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How Common Sense Is Helping NYC Welcome Cell Phones into Schools

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Individual schools can decide whether they want to incorporate students’ personal technology into classroom learning and can implement a "bring your own device" (BYOD) program. Lisa Nielsen, director of digital engagement and learning at the NYC DOE, shares how the district is preparing schools to move forward. “An

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Librarians at the Forefront of “Future Ready”

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Michelle Luhtala , Department Chair of the New Canaan, CT, High School Library and a 2015 Library Journal Mover & Shaker , is a leader in helping teacher-librarians all around the country to become Future Ready. Mark Ray added that Vancouver is four years into their 1:1 implementation.

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Effective Technology Professional Learning: Leading and Collaborating to Assure Success

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Moore says that before any rollout of sustainable and effective professional learning, there are four factors that school leaders must consider. Gaddis explained how Wake County focused their professional learning by first identifying three groups: teachers, leadership, and school library media coordinators.

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Using Single Sign-On to Streamline Edtech Access

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How big is their library of single sign-on applications? The presenters emphasized the need for user training—faculty and students—before full implementation, starting with a small portion of the school first, and communicating with students and parents across all avenues about the new system.

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The School Leadership Summit Is March 28th - All Welcome! Plus, Call for Volunteers

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If you are familiar with Blackboard Collaborate, or are willing to take the training to become so ( [link] ), we are now calling for volunteers to sign up to help in time slots. We teach based on our belief of how students learn. - Please join us! Greenlinger, Principal Belief drives epistemology drives pedagogy. Williamson, Ed.D.,

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

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This program adds full home access for students, custom curriculum alignment, performance reporting, professional development, and more. In addition, ABC Mouse has shared releases and updates for ABCmouse Mastering Math, Digital Library Experience, Standards-Aligned Collections, A New Teacher Experience, and the ABCmouse Ambassador Program.

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Critical Guidelines for Ensuring Data Privacy in Districts

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Anyone who collects or has access to students’ personal information needs training and resources on how to use student data securely, effectively, legally, and ethically in keeping with district policies and requirements. Data privacy training should not be a checkbox at the beginning of the school year. Join the Community.