A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 20, 2019

The exponential evolution if the Internet and social media tools have allowed for the quick sharing of knowledge, ideas, images, videos, and opinions. It is important when reading a blog post or article to look beyond what in theory sounds good, but in practice might not lead to improvement. Case in point.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 24, 2014

They will also create differentiated assessments in order to provide students with valuable feedback as to the progress being made towards defined learning goals and outcomes. Social media allows us to take sole control of our public relations and tell our school stories consistently, accurately, and transparently.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 25, 2018

My unexpected journey began with a decision to give Twitter a try in 2009. This should never have happened either as I was convinced that any and all social media tools were a complete waste of my time and would not lead to any improvement in professional practice. It is important to note that we weren’t doing a bad job per se.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter We educators need to rest and recover this summer. You can create a community of learners in your school, your department, and through social media. Social Media Social media can be used to safely engage learners.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In Part 1 of “ Why Every School Needs and AI Policy Right Now ,” I shared the empirical evidence about Artificial Intelligence and how it is impacting our world and schools. Generative AI Use Case #1: AI is built into social media.

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MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Another "big" for Texas is education, and when I'm looking to get a pulse on what the current trends and landscape are, I turn to social media! These educators use Twitter as an effective tool to engage others in conversation and share their knowledge—all in an effort to teach the state's future leaders. Tony Bonazzi @GISDMath.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 1, 2016

By 2006 several social networking sites were enjoying surges in popularity, including MySpace, Bebo and of course, Facebook. 2006 was also the year Twitter was launched. Other tools such as wikis, blogs and podcasts also began to be used in education, at first tentatively, and then as embedded features in various programmes of study.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Students that take part in a global virtual team are more likely to develop their teamwork skills, reduce stereotyping and obtain better learning outcomes than their peers who don’t participate in a global project. Social media: platforms like Twitter help teachers build their personal learning network and share teaching tips and tricks.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 17, 2015

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. The social media network can be Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or just about anything, although the sheer numbers of educators on Twitter is astounding and becomes quite useful. Kathy Cassidy’s kids blog.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

10MT: A 10-Minute Teacher Interview with David Geurin From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. True excellence is a mindset, a desire to serve, a belief that helping others leads to the best outcomes.” My blog now has almost a quarter-million views. David believes that.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2018

With an array of social media tools at our disposal, every educator should aspire to be the storyteller-in-chief. Once I started drinking the Twitter Kool-Aid back in 2009 I quickly learned the error of my ways. The stories I accessed on Twitter inspired me to be better. The stories that we shared resonated near and far.

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

Districts having success in this area are working to empower teachers – giving them a voice and choice; moving from hours-based to outcome-based systems of accountability; and have school leaders that model and are transparent with their own growth. Commit to Leveraging Social Media and Telling Your Great Story!

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Learning with 'e's

DECEMBER 21, 2014

I went on public record several times this year to say that the best continuing professional development (CPD) I have ever received has been through Twitter. My Personal Learning Network (PLN) is the vehicle that carries me to this learning, and social media is the highway that enables me to get there. Unported License.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Social media is like a giant search engine that we can tap any time. Around this time, I first got on Twitter. You want a strong connection to a learning outcome in order to use tech successfully. He also blogs about creativity and the craft of writing. We can connect with other educators. Buying Cycle. Engagement.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

OCTOBER 16, 2012

This topic came up in last night''s #engchat on Twitter about college admissions essays. Students tracking their digital footprint could make for a horrifying or surprising project and very relevant in this world where social media puts one''s actions on full display. Tagxedo collects the tweets and creates the word cloud.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 3, 2012

. - From Pinecrest Preparatory Middle-High Administration Letter to Parents , February 22, 2012 When I first read and watched a news story about this Florida charter school''s letter to parents encouraging them to get their kids off of Facebook because of the problems social media activities were causing during the school day, it got me thinking.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Tagged on: September 7, 2017 When can schools punish students for racist social media posts? Education, citizenship and sustainable digital lives | LSE Media Policy Project → Visiting Fellows Jonny Shipp and Dr Ioanna Noula discuss how education is responding to digitalization. Twitter not your thing?

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Tagged on: September 7, 2017 When can schools punish students for racist social media posts? Education, citizenship and sustainable digital lives | LSE Media Policy Project → Visiting Fellows Jonny Shipp and Dr Ioanna Noula discuss how education is responding to digitalization. Twitter not your thing?

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2017

A focus on outcomes is not about how many people were helped, but also includes an appreciation of the critical thinking skills informed and investigative approaches necessary for learners and future leaders. Students prepared a multipronged approach to their issue, including: A Twitter campaign for our community to pledge funds.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Remember you can follow me on Twitter at @mjgormans. Check out my Booking Page and please share and subscribe to this Blog. Have students practice Communication using texting, acceptable social media, online discussions, video conferencing, face to face, and discuss these avenues strengths and weaknesses).

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

Episode 137 with Dr. Michelle Zimmerman on the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Dr. Michelle Zimmerman @mrzphd talks about social emotional learning and education technology. SEL Observation #1: Minecraft and Social Emotional Learning.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Both medical personnel and educators take care of vulnerable people who depend on them, and they’re responsible for their outcomes. They have a great blog where you can learn about a variety of applications. I always enjoy reading Tom’s post on his blog, My Island View. Full disclosure!

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 20, 2015

When Tom Whitby and I set out to write The Relevant Educator: How Connectedness Empowers Learning we wanted to provide a manual for any educator who had a desire to improve their practice, as many have already done, by utilizing social media and other tools.

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Learning with 'e's

DECEMBER 31, 2011

In this first of my 10Q posts, I interview David Mitchell, Deputy Head Teacher of Heathfield Community Primary School in Bolton, who talks about his hopes and aspirations for schools in the future, and how social media tools such as blogs, and his concept of QuadBlogging are having a positive impact on primary education at an international level.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2017

A focus on outcomes is not about how many people were helped, but also includes an appreciation of the critical thinking skills informed and investigative approaches necessary for learners and future leaders. Students prepared a multipronged approach to their issue, including: A Twitter campaign for our community to pledge funds.

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EdTechSandyK

JUNE 8, 2012

I have networked on Twitter and on this blog with one of the podcast hosts, Dave Roy ( @UBCMET ), a Senior Program Assistant for EPLT, and it was Dave who asked me for an interview after hearing me in another recent podcast appearance. How important of a resource are various social media for doing this?

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 24, 2012

This is number 4 in the series of blog posts entitled 'Shaping Education for the Future.' Social media - often referred to as Web 2.0 , or the participatory Web - is shaping up to be one of the most important tool sets available to support the promotion of change in education. More on this in future posts on this blog.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 14, 2020

There was a 120% increase in teachers saying they want to learn how to teach an online class as well as increased interest in the use of social media to communicate with parents and students, how to create videos, and facilitate an online discussion forum or a blended or flipped classroom.

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The Game Agency

APRIL 4, 2019

Using my knowledge from creating commercial games and tutorial systems, I’ll be sharing a series of blog posts aimed at explaining the important relationship cognitive biases have on designing systems of learning. As a result, people who were expecting larger refunds were disappointed and vented their frustration on social media.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

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Doug Levin

JULY 7, 2016

Note: The original version of this piece was published on July 7, 2016 by New America as part of an EdCentral series on the next social contract for education: https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/next-social-contract-public-education-needs-new-terms-service/.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 14, 2021

From October 1-31, activities are available to join in, whether for a day like during the DigCitSummit held last year, or an entire Digital Citizenship Week event, or Twitter chats and webinars focused on digital citizenship. Beyond using some different apps and websites, I also recommend checking out some blogs and books.

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 18, 2014

The philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau likened the outcome of education to the yielding of fruit, and to highlight the need for ''cultivation'' of knowledge. Students become the nodes of their own production, creating content and sharing it through social media tools, much the same way a gardener would cast seed on the ground.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Heutagogy and Social Communities of Practice: Will Self-determined Learning Re-write the Script for Educators?: Creating Learning Legacies Using Blogs: Robert Schuetz. also saw the development of social media which permits users to communicate directly with one another synchronously and asynchronously. David Price.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 26, 2018

The catalyst for this transformation came in part from Twitter. My experiences in this social space forced me to take a critical lens to my professional practice as well as that of my staff in my school. Over time my primary use of social media shifted from communicator to learner. This designation went to Instagram.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Or Spark Page might be the tool they choose to reflect on the outcome of a science experiment. By becoming curators in addition to creators of content, students can strengthen skills that help them evaluate the content they consume on their favorite websites and social media platforms.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JUNE 24, 2020

You know up until this point, if you’re subscribed to my email list or if you follow me on social media, that I’ve been advocating for teachers to use this first part of your summer break to rest and recuperate. You can find me on Facebook , Instagram , or Twitter. Resist this deflection of responsibility at every turn. .

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