Educational Technology Guy

MAY 10, 2016

In the past, I've written about the technology I use on a daily basis (see bottom of page for links). In this role, I work with schools on selecting and implementing technology solutions to improve teaching and learning. I do a lot of research on best practices in education and technology and do a decent amount of traveling.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 21, 2011

When principals hear the words Twitter and Facebook they cringe. Quite simply, social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook have improved my effectiveness and efficiency as an educational leader. As I learned from my students, many more people use the social media tool, Facebook, than use Twitter.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 19, 2014

I have witnessed and been a part of a dramatic transformation process at NMHS that began in 2009 when I gave social media a try. My hope is that we can use this on Twitter, Google+, Instagram, and Facebook to extend the conversation and our learning on this topic.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2021

More companies are assuming the costs and risks of preparing people for entry-level technology roles by offering apprenticeships. The Rise of Technology Apprenticeships The number of U.S. registered apprenticeship programs grew 73 percent between 2009 and 2019. they have mostly been reserved for the skilled trades.

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The Innovative Educator

APRIL 14, 2019

Source: Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics Technology was not designed by or for those with disabilities. Facebook Facebook is a bit better. Facebook has work to do in their accessibility game. Who wouldn't want content to be accessed by people who are visually impaired?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 27, 2023

Smyers is a member of the EDUCAUSE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Board and has been named as one of CRN’s “Top 100 Women of the Channel” 2009–2013 and named to its advisory board. Technology is just the positive impact it is bringing to all industries, including and especially education. So sign up today. Thank you for listening.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

I was inspired, I think, to select that topic because talk of “platforms” was incredibly popular in Silicon Valley – it had been for a while – as companies strove to become “the next Facebook.” Are any education technologies, for that matter? 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”)

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

Five years ago I wrote a piece for EdSurge entitled “ Why I’m Optimistic About The Next Wave of Education Technology,” and at the time I wanted to counteract the feelings many were expressing that the edtech bubble was about to burst. More than $1 billion in headline-grabbing transactions are likely to be announced at the event.

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Connecting 2 the World

MARCH 22, 2014

If technology or even a vital member of the group was missing, the work of the group could be delayed for days or even weeks. While some work could be distributed, the technology still required some central coordination. How has mobile technology affected distributed groups? In addition, it was still time consuming.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2018

GitHub is where many companies, including Google, Facebook and Twitter, host their open-source projects. In addition to backing initiatives such as Code.org’s Hour of Code, the company’s philanthropic arm funds TEALS , a program started in 2009 that pairs industry professionals with classroom teachers.

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 31, 2019

Photo by Steve Wheeler In a previous post I outlined some of the metrics around the use of digital media, technologies and social networks. I wrote that: "The age of social technologies has radically transformed the way we live our lives, and that includes how we learn and teach. 2009) The Wisdom of Crowds. London: Piatkus.

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 29, 2013

If you are immersed in technology mediated communication, there are no apparent barriers to membership of your community of practice. Tribal identity in the age of the Web transcends ethnicity, traditional cultural expectations and geography (Wheeler, 2009). It is your personal network. It is your virtual community.

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The 21st Century Principal

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Instead of passing bans on connections between students and teachers on Facebook, and employing filtering software to block social media sites, the US K-12 public education system needs make a giant step in the 21st century and embrace social media tools as just one of the natural ways people communicate today. Social media is here to stay.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

was often the best choice given the resources and technologies of that time in history. This theory requires the student to passively accept information and knowledge as presented by the instructor (Pogue, 2009, para. I classify these technologies as worksheets on steroids.). happens when the technologies of Web 2.0

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The Web20Classroom

APRIL 27, 2017

I’ve had this blog since 2009. For nearly 9 years I’ve written about technology, improving school leadership and have shared my personal insights on being a connected educator. Use your social media channels like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to let everyone know you have a new post. This will help extend your audience.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

For more information about Winnebago Industries Specialty Vehicles, please visit [link] or follow on Instagram , Facebook , LinkedIn , and Twitter. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Motiv Power Systems is a leading provider of proven technology to electrify medium-duty trucks and buses.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

While the focus is on educational technology and lesson design as opposed to just writing instruction, I have always discovered innovative applications in my English classroom of tools and ideas gleaned from CUE Lead Learners. Many interesting groups have presences on Facebook, too. Worthy of a post of its own!)

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 6, 2016

Facebook has recently claimed that it has reduced the degrees of separation between people. If you are a subscriber to Facebook (and there aren't many people around that I know who aren't), then your data is included in this massive calculation exercise. billion subscribers.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2016

This time, a medley of new players—especially technology magnates—are jumping in the fray: Facebook. It nabbed one of the $10 million prizes from the XQ: Super School Project in part for its plans to develop the first-ever virtual chemistry lab, among other ideas it has for the technology.

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Bryan Alexander

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Out of all academics, how are scientists using new technologies to communicate? Pew has a new study , based on surveying nearly 4,000 scientists, and the results are important for higher education and technology. That could be a very useful observation for academic technology departments. Pew researchers presenting to AAAS.

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EdTechSandyK

MAY 28, 2009

I put this together about two months ago at the request of some educational technology professionals I know who were curious about boundaries when it comes to what to post and do on social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook. Keeping Face on Facebook: CBS News Video [link] Everyone Video from the Ad Council [link] 3.

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The Electric Educator

APRIL 21, 2009

It''s a type of literacy that can''t be done anywhere else but on the web." -James Yap, director of instructional technology and data management for Ramapo Central School District, Hillburn, NY. In " Facebook Training Wheels " by Jennifer Demski, T.H.E. Journal , April 2009 Thanks for subscribing to my blog.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2015

This marks a major expansion of Microsoft’s YouthSpark program, the company’s effort to get young people hooked on computer science and build a larger, more diverse talent pool for the technology industry. Nadella championed the idea of connecting students with the technology they use every day.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 7, 2015

This is part of the limitation of a blog, and the allure of social media sites like facebook and pinterest. Self-directed learning, the Maker Movement, mobile learning, education technology integration and more are all relatively new, and have a variety of perspectives that can be taken in examining them and what they enable or change.

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

At the top of the 2011 Horizon Report’s technology adoption list is electronic books. of total US book sales in 2009 to 5% of the market in first quarter of 2010.” Perhaps electronic text books can somehow capitalize on the use of social networks like Twitter or Facebook.

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Nik Peachey

JANUARY 9, 2014

Tools for Teachers back in 2009, but I’ve never felt that the time, the technology or the market was at the right place. powered by tricider You can also follow the project on Facebook by going to The Digital Classroom and clicking on 'Like'. This has been my ambition since I published my first book Web 2.0

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

MovieStarPlanet is a blend of Facebook and YouTube with a learning dimension added." Now check out who is behind the creation of MovieStar Planet: The Danish Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation in cooperation with The Danish University of Education, and a number of elementary school teachers.In

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 17, 2010

All of this talk about using blogs, wikis, Twitter, Facebook, Nings, and others in the classroom always leads to a discussion on policy. I originally wrote this post in Sept. Since then I have done a lot of thinking about and talking about social media policy. People ask me about examples of good Social Media Policies.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 5, 2010

Be sure to check out the entire archive and visit the new #edchat Facebook page for tons more info. 2009 to 4 at the most recent in NYC. While there are general things we all need to focus our effort on; technology in the classroom, teacher prep, professional development, PLC''s. Here are some of my thoughts.

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The Thinking Stick

JUNE 15, 2016

Who would have thought a program started in 2009 to help the teachers at one school ( International School Bangkok ) would 7 years later have over 1000 educators going through this learning journey……not us. You can view them here ( link to blog ) or follow COETAIL on Facebook or Twitter as we release them once a week over the summer.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 4, 2024

” He's the 2009 California Teacher of the Year, a Top-4 Finalist for National Teacher of the Year, and author of the book “You're a Teacher Now, What's Next?” Subscribe to the Show This week's guest Alex Kajitani is the 2009 California Teacher of the Year, and a Top-4 Finalist for National Teacher of the Year.

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MindShift

MAY 4, 2015

Late one night in 2009, in the throes of a self-described “existential crisis” as he struggled to prepare for a morning class, Nelson took a break from fretting long enough to check his fantasy football team. He brought it to a ninth-grade civics class in September 2009, and students immediately clung to countries with funny-sounding names.

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The Thinking Stick

JANUARY 9, 2015

Each year I like to try and predict what might be the technology that affects us both in our daily lives as well as education. 2007: The Year of the Network (Can we say Twitter and Facebook). 2009: Bringing Social Learning to the Masses (Education goes deeper in understanding social connections). Here’s my other predictions….I’ll

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Between the NBC "Education Nation" Summit , Waiting for Superman , The Oprah Winfrey Show , and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg''s $100 million gift to Newark city schools , there has been a lot of media attention focused on the topic of education reform. Unfortunately, much of it has excluded actual educators, let alone students.

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EdTechSandyK

AUGUST 29, 2009

Technology gurus. 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. I thought it was a mini-Facebook, with people constantly updating what they were doing, no matter how mundane. Everyone was on it.

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Connecting 2 the World

JANUARY 7, 2009

skip to main | skip to sidebar Connecting 2 the World Connecting ideas, cultures, and disciplines Wednesday, January 7, 2009 Learning Theories: In support of Connectivism I was first introduced to the idea of Connectivism through an online conference hosted by George Sieman s group at the University of Manitoba.

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

There is a relative lack of research available examining the effect of search engines on our brains even as the technology is rapidly dominating our lives. Instead of making us stupid, he wrote, the Internet and technology “are the only things that will keep us smart.” seems to share Carr’s concerns. .

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