Set up Anonymous Bully Reporting with Cel.ly

While innovative educators know that empowering students to use their own devices for learning is necessary for student success, the conversation of bullying often comes up as well. Not only are student-owned devices great learning tools, they also are great tools for helping to address bullying. A resource like Cel.ly provides a powerful tool for teaching and learning as shared in my book Teaching Generation Text and on my blog. As I've also shared...

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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 Using Cell Phones to Support Student Engagement & ...May 6, 2012,  7724 Does Twitter have a minimum age requirement?Jun 13, 2013,  3136 Seven #BacktoSchool...

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Fear is not an option when it comes to social media in schools

By Chris Casal + Lisa NielsenCross posted at http://thecasalos.blogspot.comInnovative educators know first hand that social media like Twitter, Facebook, Google, and Instagram can be a powerful tool for teaching, learning, leading, and strengthening the home-school connection. In many cases though, others may need to be brought on board. Especially when parents are expressing concerns and unsure of how a platform can be used successfully.It is the...

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Connect to the Common Core with Resources Students Commonly Turn to For Learning

If you know the Common Core Standards you know that “The need to conduct research and to produce and consume media is embedded into every aspect of today’s curriculum. In like fashion, research and media skills and understandings are embedded throughout the Standards rather than treated in a separate section.” Common Core Learning Standards for  ELA & Literacy, Key Design ConsiderationsInnovative educators know that when used in the right way, social networks and other online technologies are great tools to conduct such research and gain...

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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 It's #SoMe - Great #BacktoSchool Activity for Digi...Aug 20, 2014,  2554 5 Ideas to Make Lectures and Presentations Interac...Aug 31, 2014, 1761 Inspirational Videos Help...

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Student Voice Live - 9/20 in NYC: Calling All Innovative Educators

Guest post by student, Keaton WadzinskiIt started with just a few students and allies connecting over Twitter. Then came the weekly #StuVoice Twitter Chats, Facebook conversations, then Google Hangouts, which all led to the first ever Student Voice Live! in April of 2013. What caught on so quickly? The Student Voice movement. Once started, the spark of student voice caught fire, igniting the drive to create Student Voice, the for-students-by-students...

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#BacktoSchool List Begone. Google Chromebooks Are the New Kid in Town

If you're still talking about the digital divide, you haven't heard about Google Chromebooks. Chromebooks are not only affordable, they actually save schools, districts, and families money. Chromebooks are only about $225 and last for about three years. That's $75 a year. The devices cost less than your back to school list for the next three years and yet provide so much more.Let's take a look. Check out the basic list below. With the exception of your child's clothing, the back-to-school list is history. Pencils, paper, sticky notes, calendar,...

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The New “Talk.” When Your Teen Wants to Tweet.

Editor's note: If you're an innovative educator in secondary school, you are likely to have parents ask for your expert advice on teens and social media. You can give them this article directly or use it to get some ideas about how to best approach the conversation. If you are a parent of a teen, you already have a lot of experience working with your child(ren) to help them figure out how to engage safely and responsibly in the world. You've...

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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 It's #SoMe - Great #BacktoSchool Activity for Digi...Aug 20, 2014,  2517 Seven #BacktoSchool Strategies for Strengthening R...Aug 27, 2014,  2388 Inspirational...

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Teachers Get Your Tech On with PBS Learning Media

As innovative educators settle into the new school year, it's not just new students they see. There's also a new crop of devices, apps, and games about which students are excited. That excitement shouldn't end in the classroom.  PBS LearningMedia, offers tens of thousands of free resources like videos, images, lesson plans, and professional development tools. And they’ve released some fun new ones just in time for the school year,...

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5 Innovative Ideas for Students to Give + Get Help As They're #BacktoSchool with @Fiverr

Fiverr is a hot new resource that is catching on like wildfire with innovative educators. But it shouldn’t end there. Back-to-school is a great time to think about what this could mean for your students! If you don’t know, Fiverr is known as, “The place for people to offer services starting at $5.” The services (called Gigs) are generally provided by freelancers who love what they do and want to share and spread their passion. On Fiverr you can buy...

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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 It's #SoMe - Great #BacktoSchool Activity for Digi...Aug 20, 2014,  2409 When tech teaches, what do teachers do?Aug 3, 2014,  2183 Inspirational Videos Help You Frame...

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#BackToSchool Must-Haves For Innovative Educators

As the school year begins there are numerous resources to ease and enrich the lives of innovative educators and their students that will facilitate effective teaching and learning. Here are my top picks for 2014/15.I want more...

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