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Communicating and Connecting With Social Media (An Excerpt)

A Principal's Reflections

The book is entitled Communicating & Connecting With Social Media: Essentials for Principals and will be available from Solution Tree on May 19, 2011 Using Twitter to Build Your School’s Brand The good news is that open-communication practices in a social media world don’t have to be intimidating.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In this latest installment, we turn our focus back to a topic I last discussed in 2011: the characteristics of 21st-century teachers. Networking, both in-person and online through social media, educational blogs, video conferences, and forums, plays a crucial role. Welcome back to our insightful series on 21st century education.

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Asynchronous Learning: What It Is and How to Use Asynchronous Instruction with Students

Waterford

One study found that students with learning disabilities thrived in asynchronous settings because the course adapted more closely to their needs. Additionally, asynchronous learning provides a greater archive of online information that students can use to study.[6]. Take texting or social media interaction, for example.

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Change is a Mindset

A Principal's Reflections

Here is a short list of some of the changes that have been implemented and sustained: Social media use as a communications, public relations, branding, professional growth, and student learning tool implemented in 2009. Students now have access to over 250 unique courses that cater to their interests.

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Clearlake Capital-Backed Discovery Education Acquires DoodleLearning

eSchool News

DoodleLearning complements Discovery Education’s other award-winning digital services, which include Discovery Education’s K-12 platform , Mystery Science , STEM Connect , and the Math , Science , and Social Studies Techbooks. . Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc.,

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ASHA 2011 Wrap-up

SpeechTechie

The site ended up working well (after jumping through many wirey hoops to get Internet access at this frankly tech-challenged convention) as a guide for our presentation, rather than a PowerPoint. If you feel you need help in the tech area, please visit it and look at it piece by piece (i.e.

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Overcoming The Barriers To Better School:Home Communications

The Web20Classroom

I often will look and the district calls and emails and texts, uses their website and social media and see simple things that could change. Want to make your Media Coordinator happy? And don't forget about social media. Barrier 4-Perceived Lack Of Access -Most schools and districts are great at phone calls.

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