A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

'Each September I am excited like most educators to get back to business doing everything I can to help students succeed. Don''t get me wrong, the summer months are invaluable to me as I spend my time immersed in the flow of information that my social networks provide, developing action plans, analyzing data, and hiring staff. Many of the initiatives that I am about to pursue either came directly or indirectly from my Personal Learning Network (PLN).

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The Web20Classroom

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

'#Edchat is a year old. Yep. A year. Sometimes it is hard for me to believe how successful it has been. While there are those that believe it is a waste of time, more and more educators are taking time on Tuesday nights (and some on Tuesday afternoons) to participate. Growing from a small group of 3 people to weekly numbers in the 400''s to a Facebook fan page with over 1000 active members to one of the largest groups on the EDU PLN , #edchat is a place for those interested in discussing and deb

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The Electric Educator

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

'Have you ever experienced the unique and rare moment when, after doing something the same way for year and years, you have an epiphany and wonder, "why am I doing it this way?" Most of the time the answer is tradition, that''s the way we''ve always done it. At one time, there probably was a sound, logical, reasonable explanation for the decision to do it that way.

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SpeechTechie

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

'''Twas a time, SLPs, AT specialists, and support staff had to lobby for expensive software to be able to incorporate any word prediction software in students'' programs. Now, Google uses the technology right in their search engine, showing you potentially relevant results as you type. Just go to your Google Search Page and check it out. Disclosure: I am NOT being paid by Google for any of these posts.

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EdTechSandyK

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

'The following video was created to satisfy requirements of my Week 2 assignment in EDLD 5363 Multimedia and Video Technology to create a brief video editing software tutorial. Although only an audio podcast was necessary for this assignment, after reviewing Windows Movie Maker and learning about its features, I wanted to use it to create a project.

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The Daring Librarian

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

'From Joyce Valenza, on the NeverEndingSearch Blog: New Book Video Trailer Awards! "On September 27th, School Library Journal will ask readers to vote for the best video trailers that promote books and encourage reading. Voters will be asked to select the best video in six categories: Publisher/author created for Elementary readers (PreK-6) Publisher/author created for Secondary readers (7-12) Student created for Elementary readers (PreK-6) Student created for Secondary readers (7-12) Adult (any

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SpeechTechie

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

'I know from that title you might be picturing a circus act with plates a-spinning atop long poles, but no. The category "food" and food group subcategories are essential to students'' descriptive skills and success within any health curricula. Food sorting and "balanced plate" activities abound, and allow students to click and drag pictures to categories that help them apply these skills.

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EdTechSandyK

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

'The following blog post is a requirement for an assignment in Lamar University course EDLD 5363 Multimedia and Video Technology. I attempted to attend a web conference live on August 31st for EDLD 5363 Multimedia and Video Technology, but due to a glitch I was never admitted to the conference. I was grateful, however, for the conference chat log and link to the recorded conference that was sent out the next day.

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SpeechTechie

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

'I love using humorous videos with kids in social thinking groups, seeing their reactions, and discussing what makes situations funny. I have to admit I was always on Team Conan, but Jay Leno''s series of Funny Photo Booth videos got to me. The clips involved a photo booth set up at Universal Studios, with a comedian on site acting as a "computerized" voice to surprise participants in unexpected ways.

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EdTechSandyK

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

'NOTE: This reflection is part of an assignment requirement for Lamar University course EDLD 5363 Multimedia & Video Technology “Media production engages and excites; it leads to unexpected discoveries, increased self-awareness and esteem, sharpened critical thinking, analytical skills, group work skills, and ability to communicate ideas” ( Garrison, 1999 ).

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