A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 9, 2018

Upon getting on Twitter in 2009, I was not only baffled about how to use the social media site but also about all the symbols associated with it. Image credit Once only specific to Twitter, hashtags can now be used on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and even Google+ for the few of us that are still active there.

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User Generated Education

JULY 31, 2023

Establish a learning community where all learners are seen as having value in our classroom Getting to Know Learners One of our primary goals at the beginning of the school year should be to get to know our students. 2009). ( Community Building in the Classroom ). This is important for several reasons.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 24, 2020

In normal times when students come to my classroom (I provide pull-out services for gifted elementary level kids), I get them doing hands-on activities within minutes of entering into my classroom. Many of my 3rd-6th grade students join my Google Meet class (used by our district) dragging in and saying they’re tired.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2023

For students, it serves to reinforce the Mindsets learning in the classroom. The app is free for anyone with a smartphone or tablet and can be downloaded on Google Play or in the Apple Store. Families can use the app to better understand the Mindsets and what their children are learning at school. To learn more, go to [link].

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

Collaboration transcends classroom boundaries, involving a myriad of stakeholders – colleagues, students, parents, and the broader educational community. In my experience, these connections don’t just bring new ideas and perspectives to the classroom; they also offer support and inspiration from a global teaching community.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 11, 2019

I remember like it was yesterday when I began blogging back in 2009. Image credit In the classroom, or even outside of it, video is one of the most powerful learning tools there is. In the case of Edpuzzle and Playposit, the responses can go straight to an LMS (learning management system) such as Google Classroom or Schoology.

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The Electric Educator

APRIL 19, 2018

In 2009 I attend the Google Teacher Academy (Now called the Google Innovator Academy) in Boulder, Colorado. Becoming a Google Certified educator has had a greater impact on my life, career, and teaching philosophy than any other professional development experience. earn your Google Certification.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2019

According to statistics published by Gartner analyst Thomas Bittman, only 4% of the school and education system was interested in cloud computing in 2009. Virtual Classrooms and Labs. Many renowned names in the game, such as Blackboard and Google, are now offering their own cloud-based virtual classroom suites.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 18, 2017

Free Webinar: 5 Habits You can Start Now to Help Your classroom Thrive in the Fall by Vicki Davis. Richard became a Google Certified Teacher in 2009. LucidPress. From Blog to Job, a Teacherpreneur Jumpstart. 279 Days to Overnight Success by Chris Guillebeau. See the transcript of this show with Richard Byrne. Richard Byrne.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 8, 2014

Luckily change came in the form of a little blue bird that gave me the kick in the butt that I desperately needed back in 2009. Google Apps For Education (GAFE) implemented in 2012 empowering students and staff to learn collaboratively in the cloud. Flipped classroom and instructional model implemented in 2012.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 11, 2019

When these “digital natives” show up in my classroom, they have played with iPads and their parents’ smartphones enough to know how to swipe, tap, squeeze, and shake, but they know none of the nuances required to morph the device from a toy to a productivity tool. I agree about the familiarity. Technology is less work.

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User Generated Education

MAY 23, 2016

Student engagement, described as the tendency to be behaviorally, emotionally, and cognitively involved in academic activities, is a key construct in motivation research (Thijs & Verkuyten, 2009). Given a growth and flexible mindset, educators can easily implement these ideas within their own classrooms.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 5, 2017

As I have been writing since 2009, if you don’t tell your story someone else will. When someone else controls the narrative, chances are it might not paint an accurate picture of what is truly happening in your classroom, school, or district. Each month I would send the template out and ask my teachers to share any pertinent work.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 6, 2014

Back when I started this blog in February of 2009 I was trying to create a space to share resources with my teachers in my district. And parents too, looking at the digital spaces their classrooms, teachers and schools create. Google sites are free and dead simple to use. The same with my Twitter account. But you are there.

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The Electric Educator

MARCH 19, 2009

The annual MACUL conference is an awesome opportunity to hear how other educators are using technology in the classroom and to browse the latest in ed. tools for classroom instruction" 4:00-5:00 Workshop-- "Toys to tools: connecting students'' cell phones to learning." Conference attendance is expected to top 4,000 this year.

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The Electric Educator

MARCH 16, 2012

The title of my workshop was " Succeeding in the Cloud: Using Google Apps with Students." My teachers still prefer ms office suite over google docs. Once you know how they are using these tools you can show them how they can do the same things using Google Apps and then demonstrate the new, cool things they can begin doing as well.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 23, 2012

He officially started Khan Academy in 2009 knowing that quality videos would withstand test of time. As the site increased in popularity it caught the eye of Bill Gates and Google with an end result being over 4 million in funding. Change education reform educational technology Flipped Classroom Khan Academy Opinion'

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

One of our portfolio companies LearnPlatform publishes a regular “ Edtech Top 40 ” list of the most used edtech products in K12 schools nationwide: perhaps unsurprisingly, Google products take 8 of the top 10 spots. But as a point of reference: Google did not yet exist. Today’s K12 educators are more digitally native than ever before.

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EdTechTeam

OCTOBER 2, 2018

For example, VR can be experienced through head mounted devices like those offered through Google Cardboard, Oculus, HTC, etc. I have found the application of emerging technology in my classroom to amplify my instructional practice. Google Certified Innovator, Trainer, and Teacher. Google Earth Education Expert.

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The Web20Classroom

APRIL 8, 2013

Did you know there are tons of ways to learn new concepts, techniques and ideas for both in the classroom and for you as an educator? Everything from going Google Apps, formative assessments, iPads, administrator specific stuff, you name it, they probably have an upcoming webinar on it. (If Classroom 2.0

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Schoology trails Google Classroom, Canvas and Moodle in terms of adoption in large districts, but is the only one of the four that offers a paid offering focused on K-12. Canvas and Moodle are also widely used in higher education, and Classroom is a free tool with fewer functionalities. K-12 LMS market share in U.S. and Canada.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2018

GitHub is where many companies, including Google, Facebook and Twitter, host their open-source projects. Similar to Google Docs, Github will save historical snapshots of a project so that users can always revert to an earlier version.) Earlier this year it acquired the team behind Chalkup , a classroom management software.

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Tech Helpful

MAY 9, 2019

Simon Sinek originally published his book Start with the Why in 2009. In the beginning, we introduced Google suites and annotation options to our upper school teachers but there was never really a "why" that all our teachers feel comfortable hanging their hat on. I have 5 chromebooks and Google suites, what can I make with this?"

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2021

Levels of empathy in youth fell by nearly half between 1979 and 2009. Source: Google Trends: “Empathy” search as of May 26, 2021. This requires many concurrent interventions : leadership buy-in; trauma-sensitive classroom practices; positive responses to challenging behaviors; restorative justice practices; policy changes (e.g.,

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The Thinking Stick

MARCH 8, 2020

2009 – In Bangkok, I helped to train, facilitate and oversee Virtual School due to flooding and H1N1 in Bangkok we used WordPress blogs as teacher websites. Classroom, Canvas, Schoology, etc) before now, you’re too late. Lessons Learned: 1. You can’t just flip the Virtual School switch. Every assignment must be rethought.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 21, 2021

She is also a Google Certified Innovator and Local Activator for Future Design School. He began his career as a classroom teacher in the New York City schools through Teach For America. Jacquelyn is the co-author of News Literacy: The Keys to Combating Fake News.

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The Web20Classroom

MARCH 12, 2013

I originally wrote this post way back in 2009. Most schools and districts spend lot of time and effort trying to get their teachers up to speed on technology and its use/place in the classroom. Tool 2-Google Docs/Forms Its time to go paperless. I exclusively use Google Docs. Use the Google Forms.

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Kathy Schrock

JULY 6, 2020

IPEVO P2V CAMERA (2009) __ OVERVIEW Fast forward to mid-2020, and IPEVO has just released their 8th gen model, the newly updated IPEVO VZ-R HDMI/USB document camera. (Who remembers the thrill the students got when they could show a bug at close range and full screen? This camera has functions we could only dream of in those early P2V days!

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Reading By Example

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

If you Google the phrase “read 20 minutes a day”, you will get page after page of articles, posts, and videos praising this practice. Today, I happened to visit a few classrooms that were engaged in this discussion. But this issue deserves more attention; it’s not that simple. Teachers are the same way.)

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The Electric Educator

DECEMBER 27, 2010

The engineers at Google noted many of these same things and came up with a solution: Google Voice. I have been using Google Voice for a year now and have come to love some of the advanced, innovative features that it offers. Google Voice can also send you the text of a voice mail message to you via email.

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Would you scribble down your thoughts — or would you Google it? Terry Heick, a former English teacher in Kentucky, had a surprising revelation when his eighth- and ninth-grade students quickly turned to Google. “What they would do is they would start Googling the question, ‘How does a novel represent humanity?’

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 24, 2017

With the Common Core State Standards launching in 2009 and textbook publishers having to recreate their curriculums, many districts were left with their teachers having to come up with their own curriculum that met the new state standards. I took the students data and created a Google Sheet with each of the individual classroom’s data.

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The Electric Educator

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Google''s products are wonderful classroom resources. In order to reverse this policy, and gain access to the millions of students and teachers who would benefit from YouTube access, Google will need to structure YouTube in a filter friendly manner so that required school web filters can distinguish between trash and treasure.

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The Web20Classroom

APRIL 27, 2017

I’ve had this blog since 2009. Not only to share the resources they find and use in and out of the classroom but to look back on our personal practices of both learning and growing as professional educators. I also use the Notes app on my phone or a blank Google Doc. FAQs for Educational Bloggers I want start a blog.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 8, 2010

The rest of my favorite links are here.'

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 4, 2019

Beginning teachers’ practice is enhanced further when their mentors also receive formal training and are released from some of their own classroom duties to provide one-to-one observation and coaching in the classroom, so they can demonstrate effective methods and help new teachers solve problems of practice.(33) 24) Jackson, C.

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There is no box

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

As I’ve been an advocate for 1:1 in schools since 2009, I immediately drafted a response, one that I uncharacteristically then let sit for several months so I could stew on it a bit more. Real time classroom assessment with data capture is hard to do without 1:1. “What do your classrooms look like?

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