A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2019

We live in amazing times where readily accessible research and connectivity converge to not only transform practices but also provide the means to share them for the benefit of others. I have also been blessed to observe great examples that members of my Personal Learning Network (PLN) make available on social media.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 9, 2021

Read more: Top learning myths to leave behind in 2020. Your personal learning network (PLN)? How to access information like a pro. Teachers don’t have a lot of time on their hands to access all the information available. Gathering new ideas. More experienced teachers? Those are all valid sources.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 31, 2014

The epiphany for me was that I saw a professional opportunity in Twitter to improve communications with my stakeholders. From here I began to lurk and learn, which resulted in no longer being a disconnected nomad. Social media levels the playing field by providing access to educators from across the globe.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 8, 2017

As I went into both accounts, I was shocked to learn that Tackk had suddenly shut down on September 30 and when trying to access ProConIt an error message notified me that the site was not working. A few days later I still have not been able to access ProConIt successfully.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 29, 2013

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. It started with Twitter and eventually led to the use of virtually every major social media tool available with the sole goal of improving professional practice.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

From my point of view educators become quickly attached to one specific social media tool as their go to source for his/her Personal Learning Network (PLN). Take Twitter for example. Now anyone who knows me knows that I absolutely love Twitter as a professional learning and networking tool.

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My Island View

APRIL 20, 2015

The basic principle of Twitter is that if you follow ten people on Twitter, you will only see the tweets of those ten people. After all is said and done, in regard to building a Personal Learning Network, who one follows is much more important than who follows back. It speaks to their Twitter interaction.

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My Island View

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

For some reason any post with Twitter in the title does not do well with a general population of educators. There is however a growing number of educators using Twitter who look for strategies to better serve them in social media for collaborative learning. All Twitter accounts have profiles. The Follow Concept.

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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. Since many of my queries when out through Twitter at the time that is how I received the majority of the information for consumption. The result has been a double-edged sword. How can it be sustained and scaled?

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The 21st Century Principal

JUNE 22, 2012

If you''re looking for a social media tool to get started with in your role as a 21st century administrator, start with Twitter. Twitter as a listening tool : I have access to two Twitter accounts. Twitter as a listening tool : I have access to two Twitter accounts. Both serve as listening devices.

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My Island View

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I was somewhat disturbed about a recent post by a friend and connected colleague concerning the state of Twitter and its use by some individuals in what is now fast becoming the education social media culture. I remember those days as well, since I was on Twitter years before my friend. That is the goal we want to achieve.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

As I began to piece together resources on Personal Learning Networks(PLN’s) , I lost track of time and ended staying up well past my bedtime. This led me to begin to brainstorm many ways in which educators could utilize this resource to enhance teaching and learning. The point here was that I was engaged.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 19, 2020

So many resources are being shared daily on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Pinterest. You can either lurk and learn or develop your own Personal Learning Network (PLN) to farm the best ideas and strategies that are actually working in similar demographics.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Social media: platforms like Twitter help teachers build their personal learning network and share teaching tips and tricks. Plus, teachers have access to many activities that can support online collaboration, including digital storytelling. Some of them prefer to seek classroom collaborations directly.

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My Island View

JANUARY 26, 2015

Today’s learners have become more directed and into the ownership of their learning. The classroom is no longer the only location where learning takes place. Educators who can share ideas and help others avoid problems make up an individual educator’s Personalized Learning Network.

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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. For more information on Twitter check out this video. Tablet apps are great tools to access RSS feeds and create your own customized news feeds.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 7, 2014

So I did what I have been doing for the past five years and that was submit a query to my Personal Learning Network (PLN) using Twitter and Google+. The teachers I was working with only had access to a laptop cart, thus apps that had to be downloaded on a device were not an option.

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Gaggle Speaks

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Unless you’ve been living in a box at the bottom of the ocean since 2006, you should know about Twitter, the social network that lets users read and send “tweets” no more than 140 characters long. According to the Pew Research Center , Twitter is the fourth most popular social network used by teens. Within seconds.

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The PL2C Blog

AUGUST 24, 2014

To make content succinct and continuous, we implemented four Twitter Chats directly related to the content of the week in which they occurred. Through the experience, participants synchronously responded to a series of open-ended opinion questions, shared resources, and celebrated their learning through the hashtag: #CDL_MOOCEd.

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My Island View

JANUARY 29, 2020

Technology’s effect on education is difficult to assess, because it is not just the technology that affects the learning. If there are three teachers teaching the same subjects in a school and are given equal access to technology, how can the technology impact on learning be fairly assessed? Twitter is the backbone of my PLN.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2018

Emerging technologies such as augmented reality, virtual reality, open education resources (OER), coding, and adaptive learning tools are moving more into the mainstream in some schools. Twitter chats have increased from a handful to now hundreds happening on a weekly basis.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 3, 2013

My emotions were quickly put in check as my Personal Learning Network (PLN) came through as it always does. Not only can you set it up to monitor the Web (news, blogs, videos, forums, images), but you can also have it monitor mentions on Facebook and Twitter if you want. All Devices : Access mention from anywhere.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 12, 2018

Each elementary school in the district has a makerspace within its resource center (and the fifth-to-eighth grade students have access through a related studies course), where all the robotics activities are happening. My personal learning network is key to my success with integrating robots into our activities,” Innes says. “I

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 12, 2015

Disney has an incredible app that allows you to check the wait times for rides in real time as well as access/change FastPasses and dining reservations. This was torture for an eight and nine year old so as parents this is when our kids had access to their iPod Touches. By the way, all Disney World parks have free WiFi.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 2, 2016

As I developed and grew my Personal Learning Network (PLN) I learned how much I did not know. The bottom line though is that the conversations and relationships that evolved thanks to a diversified network and enhanced intellectual bank unlocked leadership qualities hidden inside me.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 10, 2015

An added bonus is that there are so many free tools such as Twitter, Google+, blogs, Facebook, and Remind that are free for all to use. Expanded access to learning - In my case digital communications opened my eyes to new and more powerful ways to learn.

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Learning with 'e's

DECEMBER 21, 2014

I went on public record several times this year to say that the best continuing professional development (CPD) I have ever received has been through Twitter. Now it depends on how you define CPD, but for me it is the personal learning you require to sustain, enhance and extend your own capabilities within your professional practice.

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Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

His meaning-making challenge presents three different options for demonstrating and further exploring our learning. We don’t have to be enrolled in his class to access it. In fact, he welcomes us to share what we are learning by using the class hashtag across a variety of social media.

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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. They chatted with colleagues on discussion boards, blogs, and Twitter. Some of the problems students faced down: How to use twitter. How to use GHO.

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 26, 2010

But if you join you have access to the materials for a year. Over at their blog they posted an excerpt from my talk on Personal Learning Networks and why you need one. There are tons of other great sessions on a wide variety of topics including podcasting, digital storytelling, Twitter and more.

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Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 31, 2017

Follow me on Twitter and Google+. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Feel free to share summaries and links to these articles, but do not copy and repost entire article.

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There is no box

JUNE 30, 2015

This is not how we learn in the real world. But I went to school BT (Before Twitter) and BGHO (Before Google Hangouts). The extent of networking to learn, if we were lucky, was putting four desks together and working in groups. Both those group learning experiences were constrained by proximity and time.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Confused colleagues will ask me about Twitter: What are those number sign thingies? Professors and school-approved twitter accounts may also use hashtags for classes, athletics, and district events. Twitter and hashtags are an effective method for sharing resources and announcements. How do you chat?

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My Island View

JANUARY 7, 2016

Recently, I have read a number of posts and tweets about how people are unfollowing their accumulated “follows” on Twitter in large numbers. It is also important to note that many educators use Twitter as part of their Personal Learning Network to personalize their learning.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 29, 2020

So after you've taken a needed respite from distance learning and its immense screen-time demands, consider these tips for engaging in meaningful online DIY professional learning this summer. Maybe you're a high school biology teacher who has connected with other teachers on Twitter. No problem.

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The Web20Classroom

MARCH 12, 2013

Tool 1-Twitter Anyone who knows me, knows that I am a big advocate for Educators to use Twitter for Professional Development and growth. Twitter can serve as a place to connect with other professionals and see whats working in other buildings or districts that might work in yours. I access the Internet and have all my documents.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 15, 2017

As the internet and technology has developed, so has the amount of learners who have access to digital devices in South Africa. This has been a great addition to classrooms in South Africa, as all of a sudden we are able to have access to resources that can impact our learners. Social media can provide an excellent platform for this.

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