A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2011

The book is entitled Communicating & Connecting With Social Media: Essentials for Principals and will be available from Solution Tree on May 19, 2011 Using Twitter to Build Your School’s Brand The good news is that open-communication practices in a social media world don’t have to be intimidating. See figure 1.1 for a visual.)

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Social Media Twitter E-rate Mobility 252

Securly

JANUARY 12, 2017

Web filtering is required by law, as long as schools wish to receive e-rate funding to supply their digital classrooms. Federal law doesn’t specifically require schools to block Facebook, Twitter, etc. From 2007-2016, the number of students who experienced bullying roughly doubled from 18.8%

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Social Media E-rate Facebook Elementary 100

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 21, 2016

I am a proud member of AASL’s Best Apps for Teaching and Learning Committee. In this tenth anniversary of Jane’s efforts, she has moved from Top 100 to an impressive list of Top 200 Tools for Learning. Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning (for formal/informal learning and personal productivity).

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iPad Android E-rate Facebook 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

“New report calls out NCAA for saying that black athletes graduate at higher rates than other black students, when that’s not true at the top conferences,” says Inside Higher Ed. “ Artificial Intelligence: Could emerging technologies ‘humanize’ teaching & learning? ” Go, School Sports Team!

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Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Challenges to accreditation and certification and the steady drumbeat of “everyone should learn to code” are connected to politics as well as to the business of ed-tech. million in E-Rate rebates.). Then there’s the question: what counts as “ed-tech”?

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Technology Education Facebook Company 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2016

Martin Middle School in Dillon dates to 1896 and was still in use when then-Senator Barack Obama visited in 2007 during his presidential campaign. In 2007, when U.S. Martin had the lowest ratings possible for achievement and improvement on its state report card that year. Heck, Ray, what’s up with these learning cottages?”

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