Author: Tom Whitby and Steven W. Anderson
Pub Date: September 16, 2014
Videos
#140edu
Interview with Steven Anderson
Resources
Tom’s Blog: My Island View
Steven’s Blog: Web 2.0 Classroom
Being a Connected Educator - Webinar
EdChat Radio
Complete list of education Twitter Chats
Resources from The Relevant Educator:
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Chapter 2:
Chapter 4:
Zite: Curates blogs into a magazine format
Flipboard: Curates articles into a magazine format
Feedly: An RSS feed that curates blogs of your choosing
Teach 100: A website that ranks over 700 education blogs daily
Edsurge: A website with news and blogs about technology
Tech & Learning: A digital magazine focusing on tech tools and learning
ASCD Edge: A community of educators contributing blogs and videos
ASCD Smartbrief: A weekly email publication providing top education articles
SmartBrief: A list of free education publications and blogs
Chapter 5:
Technology-Using Professor Group: A LinkedIn group for professors using technology
LinkedIn: A business networking site. Several education groups reside on LinkedIn.
Twitter: A social media application that allows participants to send messages to others using a maximum of 140 characters
@Cybraryman1: The Twitter handle of Jerry Blumengarten, a retired teacher and frequent chat moderator who maintains a website containing many pages of sources for educators
#Edchat Archives: The #Edchats from the early days until today have been archived on this site
TweetDeck: A third-party Twitter application that allows you to better organize Tweets
Hootsuite: Similar to TweetDeck, a third-party Twitter application that allows you to better organize Tweets
Tweetchat: A website that allows you to more easily participate in a Twitter chat by auto-inserting the hashtag and slowing down the stream.
Weekly Twitter Chats: A regularly scheduled time for Twitterers, using a common hashtag, to discuss and debate education topics and issues
BAM Radio Network: Podcasts dedicated to informing the public about emerging trends in education. Home of #Edcaht Radio
#Edchat Radio Show: iTunes podcast list of #Edchat Radio shows to download
Skype: A free video-calling program that is a great tool for face-to-face collaboration
Google Hangouts: Another free video chatting service, allowing for up to 10 concurrent users, screen sharing, and more
EdWeb: This site provides free webinars for educators and is a community supported by advertising for educator collaboration.
Classroom 2.0: This is a Ning community founded and managed by Steve Hargadon for educators to collaborate on the latest methods, pedagogy, and technology in education.
Reform Symposium: This is a website that supports RSCON, an annual three-dayworldwide conference free to educators, and delivered over the internet.
Global Education Conference: The Global Education Conference is a collaborative, inclusive, world-wide community initiative involving students, educators, and organizations at all levels.
Administrator 2.0: A Ning community for administrators.
Chapter 6:
Barcamp: An explanation of Barcamps which was a precursor to Edcamps.
Edcamp Philly: A Ning community that changes each year to introduce and inform people of the latest rendition of Edcamp Philly.
Edcamp Foundation: A community owned and managed by the #Edcamp foundation for the purpose of educators’ collaboration for organizing Edcamps.
ISTE Unplugged: A website to inform and question educators interested in social media, technology, teaching, and learning to build and participate in "unplugged"-style activities as a part of the ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) conference each year.
Chapter 7:
Ning: a platform to build communities of people with a common interest.
The Educator’s PLN: A Ning community with an interest of collaborating to build a personal Learning Network. This site is owned and managed by Tom Whitby.
ISTE 2014 Conference Ning: This is a Ning community set up in advance of the National ISTE 2014 Conference.
NYSCATE Ning: New York State Association for Computers and Technology in Education.
Edutopia Groups: This is a community welcomes all teachers, administrators, parents, and others who are passionate about improving education. Please review our Community.
English Companion Ning: Ning community for English teachers. This site is owned and managed by James Burke.
The National Council for the Social Studies Ning: A Ning community for Social Studies Educators.
The Synapse Ning: A Ning community of Biology teachers.
TechinEDU A Ning Community of Education Technology Educators.
Flipped Learning Network: A professional learning Ning community for teachers using screen casting in education
EFL Clasroom 2.0: This Ning site is an effort to allow English language teachers to get low cost ELT materials created by working teachers like themselves
Edmodo: A website supported by Edmodo to introduce and explain the application to teachers.
Reviews for The Relevant Educator:
“To those educators who've felt like detached retinas in the digital age and those who love and support them: This book is the best driver's ed course for connected-learner beginners that I've seen to date. For those who've jumped in with both feet, this book provides rationale and fresh new perspectives to increase the effectiveness of your connected learning time. Steven and Tom have managed to do something rare in this space. They have built a human, understandable beginning for would-be connected educators. Hats off, my friends.”
Kevin Honeycutt, Consultant and Speaker
ESSDACK, Inman, KS
“The Relevant Educator touches on the heart of what it is to be a teacher who feels unsupported and ill-trained in our digital world. Tom Whitby and Steven Anderson offer a solution: get connected to educators online who freely share lesson plans, training materials, videos, webinars, and support 24/7. The book outlines first steps to take and provides information on free web tools and mobile apps that will introduce teachers to online communities where teachers support each other everyday.”
Shelly Sanchez Terrell, Teacher Trainer, International Speaker, Founder
The 30 Goals Challenge, #Edchat, Reform Symposium Global ECon, San Antonio, TX
“This is the essential book for learning both how and why educators must connect in order truly be at the top of their game. Written by two of the most genuine and passionate educators who are practitioners as well as innovators in the educational technology space, this is a must read for all educators that is written in a fun and conversational way. The book addresses issues that are at the heart of many staff meetings and gives practical advice on how to connect, engage, and grow as a learner. A must read!”
Adam Bellow, Corwin Author Untangling the Web
Plainview, NY
“In the 21st century, the smartest person in the room, is the room. It is incumbent upon all educators to connect online with other educators who can reignite their passion for teaching, and share learning and experiences. Tom Whitby and Steve Anderson generously share their wisdom and the "rules of the road" for those who want to accelerate the development of a personal learning network. Their book is a worthwhile investment that will repay itself many times over.”
Angela Maiers, Founder and President
Choose2Matter, Inc. and Maiers Education Services, Inc., Clive, IA
