The Thinking Stick

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

She began her publishing career in New York at Scientific American in 1996, moved to Washington DC to join the art department of National Geographic, spent four years as a freelance science communicator, then returned to Scientific American in 2007. Would you like to share your thoughts on this episode? Send us a voice memo!

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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 26, 2015

Accomplish this goal by creating your own hashtag on social media, getting your students to create their own hashtag movements, or working as a class to create a class hashtag movement. Hashtags are one of the most powerful ways to communicate and spread messages on social media. The Power of Hashtags. 30 Goals Cycle 6.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 26, 2015

Accomplish this goal by creating your own hashtag on social media, getting your students to create their own hashtag movements, or working as a class to create a class hashtag movement. Hashtags are one of the most powerful ways to communicate and spread messages on social media. The Power of Hashtags. 30 Goals Cycle 6.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2017

We sat down with Boyer to learn more about his flipped syllabus, unique assessments, and the hard work that goes into an easy A. Learn more about the Plaid Avenger and view his video Plaidcasts. We learned you can’t do the same thing for everybody. Tell us about the Twitter World Leaders. I give out a whole lot of A’s.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Upon becoming Principal of New Milford High School in June of 2007 I made it one of my primary goals to work hard at sharing with my stakeholders all of the accomplishments centered around teaching and learning occurring on a routine basis. Then social media came into my life.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

Episode 137 with Dr. Michelle Zimmerman on the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Dr. Michelle Zimmerman @mrzphd talks about social emotional learning and education technology. Edtech and Social Emotional Learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2014

My father was an elementary principal for 30 years and I always admired how he was able to inspire his staff to focus on student learning. After having assumed the duties of both athletic director and vice principal at New Milford High School I became the principal in 2007. As a young principal I made many mistakes in my early years.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 10, 2014

The following is a guest post by Michael Warren , a Social Studies Teacher at Hasbrouck Heights High School in NJ. You can follow him on Twitter at @mrwarren29. Like anyone who has followed this rockstar principal on social media (and he knows he’s a rockstar despite his humble protests) there is something happening at NMHS.

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Securly

JANUARY 12, 2017

Most students find web filtering to be unnecessarily inhibitive, citing that it blocks perfectly acceptable web pages due to one keyword or denies access to social media pages. Federal law doesn’t specifically require schools to block Facebook, Twitter, etc. To learn more about web filtering, sign up for our newsletter:

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

It is titled Experiences in Self-Determined Learning and can be found at [link]. Self-determined learning or heutagogy is fast gaining interest from educators around the world interested in an evidence-based approach to learning. This edited book is the perfect primer on self-determined learning or heutagogy. The Basics.

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The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 18, 2010

In 2007 I blogged on my MHMS Media blog about the amazing video "Did You Know" by Karl Fisch and Scott Mc Leod -- then last year ''09 I posted the updated version to my community. And as we watch the phenom of Social Media and the newly coined Socialnomics the video above. I think we have a lot to learn from it.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Lucy Gray and Steve Hargadon on episode 190 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Here, we provide an umbrella for these people and these organizations to network and to learn from each other. Steve: Lucy’s our social media guru… Lucy: Yes there is.

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Kathy Schrock

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

. _ The use of social media is commonplace for educators nowadays. I interact daily with teachers on Twitter, which is my social network of choice. Hashtags on Twitter help educators participating in Twitter chats, or interested in a particular topic, to hone their PLN. A little history.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 1, 2011

When I became the Principal at New Milford High School in 2007 I felt that it was extremely important to communicate with various stakeholders (parents, BOE members, Central Office, staff, etc.) Social media now makes it even easier to get all of this exciting information out to my stakeholders via our Twitter account and Facebook page.

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The Principal of Change

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

I am visiting a district in Pennsylvania soon, and as a “Twitter Challenge” before I join them, educators were encouraged to send some questions to me ahead of time. Before I look at social media or my email, I have made it part of my daily routine to make sure that I go to the gym or go for a run.

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The Principal of Change

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

” George Couros, primarily from 2007-2017. ” I started focusing more on my health, spent less time on social media, cut out as much negativity as possible and concentrate on people that would lift me up. “Balance is stupid.” That was me. I started to rethink the notion of “balance.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Great teachers attract their students to today’s topic of learning like a 3-year old boy to a mud puddle. All you need to do is head over to leave a review on iTunes and just include your Twitter or Instagram handle so we can reach you. .

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 3, 2018

Mark Wise on episode 223 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Just learning and sharing. Learn about the Global Challenge Project with Mark Wise. What Has the District Learned? Shocking, huh? That’s one.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2016

High School seniors (left to right) Hayley Striegel, Olivia Poplawski, Cheri Zheng-Fredericks and Julie Pignataro look for ways to verify information they’ve encountered on social media. My students are all about social media. My students are all about social media. Northport, N.Y.,

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2018

Karen Bosch on episode 288 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Legends of Learning has awesome free science games and activities to celebrate earth day on April 22. Karen: About a month ago, I started seeing stuff on social media. Listen Now.

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 24, 2012

Social media - often referred to as Web 2.0 , or the participatory Web - is shaping up to be one of the most important tool sets available to support the promotion of change in education. enables them to take more responsibility for their own learning. Delicious, Diigo), microblogs such as Twitter, mashups (e.g.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

One in three young people have experienced online threats, a rate that has nearly doubled from 2007 to 2016. We are also giving away free lesson plans about online safety topics and holding a Twitter contest to give educators a chance to win a #BeKindOnline shirt. In 2015 alone, the Center for Disease Control reported that 15.5%

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SpeechTechie

JUNE 20, 2012

If you are in the Boston area or vicinity, it makes for a fun day of learning! EdCampBLC at Building Learning Communities Monday, July 16, 2012 Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Tower , Boston, MA 9am - 4:30pm: Come all day, or any part of it! Learn a little bit about who is organizing EdCampBLC on the Organizers page.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Our two-month, free, online summit focused on home-based and home-centered learning officially started last week. Sessions are free to watch for five days, then become part of the Home Learning Summit library. Sign up now: [link] Whether by circumstance or choice, learning at home is now the reality for more students than ever.

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Insight Education Group

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

In Utah, Governor Gary Herbert addressed his state’s teacher shortage recently with the following plea to his fellow residents via Twitter: "Consider becoming a teacher; it is a noble profession.". Only half the people who graduate from teacher prep programs actually take jobs as new teachers in any given year. Moving Forward.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 4, 2015

I started blogging back in 2007 to capture my thoughts and make them more concrete. I''m grateful to all those who read my blog posts during 2014, especially to those who have amplified them through social media platforms such as Twitter and Google+, and for those who have taken the time to comment. Unported License.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

According to Davis, Fuller, Jackson, Pittman, and Sweet (2007) , the definition of digital equity is “equal access and opportunity to digital tools, resources, and services to support an increase in digital knowledge, awareness, and skills.” Professional Learning. Connect with Regina at on Twitter @reginaschaffer.

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Reading By Example

OCTOBER 29, 2015

We shared a laugh about the event that we would not have known without social media. A1 rendering the power of digital tools to improve teaching, learning and connectedness in our now flat world #satchatOC. Many of us view this concept through the lens of social media and online networks.

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The Daring Librarian

MAY 27, 2012

(Don''t miss my post: Daring Conference Packing Tips & Tricks ) A Life-Changing Ed-Tech Event My first NECC (now ISTE) conference was in 2007 - Atlanta - was epic! See, I had been presenting every year at my state ISTE affiliate MSET since 1996 but had never had the moolah $ or the gumption to go to the "big show" until 2007.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 18, 2022

In particular, we need you to focus on your member as a constituent PLUS the members of the education committee : Committee Members District Office & Contact Information District Contact Form Social Media Mailing Address Phone Patrick O'Donnell (Chair) Dem Dem - 70 Contact Form [link] asmpatodonnell Capitol Office, 1021 O Street, Suite 4510 P.O.

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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 inspires you most about learning? What does social media mean to you?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

” These beliefs are readily amplified and shared by the very “network effects” baked into the infrastructure of social media platforms. But blaming social media is too easy and too simplistic. ” Sites of indoctrination , not learning. “ Government schools.” A 30-minute search.

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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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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 4, 2015

The organization acknowledges the accelerated pace of change and is entering the process of seeing what works, what is still relevant, what is obsolete, what is still missing since the last refresh in 2007. The 2007 standards described a landscape in which we were using technology to learn. ISTELIB on Twitter.

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 12, 2016

Twitter activity during the hour was also very energetic, so I Storified it. This practice is not necessarily radical,not disruptive, but should be part of the fabric of how we teach and learn now. Users had to learn a galaxy of technologies (DNS, FTP, etc). On March 30 we had Jim Groom as our Future Trends Forum guest.

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 12, 2016

Twitter activity during the hour was also very energetic, so I Storified it. This practice is not necessarily radical,not disruptive, but should be part of the fabric of how we teach and learn now. Users had to learn a galaxy of technologies (DNS, FTP, etc). On March 30 we had Jim Groom as our Future Trends Forum guest.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Ozelle Stephen, Rev/Director of Education, Miridians Elementary School, Centre of Enabling Support Foundation, Uganda Access to Quality education Opportunities, Good Health + Well-being for all. TESOL Instructor and Practicum Supervisor at Touro College, Founder and Managing Director at Virtual Exchange 4 Change | Cristina Zaccarini, Ph.D.,

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