A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2010

The construction of a PLN enables educators to harness the power inherent in 21st Century technologies in order to create a professional growth tool that is accessible whenever, wherever. Image Credit [link] Most educators I talk to have no idea where to begin when attempting to create a PLN that meets their teaching and learning needs.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 5, 2017

The 21 st Century classroom blends technology with traditional teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. This three-week course (July 10-July 30) digs into the digital ideas and tools used by innovative teachers to extend and enrich student learning. What You Get With Enrollment.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 5, 2016

Starting January 18th, I’ll be teaching a class on blending technology into your classroom: the Tech-Infused Teacher — January 18th-February 21st. The 21 st Century lesson blends technology with teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. Rely on a Personal Learning Network.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 6, 2019

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Develop the core of a Personal Learning Network. Solve common tech problems that arise in the classroom. Classroom management (blogs, rigor, curriculum maps). Keyboarding as part of learning. Twitter in the Classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 8, 2019

Develop the core of a Personal Learning Network. Solve common tech problems that arise in the classroom. Classroom management (blogs, rigor, curriculum maps). Keyboarding as part of learning. Online tools to support learning, including b logs, wikis, Discussion Boards to promote collaboration and sharing.

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EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 2, 2017

The amount of new acronyms in the educational technology world is staggering… and often overwhelming for educators. CREATE – Collaboartion, Resources, Educate, Apps, Technology, Enriching. FC – Flipped Classroom ( click here for my guide to flipping lessons ). MLD – Mobile Learning Devices. Windows, Android).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2016

The 21 st Century classroom blends technology with traditional teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Painlessly add flexible, authentic, and transformative technology to your classroom. Click to join. 8 Activities (topics).

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

It is titled Experiences in Self-Determined Learning and can be found at [link]. My Own Chapter: M oving From Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0. Self-determined learning or heutagogy is fast gaining interest from educators around the world interested in an evidence-based approach to learning.

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SpeechTechie

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

Hi Folks, I am going to be offering a series of Friday sessions through Massachusetts Computer Using Educators (MASSCUE). The first is on a topic close to my heart, Personal Learning Networks. Course Description: Do you feel isolated in your classroom? Hope some of you can make it!

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2016

It’s been a good year for open educational resources (OER). Department of Education. OER, which are free, openly licensed and repurposeable educational materials, have been shown to measurably decrease the cost of attending college, in some cases by up to 25 percent. Nearly 40 community colleges throughout the U.S.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Fast forward a few weeks; Minecraft kept finding its way into my classroom. Digital Literacy While players in a school environment can turn to each other for assistance and support, they may also visit the numerous Minecraft-dedicated wikis, blogs or YouTube channels for inspiration. Language Learning and Minecraft. IrvSpanish.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Join me today, Thursday, February 2nd, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com panel discussion on "Personal Learning Profiles," also referred to in variously as "personal success plans," "learner profiles," or "personalized learning paths." Barbara is what you call a “Digital Pioneer.” Kathleen H.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 30, 2014

Reinventing the Classroom kicks off tonight (US Eastern Time) with some great keynote speaker sessions, and runs all day tomorrow, Thursday, May 1st. The theme of our 2014 Reinventing the Classroom conference is: "How Ed Tech Is Reshaping the Classroom Experience." So exciting!

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 16, 2014

And yet these theories paid scant attention to the social contexts within which learning occurs. It was not until social theories such as Vygotsky''s social constructivist model were introduced that education as a whole began to capitalise on the dialogic power of learning. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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Educator Innovator

DECEMBER 6, 2016

New media educator Howard Rheingold interviews educator Shelly Terrell about her new book, which highlights the power of students’ mobile devices to drive learning in and out of the classroom. I’ve learned a great deal from her. I had been encouraging students to take charge of their learning.

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My Paperless Classroom

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

We are so excited to invite you to attend JEDCAMPSFBAY, an edcamp unconference in the San Francisco bay area for Jewish educators. Then you are a Jewish Educator) Need more information? visit our edcamp Wiki page. The people I met at Edcamp have become the active foundation of my Personal Learning network.

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My Paperless Classroom

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

We are so excited to invite you to attend JEDCAMPSFBAY, an edcamp unconference in the San Francisco bay area for Jewish educators. Then you are a Jewish Educator) Need more information? visit our edcamp Wiki page. The people I met at Edcamp have become the active foundation of my Personal Learning network.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 3, 2011

Think about it in a lower elementary classroom. Here is an example I use a lot where I asked people to give me their thoughts on what a PLN (Personal Learning Network) means to them. Check out the Voicethread In Education wiki for some. Skype took off and more and more teachers are using it in the classroom.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2015

Free, personalized online tool makes high-quality content available to all users. In a move to make high-quality educational content easily available all in one place, The Girard Education Foundation will migrate its teacher-created resources on Activate Instruction to Gooru. Every student is unique and learns differently.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 27, 2021

Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. At the completion of this course, the learner will be able to: Integrate and adapt blogs, wikis, Twitter, and Google Hangouts to collaborate and share. Integrate keyboarding skills into classroom activities and prepare for yearly assessments.

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Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

People are beginning to notice an increase in the quantity and quality of blog posts and tweets emerging from our group of learners in the School of Education. We are promoting the idea that any teacher can become a global educator through the appropriate use of Web 2.0 What do the students learn from blogging?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2021

Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. At the completion of this course, the learner will be able to: Integrate and adapt blogs, wikis, Twitter, and Google Hangouts to collaborate and share. Integrate keyboarding skills into classroom activities and prepare for yearly assessments.

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iLearn Technology

APRIL 13, 2015

One of the major benefits of using technology in the classroom is the ability to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of every student in every lesson. Just as every student grows and develops at different rates, they learn in different ways and at different speeds. Websites to encourage learning for Intrapersonal students: 1.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 27, 2021

Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. At the completion of this course, the learner will be able to: Integrate and adapt blogs, wikis, Twitter, and Google Hangouts to collaborate and share. Integrate keyboarding skills into classroom activities and prepare for yearly assessments.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. At the completion of this course, the learner will be able to: Integrate and adapt blogs, wikis, Twitter, and Google Hangouts to collaborate and share. Integrate keyboarding skills into classroom activities and prepare for yearly assessments.

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Blogs, wikis, Skype, YouTube can be learners’ power tools, but their creative and pedagogical potential is only activated when learners get to think, work, create, and do for themselves. I was particularly drawn to the blog’s description: “One Student’s Mission to Explain the Benefits of Social Media in the Classroom.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. At the completion of this course, the learner will be able to: Integrate and adapt blogs, wikis, Twitter, and Google Hangouts to collaborate and share. Integrate keyboarding skills into classroom activities and prepare for yearly assessments.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

A few months ago I interviewed John Taylor Gatto for my “ Future of Education ” interview series. His 1992 book, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling then became a seminal work of the homeschool movement, but was not widely known in traditional education circles.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. At the completion of this course, the learner will be able to: Integrate and adapt blogs, wikis, Twitter, and Google Hangouts to collaborate and share. Integrate keyboarding skills into classroom activities and prepare for yearly assessments.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 6, 2020

Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. At the completion of this course, the learner will be able to: Integrate and adapt blogs, wikis, Twitter, and Google Hangouts to collaborate and share. Integrate keyboarding skills into classroom activities and prepare for yearly assessments.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 11, 2021

Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. At the completion of this course, the learner will be able to: Integrate and adapt blogs, wikis, Twitter, and Google Hangouts to collaborate and share. Integrate keyboarding skills into classroom activities and prepare for yearly assessments.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. At the completion of this course, the learner will be able to: Integrate and adapt blogs, wikis, Twitter, and Google Hangouts to collaborate and share. Integrate keyboarding skills into classroom activities and prepare for yearly assessments.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 9, 2017

A Learning Management System (what is often called an LMS) has become foundational to blending technology into education experiences. Moodle got its start years ago as a method to organize blended learning and online classes. Shared classroom space to allow classes to work together toward goals and projects.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. At the completion of this course, the learner will be able to: Integrate and adapt blogs, wikis, Twitter, and Google Hangouts to collaborate and share. Integrate keyboarding skills into classroom activities and prepare for yearly assessments.

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Educational Technology Guy

OCTOBER 2, 2012

5 Recent Advances in Educational Technology Imagine going to school without getting out of bed. It’s amazing to think about how 20 years ago, personal computers were only just beginning and now, it’s within arm’s reach of the majority of the youth in America. With LMS the internet keeps you connected in or outside the classroom.

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The Daring Librarian

MAY 2, 2010

I am so glad that our ISTE affiliate changed its name from MICCA, which stood for the "Maryland Instructional Computers Coordinators Association to MSET - the Maryland Society for Educational Technology because though it was easier to say MICCA it really did NOT reflect the new 21st century technology shifts or leave room for new innovation.

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The Daring Librarian

JULY 27, 2010

The main plate features those parts of my Personal Learning Network that are the most significant to me: Twitter , Flickr , Google (Gmail & Google apps) Nings ( Classroom 2.0 , Teacher Librarian Ning , MSET , ISTE Community ) Wikispaces and Sqworl. Learn how you can easily make your program available to students via the web.

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