A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 12, 2015

We did take our smartphones and allowed our kids to each pack their iPod touches. From a parent''s point of view technology really did enhance our vacation experience. Each park was jam packed every day, but our technology helped us make the best of it. Technology used wisely and with purpose in my opinion.

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Personal Learning Network Smartphone Chromebook Tablets 150

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. more 3) Create a classroom twitter account.- Students can easily share and learn with others using twitter.

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Classroom Social Media Digital Citizenship iPad 50

Learning with 'e's

DECEMBER 8, 2017

There are chapters on open scholarship, academic blogging, the use of smartphone and tablets, crowdsourcing data, developing a digital profile, getting started with Twitter, personal learning networks, and leveraging the power of social media, as well as my own chapter on 'Using social media for action research: the benefits and limitations'.

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Social Media Pearson Personal Learning Network Smartphone 10

Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 12, 2012

Overall, educators need to understand some basics about technology and that it is not a be-all-end-all solution to everything in a classroom. Technology can help teachers differentiate and provide new experiences for their students. Technology can also help students better understand a concept and provide extra help for them.

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Technology Social Media Education Software 274

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. Your smartphone and tablet are weighed down with one-hit-wonder apps that you were obsessed with for a week and then forgot about. Note to my future self, keep the original boxes of new technology.

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Sony Twitter iPhone iPad 28

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

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. Cross-posted at The Educator''s Royal Treatment.

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Tools Social Media Smartphone Education 311

The Daring Librarian

MARCH 3, 2018

Do you feel insecure if your device isn’t nearby or on your person? If we are going to preach to our kids to be less dependent on technology in their daily life, to limit their screen time, then we should model balanced digital habits ourselves. If you say yes, to any of these queries, maybe it’s time for a digital detox.

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Social Media iPhone Personal Learning Network Smartphone 74