A Principal's Reflections

MAY 10, 2015

Earlier this year I was fortunate enough to have an article published in the digital version of ASCD's Educational Leadership. The title of the article was Transforming Your School with Digital Communication. Expanded access to learning - In my case digital communications opened my eyes to new and more powerful ways to learn.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 30, 2013

I''ve had the pleasure of spending time at the Florida Educational Technology Conference, better known as FETC. Held in Orlando, educators from across Florida and the world really, are here talking educational technology and learning together. Below are the links to everything I did today.

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Guidelines Personal Learning Network Social Media Facebook 160

Educational Technology Guy

MAY 18, 2012

Last night was the DENny Awards 2012, the annual awards where the Discovery Educator Network and Discovery Education honor DEN members for their efforts throughout the years. In fact, the Discovery Education employees that ran the event were wearing tuxedo t-shirts! More about the Discovery Educator Network: [link].

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Education Personal Learning Network Social Media Groups 133

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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Wiki Facebook Personal Learning Network Social Media 345

Digital Promise

MARCH 27, 2019

Read the original article here. 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. Step 3: Try a Tool.

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Strategy Personal Learning Network Android Secondary 236

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2018

With this coupon, a 3 grad credit course for continuing education, salary advancement, or recertification is only $359. So, go to advancementcourses.com/coolcat to learn more and use the coupon code COOL20. I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from Indiana University. Get a discount off your PD.

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Classroom Personal Learning Network Elementary Course 153

Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

Dear Bonni, In the midst of this current COVID situation, I'm looking to up my game … as an educator … especially in the online environment. I’m wondering if you might recommend what top three books would you suggest I read outside of ‘Urgency for Teachers,’ ‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed,’ ‘The New Education?’

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 31, 2011

This morning I read a great article on PBS Media Shift by Audrey Watters entitled " Why Schools Should Stop Banning Cell Phones, and Use Them For Learning." This shift in mindset can be directly attributed to what I have learned from innovative educators in the social media spaces that I now delve into on a routine basis.

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Mobility Poll Everywhere Mobile Learning Learning 297

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 30, 2015

No one likes a person who brags excessively and just about all of us have been guilty of this at some point or another. Alina Tugend highlights some of these in an article on the etiquette of bragging: "Susan A. Image credit: [link] Schools and educators don’t brag enough about the positive impact they are having.

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Personal Learning Network Social Media Personalized Learning Strategy 150

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Whatever peace and quiet educators may have expected over Labor Day weekend were rattled by a Saturday morning New York Times story: “ Silicon Valley Courts Brand-Name Teachers, Raising Ethics Issues.” The piece from Natasha Singer examines the murky relationship between edtech developers and the educators who tout their products.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 2, 2013

Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog this week. Article Page views 7 ways to support your child in being digitally responsible. Jan 27, 2013, 1 comment 2432 Research says social media is easier to recall. Jan 25, 2013, 2 comments 1539 5 Cs to developing your personal learning network.

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Personal Learning Network Social Media Personalized Learning Learning 68

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2021

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Educators participate in this three-week hands-on quasi-writer’s workshop as they learn to use widely-available digital tools to help their students develop their inner writer. social media. Topics include: cyberbullying.

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Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Assessment Common Core 79

My Island View

JULY 14, 2015

Two of the most common excuses for not doing something new in education are time and money. Many educators through the centuries have observed and commented that the teaching profession is an isolated profession. Many educators, then and now, feel alone in their efforts to educate kids.

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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. Twitter enables educators to easily and quickly exchange content in the form of links to other educators.

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Twitter Social Media Conference Personal Learning Network 48

Learning with 'e's

MAY 20, 2015

PLEs could be created by anyone, using just about any tool or technology, and we expanded the idea to embrace other elements such as real experiences and people (Personal Learning Networks). What is your experience of using PLEs in your own learning? How can the concept be applied to wider issues in education?

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 19, 2015

My morning drive is filled with listening to music, or podcasts about ANYTHING other than education. What is important is that I find what works for me and sometimes a personal learning network pushes people towards “group think”, where I need to find what works for me to become successful, at different points of the day.

Social Media 28

Social Media Personal Learning Network Digital Citizenship Facebook 28

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 27, 2021

social media. Resources include a blend of videos, pedagogic articles, lesson plans, projects, and virtual face-to-face meetings to share suggestions with classmates in a collaborative environment. Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. cyberbullying. netiquette.

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Digital Citizenship Common Core Wiki Personal Learning Network 389

A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 21, 2014

One of the most utilized excuses in education when it comes to change is lack of time. Regardless of your respective role in education, time will always be your enemy if you look at it with a fixed as opposed to a growth mindset. First and foremost, make the time to learn, grown, and get better as opposed to finding the time.

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Digital Badges Personal Learning Network Flipped Classroom Meeting 375

The Principal of Change

JANUARY 31, 2015

There is a lot of talk in education about Carol Dweck’s “growth mindset” , in which she discusses the idea that beliefs that “abilities, intelligence, and talents can be developed.” This could be something to applied the idea of educators using Twitter. Not every educator shows a willingness to leave those zones of comfort.

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Twitter Social Media Edcamps Personal Learning Network 28

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2021

social media. Resources include a blend of videos, pedagogic articles, lesson plans, projects, and virtual face-to-face meetings to share suggestions with classmates in a collaborative environment. Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. cyberbullying. netiquette.

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Blended Learning Digital Citizenship Common Core Wiki 384

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 27, 2021

social media. Resources include a blend of videos, pedagogic articles, lesson plans, projects, and virtual face-to-face meetings to share suggestions with classmates in a collaborative environment. Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. cyberbullying. netiquette.

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Digital Citizenship Common Core Wiki Personal Learning Network 382

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 23, 2020

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Educators participate in this three-week hands-on quasi-writer’s workshop as they learn to use widely-available digital tools to help their students develop their inner writer. social media. social media.

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Resources Digital Citizenship Common Core Internet Safety 223

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 24, 2020

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Educators participate in this three-week hands-on quasi-writer’s workshop as they learn to use widely-available digital tools to help their students develop their inner writer. social media. Topics include: cyberbullying.

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Resources Digital Citizenship Common Core Internet Safety 224

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 21, 2018

social media. Resources include a blend of videos, pedagogic articles, lesson plans, projects, and virtual face-to-face meetings to share suggestions with classmates in a collaborative environment. Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. cyberbullying. netiquette.

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Digital Citizenship Common Core Wiki Personal Learning Network 190

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Educators participate in this three-week hands-on quasi-writer’s workshop as they learn to use widely-available digital tools to help their students develop their inner writer. social media. Teach Writing with Tech. netiquette.

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Digital Citizenship Common Core Internet Safety Assessment 299

Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 12, 2012

This past January I wrote "10 Tech Skills Every Student Should Have" and I have decided to modify it for the "10 Tech Skills Every Educator Should Have". 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. Here''s my list.

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Technology Social Media Education Software 274

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 21, 2018

social media. Resources include a blend of videos, pedagogic articles, lesson plans, projects, and virtual face-to-face meetings to share suggestions with classmates in a collaborative environment. Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. cyberbullying. netiquette.

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Digital Citizenship Common Core Wiki Personal Learning Network 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. Develop and employ a Personal Learning Network. social media. Teachers will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, and publish digitally. INTASC 1, 8. INTASC 8, 9.

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Digital Citizenship Common Core Wiki Personal Learning Network 245

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 11, 2021

social media. Resources include a blend of videos, pedagogic articles, lesson plans, projects, and virtual face-to-face meetings to share suggestions with classmates in a collaborative environment. Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. cyberbullying. netiquette.

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Blended Learning Digital Citizenship Common Core Wiki 208

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2018

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Educators participate in this three-week hands-on quasi-writer’s workshop as they learn to use widely-available digital tools to help their students develop their inner writer. social media. social media.

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Resources Digital Citizenship Common Core Internet Safety 151

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 11, 2019

If you’re new to tech education and wonder how to teach kindergartners to use the mouse, first graders to keyboard, third graders to sagely search the internet, pick the brains of our seasoned team of technology teachers. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. social media.

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Resources Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Social Media 174

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

social media. Resources include a blend of videos, pedagogic articles, lesson plans, projects, and virtual face-to-face meetings to share suggestions with classmates in a collaborative environment. Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. cyberbullying. netiquette.

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Blended Learning Digital Citizenship Common Core Wiki 179

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 1, 2019

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Educators participate in this three-week hands-on quasi-writer’s workshop as they learn to use widely-available digital tools to help their students develop their inner writer. social media. Teach Writing with Tech. netiquette.

Digital Citizenship 211

Digital Citizenship Common Core Internet Safety Assessment 211

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 7, 2019

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Educators participate in this three-week hands-on quasi-writer’s workshop as they learn to use widely-available digital tools to help their students develop their inner writer. social media. Topics include: cyberbullying.

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Groups Digital Citizenship Common Core Internet Safety 188

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 5, 2018

social media. Resources include a blend of videos, pedagogic articles, lesson plans, projects, and classroom discussion to share suggestions with classmates in a collaborative environment. Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. cyberbullying. digital commerce.

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Blended Learning Digital Citizenship Wiki Common Core 150

The Daring Librarian

MARCH 3, 2018

(This is the full original version of the article I wrote for NEA Today Magazine - So, if your quote or mention doesn't make the mag or their webpage, you know it wasn't me! Do you feel insecure if your device isn’t nearby or on your person? Please let me know and if I may quote you in an article I’m writing. Next to your bed?

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Social Media iPhone Personal Learning Network Smartphone 74

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 23, 2018

social media. Resources include a blend of videos, pedagogic articles, lesson plans, projects, and virtual face-to-face meetings to share suggestions with classmates in a collaborative environment. Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. cyberbullying. netiquette.

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Blended Learning Digital Citizenship Common Core Wiki 156