A Principal's Reflections

JULY 21, 2014

Undeterred, I continued to talk about the concept of a Personal Learning Network (PLN) and what it had done for my professional growth. I wanted to try really hard to at least attempt to find a way to implement a consistent pathway to learning during the school day as my teachers had requested.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

#ICE18: Illinois Conference Will Prepare Educators for Modern Learning Environments. The organization — now 10,500 members strong — is continuing efforts to support the development, growth and use of technology in all facets of the educational process as educators seek to prepare students for the 21st-century workplace.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 7, 2014

As a practitioner I am always looking to learn how to better assist educators at all grade levels. Superintendent Scott Rocco provided me with a great opportunity to not only work with teachers in his district, but to also push me outside my comfort zone, which has always been secondary education.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 30, 2017

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Professional Learning Network. Use blogs, wikis, discussion forums, Google Spreadsheets, and Google Hangouts to collaborate and share. Develop the solid core of a Professional Learning Network. Your Personal Learning Network.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 5, 2017

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Professional Learning Network. Use blogs, wikis, discussion forums, Google Spreadsheets, and Google Hangouts to collaborate and share. Develop the solid core of a Professional Learning Network. Course Objectives. What You Get With Enrollment.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2016

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Professional Learning Network. Use blogs, wikis, discussion forums, Google Spreadsheets, and Google Hangouts to collaborate and share. Develop the solid core of a Professional Learning Network. What You Get With Enrollment. 8 Activities (topics).

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

I mandated five walks a day for each member of my team and we used a color-coded Google Doc to keep track of where we visited and the specific improvement comments provided to each teacher. This is extremely important in terms of technology integration in the classroom and professional learning to improve practice.

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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. The TechEducator Podcast is a weekly round table discussion about current topics in educational technology. Google Apps for Education Tricks Mentioned on Todays Show. Leave a VoiceMail.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

Welcome back to our insightful series on 21st century education. It’s astounding to reflect on how much has changed in the intervening years in the world of education and teaching. Networking, both in-person and online through social media, educational blogs, video conferences, and forums, plays a crucial role.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) have long supported teachers in their career development, but with the help of technology, they’re now transforming education itself. We spoke with educators around the country and discovered seven ways that PLCs are transforming teaching and learning in schools.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2021

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. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Professional Learning Network. Teach Writing with Tech.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 29, 2020

But with the coronavirus pandemic disrupting more traditional professional learning opportunities like in-person conferences and workshops, it's time for you to chart your own course. Fortunately, there are plenty of informal ways to learn and grow professionally on your own.

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Evernote and Dropbox are still at the top of my list of iPad apps, though I would add Google Drive, Amazon Cloud Drive, and iCloud as other cloud storage options I now use. It has been replaced by Google Drive. 6 Key Personal Learning Network Literacies Every Educator Needs. don''t use Docs-to-Go any longer.

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TeacherCast

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Jeffrey Bradbury is clearly an innovator and a mover and shaker in the educational technology world. Great information June 12, 2015 by jjbs21 from United States Great podcast with a lot of valuable tips for educators! If you want to grow as a learner and an educator, you should be plugged into Teachercast.net's channels.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

Secondly, develop an informal walk-through schedule with your leadership team, mandating at least five walks per day for each member, and track visits and improvement comments on a color-coded Google Doc. When in doubt, lean on Google Scholar. Establish norms Establishing a shared vision and expectations for all teachers is crucial.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2016

Technology has been a key component in the planting, fertilization, growth and eventually, the blossoming of new statewide initiatives including distance education and new professional learning opportunities for educators that have benefitted students in a variety of ways. 2016 Wyoming Google Summit.

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 28, 2014

He is a project manager, promoting connected teaching, learning, & leadership. He is trying to bring Admin, Educators, Parents, Students, Community, & School Board together in a transparent way. Dr. Mazza showed us this video to give an idea of what connected educators can do with Twitter: Twitter in D123 from OLHD123 on Vimeo.

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MSEDTechie

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Think of ways to breakdown classroom walls and collaborate through resources such as twitter in the classroom , Google Hangouts & Mystery Skype Google Apps for Education - collaboration in the classroom & with instructor Back Channels like Today’s Meet Edmodo Check out these social networking sites to help build your PLN (Personal Learning (..)

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2015

I also have my more immediate, connected family in my school and district with whom I enjoy discussing educational topics face-to-face. Both help me develop as a teacher and connect me to other professionals. Your Local Professional Learning Community (PLC) Why? Your Global Personal Learning Network (PLN) Why?

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Reading By Example

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

What does it mean to be “connected”, as a professional and a learner? I think it is a working definition for many educators, myself included. Lisa Dabbs from Edutopia attempts to define this concept: Connected learners develop networks and co-construct knowledge from wherever they live. That works for me.

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EdTechnocation.com

APRIL 2, 2014

Unit 2 focuses on the development of your PLN (Professional Learning Network) and becoming a "Connected Educator". What do you see as the most important advantages of adding social media tools to your personal learning network? For example, I enjoy using Twitter for the educational Twitter chats.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 2, 2019

Simply put, her blog , podcasts and videos will inspire you to be a better educator. In addition to her solo posts, sharing thoughts and discoveries, Jennifer’s podcasts feature interviews with teachers, learning experts, parents, and other people who make things happen in education. Monica Burns: Class Tech Tips.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2017

Initially, we only started with three teachers who had their own Twitter accounts,” says Torres, but the duo is encouraging more teachers to get accounts so they can share out about what is working and develop professional learning networks. Still, the road ahead for educators at Brook Avenue is difficult.

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MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Now we are all professionals and have never actually done this during a PD session (well I hope not) but I have certainly had the feelings to do so. One of the worst experiences is listening to a non-educator telling a teacher what they should and should not do in their classroom. Their professional learning should be personalized.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 5, 2022

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. This course is a follow-on to the introductory class, Tech-infused Teacher , digging into the digital ideas and tools used by innovative teachers to extend and enrich student learning. The Tech-infused Class. Certificate. Group enrollment.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 24, 2020

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. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Professional Learning Network. Teach Writing with Tech.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 23, 2020

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Professional Learning Network. By the time educators finish this class, they will be ready to implement many new tools in their classroom. Self-paced via Google Classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 28, 2019

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Professional Learning Network. By the time educators finish this class, they will be ready to implement many new tools in their writing classroom. The Tech-infused Class.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2018

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Professional Learning Network. By the time educators finish this class, they will be ready to implement many new tools in their classroom. The Tech-infused Class. Certificate.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Professional Learning Network. By the time educators finish this class, they will be ready to implement many new tools in their writing classroom. The Tech-infused Class.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

JULY 14, 2020

As we move more into the world of online learning and teaching for students, it is becoming apparent that teachers are also needing to move online for their own professional learning. Many teachers are now participating in these conferences via video over IP applications such as Zoom and Google Meet.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 11, 2019

If you’re new to tech education and wonder how to teach kindergartners to use the mouse, first graders to keyboard, third graders to sagely search the internet, pick the brains of our seasoned team of technology teachers. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Teach Writing with Tech.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Professional Learning Network. By the time educators finish this class, they will be ready to implement many new tools in their writing classroom. Group discounts available.

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The Electric Educator

JANUARY 17, 2010

I discovered, however, if you carefully build your network, most of the Tweets are useful and relevant. Before I give my top ten twitter tweeps, let me give a couple of words of advice on building your personal learning network through twitter: Fill in your Twitter profile! twitter PLN professional learning network'

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Dr. Shannon Doak

JUNE 7, 2019

In the Guide to Capstone Education from the National Capstone Consortium there are a series of questions posed about technology and the role it should, could or might possibly play in a capstone course. Technology is also able to support the 4Cs of education (Critical Thinking, Communication, Creativity and Collaboration).

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