EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 1, 2017

To put it simply, our students are often better at learning about new technologies than we are. Learn from the digital natives! Use their strengths and foster a collaborative class who all learn together. Use their strengths and foster a collaborative class who all learn together. Use the experts!

Personal Learning Network 100

Personal Learning Network Facebook EdTech Mobility 100

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Many connected educators tout the value they’ve found in developing a Personal Learning Network, or a “PLN.” From the start, Dawn wanted to make sure this was a community that encouraged conversations about teaching and learning , not just about tablets and apps. Everyone is used to that with Facebook.

Personal Learning Network 238

Personal Learning Network Tablets Facebook Personalized Learning 238

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 10, 2015

An added bonus is that there are so many free tools such as Twitter, Google+, blogs, Facebook, and Remind that are free for all to use. Expanded access to learning - In my case digital communications opened my eyes to new and more powerful ways to learn. Leaders have the power to shape the culture of schools.

Meeting 150

Meeting Social Media Differentiated Instruction Personal Learning Network 150

The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 17, 2015

What are the best ways for a teacher to engage their classroom in a global conversation? As I shared in Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds, students are the greatest textbook ever written for each other. We all have a lot to learn!). Every classroom can help their students join the global conversation.

Social Media 150

Social Media Twitter Facebook Personal Learning Network 150

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2017

They say that though the Children’s Internet Protection Act (a law put in place by the federal government 2000) requires schools to filter content such as pornography or other explicit subjects, districts have gone too far, filtering websites with valuable learning opportunities using the law as justification. We must keep learning first.

Digital Citizenship 145

Digital Citizenship Social Media Facebook Education 145

The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

But for me real satisfaction comes from making “connections” with other educators and growing my personal learning network. Making personal network connections to learn and interact with other educators is both personally and professionally satisfying, and this is best done when we do so as real people.

Social Media 111

Social Media Personal Learning Network Education Facebook 111

The Web20Classroom

MARCH 11, 2010

Recently at NCTIES Kevin Honeycutt spoke on Personal Learning Networks. Social Media makes the world a classroom, and the world has so much that it can teach! Is social media more rewarding to teachers & professional development, or to students & their learning? Social Media has a place in the classroom.

Social Media 105

Social Media Classroom Facebook Personal Learning Network 105

Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 12, 2012

Overall, educators need to understand some basics about technology and that it is not a be-all-end-all solution to everything in a classroom. Educators need to start with good pedagogy and lesson objectives and activities and then look for technology that can enhance those lessons, improve teaching and learning, and help students learn.

Technology 274

Technology Social Media Education Software 274

Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 4, 2015

Each year, teachers come together from around the world to accomplish 1 to 30 goals to transform the learning in their classrooms in a movement known as The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers. Goal: Rethink Classroom Management - We should aim to love versus punish. Outline your beliefs about powerful learning in a graphic.

Personal Learning Network 150

Personal Learning Network eBook Social Media Exercises 150

Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 4, 2015

Each year, teachers come together from around the world to accomplish 1 to 30 goals to transform the learning in their classrooms in a movement known as The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers. Goal: Rethink Classroom Management - We should aim to love versus punish. Outline your beliefs about powerful learning in a graphic.

Personal Learning Network 150

Personal Learning Network eBook Social Media Exercises 150

MIND Research Institute

AUGUST 29, 2018

It’s time to journey back into the classroom for many of our teachers and students across the country. I love seeing how educators are utilizing ST Math in the classroom and what they see students learning from the program, like in this tweet: Personalized Learning! The ST Math Community group on Facebook.

Facebook 45

Facebook Personal Learning Network Education Social Media 45

MSEDTechie

MAY 18, 2016

For those in education, summer is a time for relaxation, reflecting, and also new learning. Whether you are attending a conference like ISTE , or creating your own personalized learning experience, utilizing this “break” to explore new tools and strategies that help expand your teaching toolbox can be very rewarding.

Edcamps 40

Edcamps Social Media Personal Learning Network Learning 40

The Web20Classroom

MARCH 22, 2017

Educators today can no longer just walk into the classroom, shut their door and teach. In every facet of our practice there are other educators doing amazing things that we can all learn from. Through the creation of our Personal Learning Network we find smart folks we can learn, share and grow with.

Edcamps 128

Edcamps Twitter Personal Learning Network Facebook 128

MSEDTechie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Using Digital Media to Connect Inside and Outside of the Classroom “True technology integration is seamless, it shouldn''t be viewed as an add-on, an afterthought, or an event." How well did you integrate technology in your classroom? And don’t forget to contribute yourself--other educators want to learn your awesome practices, too!

Classroom 55

Classroom Social Media Personal Learning Network Twitter 55

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

21st Century Educators must be able to adapt, communicate, take risks, model, continually learn, collaborate, exhibit vision, and lead. Keys for Principals: Support your staff, be flexible, exhibit passion, don''t use time as an excuse to learn, take/encourage risks, and model. Learn more about Google Docs here. Learn more here.

Tools 311

Tools Social Media Smartphone Education 311

The 21st Century Principal

APRIL 9, 2013

Here are some books that I consider vital for school leaders seeking to learn as much as they can about its potential to enhance leadership and education. Each of these books are excellent sources of information for the school leader trying to learn about social media and potential in educational leadership.

Social Media 106

Social Media Resources Personal Learning Network Personalized Learning 106

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 25, 2011

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. Yes, I was the Principal at that time, but my perspective and philosophy as to what constituted a 21st Century learning environment was vastly different than what it is today.

Poll Everywhere 249

Poll Everywhere Social Media Personal Learning Network Tablets 249

Graphite Blog

JUNE 19, 2018

Common Sense Educators is our Facebook group for educators committed to creating a positive, collaborative culture of digital learning and digital citizenship in their classrooms, schools, or districts. A community of classroom-teaching videos, this website provides teachers with an opportunity to learn from peers.

Internet Safety 40

Internet Safety Digital Citizenship Personal Learning Network Facebook 40

Graphite Blog

JUNE 16, 2017

Common Sense Educators is our new Facebook group for educators committed to creating a positive, collaborative culture of digital learning and digital citizenship in their classrooms, schools, or districts. A community of classroom-teaching videos, this website provides teachers with an opportunity to learn from peers.

Internet Safety 45

Internet Safety Digital Citizenship Personal Learning Network Facebook 45

MSEDTechie

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

On a scale from 1 to 5 (1 not well, and 5 being very well) How well did you integrate technology in your classroom? Notice I didn''t say how well did you USE technology in your classroom. P.Brown When technology is integrated, it is planned and purposeful, it is a routine part of the classroom environment. Think about last year.

Edmodo 63

Edmodo Facebook Personal Learning Network Blended Learning 63

The Daring Librarian

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

I''ve been on Twitter professionally now for 6 years, and I have an AMAZING & generous personal learning network of followers - so being careful, upbeat, positive and mindful of what I Tweet is important to me. I don''t use Facebook - we just never got along. That''s what I have!

Digital Citizenship 71

Digital Citizenship Common Core Facebook Social Media 71

EdTechnocation.com

APRIL 2, 2014

Here is my Unit 2 reflection for the MOOC-Ed, Coaching Digital Learning: Cultivating a Culture of Change. Unit 2 focuses on the development of your PLN (Professional Learning Network) and becoming a "Connected Educator". Follow Michael''s board Coaching Digital Learning, #CDL_MOOCed on Pinterest.

MOOC 33

MOOC Digital Learning Social Media Learning 33

Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 27, 2016

The post 17 Things for Teachers to Try in 2017 (Infographic and FREE Download) appeared first on Shake Up Learning. I always geek out learning about the latest gadgets, but I especially love learning about new ways that technology can improve learning in the classroom. 17 Challenges for Teachers in 2017!

eBook 77

eBook Robotics Google Facebook 77

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

What does it mean to make learning personal? It’s no secret that teachers take their jobs personally. For the past three years, we’ve asked educators from every state to share, in their own words, how they make learning personal. So, how do you make learning personal? MakeItPersonal. It’s simple.

Facebook 82

Facebook Meeting Elementary Professional Learning 82

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

She remodeled her classroom based on Starbucks. Education start-ups like Seesaw give her their premium classroom technology as well as swag like T-shirts or freebies for the teachers who attend her workshops. She agrees to use their products in her classroom and give the companies feedback. classrooms.

Social Media 74

Social Media Facebook Instructional Materials Report 74

Technology Tidbits

APRIL 13, 2018

With that being said, I decided to list my favorite networks for education that targets technology literacy. 25 Social Networks/Media Sites for Education 30hands Learning - The 30hands Learning Community is an excellent cloud based solution for educators looking to collaborate w/ others, track/manage students, schedule events, and more.

Edmodo 46

Edmodo Education Social Media Personal Learning Network 46

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 3, 2010

The brainchild of Schoology and myself, we set out in mid-August to plan an unprecedented free conference that would provide educators of varying experience with practical strategies to successfully integrate technology in the classroom. Just check out these thoughts from Meg Wilson. In the near future he will have free iPhone and Droid apps.

Schoology 153

Schoology Conference Social Media iPhone 153

Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2017

Brook Avenue Elementary School in Waco, Texas has been in the papers before, but not for shiny new laptops or flexible classrooms. However, school leaders Sarah Pedrotti and Jessica Torres are on a mission to flip the failure narrative and rebrand their school by motivating their teachers through personalized professional development. “You

Twitter 85

Twitter Elementary Facebook Outcomes 85

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 20, 2013

In education, the common objective is usually to learn specific content, skills or competencies within defined areas. Ostensibly, learning is an individual goal, and each student does tend to learn in their own way, using their own favoured approaches and tools. We refer to this as personalised learning ( a video explains ).

MOOC 69

MOOC Flipped Classroom VLE Collaborative Learning 69

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. Skype took off and more and more teachers are using it in the classroom. Kids draw images representing what their year will be like.

Tablets 100

Tablets Edmodo Wiki Facebook 100

My Paperless Classroom

OCTOBER 11, 2012

When I work with my kids on digital citizenship I talk about Personal learning Networks and how they are an ongoing exchange. As a case in point, My wife runs the site soundsofsilentspirits.org, and the accompanying facebook page. One of the best ways you can interact with others is to share your own gratitude.

Digital Citizenship 40

Digital Citizenship Personal Learning Network Facebook Personalized Learning 40

The Web20Classroom

JULY 28, 2010

Members of my PLN (Personal Learning Network), PLC (Professional Learning Community), colleagues, whatever you want to call them, (I call them all friends) were there sharing their learning with not only the new teachers, but with me as well. Classrooms are no long bound by the four walls. Blah, blah, blah.

Social Media 100

Social Media Facebook Conference Personal Learning Network 100

Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 29, 2012

Education has always been a team sport, whatever side of the classroom you sit on. Social media has simply provided an increasingly powerful range of tools to extend personal learning networks (PLNs) to virtually any part of the world. I am connected, and I am thinking now as Reid Hoffman advised, in networks.

Social Media 64

Social Media Twitter Personal Learning Network Facebook 64

Reading By Example

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

They collaborate online, use social media to interact with colleagues around the globe, engage in conversations in safe online spaces, and bring what they learn online back to their classrooms, schools, and districts. Going from right to left, you can see how personal learning networks (PLNs) are only the beginning.

Social Media 28

Social Media Personal Learning Network Facebook Twitter 28

MindShift

MARCH 23, 2015

In formal centers of learning, old habits die hard. The tension between open, social learning and the formal, enclosed variety is becoming untenable. There are (at least) six powerful motivations fueling learning socially. The ability to choose our collaborators is a key freedom hallmarking social learning.

Social Media 28

Social Media Learning Digital Citizenship Comparison 28

MindShift

MARCH 23, 2015

In formal centers of learning, old habits die hard. The tension between open, social learning and the formal, enclosed variety is becoming untenable. There are (at least) six powerful motivations fueling learning socially. The ability to choose our collaborators is a key freedom hallmarking social learning.

Social Media 28

Social Media Learning Comparison Personal Learning Network 28

The Daring Librarian

JULY 19, 2009

Musings, & Lessons Learned from the NECC Conference, 09. then think about the ONE thing you would like to learn or apply to your career in the next year. " pace yourself, you can''t learn AND use everything you hear about ALL the time! Social Networks for Educators.the best of Facebook & Myspace but all for educators --.

Personal Learning Network 28

Personal Learning Network Learning Conference Facebook 28