In This Post: A brief overview of the new trend in social media: TikTok. Using popular social media to build relationships with students. Connecting popular social media to your content area. What is TikTok? TikTok? Have you heard of it? Do you remember the app Musical.ly? While I never jumped into the Musical.ly world and I said TikTok was ridiculous, … Read More
9 Tips for Mentoring
In This Post: The importance of mentoring for both student teachers and first year teachers. Practical tips compiled from years of mentoring experience. Helpful ways to mentor new teachers and student teachers, based on mentee feedback! Mentoring is an art, much like teaching; there’s no other way to describe it. One must find a way to hone in on their … Read More
Augmented Read Aloud with Novel Effect
In This Post: Pump up your classroom read aloud with this new tool! Read aloud review and useful suggestions for your classroom. When I find something incredible, I need to tell the world! My most recent obsession is a read aloud tech tool called Novel Effect. Here’s how it works: Download the free app. Select a story. Secure a print … Read More
Creating Your School District’s Social Media Policy
In This Post: The importance of having guidelines for safe, effective use of social media in your school district. 7 tips for writing school social media guidelines for your district. I’ve said it before, and I will keep saying it: Social media is not going anywhere anytime soon. You can love it or hate it, but it’s going to be … Read More
How Districts Should Be Using Social Media
In this Post : Social Media is a way to connect with more then just other educators, but your stakeholders too! Send out Daily/Weekly Updates Consider hosting your next Staff Development opportunity on a new platform Don’t just read morning announcements, post them for others to read too! A connected community is a supportive one We talk a lot about … Read More