Easy blogging for education... View this email in your browser The Connected Educator Connection We are thrilled that so many of you have joined our "Building Your PLN" challenge as part of Connected Educator Month.  Many of you have also been posting articles and sharing links to your favorite articles about the importance of creating connections. Below are just a few that caught our eye. If you have a post that you wrote about being a connected educator, or want to share one that you just think is awesome, please share it with us on Twitter at @edublogs! Top Posts Are You Connected? edtechokie.info Traditional professional development usually involves some prescheduled seminar on an isolated topic that has little meaning or benefit to most of those attending. Connected educators are able to get the information and tools they need when they need it. It does not require speaker for hire or a day set aside just for learning. Are you connected? Read Post Now Two Case Studies: How Connected Educators Can Transform Schools blogs.kqed.org Read about how a 21st Century Teaching & learning Coach and a connected Kindergarten teacher are using their connected mindset to help their districts benefit from more technology in the classroom.  Read Post Now (Image by Sreejith Kenoth and used under Creative Commons license.) Isolation Is the Enemy of Innovation georgecouros.ca "Great teachers have been 'innovators' long before any of the current technologies existed in our world.  It was always about doing something better with what was available, to help kids...where the technology really gives us an opportunity to be more innovative than ever, is the ability to use the technology to connect with one another." Read Post Now The Top 4 Excuses For Not Being A Connected Educator thecornerstoneforteachers.com Here's a great post to share with other educators you know who may be looking for some inspiration. It covers "the 4 primary reasons why many teachers aren't connected to a PLC. If you recognize yourself in any of these excuses, I hope this post will help you consider this topic in a new way." Read Post Now Many More Resources On Connected Educators Month! larryferlazzo.edublogs.org Here are new additions to The Best Resources For Connected Educators Month, plus many of Larry's great related "Best" lists. Read Post Now Meet CampusPress: Get Edublogs For Your Entire School! Facebook Twitter Pinterest YouTube Copyright © 2014 Edublogs, All rights reserved. You joined this email list by signing up for Edublogs or by indicating you are interested in blogging - including Student Blogging Challenges, theedublogger.com, The Edublog Awards, and more. Our mailing address is: Edublogs PO Box 163 Albert Park, Victoria 3206 Australia Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences