A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 26, 2011

'Who''s Your Buddy?Tonight my Student Assistance Counselor, Doreen Zacher, is running a program for parents called STOP Bullying. At NMHS we have always been proactive when it comes to protecting our students to ensure that they have a learning environment free from physical, social, and emotional distractions. Even so, the passing of N.J.S.A. 18A:37-15 , otherwise known as the Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying Law (HIB) , has moved our school to adopt additional measures to deal with an ep

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 28, 2011

'What we need is more innovation in schools. Hum. Over the past few days I have been tossing around the idea of innovation, especially when it comes to schools and learning. And the more I think about it, the more I just don''t like that word. In its simplest form, the word innovation means "the introduction of something new." But when it is tied to learning I believe folks that want more "innovation" want something more than just something new.

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The Mobile Native

OCTOBER 24, 2011

'Guest Post for BrainPop Mobile Learning Integration via @kylepace If you are looking to integrate iPads and iPods into your classroom curriculum, this is the site for you! It has an entire section of apps that work well in the classroom. It also has user guides, pod casts and a user agreement. Another great aspect of this site is that it highlights tips and tricks for use in the classroom.

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EdTechSandyK

OCTOBER 23, 2011

'Photo by catspyjamasnz Used with permission under a Creative Commons license I''ve been thinking a lot lately about educator professional development. As an instructional technology specialist, I have the privilege of helping my colleagues grow in their knowledge and implementation of technology in the classroom. This happens in a myriad of ways. In just the last few weeks, I have taught planned sessions to groups of teachers, I have made one-on-one appointments to assist individuals with speci

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The 21st Century Principal

OCTOBER 22, 2011

'Like Evernote, Diigo is one of those powerful Web applications with a myriad of features. With a premium account, the versatility of this Web tool expands even more. The question of the day for me is this: What can Diigo do for me as an administrator? I have seen various resources on the Internet describing its classroom uses, but how are those features useful in my role as an administrator?

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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 25, 2011

'This series has been really fun to write, and I appreciate all the feedback! It''s been busy here with all this content- November will be a little slower! I have several presentations scheduled and have to start writing evals! This final post (for now) in this series deals with a bunch of ideas on how to use QR as suggested recently by some SLPs and other educators.

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wwwatanabe

OCTOBER 22, 2011

'I was recently invited by an amazing woman, Joan Young, to participate in the #Rockstar Meme -- How Blogging Rocked Your World. This is such an honor, and the timing couldn''t be better as I celebrate my first year anniversary of blogging. Why blogging? Blogging helps me reflect, process, and focus, which provides clarity. I think in brainstorms, adding ideas and eliminating others as I rule them out.

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The 21st Century Principal

OCTOBER 24, 2011

'Keeping parents informed has become rather easy in the 21st century. There are all kinds of tools for educators can use. I’ve personally tried blogs, wikis, and specifically designed web pages, but the bottom line is you just have to find what works best for your parents. My parents are email users. I have told them that the best way to contact me is through email, so they often use that first.

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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

'ClickySticky Halloween , like others in its series, is a visual exploration and simple picture creation app (for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch) that offers a lot of fun and language-building opportunities for its small price of $1.99. The app has four visual scenes to choose from and complete in different ways, allowing for many repeat visits: the (grave)yard of a haunted house, a pumpkin to decorate, a collection of "treats," and kids to dress up in Halloween costumes.

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Far too many futurologists, authors and commentators are ignoring the issue of the digital divide. Several books I have read recently on new and emerging technologies provide a healthy balance. They eulogise about the benefits, and are circumspect about the dangers of technology. Yet few acknowledge that many members of society are still technologically peripheral.

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The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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The Daring Librarian

OCTOBER 23, 2011

'I''m a shameless NPR fan! In fact, I just spent about 3 hours driving home from #MASL11, #MSEA11, & Bethany Beach today laughing along with Wait, Wait, Don''t Tell Me & the Prairie Home Companion. I was also honored & gobsmacked to be interviewed by Bob Edwards last year! SQUEE!) /boasting So, when I got the below astounding tweet this afternoon from NPR rock star Michele Norris alerting me to a VERY AWESOME new NPR bookclub - I put my planed Sunday blog post on the back burner and

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 26, 2011

'We’re counting down the days until the inaugural (and free) Library 2.011 Worldwide Virtual Conference begins on Wednesday, November 2nd. More than 4,000 information professionals from 149 countries have signed up to join the global conversation on the current and future state of libraries. The groundbreaking event will be a whirlwind of information, with 160 presentations scheduled over two days!

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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 25, 2011

'Last year I posted about a project I do with upper elementary students to develop story grammar, expository language and understanding of genre: a horror film fest. Being back in the elementary school setting, I was thrilled to be able to revisit this theme. I did notice that some of the films had become unavailable or changed URL location, so I wanted to update you with new links!

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 23, 2011

Below is my keynote abstract for the C-SAP Showcase in Birmingham. C-SAP is the Higher Education Academy subject Network for Sociology, Anthropology and Politics, and it's in it's eleventh and final year of existence. The event will take place tomorrow at the Burlington Hotel, and will include numerous papers, workshops and poster sessions from delegates.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

OCTOBER 26, 2011

'Today was my first full day of the AASL (American Association of School Librarians) Conference in Minneapolis. It was a FUN day, full of connections! I signed up for the all-day pre-conference workshop "Books, E-ink, and Databases, Oh My! Collection Development in the 21st Century". This might sound a little ( okay, maybe a lot ) geeky to non-librarians.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

'Join me Tuesday, October 25th, for another live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Mike Marriner co-founder of Roadtrip Nation. "Roadtrip Nation began in 2001 as an idea Mike, Nathan, Brian and Amanda, four friends fresh out of college, formed when they were not sure what to do with their lives. Initially, the scope of the plan was relatively small – climb aboard an old RV, paint it green, and traverse the country with the purpose of interviewing people who inspired them by livi

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

OCTOBER 25, 2011

'Deb pointed out this article so of course we had to have our picture taken with it It''s our first night in Minneapolis for the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Conference. Where to eat? Thanks to the door man''s recommendation, we ended up at The News Room, right down the street, on Nicollet Mall. Are we glad we went! Do we recommend the food?

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

OCTOBER 23, 2011

'Dear Students, If you''re interested in accessing Google Presentation''s new features , here''s how: There''s nothing too fancy on there now, but Google promises to roll out more features in the coming weeks, so keep checking! And, as you probably already know, collaboration is king/queen/royalty with Google docs, so the new design makes collaboration easy (and fun).

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

'Welcome to week two of this new weekly blog post / email, including the round-up of the week''s news and podcast with Audrey Watters. We did try to keep the podcast a little shorter this week--although it wasn''t easy--to much to talk about, and too fun! ANNOUNCEMENTS The South by Southwest Edu (SXSWedu) session proposals are now online for community comment (what they call the PanelPicker): [link].

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