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Canvas hosted their first Global Twitter Chat today.  It was hosted by Canvas Badge Jedi Jared Ward. I was able to attend the full hour. It was great to hear from Canvas users around the world.  I added some new people to my PLN and learned about some new tools to check out.  Below are some of my personal highlights.

I look forward to more of these opportunities from Canvas.



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