A group of dedicated educators gather each week to discuss best practices & designing the school of the future. @yankee_todd is a third year principal of the middle school in San Antonio. #neisdpln is an amazing hour each Monday night at 7:30 central time.
I love how learners are just taking over #NEISDpln Last week @kcross34 this week you. If you have a passion, share it here. If you have a question ask it here. That makes the entire system better.
Hi! Kristen. Director for Special Education. RAMEC. Don’t have an ITS, but Christi is my go-to Tech person. ❤️ Love all things apple cinnamon. #NEISDpln
I love how learners are just taking over #NEISDpln Last week @kcross34 this week you. If you have a passion, share it here. If you have a question ask it here. That makes the entire system better.
1. Kathy
2. Instructional Tech. Specialist
3. Woodstone, Fox Run, Redland, Clear Spring
4. ME
5. That's a tough one. Monte Cristo sounds pretty good right now.
#BadgeUpNEISD#NEISDpln
Hi! I'm Sarah Flores the librarian at El Dorado. Our ITS is Ann Hargrove! I love donuts and apple cider, even though I have to travel far to find a good cider mill. #neisdpln
I want to be a level 2 Google Educator. It’s just a matter of sitting down and doing it. We are all well versed that it’s just a matter of getting it done. #neisdpln#badgeupneisd
Hey, Brenda. Welcome. Make sure you separate the two hashtags as the rest of the group didn't see this one. Glad you could make it. #NEISDpln#BadgeUpNEISD
1. Maria Garcia-Rios
2. Instructional Technology Specialist
3. I work with Dellview, Colonial Hills, Thousand Oaks, and Oak Meadow
4. I'm learning from my amazing ITS fam, teachers, and specialists that I collaborate with
5. Pumpkin bread
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Q1: I don't have any badges on big sites. I do have some on Edmodo that I've gotten for various little things. I'm not sure which one's I'd like to earn since I'm not sure what's available. #neisdpln#badgeupneisd
Hi it’s Paola! I am an Instructional Technology Specialist and I have Roan Forest, Jackson-Keller, Vineyard Ranch and Larkspur this year. #NEISDpln#BadgeupNEISD
A1: I currently don’t hold a digital badge but I’m thinking I’d like to earn one from @seesaw this year. I have a goal to document student work and share it with families this year. #NEISDpln#BadgeUpNEISD
A1: I don’t have any personal digital badges, although I think we carry may carry 3 as a school. Id like to get digital badges for SeeSaw and Google to start. What are other good ones out there to strive for? #NEISDpln#BadgeUpNEISD
A1: I don't have any yet! I am going to be working towards a Seesaw and a Google as those are the two things that I try to incorporate as I am teaching reading and writing. #NEISDpln#BadgeupNEISD
A1: I am a Seesaw Ambassador and a SMART Exemplary Educator. I would like to earn the Google badges and any collaboration badges. #NEISDpln#BadgeupNEISD
A2 Gives you credibility in helping others learn to use the product. Expands your knowledge...have to do some learning and work to earn them. AND they just are cool to have behind your name. LOL! #NEISDpln#BadgeUpNEISD
A2: The incentives are purely for myself - always learning and growing. Badges are often a great opportunity to collaborate and meet others. #NEISDpln#BadgeUpNEISD
A2: Its modeling innovative learning and creating; it keeps my thinking and work dynamic; and it adds just the right amount of “look what I was able to accomplish!” #NEISDpln#BadgeUpNEISD
A1: Late to the game! Tracy Shingler, librarian at West Avenue. ITS Erin Valdez. SMART Exemplary Educator. I'd like to earn Google and BrainPOP #neisdpln#NEISDpln
A2: when I offered badges to Woodstone Ts a few years ago it was to reward them for trying out new things mostly tech related and then we announced on the announcements. The kids loved hearing their Ts warm the badges #NEISDpln
A2: As a human, we love positive reinforcement. We love when someone appreciates our work and our effort. As an educator, it allows us to celebrate our hard work and they also show us who to go to when we need help or ideas with different types of tech. #neisdpln#BadgeUpNEISD
That's a good point. One of the reasons that I wanted to do Seesaw was for the great resources that they share with Ambassadors. #NEISDpln#BadgeUpNEISD
A2: The incentive is always learning, growing my skills. A sense of accomplishment. I would also like to find ways to incentivize training around Special Education. #BadgeUpNEISD#NEISDpln
Hi! Colleen. Exec Director for Learning Support Service. RAMEC. Don’t have an ITS, but Sue Carlson is my go-to Tech person. Love TLU baseball. #NEISDpln
A2 Expanding your PLN. It allows for educators to share their expertise. We can find our fellow peeps by seeing what badges they have and learning from another. #teacherleaders#NEISDPLN#BadgeUpNEISD
A3: As a parent, it appears to me that a teacher cares enough to constantly learn and try to be current with methods of reaching my son. Younguns outpace is old timers sometimes! #NEISDpln
A2: I think it's a fun way for educators to display that they are always growing and for me personally it motivates me to work towards more! #NEISDpln#BadgeupNEISD
A3: I would hope the digital badging opens up a new line of conversation with parents. Parents asking about them and the learning behind them. Is the next step helping parents earn digital badges for interacting with school tech resources?! #BadgeUpNEISD#NEISDpln
A3: Digital badges would be a great way for parents to be informed about what their students' teachers are proficient in or where their strengths are. #NEISDpln#BadgeUpNEISD
A1: Late to the game! Tracy Shingler, librarian at West Avenue. ITS Erin Valdez. SMART Exemplary Educator. I'd like to earn Google and BrainPOP #neisdpln#NEISDpln
A3 As a new parent, I seeked out the best daycare around because of their credentials. Don’t you think parents are doing the same for our schools? Badges showcase those credentials! #badgeUpNEISD#NEISDpln
Hi! Colleen. Exec Director for Learning Support Service. RAMEC. Don’t have an ITS, but Sue Carlson is my go-to Tech person. Love TLU baseball. #NEISDpln
A3: I think it could help convey the teacher’s priorities around technology. It could also serve as a great conversation started. #BadgeUpNEISD#NEISDpln
A3: it shows the teacher's dedication to keeping current. We all need to grow professionally and badging is a great and easy way to see if my child's teacher is dedicated to learning and growing. #NEISDpln#BadgeupNEISD
A2: I think it's a fun way for educators to display that they are always growing and for me personally it motivates me to work towards more! #NEISDpln#BadgeupNEISD
A3: As a parent I like to know that my kids' teachers are willing to try new things to help keep learning fun and engaging. I love seeing badges in their email signatures and I love hearing that an ITS was in their classroom coteaching a lesson! #NEISDpln#BadgeUpNEISD
Yes, but we have to be careful there. Not having a badge is not an indicator of usage/knowledge. All kinds of factors involved in catching badge fever. #neisdpln
A4: Tweecher bc Twitter is such an amazing tool for T learning. Seesaw bc I am LOVING it. And ITS collaboration bc @khurlbertne is so enthusiastic and has so much knowledge to share especially about seesaw. #neisdpln
A4: I like them all and that there is a variety of them to address the different needs and wants of staff members. How about a TweePr for Principals?! #BadgeUpNEISD#NEISDpln
A4: I love that! NEISD librarians earn badges and one of my favorites is Collaboration with ITS. I think that collaboration is so powerful for the teachers and students. #neisdpln#BadgeUpNEISD
A4 Working with secondary teachers, I am hoping that I can help some of them earn the SeeSaw Scholar badge. Such a powerful tool even for secondary teachers. #neisdpln
This is how we feel and we work in the district. As we all know we need to be showcasing our accomplishments and victories to show how great our schools are. #NEISDpln#BadgeUpNEISD
A4: Tweecher bc Twitter is such an amazing tool for T learning. Seesaw bc I am LOVING it. And ITS collaboration bc @khurlbertne is so enthusiastic and has so much knowledge to share especially about seesaw. #neisdpln
A4: So excited to see topics that aren’t intimidating to start with! Tweet her and the two Google ones look like a great place to start! So how can we collect badges if we don’t have a teacher webpage because of our job? #BadgeUpNEISD#NEISDpln
A4: These are great and all, but will there be other badges for other apps? For example, I prefer Socrative to Google Forms for quizzes and polls. I use technology with my kids everyday, but not these apps. Don't want people thinking I don't. #NEISDpln#BadgeUpNEISD
A3: As a parent it would make me feel confident that my child's teacher is continuing their learning and would help me know the things they have had extra training on. #neisdpln#BadgeUpNEISD
A5: An accountability meeting to determine a plan of action and time line to get there; follow-up encouragement and to answer any questions; and then a celebration Tweet when it is accomplished. #BadgeUpNEISD#NEISDpln
A4: Tweecher bc Twitter is such an amazing tool for T learning. Seesaw bc I am LOVING it. And ITS collaboration bc @khurlbertne is so enthusiastic and has so much knowledge to share especially about seesaw. #neisdpln
A4: I am most excited to earn the ITS + Teacher badge because I always learn so much more when I can collaborate with other great educators. What should we work on next @agrove21 ? #neisdpln#BadgeUpNEISD
A5: Definitely just time to work with my ITS earn that particular badge. Looking forward to collaborating and pushing myself to learn something new! #NEISDpln#BadgeUpNEISD
Teachers should be collaborating with their ITS all of the time. Might as well earn a badge for it. Especially working with @agrove21! She's awesome! #NEISDpln#BadgeUpNEISD
Q3: As a parent it makes me feel that my kids are being prepared for the 21st Century! As Amanda said as parents we are shopping for the best for our kids & digital badging lets others know they are always growing. #NEISDpln#BadgeupNEISD
Yes, we need to put our best foot forward and at the same time, our best foot forward should always be out and visible. Show off everything you've accomplished and learned. #NEISDpln#BadgeUpNEISD
Thanks for a great chat, @EdTechBites. Who’s going to moderate next week? Ideas? Who’s going to step up and lead one? Remember how we started. Have a passion, share it here. Have a question, ask it here. Always learning and growing. #neisdpln
Thanks, Elsa. The collaboration between ITS' and C&I needs to continue strong so we empower our teachers to better their craft. As well as ours! #NEISDpln#BadgeUpNEISD
