Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2021

This week, I’ll post my updated suggestions for three holiday activities that will get your computers and technology ready for the blitz of teaching that starts after the New Year. This means recent blog posts, feed activity, and information on all social media, blogs, and websites. Today: 11 Ways to Update Your Online Presence.

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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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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

The advent of social media introduced yet another responsibility into my already packed schedule: digital leadership. It also enables you to have more effective conversations with teachers about their own growth, adding credibility to post-conference feedback.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 8, 2018

Teachers and administrators at K–12 schools recognize the positive impact of parent engagement on student achievement, so many schools and districts now leverage technology to power better and more meaningful relationships with parents and families. . Take Advantage of Social Media. Take Care of the Routine Matters.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

Up until this point I really didn’t have a clue as to what it was all about except that it was a social media tool that functioned like an electronic bulletin board. Conference summaries/notes : In my experiences at various conferences, presenters routinely share cool website links during their sessions.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 9, 2021

They shared how teachers got better using technology, reached out more for feedback, collaborated more, and improved classroom management. Embrace a learning management system (LMS), settle on a video conference solution that has breakout rooms and integrate one digital tool that aligns with effective instructional strategies.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

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. Social Media. Read more: 6 Tips for making the most of ed tech exhibitions.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 26, 2019

The infusion of technology into our culture is the greatest change that our educational system has ever experienced. Not long ago, many schools required teachers to include the use of technology in their daily lesson plans. Teachers were grasping at anything that could fulfill the “obligation” of using technology.

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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. with Technology. Sabbatical. PD Connection.

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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. Below are some of the ads that you may have seen on social media that were released as being traced back to Russian origin.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 17, 2020

This week, I’ll post my updated suggestions for three holiday activities that will get your computers and technology ready for the blitz of teaching that starts after the New Year. This means recent blog posts, feed activity, and information on all social media, blogs, and websites. 11 Ways to Update Your Online Presence.

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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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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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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2017

10MT | #29 Steven Anderson talks technology trends From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Steven Anderson @web20classroom brings back the veil and helps us learn about these emerging technologies. Are these technologies expensive to use? Are there any risks with these technologies?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

TpT 2017 Conference Observations. Every year, TpT holds a conference to share ideas with teacher-authors on how to build their stores, develop their platform, and make money off of their passion. Seminars I attended included: using social media to spread the word. Whoever planned this conference: Get them a cape!

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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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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 30, 2019

For the purposes of this post, let’s put aside more traditional pathways that are either provided to educators or ones that are sought out, such as conferences and workshops. Webinars Improved bandwidth and increased access to technology have helped learning through webinars gain in popularity. Just let me know!

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2020

Inequities in technology use in the classroom. This is our chance to pause and reflect and raise our expectations for the edtech companies with which we work while also thinking critically about how we leverage technology in the classroom as it relates to our students of color. Mary Beth Hertz. The big questions.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 24, 2018

As a supplement to traditional discussion strategies technology can serve as a catalyst to increase engagement by getting more people actively involved during lessons. Backchannels or back-channeling is common at conferences where attendees use tools like Twitter to discuss the various presentations in near real time.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 19, 2018

This week my daughter, Savvy, Kelly Jake Duncan , and I are headed to the ISTE Conference as official ISTE media and to present. All who complete this form by Thursday, June 28th, will receive a copy of my most recent digital guide, 7 Ways to Integrate Technology and Transform the Learning in Your Classroom. Attending ISTE?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 30, 2016

This past week at the ISTE conference, I shared my tips and resources for engaging parents. Below are a few tips and resources from my presentation, Engaging Parents with Technology and Social Media. Engaging Parents with Technology from Shelly Sanchez Terrell. Every school needs a social media plan and guidelines.

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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. link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Webcams and mics are too easy to hack, been done often. Why risk it? I’m not the only one. I think that’s a good thing.”

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2015

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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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. This adds a whole new level of credibility to the post-conference. This is extremely important in terms of technology integration in the classroom and professional learning to improve practice.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 23, 2019

This year I am attending the amazing ISTE conference virtually thanks to #PasstheScopeEDU and the #NOTatISTE19 team! Each day I will embed presentations or interviews that made an impression on me or share some exciting tweets and education technology news. These are some of the highlights from Meeno Rami’s keynote.

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Neo LMS

MAY 25, 2021

While remote learning technologies are great, there are dangers associated with online learning, including cases of cyberbullying and criminals that use the information they find online to commit identity theft. Teachers should be cautious about what they share on social media as well. That advice goes both ways.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 26, 2019

Technology, most specifically social media, has flattened the world. Remember when we had to get all of our professional literature and information from journals, books, conferences, over the phone, or people that we came in direct contact with? We live in amazing times. Inclusion and REAL collaborative teaching.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 21, 2014

Through social media a Personal Learning Network (PLN) provides a great antidote to the age-old time excuse. As great as a PLN is to professional growth, make the time to connect face to face with colleagues at conferences and workshops. Carve out some time each day if possible.

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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. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 29, 2018

Sign up for my new In-Service / Graduate Fully Accredited online courses this summer, Connected Educators: Harnessing the Power of Social Media for Professional Development, and Methodologies for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. . Subscribe for FREE to receive regular updates! .

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 25, 2019

This applies to what is seen on social media, in marketing assets, and at conferences. A few years back I tackled this through strictly a technology lens and brought forward the concept of a Return on Instruction (ROI); borrowing from the term “return on investment” synonymous with virtually every profession.

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Neo LMS

JULY 27, 2021

With the help of technology, schools are able to maintain the channels of communication open and this was more so seen during online schooling. However, parents nowadays are more into social media, so the solutions mentioned above will help teachers reach parents easier. They are easy to use and can be automated.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 24, 2019

This year I am attending the amazing ISTE conference virtually thanks to #PasstheScopeEDU and the #NOTatISTE19 team! The audience left with great technology integration ideas, tools, and laughs. For the past couple of years I’ve been a live reporter at ISTE and for 2 years interviewed folks with my toddler, Savvy.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 27, 2018

With connected technology now being used in the majority of U.S. Department of Education, gave district technology leaders and educators frank advice on how to protect students’ personally identifiable information and stay compliant with those laws Tuesday at ISTE’s 2018 Conference & Expo in Chicago. .

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The Web20Classroom

JUNE 19, 2019

Written with my friend Shaelynn Farnsworth we break down the simple things any learner can do to make the most of their conference experience. The end of June means signals to many education technology enthusiasts one thing - the annual ISTE (International Society for Technology In Education) Conference is just around the corner.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JANUARY 27, 2020

They are using social media and technology to spread the word and gather momentum. This was the topic of my recent 10 minute keynote for the ELT Day for Puerto Rico conference , entitled, How to Inspire the Next World Changers. However, these movements are mostly outside of school. Find the slides and resources below.

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