A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 31, 2011

As a principal, it took me a while to accept the fact that these small, but powerful computing devices could play an important role in the classroom. This shift in mindset can be directly attributed to what I have learned from innovative educators in the social media spaces that I now delve into on a routine basis.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 5, 2016

Never could I have imagined giving twenty different educators a voice during a presentation let alone thousands. Use it for real time audience participation, online brainstorming and classroom feedback. Mentimeter – Move over Poll Everywhere. You can even create a presentation that has multiple polls.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 25, 2011

I was also adamant that social media had no place in an educational setting, but most of you who read this blog know about my radical change of mind in regards to this. To put it bluntly, no educational organizations in NJ would have even thought of approaching me to talk about the innovative use of technology at my school.

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Fractus Learning

MAY 5, 2015

I am sure every educator looks forward to staff meetings, right? Modeling use with staff can help promote its use in classrooms as well. For instance, for our administrative retreat, we opened with a superhero quiz, sparking our discussion on celebrating our schools through social media. Poll Everywhere.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2016

To ban or not to ban, that is always the question when it comes to personal devices in the classroom. While pushing students to learn outside our classrooms is a step in the right direction, how do we ensure that these experiences lead to deeper learning ? We can fight it or leverage it.

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MSEDTechie

MARCH 12, 2014

This conference was packed with experts sharing their knowledge with cool and exciting ways to integrate technology in the classroom. Social Studies: [link] - tons of resources on creating effective flipped videos. You can create an educators account for free. I co-presented two workshops this year. Or pre annotate it.

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MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

I began to think about the 15 years in education and my various experiences. I wish my teachers had access to the digital tools and resources available in our classrooms today. As an educator in this digital age, that’s one of my biggest challenges. I used to experience so much test anxiety.

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