A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 20, 2019

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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EdTech4Beginners

JULY 14, 2016

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) schemes have got more and more popular over recent years. They are when students are asked to bring in their own mobile device and use them in their learning. 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.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 3, 2015

It’s December, it’s almost the end of the year and it's time to talk about the 2016 e-learning trends. First, mobile learning. And learning platforms are starting to get mobile developers to publish mobile apps and have them updated on a regular basis. And mixing up gaming with learning makes the latter even more fun.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Powerful Learning First, Technology Second From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Powerful learning first technology second. ” And in the blank insert Chromebook, iPads, BYOD, or laptops. What does this mean in the classroom? Who is George Couros?

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 13, 2020

This is why Common Sense Education, with the help of our Privacy Program and its more than 250 district partners, provides privacy ratings on the learning review pages of hundreds of popular edtech products. Book Creator. Magically easy way to create and publish digital books and multimedia Price: $4.99 DreamBox Learning Math.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

This collaborative work has placed the NEO Blog in the first 20% of all e-learning blogs! 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.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 20, 2016

Put that in the context of learning and what do you get? Mobile learning of course. Mobile learning is now a movement and it’s not just about picking up a tablet and off you go. Mobile learning is about transforming how everyone can access shared knowledge and resources. We panic when our devices reach 10% battery power.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Quickly learning to connect with students and develop rapport, she was able to recognize the most important part of teaching, relationships. Currently, Sackstein has thrown out grades, teaching students that learning isn’t about numbers, but about the development of skills and ability to articulate that growth.

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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. Get students ready to learn with a video introducing your new unit. 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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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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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. Moving from a fixed to a growth mindset and feeding of the daily inspiration that connected learning provides gave me with the fuel to create a shared vision that eventually became a reality as a result of action.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Practices such as BYOD, 1:1, blended learning, personalized learning, classroom and school redesign, branding, makerspaces, professional learning, etc. The DPA creates the context for our work with leaders and teachers, providing authentic baseline data to support personalized professional learning.

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EdTechSandyK

OCTOBER 14, 2013

I was able to learn the app very quickly this weekend in preparation for introducing it to secondary fine arts teachers from my school district this morning. then scroll down to learn more about what I like about the app and some ways I think it could potentially be used in teaching and learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

We were able to transform the learning culture of a traditional school and in the process got results while becoming an example that others emulated. Image credit: https://andrewherrick.files.wordpress.com If we are to improve learning and ultimately school-based outcomes student agency needs to be a real element of school culture.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

AR, VR, MR are technologies which provide visuals to learners that can enrich the learning experience and assist the educators in creating content that links visuals to reality. For educators, technologies like this offer a method of delivering content that makes learning interesting and easier to understand. billion mark as of 2017.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 19, 2012

When students are not allowed to write in school issued books, having a place to write information and react to the text is vital, and being able to keep the number of worksheets to a minimum helps students as well. Practical & free BYOD resources are a must. And how many of these tools can be used with BYOD?

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EdTechTeam

MAY 19, 2017

I never imagined that the final course on learning space design would launch my students and I into the most exciting and rewarding project based learning experience of my career. At the beginning of any project based learning unit, a lot of initial planning has happen behind the scenes.

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 2, 2019

We recorded micro-teaches - usually a 10 minute lesson - and then played back the footage to the students so they could see and hear themselves and learn from the experience. Video plays an important role in all of these alternative modes of learning experience (Brame, 2015) and will continue to do so with future developments.

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Education with Technology

DECEMBER 14, 2013

Schools sometimes make decisions without thinking about the full consequences such as mobile and home learning. If students do not take the mobile device home, then mobile is only considered an in-school learning tool. Students can not learn 24/7. For BYOD schools, the same basic questions apply.

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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. Some of the links are affiliate links.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 20, 2015

Putting Technology At The Center Of Learning. If you are lucky, you can actually book such facilities maybe once a week. They bec ome better at learning to learn; surely the ultimate goal of any progressive educators. by Paul Moss. Is your school s till in the dark ages of # edtech ? Most likely, once a fortnight.

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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. The general case I make for 1:1 programs above is compelling, but is it the best option for our students today?

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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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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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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. Because of this, teachers must become facilitators of learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Parents, too, can reach out to tell their child they’ll be late picking them up or that they forgot a book. They already nimbly use them to facilitate their lives and want to do the same for their learning. The school experience isn’t just about cerebral learning. And this works both ways. And why not?

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 2, 2012

If you still wanna learn more you can check out my Livebinder all about QR. More Social Networking- This all boiled down to the continued growth of using Social Media and social networks for learning. Of course all of this is a long way off but I do think we see more and more conversations about badges and their place in learning.

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Technology Tidbits

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Basically, it turns a classroom upside down (or on it's head) where the learning of a topic is done at home and then they applied practice or "work" is done at school. Top 15 Sites and Apps for a Flipped Learning Answer Pad - The ultimate assessment tool for teachers to use w/ their mobile devices or browser to gauge student's learning.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JUNE 22, 2012

BYOD flipping twitter whiteboards' Screen sharing with Skype -- must check this out. https://support.skype.com/en-us/search?q=share+screen q=share+screen And we just had a lightning strike right outside my window, so I''m done tweeting now because my heart is now twittering from the shock!

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

FEBRUARY 8, 2014

I use Edmodo Quizzes for assessing students'' knowledge acquisition, practicing PARCC related digital literacy skills, and demonstrating students'' application of knowledge learned through out the marking period. flipclass #njed assessment BYOD Chrome edmodo edtech feedback'

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

This teacher has a 1:1 device environment and uses project-based learning. Teacher : The major need we have in a project-based learning environment is finding a way to facilitate differentiated instruction. The grade book is cumbersome and tedious. Diane’s school is a BYOD, 1:1 device environment. CodeMonkey.

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The Innovative Educator

NOVEMBER 7, 2015

One is from my book Teaching Generation Text. This post outlines the building blocks for BYOD success. Next is an article that shares five free tools for those trying to learn a new language. 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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The Innovative Educator

OCTOBER 31, 2015

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. Here’s the roundup of what's been popular on The Innovative Educator blog.

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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. By 3rd grade, play music while students type so they learn to type in a paced rhythm. Each year, add those that are age-appropriate, scaffolding from those already learned. Internet use.

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EdTechTeam

MARCH 9, 2020

Hard choices have been made to close schools very quickly and as a result, teachers and central office staff have been hurriedly creating websites, distance learning opportunities and even physical packets of worksheets so our students and parents are not only informed but so that learning is able to continue.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 28, 2013

"Technology won't replace teachers, but teachers who use technology will probably replace teachers who don't" This was just one of the contentious and thought provoking statements made at Learning Through Technology this week in Glasgow. It was truly inspirational to see so many young people engaged and excited with learning science.

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