Tag: educational technology
Join Me on a Digital Marketing for Educators Journey
“…many of the educators’ blogs do not contain internet marketing and search engine optimization (SEO) methods that help drive traffic to their sites. Aside from the links they post to colleagues and personal learning network (PLN) peers, their websites/blogs are invisible…”
Kansas City Storm Damage Makes Digital Technology Wait
This past weekend was another doozy, thanks in part to Mother Nature and her thunderstorm fury on the Kansas City Northland. For the third time in less than two weeks, Kansas City’s Northland has been slammed with storms producing winds over 80 mph, basically category 1 hurricane winds. The result is plenty of storm damage–wind [...]
Should Teachers Require Tech Breaks in their Classrooms?
According to recent research presented at a recent American Psychological Association conference regarding social media effects on teenagers, teachers may consider implementing daily “tech breaks” during the upcoming school year. While few people would argue that using social media can sidetrack individuals, research indicates the longer a person uses social media, the more they will [...]
Ed Tech Transformation – This is Our Time
The following is my contribution to the “Leadership Day 2011″ blogging event. #leadershipday11 My theme was a personal letter to colleagues within my district. Dear School District Colleagues, Today is an extremely-special day for all building-level school administrators in our district. Later today, we will be given possession of our very own iPad2 device to [...]
Are Teachers Afraid to Use Social Media and Technology?
The past month, I re-dedicated my personal/professional social media, blogging, and website efforts to focus on educational blogging and online collaboration with other education professionals. This experience has already proved to be so-rewarding, as I have engaged in discourse with teachers, instructional coaches, principals, superintendents, professors, consultants, think-tank researchers, and even homeschool parents. I have [...]
