I had the pleasure of attending a great session at TCEA – 50 Ways to Anchor Technology in your Classroom Tomorrow. Sounds interesting, right? Well, it was! Jessica Branch & Angelyn Cheatham session was chalk-full of great resources and tips! 50 resources and tips in fact!

I’ve picked my favorite 10 to share with you today.

Staci Perkins and Mark Weems had a great session on how to “Bling Your Blog!” I was intrigued simply by the title, so I knew I had to attend this one. After chatting with a lot of TCEA attendees, this was a hot one but I know everyone couldn’t attend, so I’ve put together a recap of tips and tricks for your blog.

Tip #1: Don’t overdo your text! Remember that sometimes less really IS more and who wants to come to your blog to read a novel? So, add pictures, graphs, charts, videos, etc…

Oh my! Is it Friday already? This week flew by faster than the speed of light but I'm here to bring you up to speed with the EdTech Highlights of the Week:

Blog Posts:
Five Simple Skills By Chris Betcher

Six things teachers always say By Lindsay Clandfield

It never ceases to amaze me how many new tech tools are shared throughout Personal Learning Networks (PLN). We had another great day via Twitter for #web20wednesday - and I'm excited to share! So, let's jump into it.

Tom Daccord, co-director of EdTechTeacher and co-author Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology had a great presentation about incorporating social media in the classroom instead of using boring papers (that probably aren't sparking your students' interest anyway). Check out this short video to see what his presentation was all about!

Your eyes are not deceiving you. Yes, the Fab Friday Weekly Recap does indeed have a new name. Have no fears, though! The new incarnation is still fabulous and it's still Friday! So lets get caught up on the EdTech happenings with the first edition of EdTech Highlights of the Week:

Blog Posts:
10 Ways to Promote Learning Lifestyle in Your School By David Warlick

I met Catalina and Michelle at our Tweet Up during FETC and had a great conversation about their “Beyond the Classroom Walls” presentation. So much so that I had to attend their session and had to talk with them further about it the next day. Take a quick minute to watch them briefly chat about their presentation.

Ok, if the title of this blog post doesn’t excite you, I’m not sure what will! Steve Dembo had an awesome presentation this year at FETC. His presentation was pretty entertaining, I have to say.

Steve Katz is ALL about teaching with technology, and specifically with video! He explains in his philosophy that “technology is a tool, not a subject and curriculum (& tools) are mastered when work is meaningful and engaging.” Steve also adds that “teachers must be comfortable with the tools before teaching them.” Watch this short interview to see what Steve says about his FETC presentation.

It's been another busy which brings us to another Fabulous Friday!! And once again, here are some of my favorite EdTech posts!

Blog Posts:
Knowledge is Obsolete By John Mikulski

Engineering Design Tools for K12 By Howard Chan