6 ways unschooling can inform practice for innovative educators

Guest post by Beatrice Ekwa Ekoko | Writer and blogger at Radio Free School. The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance, a palace or temple on the earth, and, at length, the middle-aged man concludes to build a woodshed with them. —Henry David Thoreau There is a whole world of learning that unfolds, starting with the spark of an interest.  For unschool educators, it is a matter of following the lead...

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5 Best Practices to Consider When Using Facebook with Students

This post was original featured on Smartblogs on EducationInnovative educators realize that to run for office, run a business, or change the way things are run where you work or play, being savvy with the use of social media is important. Now you are ready to take the plunge with your students to help them change their lives and the world for the better. Before you get started, consult with your school or district to find out their guidelines and...

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The hottest posts everyone's reading!

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 Bring Your Own Device #BYOD - 5 Lessons for Succes...Jul 10, 2013, 4481 Student social media use. Advice from the expertsJul 3, 2013, 3567 Infographic flyer: What's your...

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3 great reasons to use Twitter in your school

Here's a simple Prezi that provides three great reasons to use Twitter in your school. Free text alerts to parents - Create a Twitter account for your school and have parents follow it on their phones for instant updates and alerts.Instant news ticker to celebrate success - A Tweeting principal can be a success catcher and share what he finds in school via Tweets that auto populate to the school website. Teachers and students deserve to be noticed and celebrated.  This is one free and easy way to do that.Twitter education chats - Chat...

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Stay connected to parents with Google Voice

Contact is key. Our constituencies want us to be accessible. However, 24/7 access isn’t always possible, nor should it be. Chris Casal, the technology teacher & tech coordinator at PS 10 in Park Slope, Brooklyn, uses his Google Voice number on a daily basis to keep the parent-teacher line of communication open & accessible as well as a point of contact available to all members of the PS 10 community.Google Voice (GVoice) is a free service...

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The hottest posts that everyone's reading!

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 Bring Your Own Device #BYOD - 5 Lessons for Success...Jul 10, 2013, 3739 Student social media use. Advice from the expertsJul 3, 2013, 3314 Infographic flyer: What's your...

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Cyberbullying Infographic

This infographic captures some important points around the topics of safety, privacy, and cyberbullying. Take a look. What do you think? Is there anything you would change? How do you think teens might react? Do you have any ideas for inspiring students to read this and/or classroom discussion? (function(d){ var js, id = 'pikto-embed-js', ref = d.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement('script'); js.id = id; js.async = true; js.src = "https://magic.piktochart.com/assets/embedding/embed.js?UID=29c598b3-48a8-4366-8bc9-674906c0ac12"...

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11 Innovative Strategies for Ensuring Device Equity

An abridged version of this article originally appeared at ED Tech: Focus on K-12.School officials wondering what to do for students who lack their own notebook computers, smartphones or tablets can acquire extra devices with a little bit of ingenuity.When I began teaching as a librarian in Harlem in the 1990s, my district was embarking on what was then considered an innovative program: putting a pod of four computers in every classroom. I still...

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What's hot on The Innovative Educator

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 Student social media use. Advice from the expertsJul 3, 2013, 2847 Infographic flyer: What's your digital footprint?Jun 30, 2013, 2310 Bring Your Own Device #BYOD - 5...

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Bring Your Own Device #BYOD - 5 Lessons for Success

Guest post by Craig CrittendonThe Network Engineer’s Nightmare..I knew it was going to be an interesting phone call (any call usually is before 8:00 in I.T.).    When the teacher asked why she couldn’t get to “insertwebsite.com” and her kids were arriving in 15 minutes for the first BYOD pilot class, I took my first deep breath of the morning…. The second call came about 8:25…  She was still trying to get students logged into...

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Help #StuVoice think twice before they post online with this infoflyer

This infographic flyer captures some important points about posting online and asks students to think before they do.Take a look. What do you think? Is there anything you would change? How do you think teens might react? Do you have any ideas for inspiring students to read this and/or classroom discussi...

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The hottest posts that everyone's reading

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 Infographic flyer: What's your digital footprint?Jun 30, 2013, 2283 5 ways to spice up your LinkedIn profile...Jun 9, 2013, 1743 8 Real Ways Facebook Enriched First Grade...Jul 15, 2010,...

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Student social media use. Advice from the experts

Here is a compilation of advice from experts around the use of social media for students.  What do you think? Would this resonate with students?  What lessons might you do around this? How might you entice them to read and discuss this topic?(function(d){ var js, id = 'pikto-embed-js', ref = d.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement('script'); js.id = id; js.async = true; js.src = "https://magic.piktochart.com/assets/embedding/embed.js?UID=98f133e8-0d11-4a00-96f2-26bcc8c5dc56"...

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Missed #ISTE13? Ok, but don't miss the @AdamBellow keynote!

If you weren't able to make ISTE, don't worry.  You can still catch Adam Bellow's rousing and inspiring closing keynote, "You're Invited to Change the World" right here. Go to the end of this post and start at 21:30. One of the things I loved about this keynote is that he hits on what has inspired so many educators to join the teaching profession. Many of us grew up believing that we did indeed have the power to change the world. Yes, there...

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