The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

A BISG (Book Industry Study Group) survey in 2010 stated that “E-book sales grew exponentially in first quarter 2010 jumping from 1.5% 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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Mobility Android Report Tablets 81

The Daring Librarian

JANUARY 1, 2013

Oh and in the small print of my comic I said 3 important things - Change your passwords twice a year, have a different password for Facebook because FB''s security is notoriously craptastic, and a diff password from ANYwhere else for your bank that is randomly generated. I have it on my iPad and all my Macs both home and at school!

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Wiki Facebook Twitter iPad 78

The Daring Librarian

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Oh and in the small print I said 3 important things - Change your passwords twice a year, have a different password for Facebook that you don''t use for ANYwhere else because FB''s security is notoriously craptastic (and the bank, too), and as a disclaimer - I''m not a security expert and nothing is foolproof. Thanks darlin!

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Wiki Facebook Twitter Personal Learning Network 77

The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2016

Since Kentucky became the first state to adopt the Common Core in 2010, the achievement gap between students with disabilities and their nondisabled peers has widened slightly – despite sweeping expectations the more rigorous standards would help eliminate disparities in academic performance. And I think that’s what truly closes that gap.”.

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Common Core Education Tablets Academic Standards 64

The Thinking Stick

JANUARY 9, 2015

2007: The Year of the Network (Can we say Twitter and Facebook). 2010: The Year of the Mobile Web (iPad, Android, iPhone do I need to say more?). 2012: Mobile and Integration (Chromebooks, iPads, laptops, tablets, phablets, phones…yeah the list goes on and on). Here’s my other predictions….I’ll 2013: Opps….forgot

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Exercises Data iPad iPhone 40

The 21st Century Principal

JANUARY 14, 2013

In November 2010, I wrote a blog post entitled “Top iPad Apps for School Administrators.” I thought it time to revise my list of iPad apps now that I have returned to using the iPad. I thought it time to revise my list of iPad apps now that I have returned to using the iPad.

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iPad Edmodo eBook Facebook 95

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

The money is used to buy SMART boards, Chromebook carts, iPad carts and replace old desktop computers. For Lake Central this means that at the same time each new loan is approved, an old one is being paid off. So there is no increase in cost to taxpayers.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

The money is used to buy SMART boards, Chromebook carts, iPad carts and replace old desktop computers. For Lake Central this means that at the same time each new loan is approved, an old one is being paid off. So there is no increase in cost to taxpayers.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

TeacherCast

MAY 8, 2019

In 2010, I had the opportunity to listen to my first podcast while taking a trip with my wife and from that moment, my life and my career would forever take an amazing turn that has given me the opportunity to connect with thousands of educators and hundreds of companies and make a pretty nice life for my family in the process. Shure SM7B.

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Video Social Media Google Conference 68

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

If every child had a computer or iPad, she could log into a customized cyberclassroom and learn at her own pace. In 2010, Rhode Island won a four-year, $75 million grant from Race to the Top. Bull also worries that these screens infringe on student privacy, especially in light of Summit’s proximity to Facebook.

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Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 107

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

At the end of every year since I founded Hack Education in 2010, I’ve reviewed what I think are the most important and influential trends in education technology. The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2010. Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2017: The Stories We’ve Been Told. The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2011. Social Media: Adoption and Crackdown.

Technology 58

Technology MOOC Trends Khan Academy 58

Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

He found my iPad, opened up Minecraft, and started working on his world. Right now in the fall of 2016, it is hard to avoid a political message when logged in on Facebook or Twitter. I was winding down at the end of a school day when I saw my son at the table in my office. These communications are not limited to the candidates.

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Tools Social Media Facebook iPad 28

Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

He found my iPad, opened up Minecraft, and started working on his world. Right now in the fall of 2016, it is hard to avoid a political message when logged in on Facebook or Twitter. I was winding down at the end of a school day when I saw my son at the table in my office. These communications are not limited to the candidates.

Tools 28

Tools Social Media Facebook iPad 28

ProfHacker

JANUARY 12, 2016

Deep Work ’s thesis risks banality: If you want to make a difference, stop sharing Buzzfeed quizzes on Facebook and Instagramming your #snacklife and devote as much time and attention as you can spare to meaningful, hard problems. It almost made me break my iPad a couple of times.

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Social Media Twitter Examples Facebook 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Steve Jobs wouldn’t let his kids have iPads. In an era before Facebook or Edmodo, the social networking site Ning was, for a time, quite popular with educators. Bill Gates wouldn’t let his kids have cellphones.

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

It’s time once again for my annual review of “the year in education technology,” something I’ve done since 2010. The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2010. Tomorrow I’ll launch the seventh edition of this massive, maniacal undertaking. The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2011. Social Media: Adoption and Crackdown. US Politics.

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Trends MOOC Khan Academy Maker Movement 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

But it appears that the massive growth that the sector has experienced since 2010 stopped this year. Last year, Mark Zuckerberg made headlines when he announced he would donate 99% of his Facebook shares to his philanthropic LLC, the Chan Zuckerberg initiative. Funding has shrunk. “That’s just false to me,” he said.

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2016

Facebook’s Plans to “Personalize” Education. And “personalization” is the underlying promise of the new education software Facebook is itself building. But in this case, they must also sign away their right to sue Facebook or Summit Public Schools in case of a problem (like, say, a data breach).

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Technology Pearson Education Facebook 73