A Principal's Reflections

MAY 28, 2017

Prior to 2009 I basically saw technology as just an add-on and something that could spruce up a lesson. Social media had to be blocked for all and I, for one, wasn’t going to waste any of my precious time using it professionally or personally. Learning spaces had to conform to the perceived rule of law in education.

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Learning Social Media Personal Learning Network Strategy 237

Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 5, 2015

In 2009, I began my journey as a connected educator and learned how to use social media and web tools to share my knowledge and materials. In the process, I also discovered how to supplement my income. I’ve been very blessed to be able to train teachers and teach students in over 20 countries.

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Social Media eBook Training Mobility 150

Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 5, 2015

In 2009, I began my journey as a connected educator and learned how to use social media and web tools to share my knowledge and materials. In the process, I also discovered how to supplement my income. I’ve been very blessed to be able to train teachers and teach students in over 20 countries.

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Social Media eBook Training Mobility 150

Teacher Reboot Camp

APRIL 25, 2016

Go a step further and have your students design social media videos and graphics introducing us to their passion and projects where they need support. Design social media graphics on Canva , use a video editing tool like Blender , or you can hire someone to make a video for you cheaply using Fiverr.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

My Own Chapter: M oving From Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0. Self-determined learning or heutagogy is fast gaining interest from educators around the world interested in an evidence-based approach to learning. Moving From Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0:

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Education Learning Resources Tools 268

The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Fortunately, my employer supports this and as such, we have been incorporating the voice of students in the guidelines around social media (You can see the teen guidelines at schools.nyc.gov/socialmedia ). Admittedly, I''m not much of a user of social media platforms for the under 13 set, so I knew I had a lot to learn.

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Social Media Elementary Guidelines EdTech 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2021

In education, school and district leaders brought new tools and procedures online to deal with the pandemic. Simultaneously, superintendents needed to contend with the unprecedented rise of social media, in which disinformation and rumors and threats to students, staff and leaders became everyday occurrences. programs.

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Social Media Survey Study Report 144

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Today’s students are inundated with information from myriad media sources—social media, blogs, podcasts, text messages, television, internet searches, radio, email, and other communication apps. News Literacy Education: 21 st Century Skill. What is News Literacy Education?

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Education Analysis Social Media Outcomes 98

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 21, 2015

When I first dipped my toe into the social media waters in March 2009 I really did not know what to expect. Little did I know that my tweeting would lead to a feature story on CBS Channel 2 NYC during November 2009 and in the process catch the eye of business maven Trish Ruben.

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Social Media Outcomes Strategy Meeting 150

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

Welcome back to our insightful series on 21st century education. It’s astounding to reflect on how much has changed in the intervening years in the world of education and teaching. Networking, both in-person and online through social media, educational blogs, video conferences, and forums, plays a crucial role.

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Study Outcomes Elementary Data 121

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Education had become more about schooling than learning. My epiphany came in 2009 when I begrudgingly decided to give Twitter a try to improve communications with my stakeholders. Little did I know that this moment in time would totally redefine my purpose in education. Then it happened.

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Common Core Twitter Social Media Assessment 348

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 17, 2016

I then proceed to tell the majority of the audience why they don’t blog and offer up some specific reasons: I don't have time I don’t know what to blog about No one will read my blog I don't know how to start a blog I can’t write I get it. As I have said since 2009, if you don't tell your story someone else will.

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Social Media Strategy Twitter Meeting 150

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2017

To harness student passion without bogging down in partisan muck, teachers are wielding a bevy of ed-tech tools — ranging from online role-playing games and issue quizzes to social media platforms where teachers share strategies for leading political discussions and students collaborate to try to influence public policy.

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Education Social Media Policies Survey 80

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

I teach online grad school classes in how to integrate tech into education. One topic I always ask students is how they manage cell phone usage in their classes. Protocols for these mobile devices have little in common today with how they were addressed a decade ago. I hope you can educate me!

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Mobility iPad Survey Chromebook 172

The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 19, 2011

I orginially wrote this post back in 2009. Since that time so much has gone on in the world of Social Media in Education, I decided it needed some updating. Check out this short presentation from 2 of the best and most connected administrators in education. School budgets are growing tighter and tighter.

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Social Media Wiki Digital Citizenship Twitter 100

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

“A lot more folks started leaning hard on us,” says Khan, the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, a nonprofit that provides free educational resources. Who would have thought that a pandemic would have made education such a hot topic—would have made online education, and Khan Academy, almost like an essential service?”

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

Today Dr. Michelle Zimmerman @mrzphd talks about social emotional learning and education technology. FutureFit aligns social emotional learning and character education with your traditional subjects of math, language arts, sciences and more for grades K-12. See: Why Minecraft in Schools in the Modern Marvel: 5 Epic Ideas.

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EdTech Learning STEM Microsoft 190

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 2, 2018

They project a slide on a topic of near-universal interest to teenagers – social media. It asks, “How connected are we?” Social media and technology are not agents of change. Social media and technology are not agents of change. Higher Education. They are just tools. Sign up for our newsletter.

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Social Media Study Report Exercises 98

EdTechSandyK

MARCH 6, 2012

Notes from SXSWedu 2012 Concurrent Session Kalmus ( @TedKalmus ) & de Haan ( @TeachWithIntent ) ( TeachWithIntent.com ) Storify Archive of this Session (also embedded below): [link] Students like to track themselves online when shown how to do that. Had questions about how to deal with 10 and 11 year olds and their concrete thinking.

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Social Media Digital Citizenship Education Company 60

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

Throughout the pandemic, the American public has struggled to be scientifically literate enough to separate well-grounded scientific findings from social media-driven fiction. But the shortage of qualified science educators may be hurting efforts to help more Americans learn how science works. Department of Education.

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Survey Report Data STEM 116

Learning with 'e's

MAY 31, 2019

Most of us are connected to each other through numerous social media platforms. Global social networks such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter support various forms of communication and sharing actions that were previously unavailable. 2002) Smartmobs: The Next Social Revolution. 2009) The Wisdom of Crowds.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 5, 2010

One of the complaints I get and hear about Twitter, specifically, educators on Twitter, is that it is an echo chamber. Meaning that most of us that take part in things like #edchat, general discussion or just sit on the sidelines, generally feel the same way about education, that we are headed down the wrong path and need to change.

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Education Twitter Assessment Policies 100

My Island View

JANUARY 29, 2020

The discussion around technology in education often revolves around wha t technology can or can’t do in regard to affecting kids’ learning. Technology’s effect on education is difficult to assess, because it is not just the technology that affects the learning. Some of the most popular sites on the Internet are social media sites.

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Personal Learning Network Twitter Assessment Accessibility 64

MindShift

JANUARY 3, 2018

They project a slide on a topic of near-universal interest to teenagers – social media. It asks, “How connected are we?” Social media and technology are not agents of change. Social media and technology are not agents of change. In the past we had more of a script for who to be and how to be.

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Social Media Study Exercises Survey 76

The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Since 2009, Lisa has supported teachers in her role as an Educational Consultant, writing books for teachers, conducting instructional coaching, presenting at conferences and online webinars, founding the #ntchat (New Teacher Chat) on Twitter, and much more. How to find or give support through virtual teacher mentoring.

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Social Media Elementary Twitter Conference 40

EdTechSandyK

DECEMBER 23, 2011

A couple of things got me to thinking about this as a worthwhile endeavor for the holidays, when most of us in the education world on are a break and can devote some time to the project. She had taken the precautions educators are continuously counseled to take, and it still wasn''t enough. Ashley''s story began in 2009.

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Social Media Facebook Twitter Accessibility 76

The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2022

On college campuses nationwide, the number of students seeking services increased by an average of 30 percent between 2009 and 2015 — more than five times the average rate of enrollment growth — and has continued to climb since then. We’re always in conversations about how far we can stretch and make sure our clinicians stay well.”.

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Survey Report Groups Exercises 103

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 9, 2018

In an SLJ post from way back in 2009, I faced an experience that painfully amplified that chasm on a local level. If your high school had a librarian/library media specialist, who did not take an active role in instruction, take a step backward. For other students, that pack may be empty.

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Libraries Smartphone Accessibility Social Media 106

techlearning

MAY 2, 2018

In April, 2009, I hung my poster, emblazoned with words from T.S. Consonance, assonance, dissonance and meter How to crystallize an image in the mind of your reader.… Her work in blended learning, student engagement, and social media has been featured by EdWeek, NBC News, Instructor Magazine, Intel, ASCD, and the NEA.

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Blended Learning Social Media EdTech Elementary 40

Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 3, 2012

Anderson is known to many in the world of education as a passionate and knowledgeable promoter of social media and technology for learning. As part of the conference he was one of the first recipients of the NOW Award, recognizing the "Movers and Shakers" in the world of Social Media. Connected Classroom blog.

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Social Media Twitter Tablets Conference 53

EdTechSandyK

AUGUST 29, 2009

I signed on in April of 2009, but didn''t do much with it. I thought it was a mini-Facebook, with people constantly updating what they were doing, no matter how mundane. A friend of mine started getting into social media and using Twitter in the tourism and to a small extent the personal realm, and I heard her mention it once or twice.

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Twitter Resources Social Media Moodle 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

A rare brand-new nonprofit university, NewU has a comparatively low $16,500-a-year price that’s locked in for a student’s entire education and majors with interchangeable requirements so students don’t fall behind if they switch. Related: After the pandemic disrupted their high school educations, students are arriving at college unprepared.

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Report Course Dropout Training 101

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

Department of Education. The only way I know that this can be changed is when there’s access to higher education.”. Even low-income students with the highest standardized test scores are more than three times less likely to go to top colleges than higher-income students , according to the Education Trust. That’s about 2 percent.

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Dropout Report Accessibility Study 111

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 24, 2015

ASCD is one of the most important and influential conferences in the nation because it’s targeted toward school leaders and those who make big decisions in education. Here are 6 big ideas and educational trends I heard throughout the 3 day conference: 1) School culture. education conferences'

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Conference Trends Edcamps Social Media 40

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

In September 2009, an Iowa teacher decided to commemorate the sixth birthday of Peter Reynolds’ “The Dot” by celebrating its message with his students. Follow me on Twitter to see what we cook up or share your own projects on social media with the hashtags #DotDay and #Makeyourmark.

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How To Facebook Libraries Social Media 163

MindShift

MAY 4, 2015

A Minnesota native who grew up in a family of teachers—he jokes, “I couldn’t escape it”—Nelson majored in history at the University of Wisconsin and returned to Minnesota to earn his master’s degree in education. That’s how a lot of life should work— you make new mistakes instead of repeating the same ones over and over again.”.

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Learning Facebook Social Media Policies 28

Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

As educators we all study the importance of giving students the time to play during the school day. But, how many of us make the time in our own busy schedules to feel the full benefits of play? Play Can Help Educators Beat Burnout. There seems to be two types of educators: those who play, and those who don’t.

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