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Social Media – Protect Yourself…Promote Yourself
PVAMU Social Media for Educators
From 70k to 5k – Getting Out From Under...
Facebook at Westlake High School
If you attended my session at PVAMU about social media and would like to...
I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to visit my Alma Mater, Prairie View A&M University, to speak...
I am so happy right now I could just spit – don’t worry…I won’t....
Sitting in on a session called “Why we opened Facebook to our staff at...
Okay – I admit….I’ve strayed. Last year I was all excited about Edmodo – created a class, got my friends to beta test it with me…the whole nine yards. But our district uses Moodle and I’ve since been immersed in that relationship to the exclusion of all other CMS options. But I revisited Edmodo...
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OMG! I’m exhausted. What a long week! This past week was our district’s Summer Institute – a week-long professional development “mini-conference” for teachers in our district. It’s a great opportunity for our staff and faculty to get some terrific training…but MAN it was a logistical nightmare this year. We normally have Summer Institute at...
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Yesterday I got to spend the whole day with an amazing group of women – our district LTCLs. They are like superheroes, man! An LTCL is a Learning Technologies Campus Liaison. These are a group of teachers and librarians who work with our department (Learning Technologies) to bring effective, relevant, academically rigorous technology integration to...
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I am currently sitting at my PC FUMING….because I can’t install Adobe Flash 10. It’s not that I can’t get it to install, or that I can’t get it to work…it’s just that this ridiculous Masters’ program I’m in is using coureseware that won’t run with Adobe Flash 10. So in order to do...
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So…I’m doing a lot of social media training in my district since we opened up Facebook for our teachers. I’m also doing some informative sessions for parents and community members. This is the most recent handout I’ve made to help people with setting up their privacy and visibility settings. Thought I’d just throw the...
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I am so happy right now I could just spit – don’t worry…I won’t. But I really am infused with such a sense of relief and euphoria that I just have to share my news with the world. I just finished the process of consolidating my student loans from my Masters Degrees (yes, that’s...
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Does what (and how) we eat affect who we are? Follow six middle school students as they experience first-hand the relationship between food and their changing bodies, cultural differences, the vanishing family meal, nutrition and athletic performance....
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During the time of slavery, numerous brave Marylanders guided slaves through to freedom through a unique collection of covert byways and secret hiding places. Take a closer look at Maryland’s unique role in the Underground Railroad and gain a greater understanding of its citizen’s commitment to liberty and civil rights for all. This interactive...
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If you attended my session at PVAMU about social media and would like to have a copy of the presentation and the Facebook privacy settings handout, you can click on them below to download them. I’d love your feedback on the presentation…what can I add/improve on? What are your thoughts? Leave a comment! Facebook...
I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to visit my Alma Mater, Prairie View A&M University, to speak to the staff and faculty about social media and it’s uses (and misuses) in the educational environment. I’d like to thank Dr. Thomas-Smith for the opportunity to return to my old stomping grounds and share a topic that is very...
Sitting in on a session called “Why we opened Facebook to our staff at Westlake High School.” Interested is hearing the rational, roll out, training required, etc. Hope they cover it in this session. Starting off with a link to their google site – https://sites.google.com/site/tceafacebook/ Talking about the classroom-centric view…the world revolves around me...
Attending a session at TCEA 2011 on using the iPad in the Spec Ed Classroom. This is kismet – a life skills teacher (my son’s life skill teacher, to be exact) asked me about the possibility of using iPod touches with her lifeskills kiddos…I told her to think iPad for those kiddos (better for...
I’ve Always Wanted My Own Parade!One cannot claim Diva status if one has not fantasized (in no small way)...
Productive Group Work: How to Engage Students, Build Teamwork, and Promote Understanding by Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, Sandi Everlove
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