A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2019

I have also been blessed to observe great examples that members of my Personal Learning Network (PLN) make available on social media. Artifacts such as assessments, lesson plans, unit plans, projects, and examples of student work can easily be converted to a sharable link using Google Docs.

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

In his book, The New Rules of Marketing & PR , David Meerman Scott perhaps captures why a number of us so heavily engage in using social media: “ It’s fun to blog and tweet, and it makes you feel good to get your ideas out into the world.” The best way to do this is to optimize your social media presence as an educator.

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SpeechTechie

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

The first is on a topic close to my heart, Personal Learning Networks. The day will also include a component on using social media tools with students at varying levels. Course Description: Do you feel isolated in your classroom? Hope some of you can make it! Bring your own laptop is preferred.

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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. Develop and employ a Personal Learning Network. social media.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 24, 2020

All are online, hands-on, with an authentic use of tools you’ll want for your classroom. The 21 st Century lesson blends technology with teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Certificate.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 23, 2020

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. All are online, hands-on, with an authentic use of tools you’ll want for your classroom. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2018

We discuss what going to the next level in the classroom and in online learning means both at the secondary and college level. My career began in Arlington Heights, IL, where I taught 3rd and 4th graders English as a Second Language in a self-contained classroom. green ), and Securing the Connected Classroom (ISTE Press – bit.ly/securingGreen

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 11, 2021

social media. Strategies introduced range from conventional tools such as quick writes, online websites, and visual writing to unconventional approaches such as Twitter novels, comics, and Google Earth lit trips. Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. netiquette.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 11, 2019

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. Tech coaching/mentoring is available from experts who work with you via email or virtual meetings to prepare lesson plans, teach to standards, integrate tech into core classroom time.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 8, 2020

social media. Strategies introduced range from conventional tools such as quick writes, online websites, and visual writing to unconventional approaches such as Twitter novels, comics, and Google Earth lit trips. Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. netiquette.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 1, 2019

Pick a topic: Tech infused Teacher/Classroom. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Student joins a Google Classroom-based class and meets weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments. social media. Writing With Tech. Differentiation.

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Digital Citizenship Common Core Internet Safety Assessment 210

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 7, 2019

Pick a topic: Tech infused Teacher/Classroom. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Student joins a Google Classroom-based class and meets weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments. social media. Each $750 for up to 20 attendees.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

social media. Strategies introduced range from conventional tools such as quick writes, online websites, and visual writing to unconventional approaches such as Twitter novels, comics, and Google Earth lit trips. Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. netiquette.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 8, 2017

How would you manage if one day you walked into your classroom or school to discover that Google Classroom, Seesaw, or any other tool that was thoroughly embraced no longer existed? In the classroom, we must be mindful of what is most important – the quality of the learning and the interactions between people.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 21, 2018

social media. Strategies introduced range from conventional tools such as quick writes, online websites, and visual writing to unconventional approaches such as Twitter novels, comics, and Google Earth lit trips. Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. netiquette.

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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.

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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. Tips on Better Searches (from Google) Infographic on Better Searches Common Craft Video on Web Search Strategies UPDATED thanks to a great comment below. Here''s my list.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2018

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. All are online, hands-on, with an authentic use of tools you’ll want for your classroom. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network.

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Resources Digital Citizenship Common Core Internet Safety 151

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 5, 2018

social media. Resources include a blend of videos, pedagogic articles, lesson plans, projects, and classroom discussion to share suggestions with classmates in a collaborative environment. Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. cyberbullying. digital commerce.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

With the evolution of social media yet another responsibility was added to my plate in the form of digital leadership. Not only was I not in classrooms enough, but also the level of feedback provided through the lens of a narrative report did very little to improve teaching and learning both in and out of the classroom.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 27, 2019

When we launched the Dynamic Learning Project (DLP), a program from EdTechTeam, Google, and Digital Promise that empowers school leaders to transform instruction across every classroom for every student, we wanted to put teachers in control of their professional development. This blog post originally appeared on EdTechTeam.com.

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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 talk to CEO’s and share with friends around the world on Skype or Google hangout. We all have a lot to learn!).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 21, 2018

social media. Strategies introduced range from conventional tools such as quick writes, online websites, and visual writing to unconventional approaches such as Twitter novels, comics, and Google Earth lit trips. Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. netiquette.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 23, 2018

social media. Strategies introduced range from conventional tools such as quick writes, online websites, and visual writing to unconventional approaches such as Twitter novels, comics, and Google Earth lit trips. Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. netiquette.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 15, 2017

This is my 4th EdTech Team conference that I have attended and I still find myself walking away being excited to implement new practices in my classroom. This has been a great addition to classrooms in South Africa, as all of a sudden we are able to have access to resources that can impact our learners. Select grab image text.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2010

Ning sites offer a range of learning and growth options such as discussion forums, event postings, messaging, news articles, chat features, groups, and videos. Popular educational Ning sites include The Educator’s PLN , Classroom 2.0 , English Companion Ning , and Ning in Education. Check out my board just on PLN''s.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 11, 2012

NETS Aligned Tools tags: web2.0 resources literacy A Teacher’s Field Guide to Parents | Ecology of Education tags: parents favorite Why Do We Connect? . NETS Aligned Tools tags: web2.0 resources literacy A Teacher’s Field Guide to Parents | Ecology of Education tags: parents favorite Why Do We Connect?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 23, 2017

You will also want to come by PowerSchool’s Classroom of the Future in 207A where they will be giving away Apple Watches, Microsoft Surfaces and Amazon Echoes. Come by the PowerSchool booth 2918 to meet me in person. For those of you not at ISTE check out the Unified Classroom at [link]. How to share learning. Listen Now.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2021

All are online, hands-on, with an authentic use of tools you’ll want for your classroom. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Students join a Google Classroom-based class and meet weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments. Certificate.

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Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Assessment Common Core 79

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? Start by taking a moment to reflect. Think about last year. The key word is integrate.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Incorporation of flexible learning spaces throughout the building. Portfolio-based assessment using Seesaw and Google Classroom to provide better feedback to students. An entire staff that believes in the power of being connected and the importance of having a Personal Learning Network ( PLN ).

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

because teaching is no longer an isolated profession; it’s a dynamic and interconnected field requiring teachers to work collaboratively and build expansive professional and personal learning networks. It’s a conduit for staying abreast of the latest educational trends, resources, and technologies. Madda et al.,

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MSEDTechie

AUGUST 5, 2013

Classrooms Without Walls- Connect Your Classroom With The World! My last post on 10 Powerful Media Tools Every Educator Show Be Using Yesterday was all about how educators need to create a Personal Learning Network, but our students need authentic audiences too. tools, such as Social Media.

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There is no box

JUNE 30, 2015

The Missing Literacies – Networking to Learn. Silent classrooms. This is not how we learn in the real world. But I went to school BT (Before Twitter) and BGHO (Before Google Hangouts). The extent of networking to learn, if we were lucky, was putting four desks together and working in groups.

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MSEDTechie

MAY 18, 2016

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. How can you expand the four walls of your classroom to develop lifelong learners, producers, and publishers?

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TeacherCast

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

In this Episode, we discuss and demonstrate our favorite Google Apps for Education Tips, Tricks, and Chrome Extensions. Google Apps for Education Tricks Mentioned on Todays Show. Turn any Google Doc or item in your Google Drive into a fantastic looking WordCloud. Checker Plus for Google Calendar. SoundCloud.

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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. Google Doc of resources from TSETC courtesy of Chuck Poole. Lisa Nielsen was absolutely fabulous.

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