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Maggie Tsai

7 Resources for Attending ISTE12 Virtually | Techconnects - 1 views

  • How can I connect virtually? What resources are best for others wishing to do the same? What resources can be shared with my classroom so that they can connect with some of the ideas at ISTE12? This year’s theme for ISTE is Expanding Horizons. This theme is a perfect tie is is connecting virtually!
  • 7 Resources for Attending ISTE Virtually
Maggie Tsai

ISTE Blog > 10 Tips for ISTE 2012 Attendees: Making the Most of Your Conference Experience - 3 views

Roland Gesthuizen

Editorial: More education, guidelines needed for officials, students on social media an... - 3 views

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    "Two incidents at area high schools in recent weeks make it clear that for all the good that social media does to create communities of interest and connect people, its power can be abused and lead to unnecessary alarm."
Maggie Tsai

Dr. Yong Zhao Talks Creativity, Global Learning at ISTE 2012 Keynote | ISTE Connects Blog - 6 views

  • United States is on the wrong educational path. Zhao, who studies global education practices, used the keynote address to advocate for reducing emphasis on traditional models of assessment in education.
  • “I would love the common core standards if they were not common or core. I love standards, I love the NETS, but they are not common or core,” he said. Instead, Zhao argued for an education system that recognizes the diversity of talents evident in our students.
  • “It was an amazing talk because he brings to life what’s really important in education right now. Not worrying about test scores but thinking more about creativity and entrepreneurism
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  • Just validating that creativity and the things that we’re doing in our classroom has value and it’s not just the bottom line of the test score is amazing.”
Maggie Tsai

SocialEdCon Ed Tech Unconference Attendees Share Conversation, Web 2.0 Tools | ISTE Con... - 0 views

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    Web2.0 "Smackdown"hosted by Vicki Davis
Maggie Tsai

The 21st Century Principal: 5 Aspects of Social Media Leadership for School Administrat... - 8 views

  • Twenty-first century school leaders need to become masters of social media leadership.
  • Being a social media leader means you see the technology of social media as a way to invite stakeholders into conversations, not as an announcement system
  • Being a social media leader means you don't just use social media to tell your parents and community what you think they want to know: you tell them the kinds of information they want to have
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  • Being a social media leader means using it to provide 21st century connections with your parents and community.
  • Being a social media leader means understanding social media in the manner suggest by authors Kitty Porterfield and Meg Carnes in their book Why Social Media Matters: School Communication in the Digital Age: Social media is a "process not a product."
  • Finally, being a social media leader means using it to create an environment of collaboration. 
Maggie Tsai

Describe your ISTE12 day in 5 words or less - 4 views

  • Connecting, engaging, reaffirming, heartwarming, thought-provoking ‪#iste12‬ ‪#iste5
Suzie Nestico

Education Leaders Work Toward Common Goals at #ISTE12 | ISTE Connects Blog - 6 views

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    More information about the ISTE education leadership symposium and good quotes from Michael Fullan.  
Maggie Tsai

Cool Cat Teacher Blog: Why we need eFolios in schools #iste12 #socialedcon - 8 views

  • Portfolios should be:1- About learning and legacy.It isn't just about assessment but about helping kids connect to their legacy and who that student is.efolios should be about taking kids from a number to a unique individual and give us a unique way to celebrate creativity beyond the standardized test.2 - Efolios should make kids not feel like a number to feeling unique. They should be able to pull all of their lives together. Steve Hargadon shares how his daughter used her blog to get into college.
  • 3 - Schools need permanent museums of learning.If I was sending my child to a new school, I would ask that school to show what their students were doing.
  • 4 - Schools can use efolios as a way to celebrate creativity, the arts, and phenomenal work instead of the "standardized test."
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