Dr. Shannon Doak

AUGUST 18, 2023

often dubbed the “social web,” which has opened up an incredible avenue for collaborative learning and knowledge sharing. In this blog post, we’ll delve into how Web 2.0 can be a game-changer for teacher professional development, creating a dynamic and interconnected learning community.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 26, 2021

10 Top tips for creating more effective online learning forums. We all know how much time and effort it takes to create a good learning environment. In the same vein, online forums don’t become good collaborative learning environments overnight. Read more: A call for more visual learning elements in schools.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

It blends all pieces into a cohesive, effective student-directed cyber-learning experience that accomplishes ISTE’s general goals to: Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 22, 2023

I still am an early adopter of technologies in that I believe many can benefit students in their learning. As many in education know, commentary about ChatGPT is appearing on the news, social media, and the internet. How can it help you learn better? I want to practice being kind in the new year. Create a newscast.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2019

It blends all pieces into a cohesive, effective student-directed cyber-learning experience that accomplishes ISTE’s general goals to: Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.

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Learning Confluence

JULY 1, 2018

technologies and social media. Participatory technologies like online social networks and blogging have become an integral part of open scholarship. practices and highlighted the potential learning benefits from effective use, through student content creation and sharing. Digital Learning Environments.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

It blends all pieces into a cohesive, effective student-directed cyber-learning experience that accomplishes ISTE’s general goals to: Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.

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Digital Citizenship Resources Internet Safety Social Media 183

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 30, 2015

’ You might even understand the purpose of a PLN–to provide educators with a collaborative learning environment–but think you don’t need one, or staff development provided by your school is all you can handle. The engine of a PLN is social media. Here are twelve ideas: have a professional blog.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2021

Coaches are sharing, connecting, and growing together to improve their practice via various social learning opportunities, such as online professional learning communities (like Digital Promise’s new professional learning community (PLC) for coaches), social media groups, mentorships, on-demand learning assets, etc.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 31, 2018

It blends all pieces into a cohesive, effective student-directed cyber-learning experience that accomplishes ISTE’s general goals to: Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2010

Blogs : Incredible sources of information that allow educators to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics. This is a common medium to discover best practices, examples of innovation, and learn from professional experiences of both novice and veteran educators. For more information on blogs check out this video.

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Wiki Facebook Personal Learning Network Social Media 347

Securly

JANUARY 12, 2017

Most students find web filtering to be unnecessarily inhibitive, citing that it blocks perfectly acceptable web pages due to one keyword or denies access to social media pages. Some schools leave social media open, some schools restrict access, etc. To learn more about web filtering, sign up for our newsletter:

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 11, 2019

social media. social media. Social Media. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN : – Six of thirteen digital citizenship modules–what they mean, how to teach them, and where to find reliable resources (the remaining seven are found in the companion class). – Social Media. Topics include: cyberbullying.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 25, 2016

It blends all pieces into a cohesive, effective student-directed cyber-learning experience that accomplishes ISTE’s general goals to: Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.

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Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Resources eBook 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 25, 2015

It blends all pieces into a cohesive, effective student-directed cyber-learning experience that accomplishes ISTE’s general goals to: Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.

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Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Resources eBook 150

Neo LMS

MARCH 19, 2019

Using tools such as chats, groups, a shared calendar and collaborative assignments are just a few of the methods in which teachers can effectively use technology to encourage efficient learning. Read on to find out how to create a collaborative learning space using an LMS. Use team assignments. Shared resources.

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EdTech4Beginners

MAY 8, 2017

To enhance the learning environment with technology and use the classroom time more wisely teachers start implementing additional types of activities such as working in groups, collaborative learning, independent preparation at home, and, in doing so, unwittingly start using the blended learning approach.

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 2, 2015

Cross-posted from the Digital Education blog Over the next few years, schools will increasingly count on technology to try to spark student creativity, independent learning, and innovation, rather using digital tools in passive, rote ways, a new report predicts.

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Learning with 'e's

JUNE 4, 2019

From the telegraph, through the telephone and radio and television, to 21st Century satellites, smartphones, the Internet and social media, all were designed to communicate. Humans have an innate need to connect with each other, to share stories and ideas, learn from each other, to warn and to celebrate. Think about it.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 30, 2020

During this quarantine period, students will be relying heavily on news and information from media organizations, social media feeds, friends, and peers. There has to be an enabling environment that is open to dialogue, cooperation, and collaboration.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 17, 2017

It blends all pieces into a cohesive, effective student-directed cyber-learning experience that accomplishes ISTE’s general goals to: Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.

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Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Resources eBook 77

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

For instance, Kasey Bell generously shared her own resource-packed presentations on her Shake Up Learning Blog prior to the conference. Our own Kristina Holzweiss shared the Wakelet on Wakelet she co-presented, as well as her blog post on library uses of the platform. Soundtrap offers 20 Best of #ISTE19 podcasts.

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My Island View

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Social media as a source of professional development has yet to catch on in large numbers among educators. There is however a growing number of educators using Twitter who look for strategies to better serve them in social media for collaborative learning. Blogs are a great place to find people to follow.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Today's students are using technology to collaborate, learn, research, and communicate while at school. Blended and personalized learning with digital tools has flooded classrooms, but most teacher-prep programs do not incorporate digital citizenship as requirements for teacher certification.

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Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Social Media Facebook 71

EdNews Daily

JULY 24, 2016

The platform is built for social media, therefore, users can like, share and comment on articles. We lead the way in Social Collaborative Learning (SCL). SCL blends informal and formal learning in a social and collaborative setting to drive daily engagement and effective outcomes.

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Adam Welcome

MAY 22, 2016

How many schools are helping to support kids with social media strategy? You don't need a college degree to operate a drone, run a social media strategy or even vlog. In his recent blog post “An unknown future? What a fun way to give students the ability to learn how to collaborate!

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 20, 2015

When Tom Whitby and I set out to write The Relevant Educator: How Connectedness Empowers Learning we wanted to provide a manual for any educator who had a desire to improve their practice, as many have already done, by utilizing social media and other tools. The sharing of knowledge is as old as time.

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Education Social Media Trends Outcomes 80

Technology Tidbits

APRIL 13, 2018

Edmodo - One of the most popular social media sites/communities around that educators are using to connect find resources and connect w/ peers, students, parents, and more in a safe educational environment. Plurk - A social network similar to Twitter (micro-blogging) w/ a timeline view and fun karma based platform.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 1, 2018

Justin Reich on episode 264 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. We hope that kids will learn critical thinking skills in one class and then apply it to another. Today we discuss current research that is shaking up how people think about learning.

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My Island View

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

They can follow blogs that speak to their interests. They have mastered social media. They are comfortable collaborating with others. Collaborative learning should be the focus before lecture and direct instruction. Student voice is essential for students to own their learning.

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Education Smartphone Social Media Accessibility 78

Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

This is a continuation from yesterday''s blog post on changing times and the survival of higher education. Below are four reasons why the Social Web and associated media are changing higher education. One of the most popular activities on our wiki based learning programmes was called ‘goldmining’.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 16, 2016

A key feature of social media is its open architecture, because it allows all members of a community to easily modify, extend or delete content. Finally, it's highly appropriate that content within social media remains work in progress, because it reflects the fact that learning is never ending. In Lave, J.

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My Island View

JULY 5, 2017

I have always found it challenging to be provocative in promoting change in education in a blog post, while remaining positive in tone. I have long been a guest blogger for Edutopia, which has been both a challenge and an honor. I could go on but these are my topics.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 8, 2020

I was lucky enough to “Zoom” in with a group of educators and was asked the following question by Carrieann Sipos , which inspired this blog post (paraphrased): Now that we have educators really focused on having students create digital materials, how can we keep up with all of the feedback?

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Educator Innovator

MAY 12, 2014

TeachDoNow is a free, collaborative learning experience offered by KQED this summer in partnership with Educator Innovator and the National Writing Project. using social media tools. To participate, please sign up at the #TeachDoNow blog and join the #TeachDoNow G+ community. MOOC Ends August 17.

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 10, 2013

I have previously written on this blog about how mobile technology can give the edge and also about some of the social implications of learning on the move. Mobile devices are clearly a boon for collaborative learning, especially for those who find themselves constantly on the move. We think it will.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

When my colleagues and I wrote our Social Media Curation Library Technology Report for ALA, we struggled with a definition. Along the way they experience collateral benefits of developing learning agility, building social capital and demonstrating creativity. What’s curation? Curation is a funny word. or Paper.li

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