Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 19, 2020

Will has been talking about how to rethink learning, teaching, and schooling for decades. He is the author of multiple books and has launched major collaboration initiatives such as the change.school , Modern Learners , and Powerful Learning Practice networks. Here are Will’s books. Freedom to Learn.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2019

I have also been blessed to observe great examples that members of my Personal Learning Network (PLN) make available on social media. It is also a great way to openly reflect on your ideas and successful strategies being implemented in your classroom, school, or district.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2014

As a classroom teacher I felt that my impact was limited based on the number of students I had contact with on a daily basis. What I lacked was education on how all aspects of technology could be used to enhance learning. If it were not for my Personal Learning Network (PLN) I might have never changed.

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Personal Learning Network Social Media Personalized Learning STEM 296

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Pick a topic: Tech infused Teacher/Classroom. delivered via Google Classroom. We wrote the books. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Student joins a Google Classroom-based class and meets weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments.

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Digital Citizenship Common Core Internet Safety Assessment 395

Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 1, 2018

May 4th is Star Wars day and what better time to teach and learn with the Force as you end the school year! The movies and books teach us about being heroes , complicated relationships with family, being brave, and picking ourselves up after failing or making mistakes. Jedi Like Classroom Management. The Force for Students .

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Personal Learning Network STEM Robotics Learning 290

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The Age of Information and Personal Learning Networks (PLN''s) provides ample resources for any leader (classroom, building, district) to find success, not to mention my new book on Digital Leadership. If you are a digital leader how will you help support, cultivate, and inspire others to follow a similar path?

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 21, 2017

How can we expect students to be engaged in their learning if their own teachers are not engaged? This book was a game changer for me as an educator. It challenged me to really think about what motivates my students and how to keep them interested and engaged in their learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2018

We discuss what going to the next level in the classroom and in online learning means both at the secondary and college level. My career began in Arlington Heights, IL, where I taught 3rd and 4th graders English as a Second Language in a self-contained classroom. green ), and Securing the Connected Classroom (ISTE Press – bit.ly/securingGreen

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 31, 2011

As a principal, it took me a while to accept the fact that these small, but powerful computing devices could play an important role in the classroom. This shift in mindset can be directly attributed to what I have learned from innovative educators in the social media spaces that I now delve into on a routine basis.

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Mobility Poll Everywhere Mobile Learning Learning 326

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

Not only was I not in classrooms enough, but also the level of feedback provided through the lens of a narrative report did very little to improve teaching and learning both in and out of the classroom. Get in Classrooms More This seem so easy, yet is a constant struggle.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2018

There are many changes I intend to make, but the most significant will be creating a book that is more “evergreen,” a book with less focus on tools and more on the dispositions of digital leaders. Society is now in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution , which was in its infancy as I began writing this book.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 20, 2019

It also extends well beyond social media to articles, books, keynotes, workshops, and presentations. To assist in taking a critical lens to what we see or hear consider the following questions: Why is this idea or strategy good for my classroom, school, district, organization or professional growth? How can it be sustained and scaled?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 12, 2016

30+ ideas to improve learning with awesome classroom design From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. A well-designed classroom boosts student learning by as much as 16% (Barrett, Zhang, Davies, & Barrett 2015), but overdecorating is a distraction. Classroom Design Resources.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 9, 2021

Your personal learning network (PLN)? However, another teacher’s situation might be different than yours, seeing how each classroom is unique. With over one million records, they publish journals, books, conference papers, among others. If you’re looking for new teaching methods and ideas, where do you look first?

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The Web20Classroom

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Mobile AUP Guide tags: aup favorite Get Your Google Earth Going « Thumann Resources tags: google earth googleearth favorite Prezi Resources tags: prezi favorite Thinking Big About Engagement | Edutopia tags: engagement edutopia favorite How Web-based Tools Change Teaching and Learning tags: technology web2.0

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 8, 2020

Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. Integrate keyboarding skills into classroom activities and prepare for yearly assessments. Develop and employ a Personal Learning Network. Solve common tech problems that arise in the classroom. INTASC 1, 7.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

We are excited to have CDW•G create a modern learning environment for educators to experience what classrooms today can not only look like, but how they can better facilitate learning. EDTECH: What does #ICE18 have to offer attendees that is different from last year? We are also showcasing esports this year.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 23, 2018

Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. Integrate keyboarding skills into classroom activities and prepare for yearly assessments. Develop and employ a Personal Learning Network. Solve common tech problems that arise in the classroom. INTASC 1, 7.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

It helps teachers extend their learning beyond the four walls. Steven Anderson, Lisa Schmucki, and Shaelynn Farnsworth discuss the value of a personal learning network. Steven Anderson published a book with Tom Whitby in 2104, The Relevant Educator: How Connectedness Empowers Learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 1, 2019

Pick a topic: Tech infused Teacher/Classroom. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Student joins a Google Classroom-based class and meets weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments. Student joins an ongoing Google Classroom-based class.

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Digital Citizenship Common Core Internet Safety Assessment 227

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 7, 2019

Pick a topic: Tech infused Teacher/Classroom. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Student joins a Google Classroom-based class and meets weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments. Student joins an ongoing Google Classroom-based class.

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Groups Digital Citizenship Common Core Internet Safety 218

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 18, 2015

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. All are online, hands-on, with an authentic use of tools you’ll want for your classroom. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 28, 2018

He is currently a visiting scholar at the University of Southern California, and has also published over 100 papers focusing on networks, collaborative innovation and networked learning. This, though, probably makes him best able to comment on the issues and challenges facing teachers in the networked learning world.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 5, 2016

Starting January 18th, I’ll be teaching a class on blending technology into your classroom: the Tech-Infused Teacher — January 18th-February 21st. The 21 st Century lesson blends technology with teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. Rely on a Personal Learning Network.

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Wiki Digital Citizenship Personal Learning Network Learning 150

The 21st Century Principal

MARCH 27, 2012

According to Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach and Lani Ritter Hall, “Teachers must learn to model connectedness and enable students to develop personal learning networks, made up of people and resources from both their physical and virtual worlds but first, teachers must become connected collaborators themselves.”

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Personal Learning Network How To Social Media Education 95

The 21st Century Principal

APRIL 9, 2013

Here are some books that I consider vital for school leaders seeking to learn as much as they can about its potential to enhance leadership and education. Each of these books are excellent sources of information for the school leader trying to learn about social media and potential in educational leadership.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2016

The 21 st Century classroom blends technology with traditional teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Painlessly add flexible, authentic, and transformative technology to your classroom. Build your tech-infused classroom.

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

In his book, The New Rules of Marketing & PR , David Meerman Scott perhaps captures why a number of us so heavily engage in using social media: “ It’s fun to blog and tweet, and it makes you feel good to get your ideas out into the world.” Here are seven steps to optimizing your presence as an educator on social networks.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 11, 2012

NETS Aligned Tools tags: web2.0 resources literacy A Teacher’s Field Guide to Parents | Ecology of Education tags: parents favorite Why Do We Connect? . NETS Aligned Tools tags: web2.0 resources literacy A Teacher’s Field Guide to Parents | Ecology of Education tags: parents favorite Why Do We Connect? The rest of my favorite links are here.'

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Internet Safety Resources Social Media iPad 143

The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 17, 2015

What are the best ways for a teacher to engage their classroom in a global conversation? As I shared in Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds, students are the greatest textbook ever written for each other. We all have a lot to learn!). Every classroom can help their students join the global conversation.

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Social Media Twitter Facebook Personal Learning Network 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 25, 2016

The Tech-infused Classroom. We experimented with some of the hottest tech tools available for the classroom such as Google Apps, differentiation tools, digital storytelling, visual learning, Twitter, blogs, Common Core and tech, digital citizenship, and formative assessment options. The Differentiated Teacher. Asked questions.

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Digital Citizenship Personal Learning Network Twitter Gamification 150

The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Teachers spend much of their day separated from peers in classrooms that can become silos. In this show, listeners are invited to j oin BAM radio''s Rae Pica for a discussion about overcoming isolation by builidng a personal learning network. BAM Radio Personal Learning Network Professional Learning Communities'

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Personal Learning Network Education Personalized Learning Professional Learning 73

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 3, 2010

The brainchild of Schoology and myself, we set out in mid-August to plan an unprecedented free conference that would provide educators of varying experience with practical strategies to successfully integrate technology in the classroom. The book marks were also a nice touch. In the near future he will have free iPhone and Droid apps.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 27, 2015

It was run like a flipped classroom where class members picked 60% of daily topics, then they read, tested and experimented. Time after time, participants took responsibility for their own learning. Participants worked together as a Personal Learning Network to understand. D’Amato’s Learning Path.

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Digital Citizenship Gamification Common Core Twitter 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 21, 2015

Sessions were run like a flipped classroom where attendees accessed daily topics, read/watched materials, tested their knowledge, and experimented with projects. How to create a vibrant, healthy Personal Learning Network. I found that much of what I currently do in the classroom has been validated. Thanks everyone!

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Digital Citizenship Flipped Classroom Personal Learning Network Twitter 150

Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2019

As my experiences grew, my personal learning network broadened and my perspectives became less myopic. I realized that talking pedagogy means very little if you don’t have a number of critical things in place before you get to the learning. Educators led energizing sessions on integrating technology.

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Conference EdTech Digital Divide Personal Learning Network 167

eSchool News

JULY 17, 2017

It’s the 21 st century, and school librarians are no longer just “the keepers of the books.” I often engage in PD that asks all media staff to stretch their thinking about what libraries do, the impact they can make, and how to expand their personal learning networks to grow and adapt with this quickly changing landscape.

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