Different tools to use to gain professional development inside your building from miles of places away.

1. Bobby Dodd
Principal
Gahanna Lincoln High School
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2. Why?
• Why do I need to grow?
• Why do I need to get better at what I do?
• Why do I need to be the best I can be?
• Why do I really need those things?
– I’m good at what I do. Kids love me!
– I get Accomplished ratings each year!

3. What’s Your “Why”?

4. Then Choose to Do It

5. Make the Choice to Make a Change

6. Professional Development
• When it comes to thinking about getting
better, don’t think of classes.

7. Think: “Its about growing myself”
• I can identify and access different apps and
websites to use for my professional growth
• I can utilize different apps and websites to
gain knowledge and share with others to grow
my profession.
• I can explain to others how and when to
access different apps and websites to grow
professionally.

8. Flipboard
• App and website for reading articles, journals, and
posts in any area that interests you.
• Create magazines that are based on specific interests
(ex. Education technology, Parenting Teens)
• Read articles/posts, share them with staff, students
and parents. (Ex. I share Parenting Teens articles with
my parents in newsletters)
• Access app any chance you get – try to go there once
every 2 days (Ex. During child practice, relaxing at
home)

9. Pocket
• App/website where you can store links (articles,
posts) to view later.
• You can categorize them into interests (similar to
Flipboard)
• It’s a simple download on a computer or app on
phone.
• Use at any time you are looking at articles/posts, but
don’t have time to read them (Ex. Waiting on
someone, have time but not enough time to read an
article/post)

10. Facebook
• Becoming more of a place to share professional
articles/posts, quotes, stories, experiences
• Start searching for different educators and leaders
who you want to connect with to learn more about
them professionally and personally.
• Great way to comment on articles/posts and get
more ideas from different educators & leaders.
• Access at any time during the day. I use it more
after school to learn what different educators and
leaders are doing in their schools.

11. Twitter
• App/website to research professional posts.
• Utilize hashtags (#) to find out more about specific
topics (ex. #spedchat, #sschat)
• Similar to Facebook, great way to learn get
information fast and efficiently – click on what you
like, don’t click on what you don’t.
• Access Twitter anytime during the day – best time to
post is in the 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM if you are looking
for a response back

12. Voxer
• App where you can communicate with anyone
similar to a walkie-talkie.
• You can share voice messages, text messages,
images, links, and videos.
• It is free or there is a pro-version for $3 per/month
• Useful for sharing professional resources, book chats,
security in schools, extension of Twitter chats.
• You can “vox” anytime, anywhere. The beauty is,
you can do it while driving or anything else.

13. Pinterest
• Pin your interests and read other pins from people
who share the same interests.
• Create your own board to organize your pins; share
with others.
• Great tool to use in the classroom with students for
projects.
• Find articles/posts on different areas and share with
others.
• Access Pinterest at any time; that is the great thing
about it.

14. YouTube
• Great place to find tutorial videos on anything.
• For example, “I don’t know how to screencast and
wouldn’t know where to start”
• “Our team wants to use common formative
assessments. Where do we start?”
• Every time you watch a video, you are growing.
• As long as you can “Search”, you can use YouTube.

15. Cybraryman
• One of the top website resources for educators.
• Resources for every educator (and parents, students)
on a variety of different topics.
• Not a flashy site, but very informative.

16. Inc.com
• Resource that many would think is for business, but
is a great resource for educators and leaders too.
• For example, “I need to figure out how to get our
brand out to more people.”
• Great articles and posts from leading minds around
the world.
• Great app too. Huge presence on Twitter.
• Good for motivational posts & success tips.

17. GettingSmart.com
• Website resource for leaders and educators.
• Broken down into EdTech, Leadership and Learning.
• Ideas for uses of different types of assessments and
instructional methods.
• Very large presence on Twitter.

18. EducatorsTechnology.com
• Terrific website resource that has daily blogs on areas
from iPads, how to use Google Drive, and
infographics to name a few.
• For Google districts, a great resource on how to use
Google Drive and the different features Google Docs
offers.

19. DitchThatTextBook.com
• Website resource with great tips on a variety
of useful ideas and tips. Anything from
preparing students with useful skills to how to
use Google Apps.
• Great resource to share with staff members
for tips on how to use different resources.

20. Screencastomatic.com
• Record what you are doing on the screen.
• Record how to use different resources, website,
apps, tools and share them with others.
• How does this help ME get better?
– Train your staff or students on how to create screencasts
and have them share with you.
– Share screencasts every Friday during class or during Staff
Meetings or in your weekly update.

21. Blogs
• Find people and organizations to follow by using
social media tools such Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest,
and other website resources.
• Also uses different website resources (search
engines) to help find relevant blogs.
• Great way to reflect, but also get great ideas and
insights.
• Follow blogs that you enjoy so you can get the most
recent blogs sent to you.

22. Blabs
• Watch live streaming (or recorded) video about a
number of topics.
• App/website where you can search tags, people,
and/or topics to gain professional knowledge.
• For example, Blabs on successful hiring practices.
• Good way to watch videos at your leisure and learn
more about different topics or different people.
• Similar to Google Hangout
• Need a Twitter or Facebook account to get started.

23. WingClips
• Great website for motivational quotes/ideas
from different movies.
• Utilize quotes/ideas in classroom, with staff,
with parents.
• How will this make me grow?
– The different quotes and sayings can help spark
something for you: motivation, determination

24. Why Do I Need To Learn More About Technology?
• You may not be an expert in technology, but you
need to become more knowledgeable about it.
• You need to be able to share information with
students, staff, and parents about technology.
• It is not going away. Its only going to keep changing
and be in the forefront.

25. Why Are You Doing This?

28. Contact Information
Email: doddb@gjps.org
Twitter: @bobby__dodd
Instagram: bobby__dodd
Voxer: bobby__dodd
Pinterest: @glhsprincipal
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/people/Bobb
y-Dodd/100007881709222
Blog: http://www.glhsprincipal.blogspot.com