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.EntryPageviewsLearn to teach web literacy with free classes from...May 18, 2014, 1734Social media advice for career-minded students. 10...May 4, 2014, 1654Does Twitter have a minimum age requirement?Jun 13, 2013, 1442How...
Saturday, 31 May 2014
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
Stepping Toward Sensible, Valid Teacher Evaluations
I was recently interviewed for BAM Radio's Rae Pica along James Popham who wrote, “Everything School Leaders Should Know about Assessment.” In this show we look at formative and summative teacher evaluations and discuss what teachers can do to support more valid and effective assessments.I talk about how teacher effectiveness gives teachers the opportunity to know only toot their own horn, but also toot the horns of their students....
Sunday, 25 May 2014
Why innovative educators should look down upon "Look Up"
If you know and love the power of social media, then someone who doesn't get it may have sent you the "Look Up" video below. Video creator Gary Turk is a privileged white guy who features his privileged circle of buddies using the social media platform YouTube to whine that social media is making them feel lonely.Boohoo Gary and friends. Could it be you just picked the wrong friends?You see unlike the physical world where you happen...
Saturday, 24 May 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.EntryPageviewsErase Unnecessary Costs by Getting Smart ...May 14, 2010, 2499The 10 No Nos of Teaching with a Smartboard...May 10, 2010, 1656Social media advice for career-minded students. ...May 4, 2014, 1644Does Twitter...
Wednesday, 21 May 2014
The Innovative Educator named top 10 #BYOD (bring your own device) influencer
Onalytica put out their list of bring your own device influencers (BYOD) and The Innovative Educator was at the top of the list. You can see the top ten influencers below and the top 100 here. RankTwitter HandleNamePageRank (Normalised)1@MaribelLopezMaribel Lopez1002@MindShiftKQEDTina Barseghian75.253@coolcatteacherVicki Davis74.974@NMHS_PrincipalEric Sheninger60.835@mssacksteinStarr Sackstein43.176@InnovativeEduLisa Nielsen35.917@RossCoops31Ross Cooper28.068@mluhtalaMichelle Luhtala22.639@andycinekAndrew P. Marcinek21.9610@jksuterJason...
Monday, 19 May 2014
The Innovative Educator Hosts Tonight’s #TeacherEdChat (May 19)
If you are interested in discussing how to prepare preservice teachers for the realities of today's digital classroom, then I hope you’ll join me at 9 p.m. EST tonight for #TeacherEdChat. The topic is "Social Media in Teacher Education Programs." Here's a description of #TeacherEdChat:The focus of #TeacherEdChat is on teacher preparation and connecting higher ed with Prek-12. The intent of #TeacherEdChat is building bridges with PK-12...
Sunday, 18 May 2014
Learn to teach web literacy with free classes from Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla, the non-profit that created Firefox, has created tools and resources to educate and empower people to understand the architecture, culture and citizenship of the web. The effort stems from a framework of skills and competencies–known as the web literacy map that addresses everything from basic web navigation and writing code to understanding the consequences of sharing data online and collaborating with others. You...
Saturday, 17 May 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 Social media advice for career-minded students. 10...May 4, 2014, 1656 Does Twitter have a minimum age requirement?Jun 13, 2013, ...
Tuesday, 13 May 2014
Meeting the uncommon core of our work using social media in the library
I had the opportunity to speak with a few hundred librarians today to discuss how we can get to the uncommon core of our work using social media. You can see the presentation below and visit it at this link. It is made available for others to view and copy if there is something you want to share with others. Highlights include:What is social media (from a dog's point of view)?Why we need social media to prepare students for college, career, and citizenship success?How does social media help us meet the common core standards?The new rules...
Sunday, 11 May 2014
How to host a Q-and-A Twitter chat
Cross-posted at Smartblog on EducationMany educators are aware of education Twitter chats and some have even participated in one of the hundreds of chats that take place each week. The reason Twitter chats are great is because they let you dive quickly into an issue with others around the world who share your passion. The people whose input you find valuable are ones that you can follow and connect with in the future. For those who don’t know what...
Saturday, 10 May 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 Social media advice for career-minded students. 10...May 4, 2014, 2513 Erase Unnecessary Costs by Getting Smart about Interactive Whiteboards...May 14, 2010, ...
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
10 Reasons to Attend a Google for Education Summit
Google Summit attendees in Vermont.Whether it’s Docs, Earth, Glass, Translate, Voice, Hangouts, Blogger, Chromebooks, and more, Google provides some of my favorite tools for education. If you feel the same way or are just intrigued, you may be interested in a Google for Education Summit. Here’s why. 1. Try out shiny new tools like Google Glass, Chromebooks, and Android devices Do you want to experience the world through Google Glass?...
Sunday, 4 May 2014
Social media advice for career-minded students. 10 things to consider.
This week I had the pleasure to speak on a panel to career-minded students at the Staten Island Economic Development Corporation's annual conference. Our panel consisted of four experts familiar with social media who shared advice about what to do when it comes to how to best use Facebook, Twitter and other digital platforms. The main message as reported in the Staten Island Advance: Think before you post, tweet ... and curse.Below...
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