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Seventeenth issue, Volume Eight	TLT Group TGIF 12.23.14
From TLT Group World Headquarters	Thank you for being involved in the TLT Group as a member, as a presenter and as a participant in our events. The TLT Group continues to encourage, empower, and engage:   Those who are already successful educators and know what still matters most.   Those who are pressed by their own enthusiasm or external forces to improve teaching and learning with technology - to begin teaching more online.   Those who are looking for help with the next steps - eagerly, reluctantly, fearfully. By becoming a member or donating to the TLT Group you will help us continue this work. DONATE,   JOIN US You can also support us indirectly by purchasing books from Amazon via links in our recommended reading list or shop using this AmazonSmile link. Amazon will then make a donation to the TLT Group.
	More from the TLT-SWG Blog http://tlt-swg.blogspot.com/ TLT Group FridayLive! The Power Of Presence
	Members Exchange A Special Thank You to our Members who have played a variety of roles this past season. This past season we offered a” VoiceThread Discussion and How to Series” just for members.  A BIG thank you to Michelle Pacansky-Brock for making her book available to us and facilitating a great book discussion using VoiceThread  We also offered a monthly “Keeping Up: session and many planning meetings. Member involvement truly shaped our events. Thank you!!!! Upcoming Member Exchange events January 7, 2015  Planning Cognitive Science Book Discussion #3 January 14, 2015 Planning Book Discussion Part 2: The App Generation February 4, 2015 Keeping Up - Semi Stone Soup
	FridayLive! Free to all! HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PAST SEASON: The Cognitive Science Book Discussion Series. MOST POPULAR FRIDAYLIVE! SESSIONS: The Power of Presence We've Got Game - Strategies for Building Gamification into Your Blended Classroom What I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Started Teaching Online Learning Out Loud: “How to Humanize Your Online Course with VoiceThread” THANK YOU TO ALL PRESENTERS WHO DONATED THEIR TIME AND TALENT!!! WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING TO DEVELOP MORE SESSIONS RELATED TO TEACHING ONLINE FOR BEGINNERS. Up-coming FridayLive! events January 9, 2015  Book Discussion Series - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore January 23, 2015 The Challenge of User Support January 30, 2015 Faculty Voices and the National Completion Conversation February 6, 2015 Apps for Making it Stick February 13, 2015 Book Discussion - The App Generation, Part 2
Book Discussion and “How To” Series	Cognitive Science Book Discussion Series The Cognitive Science book discussion series concludes on January 9th as we discuss the 3rd and final book in our series. FICTION: Sloan, Robin (2013)  Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, Picador, New York, NY.  Register Here It's a novel, but it deals (colorfully and rivetingly) with the clash between so-called Old Knowledge (books) and New Knowledge (internet and other virtual forms of communication). Not only that, it's a great read--funny, swashbuckling, and serious by turns. We encourage you to access the book and read it prior to the session. Of course, you can always join the conversation and later read the book. Purchase the book Here
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