EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 2, 2017

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

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 31, 2011

I cannot begin to explain all of the battles with students and parents that my administrative team and I had to deal with because of the established policy. This shift in mindset can be directly attributed to what I have learned from innovative educators in the social media spaces that I now delve into on a routine basis.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 28, 2017

Social media had to be blocked for all and I, for one, wasn’t going to waste any of my precious time using it professionally or personally. Learning spaces had to conform to the perceived rule of law in education. An ironclad Internet filter was in place to “protect” students and ensure that none of them could go off task.

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Learning Social Media Personal Learning Network Strategy 233

TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 27, 2015

The Changing Role Of The Teacher In Personalized Learning Environment. Today’s students are studying and learning differently – a change confirmed by the widespread adoption of digital studying. Technologically-based tools provide opportunities for students to learn both in and out of the classroom. Learning teaching'

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The 21st Century Principal

APRIL 9, 2013

Williamson and Johnston provide such timely information as: Concerns and Benefits of Social Media Use, Encouraging Responsible Use of Social Media, Creating Acceptable Use Policies Governing Social Media Use, Overview of the Social Media Tools, and Social Media Skills to Be Taught.

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eSchool News

JULY 17, 2017

They advise me on policy and procedures, and provide their professional opinions as “experts on the ground.”. I often engage in PD that asks all media staff to stretch their thinking about what libraries do, the impact they can make, and how to expand their personal learning networks to grow and adapt with this quickly changing landscape.

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Libraries Personal Learning Network Training Trends 92

eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2017

They advise me on policy and procedures, and provide their professional opinions as “experts on the ground.”. I often engage in PD that asks all media staff to stretch their thinking about what libraries do, the impact they can make, and how to expand their personal learning networks to grow and adapt with this quickly changing landscape.

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Libraries Personal Learning Network Training Trends 89

Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 4, 2015

We have a grand mission to transform the world even if currently society, nor policy takes great care of its teachers. Let’s provide moments where we laugh, explore, and discover with our students so they see the value of enjoying learning! Goal: Build a Passionate/Personal Learning Network - Find you educator community.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 4, 2015

We have a grand mission to transform the world even if currently society, nor policy takes great care of its teachers. Let’s provide moments where we laugh, explore, and discover with our students so they see the value of enjoying learning! Goal: Build a Passionate/Personal Learning Network - Find you educator community.

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Personal Learning Network eBook Social Media Exercises 150

The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Administrators have a powerful role in fostering technology use, and their actions and policy can tank excitement quickly. Leadership requires action, and many of the actions described in this list are in direct opposition to 21st century learning and teaching. 6 Key Personal Learning Network Literacies Every Educator Needs.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 11, 2012

NETS Aligned Tools tags: web2.0 resources literacy A Teacher’s Field Guide to Parents | Ecology of Education tags: parents favorite Why Do We Connect? YouTube tags: videos Trapped on an Escalator - YouTube tags: videos Posted from Diigo.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

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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Poll Everywhere Schoology iPad Mobility 198

Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2019

As my experiences grew, my personal learning network broadened and my perspectives became less myopic. I realized that talking pedagogy means very little if you don’t have a number of critical things in place before you get to the learning. Is this decision in alignment with our district's equity policy?

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My Island View

APRIL 3, 2017

Social media enables educators the ability to develop personal learning networks with hundreds of collaborative collegial sources to educate, critique, react, and generally engage for the goal of learning and collaborating professionally.

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 28, 2014

You try to contribute as much as you take from your Personal Learning Network (PLN) You are committed to paying it forward with your connectivity, being a resource for others, and building capacity with your own learning community. Evolution of policies around connectivity for all. Unported License.

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My Island View

JANUARY 7, 2016

Of course we should not tell folks how to use Twitter, since it is a matter of personal preference as to how each user uses it and what each gets from it, so the best we can do is model what we see as successes in our own personal use. What was my personal follow policy?

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Social Media Twitter Personal Learning Network Personalized Learning 48

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 23, 2017

This certification boosted my career, my learning, and my personal learning network. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Kasey Bell and Shake Up Learning with appropriate and specific direction to the original content on ShakeUpLearning.com. See: Copyright Policy.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 2, 2017

Join the Shake Up Learning Facebook group to connect with Kasey Bell, engage more deeply with Shake Up Learning content, ask questions, share your own lessons and ideas, and expand your personal learning network! See: Copyright Policy. The post Join the Shake Up Learning Facebook Group!

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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2019

As has been suggested by studies by education policy analysts, many awardees tend to hail from the same circles—they attend similar colleges and universities, know “30 Under 30” recipients from past years, or work at the same organizations as the collection of judges who bestow the honor.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 16, 2011

If someone had called, I would have said that this is project has at it''s core a mistaken idea: that social media and personal learning networks can be directed from the top down. It''s because these are individual connections created by the individual, and that is their value: they are personal.

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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. It offers transparency to policies. It questions the status Quo. It forces reflective thinking.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 17, 2011

I continue to believe that we cannot expect educators to teach "21st Century Skills" if they aren''t experiencing the benefits of these technologies personally, and that the surest way to improving education is to help educators become "lead learners" and in a position to influence their students and public policy.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2016

It happened back in 2008 when new policies and funding sources were put forth with the intent to grow school districts’ abilities to supplement and meet the diverse needs of students—specifically in the face of foreign language teacher and Advanced Placement honors-level course shortages.

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Physically attending class has also broadened my personal learning network. The connections I make in person could lead to future collaborations down the road. Learning trajectories in mathematics: A foundation for standards, curriculum, assessment, and instruction. CPRE Research Report #RR-68. DOI: 10.12698/cpre.2011.rr68.

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Learning Personal Learning Network Examples Analysis 33

Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Physically attending class has also broadened my personal learning network. The connections I make in person could lead to future collaborations down the road. Learning trajectories in mathematics: A foundation for standards, curriculum, assessment, and instruction. CPRE Research Report #RR-68. DOI: 10.12698/cpre.2011.rr68.

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Learning Personal Learning Network Examples Analysis 33

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 14, 2012

"In The Connected Educator, authors Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach and Lani Ritter Hall integrate professional development that is currently working in schools with a new model connected learning communities. They figure out what they need to learn and then collaborate with others to construct the knowledge they need.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 21, 2014

There is nothing more important to an educator, outside of working with kids, than professional learning. Through social media a Personal Learning Network (PLN) provides a great antidote to the age-old time excuse. You can now learn anywhere, with anyone, at anytime you want for free. Image credit: [link].

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 30, 2013

I found Woodard when I noticed that she had retweeted me and was following me on Twitter (personal learning networks are about who pays attention to you as well as who you pay attention to). So many institutional policies banning Internet use in high schools are based on fears that outweigh perceived opportunities.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

We''ll walk through building a personal learning network, creating your online personal learning environment, managing your digital profile, and cultivating your personal passions and life purposes. There''s something of both in "Hack Your Education."

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Education Social Media Personal Learning Network Libraries 55

Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 25, 2019

Teachers began leaving comments on my blog, sharing their ideas and significantly expanding my personal learning network. And to think, I almost let my fears keep me from such wonderful opportunities to learn and grow. See: Copyright Policy. appeared first on Shake Up Learning.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 30, 2015

An evaluation of your old classroom management policies? Connect with sources that will strengthen your personal learning network. Maybe you are already super organized. Maybe you just upgraded your computer. A massive purge of ‘old clutter’? A shiny new idea? An entirely new system of collecting data? Cost: FREE.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Editor Description: “Connected learning communities are a three-pronged approach to effective professional development using the local (professional learning community), contextual (personal learning network), and global (community of practice) environments.

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 13, 2016

Your brand is what you represent, the content that you share, your audience, your Personal Learning Network (PLN), and your teaching philosophy. See: Copyright Policy. The post How to Boost Your Teacher Brand appeared first on Shake Up Learning. What do your website, blog, and social media profile say about you?

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Social Media How To EdTech Google 28

Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Join the Shake Up Learning Facebook group to connect with Kasey Bell, engage more deeply with Shake Up Learning content, ask questions, share your own lessons and ideas, and expand your personal learning network! See: Copyright Policy. Join the group and share how you are trying the things on this list!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

The first is very visibly at the heart of the educational policies being pursued by the current administration in the United States, and is characterized by the buzzwords of testing, tracking, and accountability. educational social network. Often early adopters of Web 2.0 They blog, they tweet, they vod- and pod-cast.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 4, 2015

Bring your own device (BYOD) : Many students now possess a powerful learning tool in the form of mobile technology. Issues such as equity, infrastructure, policy development, digital responsibility, pedagogy, and tools will be discussed.

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