A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 20, 2011

'At New Milford High School we have begun to leverage technology that many students possess. This has led to a Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) initiative, where students are encouraged to bring in their mobile learning devices, which include cell phones or personal computing devices (laptops, tablets, iPod Touches, eReaders, etc). Students that bring their own computing devices have the ability to connect to our secure wireless network.

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 14, 2011

'Recently, I was asked why do I use Diigo for my social bookmarking tool. The more I thought about it the more I needed to write about all the great features Diigo is not just for regular ol'' users but has some great features for educators too. First, what the heck is Social Bookmarking ? Most people are familar with favorites or bookmarks in their browser.

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The 21st Century Principal

OCTOBER 2, 2011

'Ian Jukes, Ted McCain, and Lee Crockett write in their book Understanding the Digital Generation , "Schools have not recognized the changes that have occurred in the world around them and have continued to teach as if it were 1980." In the spirit of David Letterman, here''s my "Top 10 Signs Your Schools Caught in a Time Warp." A list for school administrators. 1.

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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 3, 2011

'I am excited to do a few "theme" series on SpeechTechie that will explore topics and strategies in more depth, as I did with Glogster EDU. To that end, over the next month we will be looking at QR Codes, a hot topic and emerging technology in education. What are QR Codes, you ask? Well, you probably have seen them already and wondered, "What the heck are those things???

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This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.

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The Mobile Native

OCTOBER 24, 2011

'Guest Post for BrainPop Mobile Learning Integration via @kylepace If you are looking to integrate iPads and iPods into your classroom curriculum, this is the site for you! It has an entire section of apps that work well in the classroom. It also has user guides, pod casts and a user agreement. Another great aspect of this site is that it highlights tips and tricks for use in the classroom.

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EdTechSandyK

OCTOBER 23, 2011

'Photo by catspyjamasnz Used with permission under a Creative Commons license I''ve been thinking a lot lately about educator professional development. As an instructional technology specialist, I have the privilege of helping my colleagues grow in their knowledge and implementation of technology in the classroom. This happens in a myriad of ways. In just the last few weeks, I have taught planned sessions to groups of teachers, I have made one-on-one appointments to assist individuals with speci

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 21, 2011

'Cell phones and other mobile devices are beginning to take whole in classrooms around the county. And let''s face it, even if our schools or districts haven''t embraced the technology for learning, kids are still using phones whether we know it or not. According to Pew Research the cell phone "has become the favored communication hub for the majority of American teens.

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The 21st Century Principal

OCTOBER 15, 2011

'The Education Commission of the States (ECS), an organization whose stated mission is "to help states develop effective policy and practice for public education by providing data, research, analysis, and leadership" has released a report entitled "More on Pay-for-Performance." In that report it describes Pay-for-Performance models, and it reviews the current research regarding pay-for-performance policies in schools.

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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 6, 2011

'I distinctly remember my first computing experience. My dad, the head of a public school "Library/Media" department, brought home an Apple ][ (2), and I was instantly hooked. The Apple computer offered a relatively user-friendly experience for the early 80s, and I quickly learned how to switch out floppy discs, endure the machine''s unforgiving "BRAAAAAP" sound that occurred when said discs caused an error, and enjoy games such as "Lemonade Stand" and " In Search of the Most Amazing Thing.

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wwwatanabe

OCTOBER 15, 2011

'Teching it Up K-12 -- Success Stories, Part 3 In Part 2 of "Teching it Up K-12 -- Success Stories," originally presented at the Arizona CIO/CTO Forum 2011 , we focused on developing a learning culture through peer coaching. In Part 3, we focus on 21st century learning, blogging, and PLN. Pedagogical Shift There is a pedagogy shift happening in our district.

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EdTechSandyK

OCTOBER 12, 2011

'On October 13th I''m helping facilitate a breakout session at the TCEA Fall TECSIG meeting. The theme of the session is Social Media & PLNs , so I prepared a Prezi (my first ever; please take this into account if you peruse it below!) which provides an overview of how my PLN has been built over the past couple of years. Although meant as a visual aid for my presentation, I tried to put enough detail into the Prezi so it could stand somewhat on its own.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 26, 2011

'Who''s Your Buddy?Tonight my Student Assistance Counselor, Doreen Zacher, is running a program for parents called STOP Bullying. At NMHS we have always been proactive when it comes to protecting our students to ensure that they have a learning environment free from physical, social, and emotional distractions. Even so, the passing of N.J.S.A. 18A:37-15 , otherwise known as the Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying Law (HIB) , has moved our school to adopt additional measures to deal with an ep

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 28, 2011

'What we need is more innovation in schools. Hum. Over the past few days I have been tossing around the idea of innovation, especially when it comes to schools and learning. And the more I think about it, the more I just don''t like that word. In its simplest form, the word innovation means "the introduction of something new." But when it is tied to learning I believe folks that want more "innovation" want something more than just something new.

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The 21st Century Principal

OCTOBER 9, 2011

'Most of us are well aware that our students all have brains that are wired quite differently. The idea that students all learn the same way and that their brains can take in learning the same way is an assumption of a 20th century factory model of education whose time of demise has come. According to John Medina, in his book Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School, here''s some things that can be done in our schools to make learning more effective in a cl

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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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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 8, 2011

'Pinterest is a site that is creating a lot of excitement. It is basically a spin on social bookmarking and allows members to create "Pinboards" (like a cyber bulletin board) of resources you find on the web. The site is very visual and facilitates sharing of ideas by searching other Pinboards and "repinning" items others have highlighted. The site is starting to be popular with SLPs and other therapists who are sharing items, most notably PediaStaff.

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Publication of research is one of the most important facets of academic life. I can't stress enough how important it is for good research to be as widely and swiftly disseminated as possible. Without it, our practice is less likely to be informed, and more prone to repeated errors. As a researcher myself, I take this challenge very seriously. Along with other educational researchers, I attempt to identify key issues for investigation and then spend considerable time and energy examining as much

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The Electric Educator

OCTOBER 11, 2011

'Google''s Chromebooks have some great features: Near-instant start-up time. Great battery life (8+ hours) Cloud-based storage that eliminates the needs for data backups. Seamless integration of Google''s web tools. Flash-enabled Full size keyboard Cellular data (with the 3G model) Price ($20/month with education pricing) Application deployment in a single click from the Apps Marketplace Chromebook management through the Google Apps dashboard These were many of the reasons that I was excited abo

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 9, 2011

'Recently we have been brainstorming ways to motivate students to begin thinking about college at an earlier stage while in school and believing that it is an attainable goal for everyone. One idea suggested by my two new guidance counselors (Michelle Harle and Rebecca Chabrow) was to host an event during the school day that would help us achieve the goal stated above.

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The "new normal" is now a little less new, a little more normal. Does that mean your current LMS strategy is in need of a refresh? Is your organization or association leaning into the always-evolving eLearning environment to ensure you have the tools and content to remain relevant through all this change? There are many complex decision-making processes within your learning & development strategy and LMS lifecycle management, including: Selection.

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 18, 2011

'Today I spent some time talking to a education related company, offering feedback on their various products and their social media presence. First, kudos to them for bringing in teachers and other educational professionals to have open and honest feedback about what they are doing right and a little about how they could be better. And here is where I am at a crossroads.

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The 21st Century Principal

OCTOBER 16, 2011

'Recently, I received a email from someone in response to my post The 21st Principal''s Top 10 Web Tools for Administrators asking me to be more specific on how I use each of these tools. Here’s a bit more explanation on how I use Evernote. Evernote serves mainly as "an information collection tool",” though I use it as well for task management by placing my To-Do Lists there.

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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 25, 2011

'This series has been really fun to write, and I appreciate all the feedback! It''s been busy here with all this content- November will be a little slower! I have several presentations scheduled and have to start writing evals! This final post (for now) in this series deals with a bunch of ideas on how to use QR as suggested recently by some SLPs and other educators.

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Today my wife and I celebrate our silver wedding anniversary. Those 25 years have flashed by, and like most couples we have had our ups and downs, but I wouldn't change any of it. Our marriage has been the golden age in my life. I want to thank Dawn for all her support, love and commitment to me over those years. She has given me three beautiful children, and has always been by my side through good times and bad.

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OCTOBER 11, 2011

'Teching it Up K-12 -- Success Stories, Part 2 In Part 1 of "Teching it Up K-12 -- Success Stories," originally presented at the Arizona CIO/CTO Forum 2011 , we focused on the importance of a learning-centric vision. Our focus for Part 2 was developing a learning culture through peer coaching. Serving others through Peer Coaching With all the professional development needed to sustain one-to-one, PBL, 21st century learning, and individualized instruction, we turned to the Microsoft Peer Coaching

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 4, 2011

'With the first month of the school year in the books, I am extremely pleased with how more staff members are embracing educational technology and effectively integrating a variety of tools into instruction. At New Milford High School we clearly articulate that technology is a powerful tool. Together, with a sound pedagogical foundation, these dynamic 21 st Century tools have the ability to assist in transforming learning environments where students are engaged and excited to learn.

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 11, 2011

'How Twitter in the Classroom is Boosting Student Engagement tags: twitter favorite Cyberbullying: An International Perspective | DMLcentral tags: cyberbullying favorite Tony Vincent''s Learning in Hand - Project Based Learning tags: pbl projectbasedlearning mobilelearning mlearning favorite What Does "Technology Integration" Mean? | Edutopia tags: technology integration technologyintegration favorite Everything I''ve learned about podcasting over the last four years tags: podcasting podcasts fa

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The 21st Century Principal

OCTOBER 14, 2011

'If you''re looking for some tools to put into your digital, administrative toolbox, or if you''re looking for Web tools to teach to an administrator, here''s my top ten that I use during the course of my job as a school administrator. Evernote : I''ve posted about this one many times, but it often is the first application I open in the morning. As I''ve said before, I use it to create my Weekly To-Do List and my Daily Administrator Log.

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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 6, 2011

'So in this, Part 3 of my series on using QR codes to deliver engaging messages, stimuli and visuals to students during sessions, you''ll get to see what it looks like when you scan a code with a mobile device. Check out the video here: So, that video pretty much sums it up. The app I used there (for iOS, iPod Touch w/camera, iPad, iPhone) was Scan , and another I have used successfully is RedLaser (both are free).

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The Daring Librarian

OCTOBER 10, 2011

'Melvil Dewey! Kablam! International Library Hip Hop Superstar! That''s right, in Winston Salem where I was honored to be keynoting at the amazing North Carolina School Library Media (NCSLMA11) conference this past weekend I got to meet him! AND WOW! This guy is the real deal! Sporting a blingtastic gold & diamond encrusted library card, glasses, magic hoodie, & a rhyming dictionary this self-proclaimed Story Yeller can write some mad library & literacy rhymes!

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 22, 2011

Always asking questions. That's how children learn. They wonder about something and ask a question. Why is the sky blue? Where did I come from? (Are we there yet?) Parents of small children will tell you that sometimes, the incessant 'why?' questions their kids ask drive them mad. When children arrive at the school gates, do teachers encourage them to keep asking questions?

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EdTechSandyK

OCTOBER 21, 2011

'I read an article, " Why Don''t We Teach Kids How to Use CTRL+F? " a couple of days ago and it reminded me of two things: We make a lot of assumptions about what people know about using computers. No matter how much we know, there are always some basic fundamentals that we don''t know. Technology has too many facets for anyone to know everything. For instance, did you know that CTRL+F is a key combination that works for searching a web page or document in every standard web browser and in Offic

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