A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 3, 2013

I have read some very thought-provoking posts and associated commentary over the past couple of weeks focusing on how particular educators use social media. What I have found interesting is the powerful opinions as to how one should use social media. As our goals and needs change our use of social media will evolve.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Finding time to engage in professional learning can present a challenge for educators. While schools provide their own professional development sessions or teachers may have opportunities to attend local, state, or national conferences, the cost involved in attending them leads to additional planning and preparation for our students.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 30, 2019

“ Learning is not attained by chance; it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.” – Abigail Adams How do you make, not find, the time to learn and get better? Like change, learning is a process, not an event. So, what does meaningful professional learning look like? Trust me; I get it.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The new social media app Clubhouse is gaining traction across many industries as Influencers, celebrities , and marketing professionals are heading to the app to connect and collaborate. (If It is like going to a conference while I walk my dog. What is Clubhouse? It inspires me, it connects me, it helps me grow.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 21, 2021

As we prepare for school, learning the current best practices and edtech apps is a great way to get excited (and save time.) During the conference, I’m presenting a new presentation “8 Ways to Engage Every Learner.” ” The conference is free and you can register and see the schedule now. by LaNesha Tabb.

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Neo LMS

MAY 25, 2021

Teachers in all fields saw their lives turned upside down with the arrival of COVID-19, with most having to resort to remote learning. From an email address to a social security number, just about any piece of personal information can be used by cybercriminals for malicious means. That advice goes both ways. Limit cyberbullying.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

The advent of social media introduced yet another responsibility into my already packed schedule: digital leadership. If our ultimate goal is to improve, we need to prioritize the aspects of our job that impact student learning most. For learning, consider curating data weekly and present at an upcoming staff meeting.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

For the better part of my educational career, I always referred to any type of learning to assist me as a teacher or administrator as professional development (PD). In March of 2009, I began to use Twitter, and it was at this time that I began to create a Personal Learning Network (PLN). I was both enlightened and empowered.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2020

Advancement Courses has a free micro-course – Launching Online Learning. His best-selling book, Learning Transformed: 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow’s Schools, Today , co-authored with Eric Sheninger and published by ASCD, was released in June 2017. You can connect with Tom on social media.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2021

For most teachers I know, life zooms by, filled with lesson planning, teaching, meeting with grade-level teams, chatting with parents, attending conferences (to stay UTD), and thinking. This means recent blog posts, feed activity, and information on all social media, blogs, and websites.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 24, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter ISTE has always been an important source of learning for me, and any year I can come to the live conference is a good year for me in terms of innovation. I’ll take you with me, so follow me on my social media. When June 1 came around, I knew.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 25, 2017

For many, it means attending conferences like ISTE and NEA to learn how the heck to integrate technology into their lesson plans. If you aren’t a veteran conference attendee, you may wonder what you should bring. Besides a toothbrush and aspirin, what should you take to your upcoming conference? Conference App.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 5, 2021

Last year, as schools were closing their gates, e-learning cybersecurity wasn’t exactly a top priority for most teachers. What doesn’t change is that e-learning is here to stay, as the benefits of using an online tool for class activities far outweigh the risks for both K-12 and Higher Ed organizations.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 9, 2019

I started this blog 10 years ago, which was shortly after using Twitter and other social media tools to connect with educators. Part of connecting and spreading the word of new posts, online conferences I’ve organized, online courses, Twitter chats, and other news is creating visuals to share online.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2024

And some students have pushed back in viral social media posts or even sued schools over what they say are false accusations of AI cheating. It helps us, are you kidding me, its great, says Chechitelli, who finds such social media posts the easiest way to learn about techniques and alter their products accordingly.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2017

Are these buzzwords or are they things that can be used to improve learning? Today Steven Anderson @web20classroom brings back the veil and helps us learn about these emerging technologies. Are these buzzwords or are they things that can be used to improve learning? Augmented reality and virtual reality. Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 28, 2018

Social media has not shown an ability to “self correct” perhaps because by its very nature, the responses can only be positive and thus, there is no self-correcting mechanism built into its algorithm. ” This means I can say, “I learned this at the War College.” Let’s dig in. Source: Wired.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 7, 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) on Thursday, March 13th, 2025, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Petersburg College. Petersburg College.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 26, 2019

Technology can bring about new learning opportunities, support student engagement, help create a collaborative learning environment, and provide necessary and immediate feedback, among other digital age skills. Go to conferences. Attending conferences, while expensive, can help you stay on the cutting edge of edtech.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 8, 2018

Educational research group Pearson reports that there’s increasing awareness and recognition among teachers and administrators that traditional parent-teacher conferences yield limited results , particularly for traditionally marginalized student populations. Take Advantage of Social Media. Take Care of the Routine Matters.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2024

When Meta held its annual conference at the end of September, the tech giant announced it is betting that the next wave of computing will come in the form of smart eyeglasses. Lots of these augmented reality applications build on the notion of active learning and experiential learning naturally.” Cheating Glasses?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 30, 2023

We should consider which jobs should be automated and which should remain under human control (Ahem, content moderation, something social media receives a resounding F on lately.) I also think that: Every tech tool should have a “kill switch” – this includes social media. I'm just a teacher.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Gitanjali Rao talks about her learning journey on episode 556 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter She was named America’s Top Young Scientist of 2017 by the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge, with a patent-pending device to detect lead in water faster than any other current techniques.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 27, 2023

” One more person who’s security conscious is that poster-boy for social media: Mark Zuckerberg. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Webcams and mics are too easy to hack, been done often. Why risk it? When I want to use the webcam (which isn’t that often), I take the post-it off.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 19, 2015

ECM151: Eric Walters and his students Isabella and Tylor tell all The first online student technology conference was held this past January 2015 led by Eric Walters and his students. In this episode of ECM, Eric and two of his students tell all about social media, learning, and their plans for next year. You can join too!

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Manus shares how these Edcamps supported her practice and work with other educators, and we look forward to the launch of our next Edcamp: Powerful Learning at Home session on November 21. . Were my students really learning anything? I was hungry for learning and connecting somehow with something different.

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My Island View

JANUARY 23, 2025

I recently attended a most fulfilling education conference, FETC, The Future of Education Technology Conference. This international conference is a premiere showcase for the latest and greatest in education technology with the best tech advocates, and evangelist educators speaking and presenting for three days.

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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. 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.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2020

As a white educator engaging in anti-racist efforts, one of the most frustrating things I have seen in my 15-year teaching career is schools and districts purchasing costly adaptive learning programs that require rapid, singular responses from students, and dedicating tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of devices to delivering these programs.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 24, 2018

Backchannels or back-channeling is common at conferences where attendees use tools like Twitter to discuss the various presentations in near real time. In many cases, especially during conferences, presentations, and workshops, Twitter is the preferred medium for this. In this case, it is the backchannel experience.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 17, 2020

For most teachers I know, life zooms by, filled with lesson planning, teaching, meeting with grade-level teams, chatting with parents, attending conferences (to stay UTD), and thinking. This means recent blog posts, feed activity, and information on all social media, blogs, and websites.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Once you’ve completed the app, it can be downloaded onto any smartphone, tablet, or computer, shared to your social media, or pushed out via a link or QR code. To sign parents up for conferences –schedule yearly parent-teacher or individual meetings. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 27, 2017

I am also the Social Media Manager for American TESOL and I regularly share resources on our Twitter accounts, @TESOL , @AmericanTESOL , and @ESLWebinars. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go. Let’s Learn Each Other’s Names. Let’s Learn the Alphabet Digitally!

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 19, 2021

While learning recovery remains a needed area of focus, virtually every educator I come in contact with explains that students are a year or two behind socially. In some cases, the extended time at home during remote or hybrid learning has led to the development of concerning behaviors that weren’t prevalent at scale in the past.

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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

APRIL 5, 2025

How can you use choose your own adventure games to learn about classic literature with Playbrary? What does Miguel Guhlin think about Carnegie Learning's State of AI in Education overview from this week? EdTech Magazine LINK [link] A balanced overview of this debate from CoSN's conference. What happened to NaNoWriMo?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 29, 2015

Selfie- a picture taken of oneself shared via social media. Each year, I present at various face-to-face and virtual conferences around the world. Selfies are also a fun way to meet new people at a conference and create memories. For this reason, I’m sending you on an epic selfie adventure at your next conference.

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