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A Wake Up Call For School Leaders

A Principal's Reflections

Don''t wait another second to start building a Personal Learning Network (PLN). If you are an administrator, stop supporting or enforcing a gatekeeper approach and allow educators to use free social media tools to engage learners, unleash their creativity, and enhance learning. That is not BYOD.

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Are You a Critical Consumer?

A Principal's Reflections

In fact, I for one benefitted greatly as a principal when I learned about something shared on social media and then either implemented or adapted it in a way that bolstered the transformation efforts at my school. Going BYOD sounded like a great idea based on what I had either read or saw online. Case in point.

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EdTech Acronyms Explained

EdTech4Beginners

BLearning – Blended Learning (using a range of multimedia and strategies). BYOD – Bring Your Own Device. BYOL – Bring Your Own Learning. PBL – Project Based Learning ( click here for my guide ). PLN – Personal Learning Network. RED – Rapid e-learning Development. AUP – Acceptable Use Policy.

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Lead in the Now

A Principal's Reflections

Leaders must begin to establish a vision and strategic plan to create classrooms and buildings that are more reflective of the real world while empowering learners to use technology in powerful ways through either personalized or blended strategies and increased access in the form of BYOD or 1:1. This needs to be prioritized.

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The hottest posts everyone's reading

The Innovative Educator

Entry Pageviews How strong is your personal learning network? Jul 31, 2013, 3007 Bring Your Own Device #BYOD - 5 Lessons for Success. If you’re inspired use one of those icons below the post to share it with others and/or leave a comment. Aug 11, 2013, 4324 5 Best Practices to Consider When Using Facebook.

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Happy Birthday to The Innovative Educator! You are 5 today, March 19th.

The Innovative Educator

Its print is left on the front page of Google searches like: Cell phones , Homeschooling , Facebook , Passion-Driven Learning , Twitter in Education , College myth , Personal Learning Network s, Social media , ADD , Digital footprints , BYOD , and more.

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10 Characteristics Of An Authentic-Based Learning Classroom

The Web20Classroom

They were going to allow students to bring their own device to the classroom to use in the course of their learning. But through a pilot program they discovered that the focus of their professional development around BYOD needed to not be on technology. Access to technology connects students with experts from across the globe.

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