDTESOL14 presentation.) Here are a few ways hashtags come in handy when looking for education-related content on Twitter: Search for Tweets related to…

UNI Announces Spring “Ed Perspectives” Events {IOWA}

Education Opportunities, Professional Development, Workshops

The Center for Educational Transformation (uni.edu/cet), a new University of Northern Iowa-based Regents center charged with supporting and promoting research on PreK-12 education in Iowa, invites educators, organizations and networks to the spring “Ed Perspectives” series. These events bring notable figures in PreK-12 education to Iowa to spur discussion and collaboration among stakeholders in Iowa…

EdCampIowa – February 13

Featured, News, Professional Development

FIVE locations. ONE day of powerful learning. EdCampIowa is scheduled for Saturday, February 13, 2016 from 8:30AM-3:30PM. EdCamp sessions are NOT ‘sit and get’ presentations. EdCamps are about discussion and thinking and problem-solving. Participants build the agenda first thing in the morning and then spend the rest of the day talking, sharing, and learning. EdCampIowa…

TDSIG Web Carnival

News, Professional Development

IATEFL TDSIG invite you to attend its inaugural Web Carnival on “Stories of Teacher Development” on Saturday, January 30, 2016. During the carnival selected speakers from the TDSIG community will share their stories by focusing on: a turning point that led to a realisation about their teaching a key question that they faced in this realisation how these…