A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2014

If I was graded I would have probably received an A for running my school where strict rules had to be followed by students, mobile devices banned, and all social media blocked. Once in the space that social media provided, I began to lurk and learn. This is how both observers and myself measured my effectiveness.

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Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

I’m wondering if you might recommend what top three books would you suggest I read outside of ‘Urgency for Teachers,’ ‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed,’ ‘The New Education?’ I’ve ordered your book as well. Tim Carson, Skilled Trades and OER Advocate First, allow me to tell you why I don’t typically read books about online learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 8, 2013

This post is the fourth in a series that will outline the foundational elements of my new book, Digital Leadership: Changing Paradigms for Changing Times. My book will focus on each of these elements as part of a change process. They are able to follow their specific learning passions by connecting with like-minded individuals.

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The 21st Century Principal

APRIL 9, 2013

There are obviously quite a few social media resources available to school leaders on the Web, but finding high-quality information can be difficult. 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.

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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.” The best way to do this is to optimize your social media presence as an educator.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Since 2011 Banned Books Week has included a day to recognize banned websites. Teachers and principals also increasingly voice opposition to blocking social websites, noting that schools have an obligation to teach students how to use social media responsibly. Social media is already a part of their frameworks as teens.

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

“Social media has offered us a platform where we can learn from and with the smartest people we ‘meet’ from around the world, whenever we need to or are ready to go.” Scott McLeod & Chris Lehman The School Leader’s Guide to Social Media Personal Learning Networks existed long before there was an Internet.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 6, 2019

I was honored to have been interviewed for Educational Leadership, ASCD's flagship magazine, on the power of Twitter as part of a Personal Learning Network (PLN). As you will see, the true power of connected learning is what you glean from the people you engage with. Over time I learned that education had to change.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 20, 2019

The exponential evolution if the Internet and social media tools have allowed for the quick sharing of knowledge, ideas, images, videos, and opinions. It also extends well beyond social media to articles, books, keynotes, workshops, and presentations. Digital literacy is more important now than it has ever been.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

We wrote the books. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. social media. Normally, we charge $750 for five people. For three days, get up to 10 people–your entire team–for the same price. We take POs, PayPal, or we’ll invoice you. digital citizenship.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 28, 2017

Social media had to be blocked for all and I, for one, wasn’t going to waste any of my precious time using it professionally or personally. Learning spaces had to conform to the perceived rule of law in education. To order click HERE In Learning Transformed , Tom and I lay out 8 keys to drive needed change now.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 31, 2011

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. Image credit: [link] Last year some of my teachers began to utilize student devices as tools for learning, mainly as student response systems.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

With the evolution of social media yet another responsibility was added to my plate in the form of digital leadership. Try to also read one education book and another related to a different field such as leadership, self-help, or business.

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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? YouTube tags: videos Trapped on an Escalator - YouTube tags: videos Posted from Diigo. YouTube tags: videos Trapped on an Escalator - YouTube tags: videos Posted from Diigo.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

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. How can we help more educators cultivate and grow a personal learning network?

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 8, 2020

social media. Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. Develop and employ a Personal Learning Network. Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain. cyberbullying. digital commerce. digital communications. digital footprint, digital privacy.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 17, 2015

We all have a lot to learn!). While in my book, Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds, we go through seven steps to create global projects — here are three simple ones to get any educator started. Step 2: Build Your Personal Learning Network (PLN). You learn about them and join in.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2018

I’ve been published in Leading and Learning with Technology , and I’m currently co-authoring a book on how teachers can develop a personal learning network using social media and other digital tools. I’ve presented at various conferences such as ATE , CUE and ISTE. securingGreen ).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 1, 2019

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. social media. We wrote the books. You will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, publish digitally, and differentiate for unique needs. Topics include: cyberbullying. digital citizenship.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 23, 2018

social media. Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. Develop and employ a Personal Learning Network. Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain. cyberbullying. digital commerce. digital communications. digital footprint, digital privacy.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 7, 2019

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. social media. We wrote the books. You will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, publish digitally, and differentiate for unique needs. Topics include: cyberbullying. digital citizenship.

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The 21st Century Principal

JUNE 22, 2012

If you''re looking for a social media tool to get started with in your role as a 21st century administrator, start with Twitter. It can be the tool you use to see what others in your personal learning network think about your latest initiatives. strategies using social media'

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 3, 2010

I learned at TSETC that Adam runs a 100% free website called eduTecher that reviews and catalogs over 1,100 free web tools as well as offering short videos explaining how to use them in the classroom. The book marks were also a nice touch. Listen to my entire session on Leading With Social Media here.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 2, 2016

As I developed and grew my Personal Learning Network (PLN) I learned how much I did not know. Now years later I have four published books and two more on the way in 2017. Social media, Twitter and blogging in particular, had another unintended, positive consequence.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 12, 2016

Build your Personal Learning Network (PLN) by adding these experts and resources to your social media accounts. Architect’s RosanBosch’s Portfolio of Teaching & Institution Designs. Terry Heick’s Learnist Board with 50 Bulletin Board Ideas. School Girl Style’s Classroom Ideas.

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

My favorite E-Reader is still Amazon''s Kindle, mostly because that is where all my books reside. Leadership requires action, and many of the actions described in this list are in direct opposition to 21st century learning and teaching. 6 Key Personal Learning Network Literacies Every Educator Needs.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 17, 2017

Looking to learn something new this summer? Maybe you want to develop your personal learning network on social media, read a few new books , or take a course alongside other educators. Thanks to technology, we can take learning online and collaborate with educators around the country and the world.

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Reading By Example

DECEMBER 5, 2015

My topic was how to get started in building one’s personal learning network. Teachers in mathematics, science, technology, physical education, art, social studies, and special education were represented. Personal Learning Networks. Personalized to our needs. Broadening perspectives.

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Learning with 'e's

DECEMBER 8, 2017

When my old friend and former colleague Oliver Quinlan invited me to write a chapter for his new book, I didn't need to take long to decide. The title of the book itself was enough to convince me to participate in the project. The book finally arrived through my letter box yesterday, and I'm glad I did take part.

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The Daring Librarian

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

This video is good to use with both students and teachers about making good choices across all social media outets. I''ve been on Twitter professionally now for 6 years, and I have an AMAZING & generous personal learning network of followers - so being careful, upbeat, positive and mindful of what I Tweet is important to me.

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 16, 2012

In his 2003 book 'Six Degrees', Duncan Watts expounded the idea of being connected in the digital age, drawing upon the theories of psychologist Stanley Milgram. Six Degrees of Separation is a useful book because it illuminates the science behind our daily use of Facebook, Twitter and other social media.

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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. Life on Screen is a seminal book.

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 16, 2014

Behaviouristic, passive forms of learning fell out of favour, although vestiges of these didactic practices still remain. Dialogue has proved time and again to be a very powerful aspect of learning. Ask yourself - how much have you learnt through conversations when compared to reading books?

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The Innovative Educator

OCTOBER 6, 2013

Today with the development of personal learning networks and professional learning communities junk doesn''t only pertain to mail, it pertains to how we operate online. In social media, this person does the same thing, sharing the info with everyone willy nilly. Watch this.)

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The Daring Librarian

MARCH 3, 2018

I did a very unscientific Twitter poll (click or see below), and I asked my Education Personal Learning Network (PLN) friends if they sleep with their phones and was surprised by the many responses. While we’re at it, now that you’re not following every step an App takes, why not thin out the din of your Social Media herd?

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EdTechTeam

MAY 15, 2017

It doesn't matter that the library is a long walk down a hot and dusty street, and that the library doesn’t have access to the latest books. It is also important for them to share their learning. Social media can provide an excellent platform for this. We do not have to travel overseas to accumulate this knowledge.

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