My Journey of Self-Paced Learning
My last year of teaching third grade was during the 2010 school year. I was fortunate to have a group of students that all worked well together and seemed to …
Blogs as Portfolios, Beyond the Digital Dump
I recently began to follow George Couros (@gcouros) on Twitter. Didn’t know what I have been missing! He published a recent tweet from an article of his called “5 Reasons …
Sometimes I think I want more room to write…
…Reconnecting with WordPress.
Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and now MIXED REALITY!!
Holodeck, here we come! Walls must be padded for me to play.
Can’t Wait for iOS11 Screenshots!
This is some serious workflow/productivity improvement. Starting to really consider the iPad as a powerful productivity computer! Source: https://9to5mac.com/2017/06/23/ios-11-screenshots-tutorial-new-tips-features-keyboard-shortcuts-video/
5 tips for keeping your teen safe online this summer via @KerryHawk02 & @ConnectSafely
By Kerry Gallagher Your teens will probably be around the house and have more downtime this summer than they do during the school year. That means they will also have …
My @PlayOsmo Coding pack came in!
My Osmo Coding pack just came in. In order to truly test it out, I gave it to my daughter, Nadia, to play with. I did not really teacher her …
Coming later today…Summer/August PD signup registration #NJSD
Our summer/August PD registration is all set and ready to be shared through District email with our staff very soon. You will be able to select a combination of summer and …
Another related article on Student Data Privacy in a FAQ format. Thanks @KerryHawk02, @LarryMagid, and @FERPASherpa
The Educator’s Guide to Student Privacy ~Via@KerryHawk02, @LarryMagid, and @FERPASherpa
The Educator’s Guide to Student Data Privacy via @ConnectSafely @Lary Magid
Below is a link to a great article outlining the basics of student data privacy. Student data privacy is a growing area of consideration for me not only because of …
Meet Osmo. :) … and help a child learn to code! @PlayOsmo
Osmo is basically a mirror you hang off the top of an iPad camera so it can read specially designed blocks that kids move around to play educational games. The …
Using Collections with @Schoology Courses to Keep Your Materials for the Summer
Just like you clean and organize your physical classroom at the end of the school year, teachers using our District LMS will want to clean up their courses to their …
Here come #NJSD custom PLD itineraries…with a side of @leolaporte The Tech Guy https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy
Fellow NJSD staff members, your custom PLD itineraries for our Friday, May 27th, PLD. You should be getting them within the next few hours. If all goes well. May our registration Google …
Excited to try my @AnkerOfficial Power Core 20100 battery pack!
So, after I shattered my screen on my iPhone 6 Plus a few months ago, I brought it in to Batteries Plus to get a new digitizer and screen put …
Thanks @KGoldstein_BB for a great day!
Thanks, @KGoldstein_BB, for leading us into and through our data. Your guidance around understanding our results and assistance in creating goals and action plans made today a very productive Monday! GOLD …
Ending our @BrightBytes Day
After reviewing our data findings in our school group, we are sharing out to the larger group our data findings in each of our areas of needs. We still need to …
Designing for Success with @BrightBytes
What is design thinking? Design thinking is a way of thinking as a solution finding process, it’s about solving problems for others. Needs Assessment: What do we need. What are we …
@BrightBytes: General Beginnings
Wondering about breaking our District down into 3 levels: Elementary Secondary High School What are our goals and concrete tools to use in the 4 C’s and what tools for …
CASE Framework
Lots of data and lots of understanding needed in what we are looking at. Choosing a goal, and choosing actions towards that goal is a lot of work. Simplicity is …