A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 24, 2023

The more difficult mental hurdle is that using any digital tool is just another thing added to an already crazy workload. While I firmly believe in the merits of digital learning, it comes with a caveat, which I recently shared on social media: Technology is just a tool and is definitely not a silver bullet.

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Hapara

MAY 8, 2023

There are social media games and shopping websites, just to start. This is helpful, too, if students are learning remotely due to school closure. Does your school or district web filter software do enough to help digital learning? Want to learn more?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Digital Learning Theories and Frameworks. You can attend my online graduate course, Connected Educators: Harnessing the Power of Social Media , to experience networked learning and dive deep into some of the digital learning theories mentioned below: Connectivism by George Siemens and Stephen Downes.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! I started this blog 10 years ago, which was shortly after using Twitter and other social media tools to connect with educators. Canva also helps you learn more about graphic design with tutorials and free design courses and tips!

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2020

You can connect with Tom on social media. The post US Edtech Policy Conversations Amidst Coronavirus Concerns with Tom Murray appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

They grew up with the Internet, social media, and mobile devices. Educators have experienced life without the Internet and social media. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go. Mission-Minded Learning Makes the World a Better Place.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Digital Learning Coaches (DLCs) across the state have received a copy of Harnessing Technology for Deeper Learning and are working with their local educators to use the protocol to redesign lessons and units for deeper learning, greater student agency, more authentic work, and rich technology infusion. Related Posts.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

was, and adamantly believed social media had absolutely no place in education. Video credit: [link] On this, the first Digital Learning Day , I have some questions for those of you reading this post. Finally, how can we move more schools to embrace social media in general as a valuable educational tool?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Students all over the world have access to knowledge, resources, and experts to help them learn in rich ways and accomplish great things. The Internet and social media provide learners with a worldwide audience in which to share their ideas, passions, innovations, thoughts, and brilliance.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 7, 2025

I have never been a fan of the concept of digital natives, but at this point, it seems like the disruptive nature of generative AI tools will force a review of the concept. The nature of generative AI demands a recalibration of how we approach digital literacy.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

This was an extremely big deal five years ago and ultimately gave us an edge in terms of the many successful initiatives we rolled out including Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and digital learning across the curriculum. I made the video above quickly using Instagram.

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Hapara

JANUARY 14, 2022

Luckily there are edtech experts who are sharing strategies and tools through blog posts, social media, books, courses and podcasts. After helping teachers transition to online learning during the pandemic, she began writing about her experiences, including a chapter on online learning in Like No Other School Year.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Even world leaders lack professionalism and tact when they share their disagreements and opinions on social media. We need our learners to be better leaders who use social media and technology to strive for peaceful resolutions. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 21, 2018

These web tools can be used to complete the Mission: Seek and Preserve the Truth in my new book, Hacking Digital Learning with EdTech Missions. Students can also use these web tools to design a class yearbook or end-of-year memories digital book! Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com !

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

Among the newer aspects of these kinds of complaints is whether college social media communication meets accessibility standards. While some institutions have tried to punt responsibility for the accessibility of digital tools to the companies that produce them, that reasoning hasn’t persuaded federal agencies or judges. “The

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 5, 2017

That is why I love to show my students various examples of digital projects from learners just like them! In my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions , I list different student examples for learners to evaluate with reflection activities in the Mission Prep sections.

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The Web20Classroom

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Social media often gets a bad wrap when spoken in the same breath as education and learning. Ask around and many folks might consider it to be a time suck or a place where very little learning happens and therefore has no place in the classroom. Social media can provide many benefits to student learning and understanding.

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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. . Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com !

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 14, 2018

Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go. In the notes section, students are provided with reflective questions to answer. Receive credit through Andrews University in New York and take the course in the comfort of your home. How to Use this Template.

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2023

That prompted White to shift again, developing a curriculum on social media design and content creation. With how social media, graphic design, and technology are growing into every aspect of normal living, it is super important to have students practice these skills for their own benefit,” she said.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2024

That’s where online learning can really benefit schools and individual students–we can take teachers from all over and centralize them in a place students can come to and get classes and courses.”

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Teacher Reboot Camp

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Not only do our learners observe arguments daily on their social networks, but they often participate. When our students want to state their opinions on their social networks, they have access to a worldwide audience. If you observe digital debates you will notice the broken logic.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

This is why in my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions in Your Classroom , one of the missions is for students to manage the social media profile of an important historical figure. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2019

Leaders should always be looking to improve instructional design and establishing accountability protocols to ensure efficacy in digital learning. Innovative learning spaces and environments : Would you want to learn under the same conditions as your students do, or in similar spaces?

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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. Ask me about training your ESL teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com !

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 17, 2017

With many competing opinions on how to implement digital learning effectively, compelling stories can influence decision-makers and inspire people and communities to action. In today’s splintered media landscape, more and more folks depend on specific social media channels for news and information. initiative.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 16, 2023

There are many options to create and implement various forms of formative assessment, which measures progress in ongoing learning rather than endpoints. For instance, online platforms for discussion threads and learning management systems (LMSs) alter how students engage in writing and project-based assignments.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 7, 2019

Community providers, such as the University AME Zion Church (UAMEZ) in Palo Alto, California, understand that digital literacy development, like any learning, starts with building trust in the community and meeting learners where they are. Tech Team members learn to navigate livestreams on social media such as FaithLife , for example.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Find more tips for engaging parents in my presentation, Engaging Parents with Technology and Social Media. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go. Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com !

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2024

Editor’s note : This story on digital learning originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. From classroom lessons and professional learning resources, to staff guides and announcement graphics, more and more information is being delivered in a visual way. Be consistent. References de Jong, T.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

Image credit: [link] The motivation from this post came from a recent presentation I did on digital learning. The whole premise behind this concept it to provide relevancy, meaning, and authenticity in the teaching and learning process. In the end students have taken ownership of their learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 29, 2017

We then leverage evidence-based rubrics to observe leadership and instructional practices while collecting artifacts to provide evidence of effective digital learning and innovative professional practice.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 19, 2018

I will be giving away signed copies of my book, Hacking Digital Learning with EdTech Missions , Sunday through Wednesday of the conference. You can also win a digital copy of my book, Learning to Go: Lesson Ideas for Teaching with Mobile Devices, Cell Phones and BYOT. Attending ISTE?

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ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The metaverse itself can be described as a virtual setting that users are able to occupy synchronously, which facilitates meaningful social interactions. ’ The company saw the metaverse as the future of online social interactions and as the evolution of existing social media. Understanding Metaverse Education .

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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. . Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com !

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 22, 2017

In my book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions , each mission gets students to take ownership of their citizenship and strive to make meaningful digital foot trails. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go.

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Tom Murray

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Personalized Professional Learning. In future ready schools, technology and digital learning expand access to high-quality, ongoing, job-embedded opportunities for professional learning for teachers, administrators, and other education professionals. Such environments enable anytime, anywhere learning.

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