2012 12 Days of #EdTech Cheer is Here!

For the past couple of years, I have published my own "12 Days of EdTech Cheer" as a way of sharing resources and ideas for integrating technology into classroom instruction or professional use.  I am continuing the sharing this year with my 2012 12 Days of EdTech Cheer.  I would like to really encourage you to participate in this year's "challenge."  The challenge is to simply establish a place to put your "stuff" online (website, blog, wiki, etc.) and then post content to it.  The activities and resources listed on each day are meant to simply be a guide for helping you create content (especially if you are new to posting online).  To view the 2012 12 Days of EdTech Cheer, click here or on the image below.

If you are participating in this challenge, feel free to pick a day, two, or ten to participate in - whatever works best for you and your classroom!  I have followed along with my own challenge and have included links to my implementation on each day.  Do not feel as though you have to follow the order that I have, but logistically Day 1 and Day 2 should be completed before the rest of the days.

I am sending this out now with the thought that some people might want to plan ahead with their classroom implementation.  There is no set day to begin or end - this is a work at your own pace online professional development opportunity.  If you are looking to fit your 12 Days of EdTech Cheer on the calendar, you could use the following schedule:

• Day 1 - December 3 ("A Challenge to Follow Me")
• Day 2 - December 4 ("A Place to Put my Stuff")
• Day 3 - December 5 ("A Fun Sledding Activity")
• Day 4 - December 6 ("A Tour Around the World with Me")
• Day 5 - December 7 ("A Book with Four Activities")
• Day 6 - December 10 ("A Way to Create Electronic Newsletters")
• Day 7 - December 11 ("A Focus on Vocabulary")
• Day 8 - December 12 ("A Different Way to Tell a Story")
• Day 9 - December 13 ("Methods for Assessing Students")
• Day 10 - December 14 ("Some Very (P)interesting Activities")
• Day 11 - December 17 ("A Handful of Learning Activities")
• Day 12 - December 18 ("Twelve Fun Online Tools")

GLPS Teachers:  This online professional development opportunity was not only aligned with the Teacher Evaluation Framework (alignment found here), but if you participate in even one day, it will help you prepare for our second day of district-provided technology professional development which will be held in mid-January.  Our Technology & Media Team strives to not only provide you with hardware and network support, but also effective curriculum support in utilizing technology tools in your classroom.  Hopefully this opportunity will provide opportunities to try something new and use technology in the process!