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Climate is Everything

A Principal's Reflections

Manzo asked the students to take out their mobile devices and submit their questionnaire answers using Poll Everywhere. This was an extremely significant event as this represented the first time that a teacher and students used mobile devices in NMHS as a learning tool.

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NMHS Social Studies Teacher Brings Technology to Capitol Hill

A Principal's Reflections

For more information on this event check out the summary provided by ISTE. The event began with an introduction and panel discussion moderated by the Executive Director of Learning First Alliance, Cheryl Williams, who discussed the pertinent value of integrating technology into our 21 st century classrooms.

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Ideas and Tools to Give Everyone a Voice

A Principal's Reflections

Use it for real time audience participation, online brainstorming and classroom feedback. Mentimeter – Move over Poll Everywhere. Mentimeter is a great tool that allows you to poll your audience in a variety of ways. You can even create a presentation that has multiple polls. AnswerGarden – My new favorite tool!

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New Year, New Adventures

A Principal's Reflections

Classroom Walkthoughs : This is something I have been researching since last winter and my PLN has provided me with numerous resources to get started. By regularly performing 3-5 minute walkthroughs I will now have more of a presence in classrooms. For more information on classroom walkthroughs visit this site.

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Small Changes, Huge Results

A Principal's Reflections

Last week my school was fortunate to have the NJ School Boards Association (NJSBA) visit to produce a live event called Learn@Lunch: Technology as an Engagement Tool. You can view the archive of the event here. technology in the classroom and beyond. Cross-posted at the Huffington Post.

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Student Response in the Classroom

Hansen's Link to Tech

-Free Socrative: smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via smartphones, laptops, and tablets. Kahoot : is a classroom response system which creates an engaging learning space, through a game-based digital pedagogy.

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Spice It Up! 6 Tech Tools to Transform Your Staff Meeting

Fractus Learning

I create a Month at a Glance, sharing a screencast presentation with upcoming events and tasks for the month. Modeling use with staff can help promote its use in classrooms as well. Poll Everywhere. I have used Poll Everywhere in many staff meetings. And this is where great tech tools come in to play.