A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 10, 2014

Image credit: [link] Recently, I had the opportunity to visit New Milford High School in Bergen County, NJ and spent a couple of hours meeting and touring the school with Principal Eric Sheninger. This is not the solution. There is another way, I’ve seen it. That did not happen. Mr. Sheninger couldn’t provide me with any of those answers.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Wherever you turn, there’s something new that ed-tech people talk about, from big initiatives like BYOD programs to smaller things like new educational apps and even updated LMS features. It offers a variety of tools and features, meeting even the most sophisticated learning needs of students and educators alike. At least not any more.

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 16, 2023

In addition, time-consuming, difficult-to-read reporting functionality prevented the district from providing stakeholders with accurate analysis of historical web data, impacting staff productivity and disrupting student protection. This always began with a 20-minute recap of our environment.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

I held monthly meetings with all members of school government across all grade levels giving them an open forum to provide improvement ideas. BYOD, 1;1, grading, homework, technology purchases, space renovations, etc.) Provide avenues for students to provide honest feedback on school culture.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Put it this way: I place my phone in front of a science exhibit and my phone’s screen displays all data relevant to the exhibit. In contrast with an old-school learning design such as rote learning or classical conditioning, augmented learning helps learners deeply understand information and solve issues by presenting data on-demand.

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EdTechTeacher

MARCH 14, 2018

Through the development of their 1:1, BYOD and Chromebook cart model, Medfield has increased their adoption of G Suite in a variety of both practical and creative ways. Collaborative Data Collection in Science: In the biology classes at Medfield High School, students are collaborating on cross-class data collection using Google Sheets.

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EdTechSandyK

MAY 3, 2011

Photo Courtesy of User Denharsh on Flickr [link] Today at ESC Region XIII''s ViTaL (Visionaries in Technology and Learning) spring meeting, Joe Griffin, Executive Director of Technology for Keller ISD , spoke about Keller''s Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Initiative. Before rolling out BYOD they revised their AUP. aup BYOD'

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2018

By implementing effective strategies and technology, districts can successfully meet today’s growing demand for higher quality PD despite other constraints they may face. Teachers record and upload portions of their lessons and then share it with the district’s mentor teachers, who act as peer coaches, to receive targeted feedback.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 5, 2021

Unfortunately, many incidents have disproved this, with dire consequences such as stolen student data and online class hacking. Free could also have some downsides, such as your and your students’ data being used unfairly. Avoiding malware attacks: Insisting on protection for BYOD.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

JULY 25, 2020

These include, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawing, Sites, Forms, Jamboard, Classroom, and Meet. GSFE is a fantastic set of tools that enable teachers and students to create, communicate, collaborate, and critically think. GSFE provides schools a plethora of tools that enable all of the above. Office 365.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2022

More important, though, every piece of technology must adhere to the district’s student data privacy policies. While school counsel may have general knowledge of FERPA and other federal laws, most aren’t data privacy experts. If not, help them find a tool that meets the goal and complies with the school’s data privacy policy.

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2016

Without understanding the needs, interests, and objectives of our current state, we would not be able to provide the vision and resources that effectively meet the needs of our district. The Learning Counsel’s 2015 Digital Curriculum Strategy School Assessment Tool & Survey proved to be a valuable tool in this process!

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Of course, there are technical aspects to protecting data, and as many schools have learned during the pandemic, district IT staff need to stay on top of evolving efforts to compromise systems. Based on CoSN’s “ Student Data Privacy: A School System Priority. However, it’s about the right data in the right hands.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

In the era of personalized learning-meets-BYOD, and with a big push on 21st century skills, districts and education leaders can still feel pretty isolated as they work out where to go next. They spoke with all 115 local education agencies and held town hall meetings. And, during that process, they collected a lot of data.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 11, 2018

3 Common Student Data Sharing Solutions — and How to Overcome Them. As districts look to stream data seamlessly between the major players in education, like teachers, administrators and parents, interoperability models are becoming a popular solution. “My Unconsolidated Data Streams Cause Trouble. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

Good apps for creating tutorials: Explain Everything, Screen Chomp, Educreations District #2 : Revisiting their BYOD initiative. They brought in a panel of students to ask about their experience with BYOD. Teachers will write their own questions and goals that they want to meet each fall and spring. Org charts need to change.

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Each district is unique and no one bandwidth number will meet everyone’s learning requirements across the board. For our purposes here, we can think of bandwidth as the amount of data that can be delivered to each student. Sounds simple enough, but how much bandwidth does your district truly need?

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

MAY 30, 2013

While students can create projects, take quizzes, write responses digitally via BYOD and 1:1 using Google forms and docs, I''ve been missing a digital method for close reading of texts in my bag of instructional tricks. I got to meet Jason, Sean, and Marika at EdmodoCon 2013. Engaging reading experience everywhere they go!

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

ADVANCED & MEASURED PROGRESS ( www.advanc-ed.org ) & ( www.measuredprogress.org ) Measured Progress and AdvancED will join forces to form a unique and far-reaching nonprofit educational company focused on data-driven tools for school improvement. The merger will create a $120-million nonprofit organization with 500 employees.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Designed to support the installation and upgrade of data networks inside school and library buildings, more than 75 percent of applicant sites nationwide have requested Category Two support since Funding Year 2015. How fast must they be to meet students’ and educators’ needs? ? What devices do students already bring to school?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

Charles Young & Bhavna Narula Handling Ethical Issues for Developing Digital Citizenship - Dr. Revathi Viswanathan Improved Reporting Triples Educators’ Accuracy When Analyzing Data - Jenny Grant Rankin, Ph.D. Rod Federwisch & Karen Goss Assessing and Developing Modern Language Fluency For Global Communication - Harry Tuttle, Ed.D.

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techlearning

MARCH 14, 2018

So what have you learned from analyzing test data and user feedback about your prototype?” “How To simplify my rubric, the only column with I can statements is the meeting expectations column. I deleted anything in the not meeting expectations column and anything in the exceeding expectations column.

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iLearn Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Because MobyMax is based on the Common Core, you can analyze data based on standards, student, class, school, or even district. Really helpful when you are working to meet the needs of a lot of different students! The feedback you get is fantastic and auto-magically adjusts to meet each individuals needs for practice and support.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

ACER SPIN 5 ( WWW.ACER.COM/AC/EN/US/CONTENT/HOME ) The Acer Spin 5 is a convertible Windows notebook PC line with a variety of options to meet administrator, teacher, and student needs. Judges liked the moderation and control features, the Chromecast and AirPlay integration, and the BYOD functionality. Available with either 15.6-inch

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Whether it is collecting lesson plans from faculty, submitting homework assignments, or taking a quiz, we are constantly gathering data. Technology Integration and the Common Core by Andrew Miller The CCSS call us to integrate technology in intentional and meaningful ways to have students meet rigorous standards.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

For decades, education reform has been focused on curriculum, assessment, instruction, and more recently standards, and data, with these efforts only bleeding over into how students think briefly, and by chance. Like BYOD, allowing students to Bring Your Own Media can support learning by allowing students to use what “their own stuff.”

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techlearning

JUNE 1, 2018

Fast forward six months, 4 student-led meetings, and over a dozen pitches later and FH Gizmos and Skype are joining forces on a new cooperative: We know student voice can revolutionize their learning, but can it revolutionize the edtech they use? Student voice has been eye opening for us on the Skype in the Classroom team.

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Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

The forthcoming Horizon Report thinks BYOD is one of the two major tech trends for 2016. One crucial impact of mobile technologies in education is the way they tear down our old boundary walls, the ones around in-session classes, or conferences, or meetings. I expect to see numerous stories along these lines in 2016.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 22, 2013

O''Neil, Technology Coordinator How Can Mainstream Education Meet The Needs of Post-Modern Society? - Dr. Patrick Faverty, Faculty Lecturer Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) Programs: Baby Steps for Schools - Susan Brooks-Young Author/Consultant If Information Overload is the Sickness - Then Curating is the Cure!

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Despite universal concerns about student data privacy, communicating school policies can quickly overwhelm school leaders. CoSN has stepped in with guidance for superintendents and principals to help them with several aspects of student data privacy, including best practices for informing the community. Then, start with the basics.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 26, 2020

It requires that teachers understand how kids learn and have the autonomy to design, implement, and assess activities that meet the needs of all students. Assessment Data Assessment determines whether learning occurred, what learning occurred, and if the learning relates to stated targets, standards, and objectives.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Using online surveys to gather data helps leaders understand what their schools are doing well, which specific parts of their programs are effective, and where they have gaps. Of course, having one-on-one conversations is also important, but in order to move forward—and to get community support—data is key.

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MindShift

JUNE 29, 2015

BYOD/Maker Movement: In just one or two years, experts predict Bring Your Own Device policies and makerspaces will be commonplace in schools. A 2014 Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) survey found that 81 percent of surveyed schools either had a BYOD policy or planned to implement one. DEVELOPMENTS IN ED TECH.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 21, 2022

Due to pandemic-driven increases in school districts’ purchases of devices and software, there’s now a need to develop cohesive systems in which data can be transferred and analyzed quickly and easily in order to improve student outcomes and district operations. This makes for little or no manual data entry and uploading of spreadsheets.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 18, 2022

Virtual meetings bring opportunities: All of the panelists said they had more family engagement just because school meetings were online, and teachers extolled the benefits of being able to drive their own professional learning at their own pace. Give the whole school community a voice: In-person meetings, Google Forms, surveys, etc.—schools

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 10, 2016

To simplify the process take a look at data, which can come in many forms. A data review will give you a clear focus that can later be used to articulate the why. Don't ask educators in your school or community how well you are meeting the needs of today's learner. Why has it failed in your school?

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2022

First, any video software must meet two criteria: easy to use and lots of flexibility. While many schools have 1:1 programs, there are also the BYOD schools. And since this is the data age, the presenters also talked about teachers using data from the videos.

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