A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 6, 2015

Over the years I have written extensively on the topic, including a chapter in my new book Uncommon Learning. As a principal I quickly saw the potential in mobile learning and as a result our school became the first to embrace Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) back in 2010. Academic achievement in BYOD classrooms. Cristol, D., &

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

” And in the blank insert Chromebook, iPads, BYOD, or laptops. This is what happens when you put in the hardware, buy the software, but you don’t take time to educate the human software that is so necessary for the effective use of education technology in schools. Powerful learning first technology second.

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EdTech4Beginners

JULY 14, 2016

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) schemes have got more and more popular over recent years. Below I have listed 10 pros and cons of BYOD: PROS: 1) The devices are excellent learning tools which bring a lot to the classroom. 5) BYOD leads to more copying and pasting. Do you have a BYOD scheme? Image courtesy of air-watch.com.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

From well-known subjects of education technology, like BYOD and gamification, to technical aspects regarding school LMSs, to trying to guess the future, the NEO Blog covered it all in its rather short existence. The idea that educators can use the AR game in the classroom was a noble one.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2019

In 2011, the Dow Jones News Fund honored Sackstein as a Special Recognition Adviser and 2012 Education Updated recognized her as an outstanding educator. In 2012, Sackstein tackled National Board Certification in an effort to reflect on her practice and grow as an educational English facilitator.

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EdTech4Beginners

AUGUST 30, 2017

Animoto also has a free mobile app available for iOS and Android devices if you’ve got a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) classroom. Book trailer. Check for understanding in a way that’s more interactive than a traditional book report. How do I use Animoto?

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Building on the success of our Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative and with the addition of a new, innovative staff member two noteworthy advancements have been made since September 2013. Change Digital Leadership educational technology Innovation Laura Fleming Makerspace New Milford High School transformation'

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2017

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Category: Differentiation.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 8, 2014

Every excuse in the book was at our disposal not to change and continue down the same path year after year. Heck, our education system has become so good at maintaining the status quo and enforcing compliance throughout that we and many others have been brainwashed into thinking any other course of action would be foolish.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode, Jesse Lubinsky, a former classroom teacher and education evangelist for Adobe, shares 10 awesome free ways that teachers can use Adobe Express in their classrooms. 10:28 Tip 6. Remixable templates as a starting point for student work 11:09 Tip 7.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

This was achieved during a time of tumultuous change as the education reform movement was just gaining steam. BYOD, 1;1, grading, homework, technology purchases, space renovations, etc.) BYOD, 1;1, grading, homework, technology purchases, space renovations, etc.) What would you add?

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

Students could also demonstrate active reading skills by recording themselves talking through reading a text on a PDF or picture taken of an excerpt from a book. Teaching in a BYOD district with most of the students using smartphones, having a screencasting tool for a smartphone would be an asset.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Note: This post is directly related to my work at the International Center for Leadership in Education Efficacy has been on my mind a great deal as of late, and as a result, it has been reflected in my writing. Copyright © by International Center for Leadership in Education, a division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 19, 2012

With two weeks until school is back in session and in preparing for my presentation on Edmodo for the upcoming TeachMeetNJ unconference , I''ve been reflecting on past practices and thinking about how I structure the educational process in my class. Practical & free BYOD resources are a must. How can resources be adapted to BYOD?

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 13, 2020

One important question school administrators and educators ask when choosing new classroom technology is: How does this tool protect student privacy? Book Creator. Magically easy way to create and publish digital books and multimedia Price: $4.99 But answering this question is the tricky part. BrainPop and BrainPop Jr.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 6, 2015

Online testing, BYOD, 1:1 computing, and assistive technology are only a handful of the variety of technical challenges that flow through the department every day. I discuss these and many more topics related to educational technology leadership at my website and in my new book, Modern EdTech Leadership.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 26, 2017

We are also hosting a giveaway contest with her book on assessment. The Giveaway Contest for Starr’s Book Peer Feedback in the Classroom: Empowering Students to be the Experts. Peer Feedback in the Classroom Book Giveaway. Listen Now. Listen on iTunes. Stream by clicking here. Selected Links from this Episode.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In December 2010, The Journal –“t he leading Technology based education publication for K-12 and higher education”– published an article with a 5-prong prediction for the following year. Given that many children were acquiring iPads for personal use, some schools adopted a Bring Your Own Device ( BYOD) Policy. Indeed, $2.3

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techlearning

AUGUST 24, 2018

. – August 23, 2018 – Today, MDR , a division of Dun & Bradstreet, announced new data attributes and school district staff roles that continue MDR’s long-standing commitment to providing innovative and illuminating solutions for service providers, brands and causes seeking to reach, engage and activate educators at scale.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

I teach online grad school classes in how to integrate tech into education. In 2009, a National Center for Education Statistics survey showed that about 90% of schools prohibited cell phones during school hours. Parents, too, can reach out to tell their child they’ll be late picking them up or that they forgot a book.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 20, 2016

Mobile technology can also start replacing bulky resources such as books and visual aids, because these resources are stored in tabs and smartphones. Schools are slowly implementing BYOD, starting with laptops and tablets, and soon smartphones will become the norm as well.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 2, 2012

Just my feelings from what I have been reading and seeing and what I believe will take a great hold in educational technology. I can say from what I saw in my travels around that educators still are just scratching the surface when it comes to 24/7 Professional Development. BYOD can help. No science behind any of this.

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eSpark

APRIL 11, 2022

As technology is quickly evolving, educators and administrators alike are trying to keep up with the new products and trends in blended learning. Serves as the State and District Digital Learning Director for the Alliance of Excellent Education located in Washington DC. Here’s who we asked and what they had to say: Tom Murray.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 28, 2013

As we continue to advance in the digital age schools and districts are beginning to re-think pedagogy and learning environments by instituting either 1:1 device programs or Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives. In my opinion, schools that wish to create the most relevant and meaningful learning culture will go in one of these directions.

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EdTechTeacher

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Schools increasingly adopted 1:1 or BYOD programs and constructed new learning spaces. In their book Tinkering Towards Utopia , David Tyack and Larry Cuban describe education reform as both incremental and cyclical. This post first appeared on Edutopia. So what’s next? Over time, schools make incremental changes.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JUNE 22, 2012

BYOD flipping twitter whiteboards' Here''s some links and things I found twittering away the day. Screen sharing with Skype -- must check this out. https://support.skype.com/en-us/search?q=share+screen

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EdTechTeam

JULY 26, 2017

I have embraced a BYOD classroom environment for the last two years, working with Grade 7 and 8 students. Another topic within the book included the importance of the Care of the Device. Digital Citizenship and Teaching Research Skills are also relevant throughout the book. The first year was incredible.

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The Innovative Educator

NOVEMBER 14, 2015

Here’s the roundup of what's been popular on The Innovative Educator blog. One is from my book Teaching Generation Text. This post outlines the building blocks for BYOD success. Entry Pageviews 7 #BYOD Building Blocks for Success Oct 11, 2015, 3305 4 #EdTech Tools I've Never Used Before The #TLTech.

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The Innovative Educator

NOVEMBER 7, 2015

Here’s the roundup of what's been popular on The Innovative Educator blog. One is from my book Teaching Generation Text. This post outlines the building blocks for BYOD success. Entry Pageviews 7 #BYOD Building Blocks for Success Oct 11, 2015, 3316 5 Free Digital Resources For #ELL #ESL #TESOL Stud.

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EdTechSandyK

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Through a teacher and an educational technologist in my school district, I''ve recently discovered the Tellagami app for creating short animated videos. What I Like About Tellagami The app is free for both iOS and Android mobile devices, which makes it ideal for both 1:1 and BYOD learning environments. Unported License.

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The Innovative Educator

OCTOBER 31, 2015

Here’s the roundup of what's been popular on The Innovative Educator blog. Holding the lead for another week is a post from my book Teaching Generation Text. This post outlines the building blocks for BYOD success. Next up is an article that shares five free tools for those trying to learn a new language.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 22, 2015

Students are expected to collaborate and share online as young as kindergarten when they read digital books or draw pictures using iPad apps. Accomplishing this so it serves educational goals isn’t as much about knowing how to use the tools as constructing knowledge in an organic, scalable way. Otherwise, discuss it.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The grade book is cumbersome and tedious. Diane’s school is a BYOD, 1:1 device environment. They get a grade (in the projects/labs category of my grade book) for CodeMonkey, and each challenge earns 0.3, I love being able to upload all of my materials to itslearning and have my students access it. CodeMonkey.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

OCTOBER 24, 2012

For our study of Steinbeck''s Of Mice and Men , I opened the book using the Kindle Cloud Reader and recorded myself discussing elements of Chapter 1. Using cellphone video recorders are an easy way for students to do book reports, show group work in process, or record a group discussion. Now I can show them showing is more effective!

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GoConqr

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

But that hasn’t stopped us from asking a number of experts in education and technology to gaze into their crystal balls and share their thoughts on one major EdTech trend we can expect to see lighting up learning and one major challenge that education will face in 2016. Savas Savides (Publisher & Former Educator, Greece).

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 28, 2013

Both events had several common threads, including the new roles of education professionals, the impact of technology on education and the ways students are appropriating new tools to support their learning. If BYOD is implemented, who manages updates, interoperablity and other implementation strategies?

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2016

They all help classroom teachers and education leaders leverage education technology in the best ways possible. For students at Central Valley middle and high schools, accessing classroom lessons rarely involves opening a book. Top BYOD tools for the Common Core classroom. What do they have in common?

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