"In today's school environment, it's important for school administrators to access and use the same digital tools as we want our our teachers and ultimately, our students to use as well. Not only is this effectively role modeling of what we want and expect from them but with this mobile technology it can also allows today's administrator to maximize their time as well as communicate with a variety of stakeholders at the "touch" of a button!
This exhibit aims to do aims to meet this goal by presenting innovative ideas on how admins can embrace and use Apple's media devices effectively in their work. On the pages that follow, you will see how the iPod touch or iPhone can be used by administrators in a variety of ways well beyond a simple PIM device or media player, become a fantastic tool to practice digital leadership!"
This report documents the beliefs, perspectives, and practices of educational administrators which help or hinder effective use of Web 2.0 in K-12 education. The study collected data from nearly 1,200 school administrators on the role of Web 2.0 in American schools and was made possible by a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
"This report documents the beliefs, perspectives, and practices of educational administrators which help or hinder effective use of Web 2.0 in K-12 education. "
There's a "disconnect" between school administrators and parents. While more than half of America's school principal's said they think they're "doing a good job" preparing students for the 21st century, only a third of parents of middle school and high school students agreed, according to research released by Project Tomorrow and Blackboard.
Video Presentation Outline:\n 1. Wiki Background\n 2. Why students need to know how to wiki\n 3. A brief overview of the active portion of this project\n 4. The pedagogical use of wikis in the classroom\n 5. Wiki assessment strategies\n 6. Common questions from school administrators
Google Apps administrators can use a open source project, the Feed Server Client Tool (FSCT) to control which gadgets appear in the Google Sites gadget directory for their domain. Before beginning, make sure you are running Java 1.6 (you can check your version by running the "java -version" command)
"SignUpGenius is a FREE online tool for creating and managing group sign up lists.
# Simple wizards for creating your sign up
# Public or private online group sign up
# Automated email reminders
# "Swapping" ability for schedule changes
# Attractive and customizable templates
# Easy administration tools and stats"
create, promote, and sustain a dynamic, digital-age learning culture that
provides a rigorous, relevant, and engaging education for all students.
Educational Administrators:
Once only for university students, DreamSpark is now available for high school students. With teacher/administrator registration, students have access to software downloads, i.e. Visual Studio, Expression Studio 2, Visual Basic and C++, Robotics Developer Studio, and more.
"To clear up some of the confusion around these comments and assertions, I went straight to the top: the Department of Education's Director of Education Technology, Karen Cator.
Cator parsed the rules of the Childrens Internet Protection Act, and provided guidance for teachers on how to proceed when it comes to interpreting the rules. To that end, here are six surprising rules that educators, administrators, parents and students might not know about website filtering in schools."
"The Playbook is designed to help K-12 school educators plan for the transition to a rich, interactive, and personalized digital learning environment. The Playbook offers advice and considerations to help schools ensure robust and persistent connectivity to the digital content, understand the perspectives of the variety of device users in a school environment, and plan for the transition to digital learning.
