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Climate is Everything

A Principal's Reflections

Manzo asked the students to take out their mobile devices and submit their questionnaire answers using Poll Everywhere. This was an extremely significant event as this represented the first time that a teacher and students used mobile devices in NMHS as a learning tool.

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New Year, New Adventures

A Principal's Reflections

Tri-State Educational Technology Conference (TSETC) : I have previously blogged about this event, but am compelled to mention it again. I am proud to be able to co-organize a FREE event with Schoology that has already attracted over 200 innovative, passionate educators and presenters from various parts of the country.

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Small Changes, Huge Results

A Principal's Reflections

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. You can view the archive of the event here. We also had to trust they would use their mobile learning devices (i.e. Cross-posted at the Huffington Post.

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5 Ways Teachers Can Encourage Deeper Learning With Personal Devices

Edsurge

If used intentionally, mobile devices can be an express pass to exploring beyond the walls of our schools. To ensure educators maintain a professional demeanor while communicating with students, it's possible to use apps such as Google docs or Evernote rather than basic email/texting on mobile devices.

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Just Another Typical Day

A Principal's Reflections

He also had students use Poll Everywhere to check for understanding in the beginning of the lesson. Works of art and architecture, not unlike historical documents, biographies, or works of fiction, are a testament to particular cultures and historical events.

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Student Response in the Classroom

Hansen's Link to Tech

Free Poll Everywhere : simple response system that works well with live audience by polling them using mobile devices. Participants use mobile friendly web page for event, sending text messages, or using Twitter.

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Here's what you missed at the MidWest Technology Conference 2014 #METC14

MSEDTechie

Have current events section to follow major news stories. Fake twitter feeds. Follow reputable news sources and journalists/reporters in the field. UJam Record your voice speaking or singing then pick a genre and it turns into a song. Screencastomatic - Free online screencast Paul Bogush 15 assessments that don''t suck.