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Small Changes, Huge Results

A Principal's Reflections

I was also adamant that social media had no place in an educational setting, but most of you who read this blog know about my radical change of mind in regards to this. technology, including social media. This small change evolved into my present philosophy on how schools can, and should, use social media.

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Testing Giving You The Blues? Get Creative with EdTech Formative Assessments

MSEDTechie

I wish my teachers had access to the digital tools and resources available in our classrooms today. We are living in a very unique and digital world, which is much different from the way our teachers accessed and shared information. Social Media is a huge way to incorporate technology that students use everyday in the classroom.

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Draw on Student Interests to Make the Common Core Work for You

Educator Innovator

Poll Everywhere ( [link] ) is a great digital tool that you can use to survey your students about anything, from fun, getting-to-know-you questions to provocative questions related to your subject matter. The problem was that I didn’t let my students teach me. Tap into digital literacy and civic education skills at the same time!

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Tools Harvard Computer Science Students Use to Collaborate, Stay Organized

MindShift

And the silly community events are shared on social media and the course website to help create the community feeling that keeps kids engaged in the academic work. The course is also available on edX, and high school students can access a version of it, CS50 AP , at 150 schools around the country. K-12 TEACHERS’ FAVORITE TOOLS.

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