An Educators Guide to Successfully Starting a 1:1 Program by @JeffBradbury
What happens when you combine cutting edge technology with a little bit of thought and planning? On Thursday May 9, the Passaic City Public School District welcomed teachers and administrators from across New Jersey and New York to discuss and demonstrate a new technology program they have recently begun implementing in their middle school. Through [...]
Future me: Send an email in the future by @MSeideman
My very first teaching position was at a challenging district. Some of my kids in my first period/homeroom class were looking to graduate and some were hoping to get out of high school alive. It was a very interesting year and I learned so much from my first class. The very last day of school [...]
The New Face of Professional Development. by @iPlante
In the past week I have experienced two kinds of professional development (PD). Presented and Paid to attend a conference put on by a well-known education organization focusing on dyslexia, Conference A Presented and attended a free conference organized by educators in one school district, Conference B It is astounding the difference between these two [...]
What is a Social Media Manager? by @JeffBradbury
What is a Social Media Manager? Schools today are interested in sharing their voices with not only their local community, but their global community as well. No more is it the norm for school districts to have a simple website that brings information to it’s people in a passive format. Items such as Facebook Pages, [...]
Smithsonian Quests inspire students to explore their own ideas! by @MSeideman
I learned about Smithsonian Quests from Daniel Boyle, who is a history teacher I know from twitter who wants to incorporate the idea of the Google 20% into his classroom. Smithsonian Quests inspire students to explore their own ideas and interests online, in school, at home, and across the nation. The quests connect and reward learners of different ages and [...]
#WordPress: The Hub of … Everything! by @JeffBradbury
For over a year now, WordPress has been the chosen website publishing tool for me. Why? Why Not… It can do anything that I need it to. The simple fact that WordPress can be a blog, newspaper, pinboard, video screen, live broadcasting CMS or an “iPad-Like” front door to a Multi-Word-Pressed Educational Universe serves as [...]
@Instagrok: A new way to engage students by @Ron_Peck
A funny thing happened on my way to edmodo one day. Edmodo recently added apps to their learning management system which gives it another dimension for student/teacher interaction. As I was looking through the apps one day I noticed one called Instagrok. It sounded familiar but yet not and thus peaked my interest enough to check into it [...]
Choosing to Go Mobile… Isn’t As Easy As It Sounds by @JeffBradbury
What is Mobile App Development? Mobile App Development is the “in thing” these days with schools and universities. Everyone wants them… nobody wants to pay for them. Truthfully, app development is a costly ballgame to get into. There are several things to consider before jumping into the world of mobile apps.
Why We Need Principals by @ShiraLeibowitz
There are questions that resonate, holding our imaginations and keeping us wondering. There are questions that activate our learning, causing us to reflect and helping us to grow. Do We Need Principals? asked Josh Stumpenhorst in a blog post last May. Do We Need (Great) Principals? responded George Couros replying to a question with a question in a blog post [...]
Kids will find the way by @iPlante
Currently attending a conference on Social Media in Schools; However, it should be called, Where there is a door and a window, kids will find another way out. It is no debate that from generation to generation, kids are more tech savy than their parents. I, who first learned my love of tech from my [...]
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