A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2014

Due to the influence of my father and a passion to help as many students as possible succeed, I ventured into the world of educational administration in 2004. If I was graded I would have probably received an A for running my school where strict rules had to be followed by students, mobile devices banned, and all social media blocked.

Personal Learning Network 258

Personal Learning Network Social Media Personalized Learning STEM 258

Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

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.

Social Media 66

Social Media Mobility Comparison Twitter 66

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

The Edublog Awards is a community-based initiative started in 2004 in response to community concerns relating to how schools, districts and educational institutions were blocking access of learner and teacher blog sites for educational purposes. How Does It Work?

Wiki 52

Wiki Social Media Twitter Mobility 52

Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 12, 2012

In the primary (elementary) and secondary (high) school sectors some can be conspicuous, because through various Teachmeets around the world, and also online during Twitter #edchats, they make their work known to the wider community. What does social media mean to you? We are fortunate to have many innovators in education.

Social Media 58

Social Media Mobility Assessment Wiki 58

User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Use technologies and mobile apps based on drill and grill where learners are given direction instruction via these technologies and asked to provide the correct answers via quiz questions. (I also saw the development of social media which permits users to communicate directly with one another synchronously and asynchronously.

Education 268

Education Learning Resources Tools 268

mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

A growing number of libraries are launching mobile websites and smart-phone applications, says Jason Griffey, author of "Mobile Technology and Libraries." But it still maintains a Twitter account and texts patrons when items are about to become overdue. with "LOL."

Libraries 40

Libraries iPhone Mobility Social Media 40