Powerful Learning Practice Blog

Tell us: What's your favorite way to use Twitter with students?

Twitter can be an awesome tool for connecting, building your personal learning network, and DIY professional development. We even have a 13-page Twitter Handbook for Teachers that you can grab for free. But we're always looking for new ideas of how to use Twitter in...

How Do We Teach Transformation?

A game-changing experience inside her personal learning (and knitting) network has teacher Lisa Noble thinking about how to bring the transformational potential of powerful social media events into her own classroom.

8 first day of school activities

Last week, we asked, "What's your favorite first day of school activity?" Here are eight great ideas to break the ice, get students to warm up to one another, and establish rapport on the first day of school. Carol VanHook uses Stand Up, Sit Down! to get to know her...

VFLR Celebrates Connected Educator Month (Wk 3)

During Connected Educators Month we’re sharing frontline stories about what it means to be a connected teacher and leader, in the classroom and the school. Each Wednesday we’re featuring several articles by Voices from the Learning Revolution bloggers — posts that capture the spirit and immense value of connected professional learning.

THIS WEEK: Kindergarteners take turns as global tour guides; ballad of frustrated staff developer; bulid your own secure social network inside your classroom; social studies teacher leads urban teens to become activists via social media.

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Dropbox: A Superb Classroom Tool

Dropbox is many things — a multifaceted tool that’s so powerful, you’ll continue to discover new ways to use it. But the short and sweet of it is this: you can use it to store and sync documents and files across computers, tablets, and smart phones. And it’s great for teaching and school.