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How Common Sense Is Helping NYC Welcome Cell Phones into Schools

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Individual schools can decide whether they want to incorporate students’ personal technology into classroom learning and can implement a "bring your own device" (BYOD) program. Lisa Nielsen, director of digital engagement and learning at the NYC DOE, shares how the district is preparing schools to move forward. “An

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Librarians at the Forefront of “Future Ready”

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Michelle Luhtala , Department Chair of the New Canaan, CT, High School Library and a 2015 Library Journal Mover & Shaker , is a leader in helping teacher-librarians all around the country to become Future Ready. Mark Ray added that Vancouver is four years into their 1:1 implementation. Thank you for everyone’s comments.

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Lessons from a Decade of 1:1: a Crowd-Sourced Interview

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Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation in Indiana offers BYOD as an option to accompany 1:1. Empowering and supporting teachers also mean having plans for ongoing professional learning experiences that focus on teaching practices rather than the technology itself. WHERE DOES BYOD FIT INTO YOUR PROGRAM?

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Notes from Leadership for the Digital Age with Alan November - Day 2

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High school library prediction - Librarians will become resources to help students find online courses. Part of function of library will be to become an online learning center. Good apps for creating tutorials: Explain Everything, Screen Chomp, Educreations District #2 : Revisiting their BYOD initiative. I LOVE Diigo!)

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Effective Technology Professional Learning: Leading and Collaborating to Assure Success

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Moore says that before any rollout of sustainable and effective professional learning, there are four factors that school leaders must consider. Gaddis explained how Wake County focused their professional learning by first identifying three groups: teachers, leadership, and school library media coordinators.

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Rethinking Professional Learning for Technology Initiatives

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Why should professional learning be a part of every technology initiative? Because of equity, said the three leading superintendents on the edLeader Panel, “ Creating and Leading a Professional Team of Lifelong Learners.” Professional learning should be grounded in the needs of the students.

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Using Single Sign-On to Streamline Edtech Access

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How big is their library of single sign-on applications? Technology in Schools is a free professional learning community where district administrators, school leaders, and all educators can share ideas, examples, and resources that relate to integrating technology effectively in schools.