A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 13, 2013

My school is a shell of what it once was when one looks at how far we have come in terms of effectively integrating technology, re-envisioning learning spaces, and providing a foundation for a more relevant and meaningful learning experience for all of our students. Change educational leadership educational technology Innovation Opinion'

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2024

They can take over both your personal and work-related accounts, from your emails and social media to online teaching platforms. Phishing Attacks Fraudsters frequently use misleading emails, phone calls, SMSs, social media DMs, and other digital channels to deceive victims and extract confidential information.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2019

As technology changes, so must pedagogy, especially assessment and feedback. Leaders can use free social media tools to form a positive public relations platform and become the de facto news source for their school or district. Leaders need to become the storyteller-in-chief.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

BYOD at school is more than the latest buzz phrase you hear at every corner of the teacher’s rooms or along school hallways. More and more schools adopt BYOD policies and allow students to bring their own mobile phones, tablets, eBooks, and other devices in the classroom, and use them as tools to enhance learning.

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The Mobile Native

APRIL 27, 2014

There are major concerns regarding social media and the fear of allowing students to use their cell phones for educational purposes. As an educator and parent, I have come to the realization that, like it or not, social media and mobile learning devices are going to be an integral part of our children’s lives.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Practices such as BYOD, 1:1, blended learning, personalized learning, classroom and school redesign, branding, makerspaces, professional learning, etc. The DPA process has been created to support districts and schools looking for ways to measure and articulate the impact of technology and innovation on practice.

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Assessment Future Ready Blended Learning Professional Learning 357

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 11, 2012

A few weeks ago, I made a commitment to visit schools that are using social media, smartphones, texting, and other digital technologies, as a vital part of daily classroom instruction. The only criterion that I had was the school had to be entrenched in their use of the above-mentioned technologies.

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Brilliant or Insane

APRIL 2, 2015

I’ve heard many horror stories of monumental failures from first-year BYOD teachers, and most could have been avoided with some simple planning. The post 5 Strategies for Building a Powerful BYOD Classroom appeared first on Brilliant or Insane. Featured Mobile Learning Social Media Technology BYOD classroom'

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eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2018

Whether your school or district has officially adopted social media or not, conversations are happening in and around your school on everything from Facebook to Snapchat. Schools must reckon with this reality and commit to supporting thoughtful and critical social media use among students, teachers, and administrators.

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Social Media Policies Handbook Guidelines 98

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 25, 2015

Technology still gets a bad rap in many education circles. This ends up resulting in the formation of rules and policies that severely restrict or prohibit student use of mobile technology and social media as tools to support and/or enhance learning. Today’s students text or communicate via social media.

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Technology Social Media Mobility Mobile Learning 150

The Web20Classroom

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Reimagining education is frequently sparked by advancement in technology. 2 pencil to the streaming of video in to support learning and teaching, technology is typically the driver to change. But through a pilot program they discovered that the focus of their professional development around BYOD needed to not be on technology.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2024

As I engage with districts and schools regularly, they frequently inquire about ways to gauge the outcomes and efficacy of their innovative strategies, such as BYOD, 1:1, blended and personalized learning, classroom and school redesign, branding, makerspaces, and professional development. Regrettably, no such solutions were available.

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BYOD Data Future Ready Outcomes 274

The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 2, 2012

Just my feelings from what I have been reading and seeing and what I believe will take a great hold in educational technology. More Social Networking- This all boiled down to the continued growth of using Social Media and social networks for learning. BYOD can help. No science behind any of this.

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 25, 2012

The idea was to bring together district and school level leaders to talk about what issues we are facing with technology and to learn with each other. I had some wonderful conversations about technology integration, social media, BYOD and more. Optimize Person To Person Time: Technology should never isolate us.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 22, 2016

A dynamic combination of mindset, behaviors, and skills is required for schools to become places where social media and digital tools are integral and beneficial parts of a rigorous program and where they work symbiotically with active, engaged, and applicable learning. Step 3 Create spaces for making , collaborating, and tinkering.

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BYOD Social Media Flipped Classroom Blended Learning 150

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 12, 2018

If you make a move to Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) or 1:1 elicit input from students when crafting policies and expectations. Empower students to use social media and the school newspaper or magazine to engage in respectful dialogue about how to improve culture.

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Advocacy BYOD Blended Learning Social Media 254

Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Whether your school or district has officially adopted social media or not, conversations are happening in and around your school on everything from Facebook to Snapchat. Schools must reckon with this reality and commit to supporting thoughtful and critical social media use among students, teachers, and administrators.

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Social Media Policies Handbook Guidelines 71

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

‘Technology in education’ has become the buzz phrase for cutting edge classes that are plugged into the latest education trends. When you start at a new school (or classroom, or teacher), it’s important to understand the part technology will take to improve educational experiences for your child.

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Technology Digital Citizenship Common Core iPad 150

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 10, 2016

Just because today’s students have grown up in a technology-rich world does not mean that they know how to effectively and responsibly utilize technology. We then transitioned into online conduct in social media spaces and how that can impact college acceptances and employment. comments, pictures, videos, etc.),

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 7, 2015

With 1:1 technology initiatives and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) programs increasingly being implemented in schools across the globe, the need for digital literacy education has become more important than ever. Although technology enables students to access more information in much less time, it does not always foster learning.

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Social Media BYOD Common Core Conference 150

EdTech4Beginners

JULY 14, 2016

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) schemes have got more and more popular over recent years. Below I have listed 10 pros and cons of BYOD: PROS: 1) The devices are excellent learning tools which bring a lot to the classroom. 9) Work can be shared easily with classmates, parents and on social media; this gives children an audience.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2019

It is good for beginners, perfect for a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) school like mine, and the projects sync between all devices. BYOD FRIENDLY WITH CLOUD SYNC In addition, students can start by filming on their phones and house the content in Adobe Premiere Rush. I have typically not posted first projects on social media.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

This is especially evident over the decade, as schools have increasingly adopted mobile learning as a signature initiative using BYOD and 1:1 programs and investing in tablets to provide their students with access to a wealth of relevant educational content and learning opportunities. Mobile students. Wrapping up.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 28, 2013

"Technology won't replace teachers, but teachers who use technology will probably replace teachers who don't" This was just one of the contentious and thought provoking statements made at Learning Through Technology this week in Glasgow. Another conclusion was that the technology wave is not slowing, and won't go away.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 20, 2018

It’s normal for students in these circumstances to check their social media, but an e-learning interface that is supported by a mobile app, could also enable on-the-go learning where students can capture a thought or idea, complete a short quiz, or review bite-sized pieces of course content.

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The 21st Century Principal

AUGUST 11, 2012

This means providing students with wireless access in the school building in the form of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives and 1:1 Technology initiatives. It means engaging students in the use of social media and other technologies rather than blocking them on school networks.

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BYOD Classroom Learning Social Media 110

Neo LMS

JANUARY 20, 2016

The affordability of such devices, according to FastCodesign.com , enables students in resource-challenged communities to technologically leapfrog and the opportunity to skip past outdated formal and rigid school systems. Learners are more motivated and engaged when they learn using their mobile devices, and encourages social learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Schools with BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) programs find a noticeable percentage of students bring mobile phones as their device. Studies show that students spend 20% of their in-class time texting, emailing, and checking social media. Do be sure they realize a wide variety of technology is part of your class. And why not?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 22, 2015

Classrooms are infused with technology. Each year, add a few more from this list of nineteen digital citizenship topics including cyberbullying, digital footprint, digital law, fair use and public domain, copyrights, plagiarism, social media, and digital commerce. you have a BYOD school, teach these. Internet use.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Many school districts are now going through a process of determining which pandemic-related practices should be kept, improved, or discarded, and the use of remote and blended learning technologies is frequently being raised during these types of discussions. Improving the use of the various types of assessment data is another priority.

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

Like texting, the beauty of Twitter's is that its core technology is a device agnostic system that lets the masses participate. BYOD / BYOT Cell phones in Education social media in education Twitter in Education' For example, let’s say you want to get Tweets from the authors of this chapter. I want more ».

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The Innovative Educator

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Frequency: Daily 2) Social Media Facebook, Google Communities, Yammer, Edmodo and Twitter are my go to platforms to connect with other innovative educators inside and outside my district. Favorite hastags are #BYOD #BYOTchat #StuVoice #TLChat #EdChat. Technology tools' Frequency: Daily I want more ».

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 10, 2016

The proliferation of technology in the world is making it much more difficult to engage our students. Through my work I have seen in person, and through social media, some amazing examples of what education can and should be. It’s not just advancements in technology that have to be addressed in our schools.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 21, 2016

There’s a lot of technology in the business world; still, some say it isn’t enough. A personal email address and a few social media accounts may help a first time employee with figuring out how to use all of the above, but are surely not enough. At the end of the month, they all get a paycheck. Hopefully, not yet.

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The Innovative Educator

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

As the demands continue to increase due to the CCSS, standardized exams, and new teacher evaluation systems, perhaps the greatest “game changer” for Principals is the high level of accessibility and connectedness that is now possible due to technology and social media. BYOD / BYOT Cell phones in Education Leadership'

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Graphite Blog

JULY 17, 2018

Whether your school or district has officially adopted social media or not, conversations are happening in and around your school on everything from Facebook to Snapchat. Schools must reckon with this reality and commit to supporting thoughtful and critical social media use among students, teachers, and administrators.

Social Media 40

Social Media Policies Handbook Guidelines 40

Graphite Blog

JULY 17, 2018

Whether your school or district has officially adopted social media or not, conversations are happening in and around your school on everything from Facebook to Snapchat. Schools must reckon with this reality and commit to supporting thoughtful and critical social media use among students, teachers, and administrators.

Social Media 40

Social Media Policies Handbook Guidelines 40