Social Media and Education

Posts Tagged ‘PLN

Quick Steps to Your Own PLN

Posted by: g4husky on: May 10, 2010

Time to move on

Posted by: g4husky on: May 4, 2010

Everywhere I turn, I hear writers, speakers, teachers, and others dry the decades old practice of industrialized education. My heart and my voice has often joined them. Now, it’s time to move on. It’s time to stop complaining and do something about it. It’s time to stop waiting for someone else to take the lead. [...]

PLN’s – Social Media and the Network

Posted by: g4husky on: May 1, 2010

I have been learning a great deal since I began working this blog. I need to pause a moment to reflect on my journey and consider my next steps as an educator. I begin my career in the classroom four years ago. From day one, I have used every available technological tool to impact my [...]

This presentation by Steve Anderson is well worth a viewing. Key areas he discusses are student-centered classrooms, professional learning networks, technology as a tool that increases learning, and standardized testing. Watch it here.

If it weren’t for SKYPE…and good friends…

Posted by: g4husky on: April 3, 2010

March 31 was the deadline for our Global Virtual Classroom Challenge project. Since the first of October, my fourth graders had been creating a website with partners from John Muir School in San Diego, California and Raey Guang School in Ping Tung, Taiwan. Our website was called Friendship Blossoms. We were studying native plants and [...]

“Social Media Creates Open Education” Ewan McIntosh

Posted by: g4husky on: March 14, 2010

Scotland has been making enormous strides in developing Professional Learning Networks (PLN) among its teachers. Social media plays an important role in their endeavors. I follow several Scots and other UK bloggers on Twitter. Their insights and sharing of experiences help me grow in my understanding of educational technology and social media. Ewan McIntosh shares [...]


The Educator’s PLN

Teaching Tech-Savvy Kids

 

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  • Making a Case for Social Media in the Classroom May 24, 2012
    Modern modes of communication and social interaction have been of hot debate for many years now. Many critics believe that social networking sites and mobile technology act purely as distractions
    Nick Sauers
  • Students Use Google Maps to Plan Field Trips May 14, 2012
    Each May, our fifth grade students go Walkabout. No, we don’t send them into the Australian Outback, but we send them into the city to find writing inspiration. Planning a
    Janet Moeller-Abercrombie
  • The journey can be exciting and scary at the same time May 11, 2012
    Cross posted on Creative Tension In December 2009, I used this photo in my Leadership and 1:1 Bus post and last year I used it with the Graded faculty to describe our
    Blair Peterson
  • Teacher Appreciation Day May 9, 2012
    Yesterday was Teacher Appreciation Day and if you’re an administrator, hopefully you have already taken the time to thank your teachers for all of the hard work that they do
    Nick Sauers
  • Reinventing Education May 3, 2012
    I spent the day on Tuesday at the kickoff of Eminence, Kentucky’s Framework of Innovation for Reinventing Education (F.I.R.E.) initiative.  School communities often unite behind athletic or other extra-curricular activities,
    Nick Sauers
  • A conversation about changing schools… April 25, 2012
    I spent April 19 and 20 in Yokohama, Japan at the #beyondlaptops conference. International 1:1 educators from across Asia participated in the conference.  The conference was very unique because it
    Nick Sauers
  • How are you using your wiki and other Web 2.0 tools? April 18, 2012
    I recently read an article in Educational Researcher that analyzed the use of Wikis in schools. The findings were very interesting and they may serve as a catalyst for everyone
    Nick Sauers
  • BYOD Questions to Consider April 8, 2012
    The buzz in 1-to-1 right now is about BYOD - Bring Your Own Device - and it's not a fad and it's not going away. There's a convergence of factors
    Pam Livingston
  • Iowa 1:1 Institute April 4, 2012
    In a little over a week, we will be hosting the third annual Iowa 1:1 Institute. This year's event will be held at the newly renovated Community Choice Credit Union at Veterans
    Nick Sauers
  • 10 Steps to Managing Cooperative, Project-Based Learning Groups April 1, 2012
    In an earlier post, Keeping Students Engaged in a 1:1 Project-Based Classroom, I focused on projects completed by individuals. What about group projects? Common Group Project Issues Back when I
    Janet Moeller-Abercrombie
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