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Are You a Critical Consumer?

A Principal's Reflections

In fact, I for one benefitted greatly as a principal when I learned about something shared on social media and then either implemented or adapted it in a way that bolstered the transformation efforts at my school. Going BYOD sounded like a great idea based on what I had either read or saw online. Case in point.

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The hottest posts everyone's reading

The Innovative Educator

Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog. Entry Pageviews How strong is your personal learning network? Jul 31, 2013, 3007 Bring Your Own Device #BYOD - 5 Lessons for Success. Below you’ll see the top posts along with the number of page views. If it does, check it out.

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Digital Leadership – LIVE Blog of Eric Sheninger Keynote at Leading Future Learning 2015

EdTechTeacher

Over 5 years ago, they went BYOD with the focus on how will devices be used to take ownership of learning. When excuses such as “it’s not equitable” got in the way, they either gave kids devices or used cooperative learning. “Devices need to support learning, not drive instruction.”

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Happy Birthday to The Innovative Educator! You are 5 today, March 19th.

The Innovative Educator

As I shared in my post Why I started a blog and why maybe you should too , this blog was born in great part due to the prodding of blogevangelist Will Richardson who I have since named my Blogfather. It was Will who I would run into at events and conferences who would ask, “Have you started sharing your ideas on a blog yet?”

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10 Characteristics Of An Authentic-Based Learning Classroom

The Web20Classroom

They were going to allow students to bring their own device to the classroom to use in the course of their learning. But through a pilot program they discovered that the focus of their professional development around BYOD needed to not be on technology. Access to technology connects students with experts from across the globe.

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On Aer

Learning with 'e's

We sat outside in the early spring sunshine of Portlaiose and discussed blogging, social media, the state of education, ideal schools of the future, innovation and technology, and a whole host of related topics. We also touched on youth culture, txt speak and digital literacies.

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THANK YOU for 5 Amazing Years of Educational Podcasting! Thank You For Amazing Feedback!

TeacherCast

Grad Student Necessity December 26, 2014 by dr.j_cyrus from United States I recommend this podcast as one of the resources for the professional learning networks (PLNs) that my graduate students create each semester. Homework each semester is to listen to one podcast and reflect on its importance in their BLOGs. Great Podcasts!

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