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7 Digital tools for student engagement across all grade levels

Neo LMS

Over the years, I have noticed that student engagement tends to decrease in my classes around this time and I reach out to my personal learning network (PLN) for ideas or tools to boost engagement. Documents, images, text can be added to each slide in the lesson for students to interact with.

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Connectedness as the Standard

A Principal's Reflections

My personal and professional journey in this area is well documented and something that I regularly present on. This makes the learning process meaningful, relevant, applicable, and convenient. Change connected educators educational technology Personal Learning Network Professional Development'

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The Role of a Leader in Building Capacity

A Principal's Reflections

As you come across research that supports the types of effective pedagogical techniques you wish to see in your classrooms, archive it in a document that you can refer to when writing up observations. To complement traditional means of professional learning, work to create or further develop a Personal Learning Network (PLN).

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Four Steps to Building a Thriving Online Community for Every Teacher

Digital Promise

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. He uses it, so everyone else uses it.”

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Communicating a Concept With Instagram

A Principal's Reflections

As she explained the project to me I immediately asked her if she could email it to me so I could not only share it, but also gather some feedback for her from my Personal Learning Network (PLN). Below is the assignment, which she has begun to implement in class. Please note, however, that it is still a work in progress.

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7 days of Twitter chats

eSchool News

Social media is ubiquitous in many people’s lives, and it’s no different for educators–some of today’s most innovative teachers are using social media platforms such as Snapchat and Twitter to engage students and build their own personal learning networks.

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10 Strategies to Improve Instructional Leadership

A Principal's Reflections

As you come across research that supports the types of effective pedagogical techniques that you wish to see in your classrooms archive it in a document that you can refer to when writing up observations. To compliment traditional means of professional learning, work to create or further develop a Personal Learning Network (PLN).

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