The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 29, 2013
'While some school districts have banned the use of social media because of fears of inappropriate use and distracting students, in an unprecedented move, the New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE) has reached out to students, teachers, and parents as partners to create guidelines for the appropriate use of social media for personal and academic purposes.
The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 22, 2013
'High school student Courtney Gressman made a powerful public service announcement as part of her social studies class titled “ Learning is NATURAL. The Way We Learn Should Be OPTIONAL.” Unlike most high school students, however, her work didn’t stay locked in the walls of the classroom. Gressman explains, “Our class is a very opinionated group of independent, connected learners.
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The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 8, 2013
'Cross posted at Partners in Learning 1:1 Hot Topics Go into any office today and you’ll notice that 1:1 does not exist. To operate effectively in today’s workplace, at the very least, a 2:1 environment, with a computer and a phone, is required. It’s likely that there are one or two other devices in use as well. This is the world for which we have to prepare today’s students.
The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 17, 2013
'Parents often come to innovative educators for advice about the online spaces their children are or should be using. Is Snapchat ok? What about Instagram ? Should my child be using Facebook and Twitter ? What is a safe site for my pre-teen to engage socially? If you consider yourself an innovative educator you may be wondering how you can be expected to keep up with all the different options out there.
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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.
The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 11, 2013
'ThingLink is a cool tool that lets you create interactive images for anything you can imagine. In our touch screen culture, this is a great tool for today’s students to engage with content. Teachers can use ThingLink images as interactive learning modules that activate and inspire students with creative and effective learning experiences. They can also use Thinglink images for professional development and parent outreach.
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The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 2, 2013
'When working with innovative educators, I advise them to set tagging permissions that require them to review photos and posts before they accept the tag. This helps avoid having an unprofessional picture/post visible to others and also helps ensure that teachers are putting their best FOOTprint forward. Here are the four steps required to set your tagging permissions.
The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 31, 2013
'Last January I shared my predictions with Tech & Learning about what I thought would be big in hardware and software in 2013. Here they are: -->School districts will begin embracing social media as they realize the importance of empowering students to responsibly use these resources for academic, career, and citizenship success -->Lifting the ban on use of cell phones and other student-owned digital devices in school; providing home Internet access by working with Internet providers
The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 30, 2013
'How nice to approach the new year being named one of Common Sense Media’s ten favorite digital citizenship bloggers to watch in 2014! I am in the company of some friends already in my PLN like Jerry Blumengarten and Susan M. Bearden and also have the pleasure to discover some with whom I have yet to connect. Here's what they said about me: Lisa Nielsen is the director of digital literacy and citizenship at the New York City Department of Education and author of the popular Innovative Educa
The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 15, 2013
'Who controls your online identity? Google or you? If your answer is Google, it''s time to take control with this three step plan. Step 1) Analyze your digital footprint. Know what the internet says about you. Think about what you like and what you''d like to change. Search Background checks Social media Credibility Google Search Google Images Google Video Spezify Spokeo Zaba Search Intellus People Finders Facebook - Museum of Me Facebook - Year in Review Twitter Cloud Tweet Grader Klout Kred St
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The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 16, 2013
'If you are a social studies teacher, librarian or tech teacher who infuses social studies and current events into your work, or a teacher of another subject that incorporates social studies into your lessons, then I hope you’ll join me at 7 p.m. EST tonight for #sschat. During this conversation the topic will be "Enriching social studies with social media.
The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 28, 2013
'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 Does Twitter have a minimum age requirement?
The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 14, 2013
'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 Think before you send or post Nov 1, 2013, 1809 Does Twitter have a minimum age requirement?
The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 25, 2013
'What a nice gift this holiday season to find that Common Sense Media''s Graphite blog listed this The Innovative Educator as one of the 11 to follow in 2014. This blog was in great company with several members of my personal learning network being named as well. Here is the rest of the list: 1. Steven Anderson @web20classroom 2. Richard Byrne @rmbyrne 3.
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The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 24, 2013
'I dreamed so hard To end education that is charred No more bean counting No more data scrubbing I dream of meaningful education Children’s accomplishments are celebrated I see teachers with real dedication Learning Styles are elevated I open my eyes and look around Educational desolation still rules the land No change is found Everyone is still listening to its command I want to believe that change can happen right now And I want to receive news that real educators are in charge again somehow S
The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 21, 2013
'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 Does Twitter have a minimum age requirement?
The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 1, 2013
'So, you’ve started a Facebook page. Congrats! However, Facebook is no fun unless there are others there with you. Here are ten things you can do to drive members to your Facebook page today. Invite people to like your page Go to the top right side of your page where it says “Friends.” Under that it says “Invite your friends to like this page.” Select “See All.
The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 7, 2013
'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 Think before you send or post Nov 1, 2013, 2619 Is compulsory education really necessary?
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