Thank you to the 300+ folks from around the world who joined me for the Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship webinar on EdWeb. In case you missed it, the webinar was called “Social Media: An Essential Tool for Today’s Classroom.” You can view the webinar here http://www.instantpresenter.com/edwebnet/EA59D688824C.In the webinar, I shared case studies of amazing students, parents, and teachers. Below are the people behind the stories I mentioned, how to learn more and a way to reach each of them via social media. Courtney Woods – 2nd...
Thursday, 30 January 2014
Wednesday, 29 January 2014
Social Media: An Essential Tool for K-12 Classrooms (Free Webinar - Tonight!)
Join me this evening at 4pm Eastern Time and hear me discuss why social media is an essential tool for K-12 classrooms.While there are some educators who feel the best advice when it comes to social media is to stay away, I disagree. In fact, I tell teachers that if they’re not preparing students to use social media effectively, they're not doing their job. Why?Because, the role of today’s educator is to prepare students to thrive in the world in...
Sunday, 26 January 2014
Educator Ann S. Michaelsen explains the power of student PLNs
While it is no longer unusual for teachers to embrace and understand the value of personal learning networks, few are supporting their students in doing the same. I went on a search for educators involved in this work as part of a chapter I am writing for a book on the topic of student liberation being released by Steve Hargadon later this year, In the below Q&A you will get a look at the insights from one of these educators. As...
Saturday, 25 January 2014
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 NYC blazes trails to prepare students for success ...Dec 29, 2013, 3181 Does Twitter have a minimum age requirement?Jun...
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
Restrictive social media policies don't prevent inappropriate relationships
Last week NBC news announced that some Colorado school districts are creating tougher social media policies for staff in hopes of preventing inappropriate relationships with students. While banning staff from connecting with students is certainly the easy way out, doing so not only fails to prevent inappropriate relationships, but it also fails to prepare students for success in the 21st century. The problem with such policies is that they are based on the premise that social media causes inappropriate behavior. The reality is that social...
Sunday, 19 January 2014
Keep up with Twitter conversations with Conweets
Have you ever wanted to recall what you Tweeted with someone else or have an easy way to know what two tweeps have been tweeting about to each other? Some of you may have used Bettween for this, but unfortunately, they have ceased operations. Fortunately, Conweets has jumped in to do just that! Simply sign in via Twitter, enter the handles of two users and Conweets will display conversations.Here's what that looks like.First you enter...
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