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Digital Leadership is Not Optional

A Principal's Reflections

Personalized and blended learning pathways were proclaimed to be the future of education. More and more schools have gone 1:1 thanks to the cost-effectiveness of the Chromebook and cloud-based tools. Society is now in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution , which was in its infancy as I began writing this book.

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Teacher Resources - education and edtech - all free

Educational Technology Guy

Teacher Resources - education and edtech - all free and very useful General: Welcome Back to School - great resources for teachers (new and veteran) [link] What Makes a Great Teacher [link] What Makes a Great Teacher, created by students [link] New Teacher Advice and Resources [link] Create a Personal Learning Network [link] Resources from Teacher (..)

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To Disconnect or Not

A Principal's Reflections

I tried to talk my wife into letting me bring the Chromebook solely for the purpose of enriching our Disney experience, but once I got "the look" I decided it was in my best interests to leave it at home. It is cool in my opinion to make the best use of even vacation time to learn a little.

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5 Free Classroom Management Tools Any Teacher Can Use

Graphite Blog

Get started with the Training tab to learn all about Google Classroom , Chromebooks, and more. This site is also a great place to grow a personal learning network (PLN) with options to join a Google Educator Group (GEG) or G Suite for Education G+ Community.

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Sharpest tools in the box

Learning with 'e's

Here are my 8 essential tools: 1) Twitter, because as I recently said in a YouTube video , it is immediate, social and personal. It connects me to my personal learning network (PLN) and is simple to use. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s. 2) My laptops. Unported License.

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Online Classes! On Your Schedule

Ask a Tech Teacher

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. If students use digital devices (iPads, Chromebooks, PCs, Macs, or another), they need to become familiar with the rights and responsibilities required to be good digital citizens. Price includes course registration and all necessary materials.

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It’s Time Edtech Conferences Stopped Ignoring Equity and Race

Edsurge

As my experiences grew, my personal learning network broadened and my perspectives became less myopic. I realized that talking pedagogy means very little if you don’t have a number of critical things in place before you get to the learning. Educators led energizing sessions on integrating technology.