A Principal's Reflections

JULY 29, 2013

I often think back to my early years as an educational leader in order to gain a better perspective on how much I have grown. Being on an isolated island in terms of access to information had a real negative impact on my ability to move my school forward during my first two years as principal. In my opinion, this is not a wise choice.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

My Own Chapter: M oving From Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0. Self-determined learning or heutagogy is fast gaining interest from educators around the world interested in an evidence-based approach to learning. Moving From Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0:

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Educational Technology Guy

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Some things have moved and/or changed how you access them. Here are some resources to help you with the new layout: Google Apps Admin Support page on the new layout Comparison of Old and New Layouts (great resource - side by side views of old and new version) --. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

MAY 3, 2016

As a minority entrepreneur in the education technology space, I don’t often think about the intersection of my ethnicity and my venture’s success. EdConnective was founded with a desire to impact the education system, especially for people of color. For more information visit @EdConnective on Twitter.

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Educational Technology Guy

OCTOBER 16, 2012

is that your task list is synced across all of the versions, from the Chrome app to the Android and iOS versions so you can access your task list from any device. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. What''s nice about Any.do

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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 15, 2015

You can capture and organize short notes and access them via the web, mobile device and computer. If you are looking for a simple note taking app, that allows you to access your notes across multiple devices, then Fetchnotes is for you. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Take a look at Evernote instead.

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EdTech4Beginners

MAY 8, 2017

In spite of the fact that online education has been massively developing over the last decade, we cannot deny the fact that the majority of teaching still takes place in a traditional classroom. As you see, the blending learning has a bunch of benefits, but only when it is applied wisely. www.facebook.com/joomlalms.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 1, 2017

Episode 117 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. I’ve included a comparison matrix with features to help you figure out what system is best for you. I’ve included a comparison matrix with features to help you figure out what system is best for you.

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techlearning

MAY 7, 2018

Apple had an event focused on education on March 27, and if anything it clarified Apple's place in the EDU market. Overall, I think IPad can be a great Education device, but there are pain points that come with it. With that, I think it's worth taking a look at where each of the three big companies stands in regards to Ed.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 4, 2012

is that your task list is synced across all of the versions, from the Chrome app to the Android and iOS versions so you can access your task list from any device. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. What''s nice about Any.do free resources organization task manager'

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The Innovative Educator

DECEMBER 13, 2014

Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog. Educators Share Ideas on Using Devic. Educators Share Ideas on Using Devic. Oct 29, 2014, 4219 6 Ways To Access @YouTube Videos Even If They''re B. Nov 2, 2014, 3204 6 Ways To Access @YouTube Videos Even If They''re B. Here''s a Great R.

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Tech Helpful

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Citizen- Educators inspire students to positively contribute to and responsibly participate in the digital world. Educators: Create experiences for learners to make positive, socially responsible contributions and exhibit empathetic behavior online that build relationships and community. Empowered Professional 3.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2018

Todd Finley on episode 325 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. By looking down, they’re trying to access more RAM in their brain in order to solve the problem. It’s just a fantastic educator to follow. Twitter: @finleyt. Vicki: Yes, we are.

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Securly

APRIL 19, 2016

This of course varies by age group: we found that younger teens (aged 13-15) spend the most time in front of their screens in comparison to other age groups. Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr also have a large following of adolescent subscribers. SOCIAL MEDIA. These sites are intended to be a harmless way to connect with peers.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Besides being super useful for educational institutions, interactive eBooks also offer excellent solutions to businesses and organizations that wish to provide better content and improve retention rates. they help you drive more engagement in comparison to traditional print books or regular eBooks. Better Accessibility.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 19, 2021

Interactive digital tools will allow us to easily make comparisons. And soon, qualitative results will offer a better understanding of why educational leaders choose to make their school staffing decisions. Thanks to SLIDE , we now have tools to bettter understand staffing issues at the national, state and district levels.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. However, at each level—middle school, high school, and college—these variations paled in comparison to a stunning and dismaying consistency.

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Gaggle Speaks

JANUARY 17, 2017

When superintendents, technologists and other educators first hear about Gaggle, they sometimes confuse what we offer with a web filter. A web filter is software designed to restrict or control the online content that a user is allowed to access. Functionality. The intention is to keep someone or something out of an unhealthy area.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter If you want to know how to start an eSports program in your school. Tune in to discover why esports might just be the missing piece in your educational toolkit and how you can start a program at your school. from Texas Tech University.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

How can we as educators ensure we are finding and sharing accurate information? He’s the head of the education team of the News Literacy Project , a national education nonprofit offering nonpartisan programs that teach students how to know what to believe in the digital age. Join me as I talk with Peter Adams.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

This is part one of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Last year, I started this series – my annual review of the year in education technology – with an article on wishful thinking. ” Many educators were angered , insisting that this wasn’t their fault. I get that.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

(National) Education Politics. Not so fast , says Doug Levin : “Scant Details, Fuzzy Math in $500 Million Public-Private Computer Science Education Push.” ” Trump has, of course, proposed some $9 billion in funding cuts to the Department of Education, so this is hardly “new money.”

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Bryan Alexander

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Pew has a new study , based on surveying nearly 4,000 scientists, and the results are important for higher education and technology. The long version: there are many observations about science and communication in the study as a whole, but I’ll focus here just on implications for education. Pew researchers presenting to AAAS.

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The 21st Century Principal

JANUARY 14, 2013

E-Book Apps and Reading Apps Free Books: This is an excellent app for those educators and administrators who love the “classics.” With this app, users get access to over 23,000 classic works. The Nook app gives you access to those purchases from Barnes and Noble. All of these e-reader apps have access to free book titles too.

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Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

I''m gradually working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. Anyone who uses Twitter regularly will tell you that they meet many people online who have a mutual interest, and often find their connections through other people they mutually follow.

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MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 23, 2020

educational and explore a topic in science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics. To me, educational doesn’t necessarily mean the game has to be attached to certain standards (though that can be nice), and a lot of games that are not necessarily made to be educational have educational benefits. Link to purchase.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

The business of education technology overlaps with the politics of ed-tech. One of the flaws, I think, of much of the reporting on education technology is that it treats “ed-tech” as a product without a politics and without a practice. The politics overlap with privacy. The US Presidential Campaign.

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Iterating Toward Openness

OCTOBER 14, 2015

I’ve written about Pearson’s efficacy work in the past, and Ray Henderson’s twitter post this morning has prompted me to ponder and write a bit more. Our typical conversations about the efficacy of educational materials completely miss this critical distinction. Efficacy and Comparisons.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 21, 2021

Before, librarians or education leaders could say, well, we think that most of the schools that have a high number of Hispanic students don’t have school librarians. Many librarians and education leaders will say that we’re losing school librarians because library aides and paraprofessionals are now being hired to run the library.

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techlearning

MAY 15, 2018

District and school leaders talk about the need to bridge the gap between curriculum and educational technology, but often fall short of succeeding. You can access Voice Typing by selecting “tools” then voice typing is an option. Accessing these tools will provide opportunities for connections beyond the classroom.

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Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Some would say formal distance education was established much earlier in the Americas. Arguably, the concept of distance education via correspondence may have its roots in earlier attempts at remote instruction when the Apostle Paul sent out letters (or epistles) via courier to the early Christian church from his prison cell in Rome.

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Fractus Learning

JANUARY 17, 2017

Canadian based and internationally known educator George Couros is somewhat of a pop star in the digital world that I inhabit. Indeed, he is the Justin Timberlake of educational innovation. Trust me, he’ll like this comparison!) George has a few more follower Twitter followers than me; well, 141 000 more to be exact!

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2017

Not everyone is built for one method of education. Some, like Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the American Legislative Exchange Council, are in favor. A few of my Twitter followers want to know how you managed your time effectively while you were doing this work online. Kiaha Raigoza. Amanda Regan.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Excerpted from Building Better Citizens: A New Civics Education for All by Holly Korbey. . Creating the kind of political classrooms and democratic education that students need has always been difficult, but is now even more so in our current highly polarized climate. Best Practice Educators.

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Gaggle Speaks

APRIL 1, 2016

Both admin and teachers can also see where their students fall in comparison to other Newsela students in regards to reading-level achievements and Common Core standards. Jessica Sanders is the Director of Social Outreach for Whooo’s Reading , a San Diego-based education organization that motivates students to read more every day.

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

I had a great time encouraging educators to give students as much ownership over their devices and learning as possible. Sketchnoting is helping make your thinking visible and shareable as you are reading a professional book, watching a movie clip, reading an educational blog post or article or listening to a lecture of conference keynote.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 28, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Picture a classroom full of students excited to learn about money. These financial literacy skills include comparison shopping, avoiding online scams, effectively using credit, and investing. Welcome to the world of free financial literacy courses!

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