looked deeper into our policies, we realized that we didn't need anything policy-wise. Why create something that might handcuff the ability of teachers to do their job effectively? We had Standards of Professional Conduct. We had policies on student communication and communication using school-owned devices. We saw these and decided what we needed were some simple best practices. These included things like:
Protecting your own privacy
Being honest
Respecting copyright laws
Disclaimers
Thinking about consequences
Communities of practice… « What Ed Said - 1 views
CEM: Getting Started | Connected Educators - 0 views
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"Never been part of an online professional community or network? Already part of a community or network, but want to be more connected? The CEM Starter Kit can help you on both fronts. Written by The Connected Educator author Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach and Powerful Learning Practice in collaboration with the Connected Educators initiative, and loaded with helpful links and embedded videos, the kit takes a 31 days approach for this special month, giving you one simple way to get more connected every day. Please feel free to pass it along to any friend or colleague you think could benefit from getting more connected!"
Social Media Guidelines | Edutopia - 0 views
How Important is Teaching Literacy in All Content Areas? | Edutopia - 1 views
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We know students do plenty of listening in our classes, but what about the other three communication skills they should be engaging in and practicing daily?
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The ultimate goal of literacy instruction is to build a student's comprehension, writing skills, and overall skills in communication.
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Students need to be writing every day, in every classroom
How To Use Technology To Increase Student Achievement Is Not a Mystery! -- THE Journal - 0 views
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redesigning the curriculum to take advantage of the affordances of the 1-to-1 mobile devices that were being used. The technology was not bolted onto an existing curriculum
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Most importantly, they developed into a community of practice — a professional group of educators who work with each other, who support each other
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Adding technology to direct-instruction, paper-and-pencil-based pedagogy, will have little impact
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Here are the kinds of things I believe need to be happening as learners come together in online communities of practice.
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