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

JUNE 5, 2016

Mentimeter – Move over Poll Everywhere. Mentimeter is a great tool that allows you to poll your audience in a variety of ways. You can even create a presentation that has multiple polls. It is a free game-based learning platform that not only gives everyone a voice, but also provides a fun way to do it.

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MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

There are so many ways that kids can creatively show you their learning in a timely and efficient manner, and ways teachers can conduct assessments that take away the testing anxiety that plagues so many kids. Creative Formative Assessments Can Help: Save time assessing students. So why not use it.

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MSEDTechie

MARCH 12, 2014

Social Studies: [link] - tons of resources on creating effective flipped videos. Screencastomatic - Free online screencast Paul Bogush 15 assessments that don''t suck. Screencastomatic - Free online screencast Paul Bogush 15 assessments that don''t suck. I co-presented two workshops this year.

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Conference Technology Poll Everywhere Common Core 45

Educator Innovator

AUGUST 26, 2014

As the new school year begins, articles and resources dedicated to helping teachers develop curriculum and assessments aligned to the Common Core literacy standards are popping up everywhere. I know that overwhelmed feeling all too well. The problem was that I didn’t let my students teach me.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 10, 2017

And he’s spreading what he learns to the broader educator community, hoping what he’s learning from the CS50 experiment spreads beyond Harvard’s walls to K-12 educators working to fire up kids about computer science. Malan’s students sometimes use it to submit their code instead of doing so through the Learning Management System (LMS).

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Tools Poll Everywhere Software Course 55

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 11, 2012

A few weeks ago, I made a commitment to visit schools that are using social media, smartphones, texting, and other digital technologies, as a vital part of daily classroom instruction. It being, that technology, if used responsibly is a great asset for teachers to improve instruction and for students to enhance their learning.

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