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The importance of online professional development

Online professional development opportunities continue to multiply, and it is important we encourage educators at all levels to get involved in these virtual pathways for learning.

This past weekend, I participated in the Webheads in Action Online Convergence 2009 Conference. The multi-day synchronous event took place in Elluminate with presenters and participants tuning in from around [...]

Participate in WIAOC09 May 22-24

The Webheads in Action Online Conference May 22-24, 2009, provides a free opportunity for educators around the world to learn together via a synchronous, web-based conference. Web Heads in Action has been active since 1998, and their online conference dates back to 2005 (one year prior to the first K-12 Online Conference.) WIAOC09 offers a [...]

Options for creating digital graphs

Graphing is an important skill for students to master, and online graphing tools as well as software programs provide a variety of options when it comes to creating original graphs. Students and others have MANY more options than simply using spreadsheet programs like Excel (in MS Office) and Calc (in OpenOffice) when it comes to [...]