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Climate is Everything

A Principal's Reflections

Perna modeled what she was looking for by showing the class an example of a Facebook page made for Abraham Lincoln. Manzo asked the students to take out their mobile devices and submit their questionnaire answers using Poll Everywhere. educational technology Innovation mobile learning devices TSETC'

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Small Changes, Huge Results

A Principal's Reflections

We also had to trust they would use their mobile learning devices (i.e. cell phones) responsibly as a tool for learning in certain classes using free programs such as Poll Everywhere. Even though I have highlighted examples specific to technology, there have also been changes focused on curriculum and programming.

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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. For her Biology class, the students worked with partners using the computers in class and their mobile learning to conduct an investigation to identify who first coined the term ''cells'' and what aided this discovery.

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Testing Giving You The Blues? Get Creative with EdTech Formative Assessments

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Our students now in elementary school have never had a time in their lives where mobile technology wasn't present. Using Quick tools like Plickers , Google Forms, Padlet , Poll Everywhere can quickly allow you access to data in a quick and fun way, sometimes so fun, students have no idea they are being assessed.

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The Seeds of Innovation

A Principal's Reflections

He wanted to show his students some real-world examples of practical applications for concepts that were being covered in class. Lastly, I used Poll Everywhere in my senior seminar the next day and it was a big hit. BYOD BYOT educational leadership educational technology mobile learning devices'

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Has Your School Reached an Edtech Plateau? Here’s the Key to Moving the Needle

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For example, create a live word cloud with AnswerGarden or Poll Everywhere in response to a school-wide question to help focus the discussion. Well, not surprisingly, it starts with modeling—and some adults aren’t exactly setting the right kind of example. Empower your students/children.

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