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Communicating and Connecting With Social Media (An Excerpt)

A Principal's Reflections

The book is entitled Communicating & Connecting With Social Media: Essentials for Principals and will be available from Solution Tree on May 19, 2011 Using Twitter to Build Your School’s Brand The good news is that open-communication practices in a social media world don’t have to be intimidating.

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#EDvice: Entry Points for Change

A Principal's Reflections

I shared the following on social media recently: Entry points for change are crucial. I refer to these as entry points, which can serve as a catalyst for any initiative or strategic plan. One of the most powerful can be quality research, especially peer-reviewed studies. When trying to get the ball moving, leverage quality research.

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Social Media in Education

A Principal's Reflections

My answers to Bill''s questions provide a snapshot of my social media in education journey. What made you interested in using social media to reach out to your school community? For me, Twitter opened the door to the world of social media. If you have never read his blog I highly suggest you do!

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Screen-free students: How Spokane Public Schools is helping kids engage in real life

eSchool News

The adverse effects of this excessive screen time have significantly impacted students social- emotional health. Forty-one percent of teens with the highest social media usage struggle with mental health issues, and between 2010 and 2020, anxiety among adolescents skyrocketed by 106 percent.

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Unpacking the Backpack

A Principal's Reflections

The social media landscape has changed quite dramatically when I first arrived in the space back in 2009. After being invited to participate in the one-and-only Google Teacher Academy for Administrators in 2010, I followed up on a goal I had set there to establish a blog.

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Preventing Learning Loss Over Summer Break: How to Prevent the “Summer Slide” in Science

ViewSonic Education

According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), “students who read books regularly not only show better reading skills but also perform better in subjects like mathematics and science” ( OECD, 2010 ). Summer break is the perfect time to encourage students to read science-related books, articles, and magazines.

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Pretending at support for technology integration

Dangerously Irrelevant

My thoughts on a proposed social media policy for school employees (Part 2). Leadership Day 2010 – The final list! These wasted opportunities in schools just make me sad… Your thoughts? Image credit: Wish , Ben Chun. Related Posts. Thinking about NAEP in Colorado and the Denver Public Schools.