Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 27, 2015

Some had been teaching for thirty years and still enthusiastically embraced everything from twitter to the gamification of education. Lots of questions, often directed to each other–for clarification, personal experience, or simple collegiality. Time after time, participants took responsibility for their own learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 21, 2015

They chatted with colleagues on discussion boards, blogs, and Twitter. Some of the problems students faced down: How to use twitter. How to create a vibrant, healthy Personal Learning Network. As educators, we need to remember this. How to use GHO. How to make a tagxedo interactive.

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The 21st Century Principal

APRIL 9, 2013

Here are some books that I consider vital for school leaders seeking to learn as much as they can about its potential to enhance leadership and education. Each of these books are excellent sources of information for the school leader trying to learn about social media and potential in educational leadership.

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The Web20Classroom

MARCH 19, 2010

The rest of my favorite links are here.'

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EdTechTeam

MAY 15, 2017

It doesn't matter that the library is a long walk down a hot and dusty street, and that the library doesn’t have access to the latest books. They love sharing video posts to YouTube, pictures to Instagram and short tweets to Twitter. Are we as educators prepared to be brave and do things differently?

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The 21st Century Principal

APRIL 27, 2011

I have been using the device for about four months now, and it is another tool in my educational device arsenal. The iPad increases the level of my connectivity to my school staff and members in my Personal Learning Network. The other tools include my two laptops and my Android phone.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 8, 2014

This is a continuation from yesterday''s post on changing roles , disruptive innovation and the survival of higher education. Finally, we cannot afford to ignore the growing influence of mobile phones and apps as a disruptive force and the capability they have of enabling any time, any place learning. BMC Medical Education 6, 41.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 2, 2019

As often as not, those blogs live outside of the school library world. In no particular order, here’s a very personal selection of blogs/bloggers I couldn’t live without. Simply put, her blog , podcasts and videos will inspire you to be a better educator. Some of Catlin Tucker’s books on blended learning.

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The Daring Librarian

APRIL 24, 2016

Being an educator actively involved with social media professionally, is an optional and a daring choice. There are SO many social media outlets out there to choose from - it could either be a mine-field or a diamond mine in terms of connecting, sharing, and creating your own Personal Learning Network or PLN.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Today is day four of the 2013 Global Education Conference. During the conference opening sessions we brainstormed as set of grassroots global education projects that we could bring to our personal learning networks to try to get started. Hard to believe we''re almost at the end! How will you accomplish this?

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The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 18, 2016

Most school systems have some version of Google Apps for Education available for teachers or GAfE, I recommend uploading and converting your important documents, presentations, and spreadsheets to the cloud for easy editing, sharing, and storage. Start with a free educator Wikispaces page. Today, that’s easier than ever! The real me.

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The Daring Librarian

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Daring School Library Edublog ! But what I get most from the Edublogs is an ever growing list of great new voices and views to add to my personal learning network. So, to practice what I preach about educational thieving, when I like something I STEAL IT! Best librarian / library blog - Adventures of Library Girl.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 1, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Elluminate. Shelee King George will present peer coaching as a way to make library media specialists change agents in their schools.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Cross-posted at The Educator''s Royal Treatment. As I mentioned in a previous post I have been working on a educational technology presentation for principals in a NJ school district. 21st Century Leadership Shift Happens (must see video for any educator unfamiliar with the tends and impacts associated with technology and social media.

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The Daring Librarian

MAY 2, 2010

I am so glad that our ISTE affiliate changed its name from MICCA, which stood for the "Maryland Instructional Computers Coordinators Association to MSET - the Maryland Society for Educational Technology because though it was easier to say MICCA it really did NOT reflect the new 21st century technology shifts or leave room for new innovation.

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The Daring Librarian

JULY 13, 2009

the Twittering back channel conversation was so stimulating and i made so many new Twitterfollowingfriends! lovely, smart, & cool colleagues who can continue the discussion about Educational Technology - expanded my Personal Learning Network! NECC09 eleanor anderton NECC technology education washington dc'

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2016

The Trifecta of Rural PD, Part 1: Social Chat Platforms Problem One: How do you gather a group of like-minded educators in one place in order to share ideas, when so many miles separate you? Take #CatholicEdChat (geared towards educators in Catholic schools), which I moderate every Saturday.

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The Web20Classroom

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Mobile AUP Guide tags: aup favorite Get Your Google Earth Going « Thumann Resources tags: google earth googleearth favorite Prezi Resources tags: prezi favorite Thinking Big About Engagement | Edutopia tags: engagement edutopia favorite How Web-based Tools Change Teaching and Learning tags: technology web2.0

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The Daring Librarian

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

Common Core State Standards ) We''ve been using their Week in Rap news feature in our MHTV school TV studio since they landed on the hip hop education scene in 2008 ! common sense media digital citizenship facebook flocabulary twitter vine week in rap' Murray Hill even earned a video shout out last year ! We were SO proud!)

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The Daring Librarian

MARCH 3, 2018

I did a very unscientific Twitter poll (click or see below), and I asked my Education Personal Learning Network (PLN) friends if they sleep with their phones and was surprised by the many responses. I also follow countless non-celebrity talented educators who don’t follow me back but endlessly inspire.

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The Daring Librarian

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Don''t Hate the Hashtag: A Social Media Revolution for School Librarians Having a web presence, keeping hip with cultural literacy, transliteracy, and building strong personal learning networks is not just an extra burden, but a necessity for the modern teacher librarian. Twitter: Your One Stop PLN/Change Agent Training Tool!

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