A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

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). Through the use of social media, I realized that I didn’t really need to be “developed.” I think the same can be said when it comes to the learners we serve.

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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. You can now learn anywhere, with anyone, at anytime you want for free. Change digital badges Innovation Personal Learning Network professional growth period time management'

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 21, 2014

As social media embracement was not even a blip on the radar at this time, these teacher leaders were quite skeptical about the alleged benefits I described. Undeterred, I continued to talk about the concept of a Personal Learning Network (PLN) and what it had done for my professional growth.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 4, 2015

The end result is creating an environment that empowers students to use the tools they possess as mobile learning devices to enhance learning, increase productivity, develop positive digital footprints, and conduct better research.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Communication, collaboration, creativity, media literacy, global connectedness, problem solving, and critical thinking are vital to success. Digital tools now allow for professional learning to take place anytime, anywhere, and with anyone. Digital badges are an exciting way to acknowledge both formal and informal learning.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Hyper-stimulating media pervades their worlds, social media culture makes them feel inadequate, and existential pressures of economic, community and environmental decline hover over their futures. Open digital badges. The new problem we have created is a dramatic increase in student anxiety.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Digital devices, be they iPads, laptops, Chromebooks, Macs, or PCs, give students access to endless amounts of web-based resources for research, inquiry, collaboration, sharing, and more. They offer over three hundred micro-credentials addressing all levels of personal learning (more on that later). Click to view slideshow.

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