A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Social media has played a considerable role in this area over the years, demonstrating the power of Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) with learning anytime, anywhere, and with anyone. While I saw many amazing examples of innovative practices at scale, I was very impressed with East Jackson Elementary School.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 14, 2018

From student-led social media to students calling parents with score reports and student-led conferencing, these three ideas can help empower students in your classroom. Just for one example, we have student-led social media accounts in our classroom. Student-led social media accounts. Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2022

Take a Social Media. While social media can be helpful, it can also distract and keep us from deepening and focusing on relationships. Helping students manage social media and attain media literacy skills is part of developing their wellness habits. Sabbatical. PD Connection. with Technology.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

21st Century Leadership Shift Happens (must see video for any educator unfamiliar with the tends and impacts associated with technology and social media. Principals can use social media for communication, public relations, branding, professional development, and opportunity. Mix images, music, text, and video.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2025

EdTech Magazine LINK [link] A balanced overview of this debate from CoSN's conference. “In reality, Lapus shared, kids check their phones 52 times per day on average and spend an average of 43 minutes on their phones at school, according to research from Common Sense Media. in Edtech Magazine. 6, 2024.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 13, 2025

OVERVIEW: Our first Library 2.025 mini-conference (and our third mini-conference on AI and Libraries), " AI and Libraries: Literacy, Ethics, and Responsible Use , " will be held online (and for free) today, Thursday, March 13th, 2025, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. We are excited to have over 8,700 participants registered!

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MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 25, 2022

While there is so much good going on— the ST Math Winter Waddle , several big edtech conferences, and the chance to reinvigorate students with math learning—there are also more hurdles than ever before. Social media can be an amazing tool for so many pu rposes. A post shared by Greg - Mr. Elementary Math (@mrelementarymath).

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Karen Lirenman ( @ KLirenman ) and Kristen Wideen ( @ mrswideen ) have written the definitive book on using iPads in the elementary classroom, Innovate with iPad: Lessons to Transform Learning in the Classroom. Today’s show will help settle the dust and bring clarity to iPads in the elementary classroom. innovatewithipad.com.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Click Here to Learn More This week's guest Todd Nesloney is the Director of Culture and Strategic Leadership for the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA). He's Director of Culture and Strategic Leadership for the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association, Director of Get Your Lead On.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2017

I think we’ve learned how to use social media in just a really positive way, and learned to communicate and build a global audience, and shared our learning, and learned with others. How Vickie Morgado Uses Social Media in Her Classroom. We have connected with different classrooms. We’ve traveled the world. It was fun!

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

So, if you take the challenge from this episode, share what you do and tag me – @coolcatteacher on the social media of your choice and lets level up together. She conducts workshops in elementary schools and hopes to educate children about kindness when they are still young.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 27, 2017

Baby Savvy caught up with our good friend, Cori Coburn (@coburncori) who helps on the organizing teams of various conferences, including ISTE. Social Media for the Library (B311). Computer Programming in the Elementary School (B313). This year Cori helped oversee the BYOD sessions. 11:45 am–12:45 pm. 12:15–1:15 pm.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 28, 2023

Teaching Writing in Small Groups A Teacher's Guide to Reading Conferences. 2023), TEACHING WRITING IN SMALL GROUPS (March 2021), A TEACHER'S GUIDE TO READING CONFERENCES (2019), and UNDERSTANDING TEXTS AND READERS (2018). Jennifer's Podcast: To the Classroom Conversations with Researchers and Educators. Book and the 2.0

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

That’s the question my startup co-founder and I asked ourselves when we reconnected at an apps conference for speech language pathologists in 2012. The iPad had been out for almost two years and the App Store was flooded with apps aimed at the pre-k students and those in the lower elementary grades.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2018

So whether it’s elementary or district leadership or high school leadership, and they have these organic one-on-one conversations outside of their brick-and-mortar buildings, and outside their own (mentorship). I set up this virtual mentorship program, where aspiring school leaders are set up with current school leaders K-12. Jody: It is.

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Waterford

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Before you know it, parent-teacher conferences are right around the corner. It’s easy to let the conference season catch us by surprise, but did you know that parent-teacher conferences are one of the best ways to boost parent engagement? Encouraging Parental Involvement Before Conference Season.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (Wednesday, July 20, 2022) —Hawaii’s Kihei Elementary School today announced that it has expanded its partnership with Discovery Education, which has supported the school’s educators in creating engaging digital learning environments since 2015. We are excited to begin the school year with these new resources.”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 2, 2018

Steve: Well, I think it’s interesting, because a lot of times when people go to conferences, they’re always seeking out, “What are the ones I haven’t heard of before?” Steve Dembo is also a dynamic speaker on the capabilities of social networking, the power of educational technologies and Web 2.0

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

I had the chance to chat with Dr. Jared Scherz, the founder of TeacherCoach , and a former elementary school guidance counselor who became a clinical psychologist in New Jersey. I began my career as an elementary school guidance counselor, working in some of the poorest inner city and rural areas in Chicago and PA.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 22, 2023

As many in education know, commentary about ChatGPT is appearing on the news, social media, and the internet. As I always do, I am exploring its use in my classes (elementary-level gifted education). I get frustrated when I see conference presentations about 50 educational technologies in 50 minutes.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2018

Some attend conferences, participate in webinars, or read up on educational trends to learn and grow before putting their newly-acquired knowledge into practice in September. When Mr. Jasper was an elementary school teacher he did a fine job of making connections and getting to know kids as people. We do this in different ways.

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ASIDE

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

Source: ASIDE 2015 The resolute attitude of many schools to resist the “ Social Age ” by blocking websites within their walls strikes at the core of what it means to collectively share ideas. The system seems stuck in the notion that kids will do bad things if they have access to social media. Social media is not the culprit.

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User Generated Education

JULY 2, 2017

Articles, resources on social media, and conference presentations on these topics are proliferating at a rate that most educators are now familiar with maker education. I do conference presentations where I have educators and librarians make paper circuits and Gami-bots. Materials Openly and Easily Accessible.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

See: Creating Elementary Portfolios and One Note in the Classroom. The legacy of her work is expressed through her students submitting their own proposals, speaking at international conferences and co-authoring invited blogs. Many schools are moving to portfolios as a way to capture learning instead of a polished final product.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2021

Through this new collaboration, educators and students in 28 CPS elementary schools will receive access to a suite of Discovery Education’s award-winning digital learning resources. www.discoveryeducation.com and stay connected with Discovery Education on social media through? Twitter and?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2022

Through this collaboration, educators in all 34 SMSD elementary schools have now joined their peers nationwide in integrating Discovery Education’s award-winning suite of flexible digital resources into science instruction.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2018

It turns out there are lots of “chat” hashtags — #scichat and #edchat and #elemchat (elementary). David: The perfect — if I can go back to the #mtbos — this is a grassroots group of teachers who actually started to create their own conference in the summer. They have a regular conference, only it’s super grassroots.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 16, 2018

So I started with her, creating the social media guidelines for the New York City Department of Education. Eileen Lennon is part of the team that developed the social media guidelines and resources for the NYC Board of Education. They don’t want to read books or brochures. They wanted to look at things. Blog: [link].

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 7, 2018

I think a lot of that stems down and boils down to social media, too. As teachers, we are afraid of failing, and social media contributes to that. I think social media is one of the bst things to ever happen to education, and at the same time some of the worst. I just have to get through it!”. You know what?

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2018

I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from Indiana University. I’ve presented at various conferences such as ATE , CUE and ISTE. I’m an adjunct in the Department of Elementary and Bilingual Education at CSU Fullerton where I teach the occasional graduate level course in educational technology.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Interviewed and profiled here is winner John Arthur , a 6th grade teacher at Meadowlark Elementary School nominated by Follett. John Arthur, a sixth-grade teacher at Meadowlark Elementary School in Salt Lake City, was the 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year and one of four finalists for 2021 National Teacher of the Year.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 23, 2018

Just share that love on social media. So even if you’re not very comfortable with holding a live conference call via Skype or Google Hangouts, the cool thing about Flipgrid is that you can record video messages with your kids. in Elementary Education. We love digital tools like Buncee and Green Screen , Adobe Spark.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 30, 2015

The engine of a PLN is social media. refer to it in your social media. always answer questions and acknowledge comments that show up on your social media accounts. Keep your social media focused on those topics. Keep your social media focused on those topics. Post to it regularly.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 22, 2017

This fun, visual tool lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners. Vicki: So, I’m here at the National State Teachers of the Year Conference here in D.C., I want them to learn from each other, but also from experts on social media, from their friends.

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The Web20Classroom

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

This was my first time attending and my first time in Austin and I had a wonderful time learning, sharing and reflecting at this first-rate, mega-sized conference. Think about conferences like this. Its fascinating to look at the data and get a true sense of how social media can impact the stories that schools and leaders need to tell.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Friday, November 21st, is the fifth and final day our fifth annual Global Education Conference. Today was yet another great day of sessions and keynotes, and the recordings of any sessions that have taken place are accessible on the conference recordings page. Follow the conference through Twitter using the hashtag #globaled14.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Jacob’s mother reported at conferences that Alex’s friendship had helped Jacob improve his grades and work completion as they would study together and then work on their project frequently outside of school. In a nearby elementary school, a student collected 2,500 books after learning about illiteracy statistics in the world.

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