A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 31, 2011

This morning I read a great article on PBS Media Shift by Audrey Watters entitled " Why Schools Should Stop Banning Cell Phones, and Use Them For Learning." As a principal, it took me a while to accept the fact that these small, but powerful computing devices could play an important role in the classroom. resource.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 11, 2012

A few weeks ago, I made a commitment to visit schools that are using social media, smartphones, texting, and other digital technologies, as a vital part of daily classroom instruction. There are plenty of schools that have very expensive artwork on their classroom walls (i.e. Smart Board).

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 5, 2016

Use it for real time audience participation, online brainstorming and classroom feedback. Mentimeter – Move over Poll Everywhere. Mentimeter is a great tool that allows you to poll your audience in a variety of ways. You can even create a presentation that has multiple polls. AnswerGarden – My new favorite tool!

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Whether your role is as an administrator, teacher, parent, or student leader, if you’re reading this, you are probably interested in helping other school community stakeholders understand the power of technology in a teaching and learning environment. Or, go farther by using technology tools live during these professional learning times.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 25, 2011

Last week my school was fortunate to have the NJ School Boards Association (NJSBA) visit to produce a live event called Learn@Lunch: Technology as an Engagement Tool. Yes, I was the Principal at that time, but my perspective and philosophy as to what constituted a 21st Century learning environment was vastly different than what it is today.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2016

To ban or not to ban, that is always the question when it comes to personal devices in the classroom. While pushing students to learn outside our classrooms is a step in the right direction, how do we ensure that these experiences lead to deeper learning ? Often times great “aha!”

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Fractus Learning

MAY 5, 2015

I want them to be positive, collaborative learning communities, where ideas are shared and staff walks away energized. So, the staff meeting focus is now one of instruction, professional learning and sharing , and conversation, centered around topics to help move our school to the next level. Poll Everywhere.

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