A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

As I have previously mentioned many times on this blog, it was Twitter back in March of 2009 that served as a catalyst for my transformation into the leader that I am today. was, and adamantly believed social media had absolutely no place in education. Why do you use Twitter? If you don''t, what are your reasons?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 11, 2019

Anne Collier on Episode 456 and 457 of the 10-Minute Teacher Anne Collier, Founder and Executive Director of The Net Safety Collaborative and SocialMediaHelpline.com , shares what we need to know about social media in this two-part series. We’ll post the first post on Monday with the second part of the series on Tuesday.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 26, 2024

The social media landscape has changed quite dramatically when I first arrived in the space back in 2009. To put things in perspective, Instagram and TikTok were years away from existing, and Facebook was the dominant tool of choice.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 14, 2022

Research has shown that feedback is vital in establishing good relations as it can enhance relationships, strengthen loyalty and commitment, and increase morale (Smith, 2009). You can also share stories across social media as a way to share successes more broadly, something I dive into deeply in Digital Leadership.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2017

As a former teacher and Director of Instructional Technology he is highly sought after for his expertise in educational technology integration and using social media for learning. He is also responsible in helping create #edchat, a weekly education discussion on Twitter that boasts over 500 weekly participants.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Back in 2009 when we began to transform teaching and learning at New Milford High School we were extremely fortunate at the time to have wireless Internet access throughout the school. I made the video above quickly using Instagram.

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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. So many of my teachers are making the choice to integrate social media as a learning tool that I just can''t list all of the examples. It was a huge problem for us.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 6, 2019

I got on Twitter in 2009, which was an accomplishment in itself as I had previously convinced myself that I would never use social media as I didn’t have the time nor saw any value in it. My “ah ha” moment came in March of 2009 after having read a newspaper article about Twitter in the Staten Island Advance.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 7, 2017

Public relations and communication efforts focused on evidence of growth in this area and in other academic and nonacademic areas can be conveyed through social media. Utilizing social media to convey staff statistics can build the confidence of any community, which has a positive impact on a school’s brand.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 28, 2019

Back in 2009, I began calling for an evolved construct of leadership that would better serve schools in meeting the diverse needs of learners and stakeholders alike. Be sure to share your reflections, questions, ideas, and successes by engaging on social media using #digilead.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 12, 2014

My epiphany came in 2009 when I begrudgingly decided to give Twitter a try to improve communications with my stakeholders. Excuses often followed as a bunker mentality overshadowed the potential value that lied in using social media to become a better leader and learner. Education had become more about schooling than learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Image credit: [link] The one thing I have learned though since I began my social media journey almost six years ago is that we no longer follow a predetermined path. Social media really did open up a door to a whole new world that I never knew existed. You might very well see a link to social media as I have.

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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.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

In March of 2009, I began to use Twitter, and it was at this time that I began to create a Personal Learning Network (PLN). Through the use of social media, I realized that I didn’t really need to be “developed.” I think the same can be said when it comes to the learners we serve.

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ViewSonic Education

JULY 21, 2024

PISA 2009 Results: What Students Know and Can Do. On my social media, he shares all of his classroom ideas, technology tips, engagement strategies, lessons, laughs and more. The effects of summer vacation on achievement test scores: A narrative and meta-analytic review. Review of Educational Research, 66(3), 227-268.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Last year CareerBuilder.com conducted a survey that asked 2,303 hiring managers how they include social media in their hiring process. One thing the survey discovered is that 37% of employers use social networks to screen potential job candidates. A new manifestation of the behaviour is cyber self-harm.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 17, 2010

Since then I have done a lot of thinking about and talking about social media policy. I repost it now because we are heading into that time of year when people are starting to ask me and the rest of the members of their PLN''s about their best example of social media policies. I originally wrote this post in Sept.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 25, 2018

My unexpected journey began with a decision to give Twitter a try in 2009. This should never have happened either as I was convinced that any and all social media tools were a complete waste of my time and would not lead to any improvement in professional practice. It is important to note that we weren’t doing a bad job per se.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 22, 2013

I will be the first one to admit that the learning environments and spaces at New Milford High School looked nothing like this prior to 2009. Thanks to social media and the real-time Internet we all have access to design elements and ideas to transform schools into institutions where students use real-world tools to do real-world work.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 18, 2017

Richard became a Google Certified Teacher in 2009. Richard’s print work includes a monthly column for School Library Journal, contributing author to What School Leaders Need to Know About Digital Technologies and Social Media, and contributions to Teacher Librarian.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2014

If I was graded I would have probably received an A for running my school where strict rules had to be followed by students, mobile devices banned, and all social media blocked. It was then in 2009 that I possibly took the greatest risk of my young administrative career. Obviously, not much at the time.

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The Web20Classroom

DECEMBER 15, 2009

The rest of my favorite links are here.'

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 15, 2014

During my tenure I not only worked to improve every facet of the school, but I also became a connected educator in 2009. My sole purpose for harnessing and leveraging social media was to engage in conversations with like-minded educators and leaders to improve professional practice. This was the turning point for me.

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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. Oh and you can link to all your social media accounts too. I am in all of those social media spaces but I use each one very differently. The same with my Twitter account.

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The Web20Classroom

DECEMBER 16, 2009

85+ Resources: Educator Guide for Integrating Social Media « emergent by design tags : socialmedia , favorite Twitter in the Classroom: Studies Find Increased Student Engagement tags : Twitter , favorite 50 Web Applications for Teachers tags : web2.0 , favorite Using Wordle in the classroom (1 of 2) tags : wordle , favorite Cell Size and Scale tags (..)

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 26, 2016

To this day I still remember the article that I read about Twitter in the Staten Island Advance one cold Sunday in March of 2009. As someone who was totally against the use of social media for both personal and professional reasons, that article was intriguing to read as it essentially reinforced my negative perception.

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Philly Teacher

APRIL 16, 2019

It got me thinking about how I’ve been feeling catching back up on social media over the last month, and I reflected on how it felt when I first discovered Twitter back in 2009. Needless to say, there hasn’t been much time in my life for social media as there used to be.

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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. “The best thing a human being can do is to help another human being know more.” – Charlie Munger. In the process, I also discovered how to supplement my income.

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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. “The best thing a human being can do is to help another human being know more.” – Charlie Munger. In the process, I also discovered how to supplement my income.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2018

With an array of social media tools at our disposal, every educator should aspire to be the storyteller-in-chief. Once I started drinking the Twitter Kool-Aid back in 2009 I quickly learned the error of my ways. Over the course of five years from 2009 – 2014 we worked tirelessly to transform teaching, learning, and leadership.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 23, 2015

In July 2009, I co-founded the Bammy winning education chat, #Edchat , which has inspired over 400 education hashtags! The hashtag (# in front of a word without spaces, which transforms the word into a url on social media sites, like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram) was invented 8 years ago today by Chris Messina on August 23, 2007.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 23, 2015

In July 2009, I co-founded the Bammy winning education chat, #Edchat , which has inspired over 400 education hashtags! The hashtag (# in front of a word without spaces, which transforms the word into a url on social media sites, like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram) was invented 8 years ago today by Chris Messina on August 23, 2007.

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The 21st Century Principal

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

They are banning the use of social media as a means to communicate with students and parents. It is misguided foolishness to think that social media is magically turning teachers into predators, preying on our nation''s children. Social media is here to stay. Blaming the medium for the problem never works.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In 2009, Gerald Bracey, one of our nation’s foremost experts on educational assessment, stated : In its prescriptive aspect, the NAEP reports the percentage of students reaching various achievement levels—Basic, Proficient, and Advanced. emphasis added]. The pundits already are chiming in on the 2022 NAEP results.

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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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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

Social media has changed the landscape and broadened the concept of branding to education whether you like it or not. With social media anyone can now craft an accurate narrative of how our schools are preparing students for success. social media) tools.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 24, 2015

Social media is powerful and teachers are using it to spread their passion and transform education. In 2009, I began my journey as a connected educator. Love these resources? Get your copy of The 30 Goals for Teachers or Learning to Go. Teacherpreneurship is not just about branding and earning extra income.

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