A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 31, 2011

Fortunately for me I have already begun to work with my staff and students to transform the teaching and learning culture at New Milford HS as it pertains to cell phones as mobile learning devices. For the most part they used a program called Poll Everywhere to check for understanding, review prior learning, and informally assess.

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Mobility Poll Everywhere Mobile Learning Learning 297

Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2016

For example, create a live word cloud with AnswerGarden or Poll Everywhere in response to a school-wide question to help focus the discussion. Always follow the district social media policies, but consider starting a department or team Instagram account. Empower your students/children.

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EdTech Social Media Poll Everywhere Educreations 141

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 25, 2011

I was also adamant that social media had no place in an educational setting, but most of you who read this blog know about my radical change of mind in regards to this. technology, including social media. This small change evolved into my present philosophy on how schools can, and should, use social media.

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Poll Everywhere Social Media Personal Learning Network Tablets 247

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2016

If used intentionally, mobile devices can be an express pass to exploring beyond the walls of our schools. To ensure educators maintain a professional demeanor while communicating with students, it's possible to use apps such as Google docs or Evernote rather than basic email/texting on mobile devices.

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Poll Everywhere BYOD Learning Digital Citizenship 60

MSEDTechie

MARCH 12, 2014

Social Studies: [link] - tons of resources on creating effective flipped videos. link] [link] [link] social media - @METCenews [link] Solution for a teacher Web site, assignment submission, and a dozen other things that we do in a dozen different ways, but all in one place. I co-presented two workshops this year.

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Conference Technology Poll Everywhere Common Core 45

MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

20 years ago we never would have imagined that the position as a Social Media Manager would be an actual job, and just about every company or organization would need to have someone manage their social media accounts. Social Media is a huge way to incorporate technology that students use everyday in the classroom.

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Assessment Poll Everywhere EdTech Khan Academy 40

MindShift

DECEMBER 10, 2017

And the silly community events are shared on social media and the course website to help create the community feeling that keeps kids engaged in the academic work. There’s also a mobile app. Slack : This is a free chat service, but also makes it easy to share media. Malan finds it more group friendly than Google Hangout.

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Tools Poll Everywhere Software Course 55