EdTechTeam

MARCH 26, 2019

When we launched the Dynamic Learning Project (DLP), a program from EdTechTeam, Google, and Digital Promise that empowers school leaders to transform instruction across every classroom for every student, we wanted to put teachers in control of their professional development. 3 Steps: How to Use the Strategy Menu.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 20, 2019

In one respect everyone with a smartphone has instant access to information at any time and from anywhere. This is not to say that amazing ideas and strategies aren’t being shared. The exponential evolution if the Internet and social media tools have allowed for the quick sharing of knowledge, ideas, images, videos, and opinions.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 10, 2015

Digital leadership calls for a multifaceted approach using both traditional and new age strategies to ensure that the right message is reaching stakeholders in a timely fashion. Flexibility - A multifaceted digital communications strategy allows all stakeholders a choice as to how they want to consume information and interact with the school.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2018

Image credit Expectations are also changing in a knowledge and information-based society where information can easily be accessed from virtually anywhere. The World Wide Web has transformed how we access, consume, create, and share information. Research has shown how crucial digital leadership is to organizations.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2010

The construction of a PLN enables educators to harness the power inherent in 21st Century technologies in order to create a professional growth tool that is accessible whenever, wherever. Image Credit [link] Most educators I talk to have no idea where to begin when attempting to create a PLN that meets their teaching and learning needs.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

because teaching is no longer an isolated profession; it’s a dynamic and interconnected field requiring teachers to work collaboratively and build expansive professional and personal learning networks. This means being open to change and ready to modify teaching methods and strategies as needed. Madda et al.,

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2019

As my experiences grew, my personal learning network broadened and my perspectives became less myopic. I realized that talking pedagogy means very little if you don’t have a number of critical things in place before you get to the learning. In this case, simply replace “strategy” with “pedagogy.”

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

Despite my best efforts, I couldn't visit classrooms as frequently as I would have liked, and the feedback I provided in written reports could have done more to enhance teaching and learning both inside and outside the classroom. Gaining a perspective of strategies used at various grade levels is invaluable.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 21, 2015

Sessions were run like a flipped classroom where attendees accessed daily topics, read/watched materials, tested their knowledge, and experimented with projects. How to create a vibrant, healthy Personal Learning Network. Lots (and lots) of students don’t have internet access at home. Thanks everyone!

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MSEDTechie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Using Digital Media to Connect Inside and Outside of the Classroom “True technology integration is seamless, it shouldn''t be viewed as an add-on, an afterthought, or an event." How well did you integrate technology in your classroom? Skype with another classroom to share projects or become pen pals. Think about last year.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 11, 2011

With this being said, quality leadership becomes even more essential in order to cultivate a school culture whose primary focus is on the learning and achievement of each and every student. Here are some of my leadership strategies for making change during challenging times. We need to be catalysts to drive this change!

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 24, 2017

On Saturday, May 20th, 2017, I’ll be giving the keynote address at #TCT17, the third annual “Tomorrow’s Classrooms Today” conference. Since its inception, TCT’s developers have pursued the goal of connecting educators and technology to enhance and energize classrooms. With so much access to technology, today’s students (and adults!)

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MSEDTechie

AUGUST 5, 2013

Classrooms Without Walls- Connect Your Classroom With The World! My last post on 10 Powerful Media Tools Every Educator Show Be Using Yesterday was all about how educators need to create a Personal Learning Network, but our students need authentic audiences too. So, how can you create a classroom without walls?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 24, 2017

On Saturday, May 20th, 2017, I’ll be giving the keynote address at #TCT17, the third annual “Tomorrow’s Classrooms Today” conference. Since its inception, TCT’s developers have pursued the goal of connecting educators and technology to enhance and energize classrooms. With so much access to technology, today’s students (and adults!)

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 24, 2017

On Saturday, May 20th, 2017, I’ll be giving the keynote address at #TCT17, the third annual “Tomorrow’s Classrooms Today” conference. Since its inception, TCT’s developers have pursued the goal of connecting educators and technology to enhance and energize classrooms. With so much access to technology, today’s students (and adults!)

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 25, 2017

On Saturday, May 20th, 2017, I’ll be giving the keynote address at #TCT17, the third annual “Tomorrow’s Classrooms Today” conference. Since its inception, TCT’s developers have pursued the goal of connecting educators and technology to enhance and energize classrooms. With so much access to technology, today’s students (and adults!)

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edWeb.net

MAY 15, 2017

In “ How Online Learning Communities Help Principals Collaborate and Succeed ,” Shannon Holden, Assistant Principal, Republic Middle School, MO, presented on the unique possibilities that online collaboration offers for personal professional learning and within schools, and how school leaders can use edWeb.net for online collaboration with staff.

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My Island View

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

There is however a growing number of educators using Twitter who look for strategies to better serve them in social media for collaborative learning. The key to getting many helpful education tweets containing sources that a teacher may use in the classroom is to follow many, many classroom teachers. The Timeline.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 2, 2019

In no particular order, here’s a very personal selection of blogs/bloggers I couldn’t live without. Since 2013, Jennifer Gonzales has been regularly blowing my mind with her thoughtful blend of effective classroom strategies and what’s new on the horizon that you can use in your classroom or library tomorrow.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2019

This anytime, anywhere access to information speeds up collaboration between meetings. Independent of the classroom or class period, each student is accounted for and receives the attention needed to succeed. With ready access to concrete data, PLCs can easily make a case for system-wide changes. “If

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MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

One of the worst experiences is listening to a non-educator telling a teacher what they should and should not do in their classroom. There is nothing worse than receiving training on a tool that you don’t have access to, or will never get to use. One PL strategy that seems to work well are Edcamps. and no particular order….

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 24, 2011

What does the future of learning look like? A national and global perspective on the future trends in education, expectations for students, and what strategies schools need to have in place will be shared. Online learning offers a solution for expanding opportunities, global collaboration, and 21st century skills.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

It’s normal to feel bewildered by what’s going on, especially if you don’t have a strong personal learning network that is talking about these changes and sharing strategies for how to adjust. 8) You cannot allow anyone else’s opinion or standards to determine whether you retire or stay in the classroom.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2010

[link] TECH TALK TUESDAYS: CYBERSAFETY WHEN LEARNING ONLINE (THE AUSTRALIA SERIES) Tue 25 Oct 12:45AM New York / Tue 25 Oct 04:45AM GMT / Tue 25 Oct 02:45PM Sydney Anne Mirtschin. How do you integrate technology into 21st century classrooms? tools for accessing, storing, analysing, applying and sharing information.

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MSEDTechie

MARCH 9, 2014

Educators need to create a Personal Learning Network, but our students need an authentic audience too. This makes way for changes in the strategies and tools we use for teaching and learning. Google Drive An ideal place to share and collaborate with students Google Docs How can you use it in your classroom?

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 12, 2012

Overall, educators need to understand some basics about technology and that it is not a be-all-end-all solution to everything in a classroom. Tips on Better Searches (from Google) Infographic on Better Searches Common Craft Video on Web Search Strategies UPDATED thanks to a great comment below. Here''s my list.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 1, 2015

While digital content is handy and accessible, many of the issues we face as educators are deeper than any single post–or series of posts–can adequately address. This short book offers 4 standards for prioritizing in your classroom: Rigor, Thought, Diversity, and Authenticity. Of course there is! Silver , Matthew J.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 4, 2015

It is not that our students are actually learning differently per se, but the environment in which they are learning is dramatically different. The engaging aspects of technology today and ubiquitous access to information provide constant engagement to learners of all ages. It also will discuss the flipped classroom approach.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 27, 2016

I always geek out learning about the latest gadgets, but I especially love learning about new ways that technology can improve learning in the classroom. The new year always inspires us to set new goals, learn new things, and start fresh. I love the start of a new year. It is absolutely incredible. Program a Robot.

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