February 5, 2013
3:00 - 4:00 pm MST
Free
Digital Learning Day 2013 with Richard Byrne is a free webinar for all K-12 teachers to learn how to participate in Digital Learning Day on February 6, 2013.
OLE is celebrating this year’s Digital Learning Day with Ed Tech guru Richard Byrne, author of the 2012 Edublog, Best Ed Tech Blog award-winning website, Free Technology for Teachers. Richard will share 10 easy ways for you and your students to participate in this year’s Digital Learning Day event.
Learn how to host your own student TED Talks, how to search for quality digital educational content, how to share your knowledge with your community of peers and much more. Use these ideas to create authentic learning experiences and prepare your students to become productive global citizens in the 21st century.
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February 6, 2013
The Alliance for Excellent Education seeks to promote the use of technology to support teachers in public schools for grades K-12.
Digital Learning Day represents a set of activities across the United States that occur all year long and will culminate in a national celebration in Washington, DC on February 6, 2013.
It celebrates teachers and shines a spotlight on successful instructional practice and effective use of technology in classrooms across the country. The inaugural Digital Learning Day boasted tens of thousands of educators representing nearly 2 million students.
This year's Digital Learning Day is gaining momentum with ongoing activities, ideas, and collaboration opportunities leading up to February 6, 2013.
Join the wave of education champions who seek to engage students, celebrate and empower teachers, and create a healthy learning environment, personalized for every child.
The event focuses on teaching practice, rather than on specific technology tools.
The official Digital Learning Day website is a great resource and has additional information on the nationally recognized event.
Richard Byrne taught for eight years at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in South Paris, ME in which time he successfully piloted 1:1 laptop use and coordinated a "laptop squad" to support teachers use of laptops in their classrooms. Today, he is a full-time writer, Google Certified Teacher and author of the highly recognized website, Free Technology for Teachers.
Free Technology for Teachers is a website dedicated to sharing information about free resources that teachers can use in their classrooms. The site is read by an audience of more than 45,000 daily subscribers.
"I believe that when used correctly, technology has the power to improve student engagement and student achievement. I also believe that technology gives teachers the ability to form powerful, global, professional learning communities."
Still not convinced?
Discover 10 easy ways to participate in this year’s Digital Learning Day that can be used in your classroom from Ed Tech guru Richard Byrne of FreeTech4Teachers.com
Receive a snazzy certificate of attendance February 5, 2013
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM MST