OTR Backup 08/25/2012

• Defining the Role of Teacher Leadership | Concordia Masters of Education

  "Prospective teachers often gulp when told that teacher leadership is one of the roles they’ll be expected to fill as soon as they begin their teaching careers. They wonder why it won’t be enough to learn how to teach effectively during their first years on the job."

  tags: role teacher leadership masters education

• OER Types, Topics, and Licensing - By the Numbers

  "The data below is drawn from OER Commons, a site that provides one of the best directories for finding open educational resources. OER Commons makes it easy to search by resource provider, topic, grade level, media format and license type – all important for teachers and learners looking for free and openly licensed educational materials."

  tags: oer types topics licensing numbers

• Technology Tidbits: Thoughts of a Cyber Hero: 20 Web 2.0 Sites that does not Require Sto

  "there are still a number of Web 2.0 sites that do not require a student email address to create an account."

  tags: technology thoughts cyber hero web sites

• 5 Ways for Parents to Get Involved with Education Technology

  "But there are also great ways parents can harness education technology to stay involved and learn alongside their children…"

  tags: ways parents education technology

• Join The Journey of 12 Educator Bloggers Gamifying Learning | Classroom Aid

  "Do you like to connect with educators who already pilot game-based learning in classrooms for years? These educator bloggers have put down meaningful amount of experience and resources in their blogs or wikis"

  tags: journey educator bloggers learning classroom aid

• Welcome to Openness in Education ~ Openness in Education

  "Welcome to this open online course on Openness in Education! This course is facilitated by Drs. Rory McGreal and George Siemens."

  tags: MOOC OER

• INFOGRAPHIC: Back To School Often Means Back To Facebook Cyber-Bullying - AllFacebook

  "The words “back to school” make some kids even more unhappy than others, as returning to the classroom often coincides with returning to being the victim of bullying, and a recent study by McAfee found that Facebook is the most prominent vehicle of the cyber form of such behavior."

  tags: infographic school facebook

• Why You Should Talk to Kids About Cyberbullying [INFOGRAPHIC] - Yahoo! News

  There is a lot to do before your kid's school year gets started. Hopefully, having a talk about cyberbullying will be on your to-do list.

  tags: kids cyberbullying infographic news

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.