The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2018

I am a teacher on special assignment (TOSA) as an Academic Coach focusing in Educational Technology in sunny La Habra, California. In early 2012, my district decided to bring a 1:1 mobile device initiative to the middle school students and I was fortunate enough to get a cart of iPads in my classroom. Stream by clicking here.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 28, 2017

It has been quite the ride since I changed my perspective on teaching, learning, and leadership eight years ago. Prior to 2009 I basically saw technology as just an add-on and something that could spruce up a lesson. Learning spaces had to conform to the perceived rule of law in education.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2010

The construction of a PLN enables educators to harness the power inherent in 21st Century technologies in order to create a professional growth tool that is accessible whenever, wherever. Image Credit [link] Most educators I talk to have no idea where to begin when attempting to create a PLN that meets their teaching and learning needs.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 25, 2011

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. I was also adamant that social media had no place in an educational setting, but most of you who read this blog know about my radical change of mind in regards to this.

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Technology Tidbits

APRIL 13, 2018

"A social network is a social structure made up of individuals (or organizations) called "nodes," which are tied (connected) by one or more specific types of interdependency , such as friendship , kinship , common interest, financial exchange, dislike, or relationships of beliefs, knowledge or prestige.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 29, 2012

Digital Learning Futures View more presentations from Steve Wheeler As I write this blog post, the above slideshow has received almost 18,000 views in just 48 hours since it was posted up onto Slideshare. I also discussed pedagogical issues such as deep and surface learning, creative thinking and the transformation of knowledge consumption.

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 16, 2012

We are witnessing a time where a mobile world wide web of connections is proliferating, and in which social mores, human relationships and communication conventions have been irrevocably changed. It also means that for learners, there is absolutely no limit to the extent they can develop their personal learning networks.

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EdTechTeam

MARCH 26, 2019

So, we developed a first-of-its-kind coaching model, based on Jennie Magiera’s work in Courageous Edventures , aimed at helping teachers tackle their challenges with personalized strategies and innovative tools. We built this tool based on one key belief: teaching and learning is primary, technology tools are secondary.

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Learning with 'e's

JUNE 4, 2013

This is the second post in my series of retrospective reviews on seminal books about learning and technology. I have scoured my personal book library in search of a dozen books that have influenced my own thinking, and share a synopsis of their contents with you. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 3, 2010

On a crisp, sunny Saturday morning in October, approximately 400 passionate educators congregated at New Milford High School for the Tri-State Educational Technology Conference (TSETC). From now until November 25th, Adam is running a social media charity drive and when anyone clicks on this link he will donate a penny to charity.

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 26, 2013

You may also have dialogue with your personal learning network as you discuss that content. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s. Bloom''s cognitive taxonomy curation education learning mobile social media Technology' Unported License.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 11, 2016

Since 2009 I have been a huge believer and advocate for connected learning and the formation of Personal Learning Networks (PLN’s). Now don’t get me wrong, I still highly value face-to-face experiences, as there are some natural limits to learning exclusively in a social media vacuum.

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Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

They were surely an asynchronous form of instruction, a sort of same place - different time learning. By comparison, in its technology supported multiple formats, contemporary distance education is much more sophisticated. Learning in any mode, in any place and at any time is accessible to anyone with the means to access it.

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Learning with 'e's

DECEMBER 8, 2017

There are chapters on open scholarship, academic blogging, the use of smartphone and tablets, crowdsourcing data, developing a digital profile, getting started with Twitter, personal learning networks, and leveraging the power of social media, as well as my own chapter on 'Using social media for action research: the benefits and limitations'.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 10, 2012

8pm Eastern: Interview with Gordon Dryden on The New Learning Revolution Friday (August 24): Conference Sesions 9am Eastern: Keynote with Angela Meiers 11am Eastern: Keynote with Audrey Watters 1pm Eastern: Keynote with Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach 4pm Eastern: Keynote with Sugata Mitra ATTENDING: The conference is free to attend.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

How many times have we invested in technology, environments and curricula that is simply a waste of time and resources? The institutional learning platform - the VLE - is a classic case of decisions made about learning without consulting the learner.

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TeacherCast

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

The TechEducator Podcast is a weekly round table discussion about current topics in educational technology. Learn How to Create a Professional email signature that links to social media accounts. Jeffrey Bradbury is clearly an innovator and a mover and shaker in the educational technology world. Tweet This.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

As I mentioned in a previous post I have been working on a educational technology presentation for principals in a NJ school district. 21st Century Leadership Shift Happens (must see video for any educator unfamiliar with the tends and impacts associated with technology and social media. Learn more about Google Docs here.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 4, 2015

Goal: Integrate Technology Effectively - Check out my s urvival tips for integrating technology effectively. Provide students with examples of people their age accomplishing the incredible with social media or their. Goal: Build a Passionate/Personal Learning Network - Find you educator community.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 4, 2015

Goal: Integrate Technology Effectively - Check out my s urvival tips for integrating technology effectively. Provide students with examples of people their age accomplishing the incredible with social media or their. Goal: Build a Passionate/Personal Learning Network - Find you educator community.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 4, 2015

We are seeing advances in technology at a frenetic rate, which is having a powerful impact on our learners. It is not that our students are actually learning differently per se, but the environment in which they are learning is dramatically different. The concepts of digital learning will be presented and discussed.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 31, 2011

and Social media in the classroom (Blogs, Wikis, Social Networking, Podcasting, etc.) 1:1 Programs: laptops, netbooks, iPads, and tablets "Flipped" learning Rethinking Homeworl School 2.0 Personal Learning Networks Social Professional Development Social networking Peer-generated PD Student 2.0

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MindShift

MARCH 23, 2015

The tension between open, social learning and the formal, enclosed variety is becoming untenable. Today’s students often have more computing power in their pockets, on their mobile phones, than the PCs in the outdated computer lab–-but they are usually prevented from using it. ” He did not have long to wait.

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MindShift

MARCH 23, 2015

The tension between open, social learning and the formal, enclosed variety is becoming untenable. Today’s students often have more computing power in their pockets, on their mobile phones, than the PCs in the outdated computer lab–-but they are usually prevented from using it. ” He did not have long to wait.

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