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The Limitations of Being a Disconnected Nomad

A Principal's Reflections

You see, prior to 2009 I was adamantly opposed to even the thought of using social media for both personal and professional reasons. I swore that I would never be on any social media site and became disgusted when friends and family brought up the topic. This is how I saw social media and mobile technology back in 2009.

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A Few of My Fav #EdTech Things in 2014

The Innovative Educator

Looking back at 2014 I've come up with a few edtech resources I have relied on most for teaching and learning. 1) Google Apps Never worry about accessing or backing up your work with Google Apps.Whether you’re creating a doc, slides, spreadsheet, Google Apps provide the best collaboration and sharing tool out there for your work.

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Our Work is Our Message

A Principal's Reflections

Branding matters in the changing world of learning, fueled by powerful digital resources (Sheninger, 2014). A great workplace is created through organizational credibility, respect, fairness, and a foundation of trust (Mineo, 2014). The following post is adapted from BrandED: Tell Your Story, Build Relationships, and Empower Learning.

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#Internet4schools: Make Your Voice Heard

A Principal's Reflections

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. Access to the Internet allowed us and our students to harness and leverage thousands of free tools to support teaching and learning as described above.

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Communicating in the Information Age

A Principal's Reflections

Image credit: [link] Fast forward to 2014 and my district, like many others, now uses an automated notification service. Without hesitation I immediately went to my computer and sent out the news using the NMHS social media channels ( Facebook and Twitter ) as well as pushing the notice out using the official school app developed by Beeonics.

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2014 - the year of the wearable?

Learning with 'e's

Will 2014 be the year when wearable technology emerges as the next stage in our connected future? In the January 2014 issue of Wired Magazine , he argues that whilst the last decade has been about smart mobile technologies, the next decade will be about wearable computing. Ben Hammersley seems to think so. Unported License.

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How to Increase Family Involvement with Connection

Waterford

Email is also an option accessible to most. Social Media This method for connecting with families continues to grow in popularity. Schools can enact strategies to help families overcome systemic barriers like lack of transportation, long or irregular work hours, lack of access to childcare, so they can become more involved.

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