A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 26, 2014

'As I work to constantly improve my keynote on Digital Leadership, I am always looking for ideas to strengthen the reasons why leaders need to change while updating the specific ways to illustrate how it can be done. For me, I strive to convey the urgency for schools, leaders, and educators to change so that students do not experience a total disconnect when entering a building that is supposedly going to educate them for success in a digital world.

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Tom Murray

OCTOBER 29, 2014

'Future Ready Schools is a bold new initiative, led by the Alliance for Excellent Education, supported by the US Department of Education, and in partnership with the LEAD Commission and a vast coalition of organizations, working to support school district superintendents and their leadership teams on district-wide transformation. The vision of this new initiative is for district leaders to develop and implement a sustainable, forward thinking roadmap for effective digital learning transformation

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The Journal

OCTOBER 27, 2014

In this week’s blog, we reflect on our 2010 prediction: By 2015 "every student in every grade in every school in the U.S. will be a using a mobile computing device, 24/7." Oops. We revise that prediction slightly and add in predictions about the Trinity of Educational Technology: hardware, software, and network.

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 26, 2014

'The things we have to learn before we do them, we learn by doing them. Aristotle. Give the pupils something to do, not something to learn; and the doing is of such a nature as to demand thinking; learning naturally results. John Dewey. My training as an educator occurred through experiential education rather than the traditional route. Experiential Education is based on the following principles as articulated by the Association for Experiential Education : Experiential learning occurs when car

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

OCTOBER 30, 2014

'I can''t stop thinking about the Elevating and Celebrating Effective Teaching & Teachers conference that I attended last weekend. I keep thinking about the notions of leadership and being a change agent as I reflect on how I got to attend such an inspiring event. I''d like to say it started on the plane on the way to New Orleans and #ECET2NOLA, but it started before that.

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Tom Murray

OCTOBER 29, 2014

'The Future Ready Schools Initiative is a bold new initiative, led by theAlliance for Excellent Education, supported by theUS Department of Education, and in partnership with the LEAD Commission and a vast coalition of organizations, working to support school district superintendents and their leadership teams on district-wide transformation.

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Edutopia

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Video & Transcript Video Transcript: The Flipped Class: Rethinking Space and Time. . Jon: The Flipped class requires us to fundamentally rethink two important aspects of education, space and time. Aaron: So let's talk a little bit about space. If you think about the way classrooms have been set up traditionally. They had a chalkboard in the front of the classroom.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

OCTOBER 31, 2014

'I had the pleasure on Tuesday last week to give a webinar on how I use Edmodo to teach my students digital literacy skills and help prepare them for digital assessments. My students piloted the PARCC last Spring and it became clear that knowing how to effectively navigate through a website will impact student scores on the Common Core assessment. Not only are my students being assessed on reading and writing literacy skills, but they are also being evaluated on understanding how to navigate and

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The 21st Century Principal

OCTOBER 26, 2014

'"You can prep kids for a standardized test, get a bump in scores, yet not be providing a very good education." Mike Rose, "The Mismeasure of Teaching and Learning: How Contemporary School Reform Fails the Test" It should not be a surprise at all to politicians, policymakers, and educators that the cry and backlash against testing and accountability is growing.

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My Paperless Classroom

OCTOBER 30, 2014

'Work is a constant sense of business. There is too much to do. Once again the truth of it is freeing. There is too much to do, therefore it cannot all get done. We do our best every day and try to make good choices, and apologize when we get it wrong. What is lost in this endless work machine of teaching can be perspective, and a sense of self. Sometimes I make pictures I have found this at times through writing and creating.

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The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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The Thinking Stick

OCTOBER 27, 2014

'Just a quick announcement that our third Eduro Learning Online Professional Development course will begin soon. We’re really excited about this one as it is one of those things we talk about teaching but A) Never get training on and B) Don’t really make it a priority. Our fear is that even though educators told us they would like to have a class on how to teach Digital Citizenship to students we’re not sure if people will actually sign up for such a class.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

OCTOBER 25, 2014

'I see what you did there. On the plane, chatting with folks around you around. Keynoting in the aisles and igniting learning in others who are struggling. But did you see, that you gave me a chance to pay it forward? In the session, tying Seinfeld to blogging."Seinfeld is not a show about nothing and your blog is not a blog about nothing." It is not about me it is about YOU.

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Ed Tech Now

OCTOBER 29, 2014

'Current models of ed-tech are based on theories of progressive education which are in turn based on a false understanding of what learning involves.

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My Paperless Classroom

OCTOBER 30, 2014

'Fourth grade is a very practical year for tech integration goals. We get email addresses for the first time. The teachers expect wall final draft work to be word processed and printed (more on that later). We have spent the first part of the year creating documents and books, yesterday was the first tech class we could delve into the world of programming.

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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 25, 2014

'I''m taking a brief break here from talking about calming/regulating apps to discuss the power of a little scare. Toca Boca, a studio I have long been a fan of, just released Toca Boo ($2.99), a great app to grab and have some language-based fun this pre-Halloween week. This highly interactive app allows you to play the role of a "ghost" and wander a darkened house scaring members of a family.

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The Innovative Educator

OCTOBER 29, 2014

'If you''re in a school where students have access to technology they have amazing learning tools at their fingertips. While equity and access is wonderful for students, teachers must know how to harness the power of these devices. If they don''t, these tools of engagement can turn into weapons of mass distraction. Check out the slides below for some ideas.

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Learning in Hand

OCTOBER 28, 2014

'Nowadays many of us carry smartphones and tablets, keep a digital calendar, and work from multiple computers. Chances are you feel like a slave to email, having perhaps hundreds of messages in your inbox. You probably spend a lot of time online and might have trouble managing all of your files among your devices. Instead of blaming technology, let''s use that technology to make you more productive!

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My Paperless Classroom

OCTOBER 29, 2014

'This video is the second in a series getting you started in Scratch JR. In this video we show how to use the send and receive message commands to create a dialogue. Dialogues are great ways for students to explore things they are learning in their content area lessons.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

OCTOBER 25, 2014

'Great conversation today @stangea @jackiegerstein @rhondahergott @kristincharr @mauilibrarian2 @kathyrichov Thanks! Here to help. — Lisa Goochee (@blubirding) October 25, 2014 Participated in my second annual EdCamp Online this morning and I learned so much! The best part? Meeting some new people with common interests. I joined the Maker Educator group mainly to soak in ideas, since we are just starting our own drop-in Makerspace program in my library.

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The Innovative Educator

OCTOBER 26, 2014

'If students want to run for office, run a business, or change how things are run where they live, work, or play, they need to be savvy users of social media. This starts with having a positive online reputation. I had the opportunity at Tech Forum New York to speak with four Innovative educators (see below for faces and end of article for names) from elementary, middle, and high school as well as a district administrator about how to best prepare students.

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The Daring Librarian

OCTOBER 26, 2014

'Hello dear readers! I''m in the mood for a break from the usual, and with the holidays coming, I''d like to share a few cooking ideas! Some of the ideas I''ve posted before, but I thought I would put them all together here, in one blog post for ease! Disclaimer: I''m not a chef and most all of these recipies I''ve gotten from other people or places, put my spin on it, results are not guaranteed & your mileage may vary!

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My Paperless Classroom

OCTOBER 28, 2014

'This is an "into" video for my first grade students. I play this video at the beginning of class to get us thinking about loops. We have worked with Scratch Jr before, so I don''t have to go over every part of it. I just focus on loops and showing them how to build one. as we work I will keep a screenshot of the loop on the board for their reference.

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Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

OCTOBER 30, 2014

'Anna Ezzy presented her TEDxYouthSeaburyHall talk: Orangutan - Person of the Forest to two Hawaiian Studies Room-fuls of teachers and students. What a treat! Post by TEDxYouthSeaburyHall. Middle School presentation Anna''s passion for this endangered animal is so inspiring! Here''s the official 8-minute talk from the TEDxYouth event held in April. Anna calls us to action and mentions specific ways we can help.

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The Innovative Educator

OCTOBER 25, 2014

'Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog. Below you’ll see the top posts along with the number of page views. I hope there''s something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired use one of those icons below the post to share it with others and/or leave a comment. Entry Pageviews 6 Ways To Access @YouTube Videos Even If They''re B.

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MSEDTechie

OCTOBER 30, 2014

'The Flipped Classroom is a fairly new strategy that flips traditional classroom teaching to offer a more student centered approach. A flipped classroom is a teaching strategy that uses technology to record a teacher''s lesson, and have students watch the lecture at home as opposed to the teacher lecturing in class. A benefit to this is students can watch the lectures at their own pace, and as many times as needed.

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My Paperless Classroom

OCTOBER 31, 2014

'Document cameras save lives. Ok, this might be an overstatement, but when I think about the tech my teachers used when I was in school to to show a book to the whole class, it rings true. Mrs Arthur in 2nd grade would roll in the opaque projector, a noisy and hot behemoth that resembled a sinister character in Dr. Who. What I remember most is that we could not use it for too long because the book inside the projector could catch fire.

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Speaker: Amanda Davis, Chief Experience Officer and Liam O'Malley, VP of Association Solutions

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

OCTOBER 25, 2014

'Love my #GTANY * PLN! +Sean Junkins just created an easy-to-understand 5 minute tutorial: "Scheduling Appointments with Google Forms" using the Add-on Choice Eliminator. I''ll be recommending this super-simple way to schedule appointments to our administrative support staff! Such a powerful add-on, and a most excellent, concise tutorial. Thanks, Sean!

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 27, 2014

This post originally appeared at Usable Knowledge at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The maker movement — think of it as “smart DIY,” a high- and low-tech approach to tinkering that turns users into inventors — is spurring excitement about the power of ingenuity in fields as disparate as robotics and design and agriculture. (Even the White House has hosted a Maker Faire.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 29, 2014

'The Learning Revolution Weekly Update October 29th, 2014 Teaching is not just a job. It is a human service and it must be thought of as a mission. - Dr. Ralph Tyler The Learning Revolution Project holds online and physical learning events, and highlights professional development opportunities from a network of 200 partners in the learning professions.

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My Paperless Classroom

OCTOBER 30, 2014

'One of my students just handed me this press release. The fifth grade class is excited to announce TheFiftyNiftyStates.com , a website by kids and for kids. I am blown away by what they have done to transform their state research project into an interactive experience, Take a minute and give them a visit, send them a note and let them know what you think!

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