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Stop Celebrating Low-Level Learning

Tom Murray

In the spring of 2002, I was teaching 4th grade in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. That’s right, in 2002, 17 years ago, we were 1:1. Image Credit: The Morning Call, 2002 “I’d love to see these units become standard equipment for all students in five to ten years.” Murray, 2002 (HAHA!!) Palm Pilots.

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Tools for conviviality? Illich and social media

Learning with 'e's

What would Illich have made of the social web? It is unclear, because he died in 2002, just as Web 2.0 In his later work entitled Tools for Conviviality (1973) Illich began to expose some of the societal trends and excavated the role technology played in shaping work. 1973) Tools for Conviviality. was emerging.

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6 Ways to Avoid Those Social Media Landmines

The Daring Librarian

I’ve been sharing on social media professionally for eight years now, and I have to admit, it can be kinda tricky. As educators, I passionately believe we should use social media to push the positive, celebrate student successes, share resources with our colleagues, and connect with parents and the community.

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School of Dreams

A Principal's Reflections

After meeting my wife in 2002, I moved to Staten Island, NY and resided there for thirteen years. Systemic use of a variety of social media tools to communicate with stakeholders and keep them in the know. As many people know I am originally from the Northeastern part of the United States.

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and then our tools shape us

Learning with 'e's

Today''s book recommendation is the fifth in the series: Howard Rheingold (2002) Smart Mobs: The next social revolution. I first read it whilst a new academic and still finding my way, and I read it in a time that pre-dated what we now know as social media. Cambridge, MA: Basic Books. Smart Mobs is one of those books.

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@Quizizz : Say Goodbye to Worksheets and Crosswords

The CoolCatTeacher

Today Jon Corippo @jcorippo talks about one of his favorite tools, Quizizz. He shares how you can use this tool to teach vocabulary and save time for other things! Unleashing students to help with this tool. Want to hear another episode on technology tools? VICKI: Happy edtech tool Tuesday.

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Try these mobile and web tools to improve parent-teacher communication

eSchool News

Apps and well-known social media sites can be used creatively to share more with parents. Way back in 2002, the High School Journal wrote that “School practices for contacting parents should be modernized because they lack reliability and are often ineffective.” Next page: Tools to make class communication simpler.