article thumbnail

Boost Morale with These Simple Strategies

A Principal's Reflections

If you really want to boost morale, try eliminating as many after-school meetings as possible. You can also share stories across social media as a way to share successes more broadly, something I dive into deeply in Digital Leadership. 2004), "Making workplace fun more functional", Industrial and Commercial Training, Vol.

Strategy 419
article thumbnail

How to Increase Family Involvement with Connection

Waterford

Connect families with sign-up information and meeting times during the first months of school and keep families updated about any opportunities to get involved. Social Media This method for connecting with families continues to grow in popularity. 2004, November). Journal of School Psychology. Redding, S., Langdon, J.,

How To 259
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Arkansas’ LISA Academy Renews Partnership with Global Edtech Leader Supporting Student Success

eSchool News

Established in 2004, all 11 schools across the state are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The continuation of this partnership helps meet this need, and we are excited for the next phase of this powerful collaboration.” We look forward to the next step in this relationship.”

EdTech 90
article thumbnail

Understanding, Teaching, and Reaching Digital Native Students—and Digital Native Caregivers

Waterford

Communicate with parents through tech: Use digital resources (like apps, texts, or social media groups) to keep parents informed about class activities and upcoming assignments.[10]. The good news is this doesn’t mean teachers need to be intimately familiar with every new form of tech or social media platform. Couse, L.J.,

article thumbnail

Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Present Engaging Resources to Support Cybersecurity Awareness Month Observances

eSchool News

. — Discovery Education and select social impact partners are offering engaging, high-quality digital learning resources to students and teachers to support observances of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Established in 2004 by Congress, Cybersecurity Awareness Month seeks to raise awareness about cybersecurity and online safety.

article thumbnail

Our mutual friends

Learning with 'e's

So Milgram''s notion of six degrees is not so much a theory of learning, more a social contact theory, but it has significant implications for learning in the social media age. Milgram theorised that it could be established that no-one is separated from anyone else in the world by more than six social contacts.

article thumbnail

What Do You Mean I Can't Twitter?

The Web20Classroom

The post deals with a ban of social media during the upcoming Annual Meeting of the American Society Cell Biology. Repeat offenders will have their meeting badge(s) revoked and will not be allowed to continue to attend the meeting. One such case involves Social Media Researcher Danah Boyd.

Twitter 100