A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 7, 2014

So I did what I have been doing for the past five years and that was submit a query to my Personal Learning Network (PLN) using Twitter and Google+. The teachers I was working with only had access to a laptop cart, thus apps that had to be downloaded on a device were not an option.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 15, 2019

So besides packing their bags, laptops, agendas and passports, teachers can do a little extra something: their pre conference homework. To offer more personalized learning? It’s OK if your class is not ready for the shiny new trend that pops up on your Twitter feed from time to time. It is time to blend your classroom?

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

Doug Green on episode 284 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Vicki: So we need to personalize learning. Doug: Well, the Science Learning Academy in Philadelphia is one where I visited. Doug: Kids walk in there.They hand them a Mac laptop.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2020

On any given day, you’ll find Felix and her students using iReady Math, making FlipGrid videos, or participating in a Skype Class virtual field trip to learn from rangers in places like Dinosaur National Monument and Grand Teton National Park. Many Immersive Reader features are designed to personalize learning and make it accessible to all.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2017

It’s the Twitter chat for the Digital Learning Network. Let’s start with some basics… What is a Twitter chat? A Twitter chat is an opportunity for individuals to meet on Twitter at the same time to discuss a specified topic. At the specified time, log into Twitter and search for the chat hashtag, #DLNchat.

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 17, 2013

Here are my 8 essential tools: 1) Twitter, because as I recently said in a YouTube video , it is immediate, social and personal. It connects me to my personal learning network (PLN) and is simple to use. 2) My laptops. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s. Unported License.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 12, 2012

It''s also important to look at different ways of providing technology in schools, whether it is through computer labs, 1-1 laptops, or Bring Your Own Device (students bring own tech). I learn so much from Twitter and Google+ because of the people and web sites I follow there. This goes along with number 3 - self learning.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

In two of the five districts I serve, many of our schools are now 1:1, meaning that all middle and high schoolers are issued a laptop and most textbooks are provided in an electronic format. Follow her on Twitter . It is a part of our world that continues to be infused into every aspect of our lives. More about Robin L.

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The Web20Classroom

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Learning On The Go -More and more educators are writing, reflecting and sharing through blogs and articles. And who has time to sit in front of a laptop for hours searching for just the right blog post. We can use those in-between times because of our access to mobile to do some learning, growing and reflecting.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

Tagged on: August 17, 2017 Do Laptops Help Learning? Tagged on: August 16, 2017 You Need Data to Personalize Learning | Data Quality Campaign → They need data to personalize learning. But, they also tell us that personalized learning doesn't rely on technology in the classroom.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

But the iPads will be discontinued next year in favor of the Dell Latitude Education Series (3160) touchscreen laptop computer. Tagged on: March 17, 2017 Problems with Personalized Learning | dy/dan → Dan Meyer says, "This isn’t good instruction. " says Google Family Link manager Saurabh Sharma.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 7, 2018

Deb Ramm on episode 329 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Instructional Technology Coaches can be helpful advisors for teachers if they learn strategies of encouragement and empowerment. You can follow Deb on Twitter @Deb_Ramm. Twitter: @Deb_Ramm.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2017

Brook Avenue Elementary School in Waco, Texas has been in the papers before, but not for shiny new laptops or flexible classrooms. However, school leaders Sarah Pedrotti and Jessica Torres are on a mission to flip the failure narrative and rebrand their school by motivating their teachers through personalized professional development.

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Educational Technology Guy

OCTOBER 2, 2012

According to an article at washingtonpost.com , its actually not that uncommon - "70,000 school-age children wake up each morning for class and walk as far as the nearest Web-enabled gadget…" which is sometimes sitting at the side of their bed in the form of a laptop or tablet. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 22, 2019

The powerful creative devices that students have access to, whether laptops, tablets or Chromebooks, make it possible for students to have deeper levels of ownership of the pace, the paths, and the products. When teachers establish strong structures, they create environments where students can then move in the directions they need.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Digital devices, be they iPads, laptops, Chromebooks, Macs, or PCs, give students access to endless amounts of web-based resources for research, inquiry, collaboration, sharing, and more. They offer over three hundred micro-credentials addressing all levels of personal learning (more on that later). Click to view slideshow.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 12, 2010

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MSEDTechie

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Link it to iPads, or laptops in your classroom to share documents, student work, or to create a classroom album. Subscribe to newsletters and online magazines like Edutopia , Edsurge , or Techlearning , or Edtech to have fresh technology integration ideas at your fingertips each week. Create a Dropbox account for your classroom.

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

Summit Math won a BESSIE in the High School: Math Website category and Stride won in the Teacher Tools: Adaptive Learning Tool category. The Summit Math curriculum, which is compatible with desktops, laptops, and tablets, has 6-8 grade math course offerings, as well as Algebra 1 (+Honors), Geometry (+Honors), and Algebra 2 (+Honors) courses.

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My Island View

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

After being involved in social media for over a decade, I have made a few observations that might be helpful to folks who use social media, more specifically Twitter, to develop and maintain a Personal Learning Network. Using Twitter for professional learning requires a collaborative mindset. This requires work.

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The 21st Century Principal

APRIL 27, 2011

The other tools include my two laptops and my Android phone. I will say at this point: It is not a replacement for a laptop and don’t think that is the intention of its manufacturer. I will say at this point: It is not a replacement for a laptop and don’t think that is the intention of its manufacturer.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 7, 2020

You’ll learn how to: Amplify student voice in the classroom. Use technology to assess understanding and craft personalized learning experiences. This book is great for any kind of devices–tablets, laptops, Chromebooks, anything! How will this book help with remote learning? Click To Tweet. .

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The Mobile Native

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Cross Post From Tony Vincent''s Learning in Hand Interested in iPad, iPod touch, tablets, netbooks, laptops, phones, apps, podcasting, Android, iOS, and web-based tools? Excited about mobile technology for learning and teaching? Want to connect with other educators and learn from their successes and challenges?

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EdTechTeam

JULY 2, 2018

Grab your laptop or Chromebook and head to youtube.com. After two decades working with and learning from students, parents, teachers, and administrators in stateside and international schools, he is living location-independent in the pursuit of extraordinary personalized learning opportunities for himself and his family.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Ban Laptops" Op-Eds. For the past ten years, every ten months or so, someone would pen an op-ed claiming it was time to ban laptops in the classroom. For their part, critics of laptop bans claimed the studies the op-eds frequently cite were flawed, reductive, and out-of-date. WTF is Unizin ?! Collared Dove. And on and on and on.

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MSEDTechie

AUGUST 5, 2013

My last post on 10 Powerful Media Tools Every Educator Show Be Using Yesterday was all about how educators need to create a Personal Learning Network, but our students need authentic audiences too. 1- The dog chewed my laptop. more 3) Create a classroom twitter account.- 2- I had a visit from the Blue Screen of Death.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 3, 2011

There was a lot of buzz about it every now and then on Twitter but I still don''t see it''s widespread adoption as a great storytelling tool and feedback tool. Here is an example I use a lot where I asked people to give me their thoughts on what a PLN (Personal Learning Network) means to them. How did I do? Need ideas?

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 23, 2020

I usually keep the setup simple and uncluttered; most recently I grabbed a simple 2 foot by 4 foot table (originally from Ikea), raised my external monitor up on a box (for ergonomic reasons), and did away with a keyboard and mouse (using just my laptop to type). Please share below, or find me and the team on twitter. .

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Indeed, dissent by obfuscation is against the spirit of personalized learning and ‘student success’ systems, if not also literally against their terms of service. challenged her 8th- and 9th-grade students to put down their phones, laptops, tablets and video game consoles for the 11 Tuesdays of summer.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Indeed, dissent by obfuscation is against the spirit of personalized learning and ‘student success’ systems, if not also literally against their terms of service. challenged her 8th- and 9th-grade students to put down their phones, laptops, tablets and video game consoles for the 11 Tuesdays of summer.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Padlet EMPOWERMENT BEGETS ENGAGEMENT “Personalizing learning truly empowers students to be self-regulated learners,” Marum says. PHS has incorporated a structure called Pineapple Classrooms as part of the #ObserveMe movement (a tag on Twitter where educators can display a QR code to elicit feedback on their lessons). edConnect

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techlearning

MAY 7, 2018

The recommended devices (partner laptops) can have wildly different specs The boot time on recommended devices can be slow Lms style platform has a high entry point with a major need for PD The entry point into coding (Minecraft) has a limited scope 365 only had one native creative app (sway) Overall Take Microsoft's success in education.

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The Web20Classroom

JULY 3, 2010

As I mentioned in my last post I got to head out to Colorado a few days early to spend some time with people I only knew from Twitter. There was a session lead by Jon Becker on whether or not we should use the term PLN (for Personal Learning Network). Two of them were laptop sessions and the other was a ballroom session.

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The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 18, 2016

A trusted ed tech leader friend of mine told me "because of Dropbox I don't care if my laptop crashes." If you want to go deeper with LinkedIn discussions and groups, and build a personal learning network that connects with other educators, you can! Another great resource is Dropbox. What sold me on it? No fear of crashing.

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The Daring Librarian

JANUARY 2, 2015

EX: " escalators go up " turns into: esc@lator$((G0))up** = 20 characters for Twitter: esc@lator$((G0))up**TWIT = 24 characters. When I go to each of my devices (2 iPads, an iPhone 6plus, 2 laptops, and a desktop at school) I don''t have to transfer my documents because they are already there once I install Dropbox! Want to read more?

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Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

” From the ASU website : “Panelists discuss future of personalized learning.” Via The Verge : “ OLPC ’s $100 laptop was going to change the world – then it all went wrong.” ” ( A good thread on Twitter in response.). Upgrades and Downgrades. They push more kids to graduate.”

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MSEDTechie

AUGUST 21, 2012

prepared 9 laptop carts for students/teachers Inventoried, tagged, and Imaged over 25 iMacs created more bulletin boards, signs, posters, labels than I''d like to mention. But most importantly, I had the opportunity to expand my Personal Learning Network this week. This week I have.

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