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Text and Image - Connect Heart and Head

“Every human activity can be put at the service of the divine and of love. We should all exercise our gift to build community.” 
― Jean Vanier, Community And Growth

9 Characteristics of Innovative Leaders

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Created by Sylvia Duckworth https://flic.kr/p/tPJBmf

Graphics and images

Finding the right image for your communication can be a time consuming challenge. Modelling copyright skills is important so utilizing royalty free or creative commons licensed images is essential. Access, acknowledge and apply images to your communications to enrich the messages you are sharing. Here are some sources and resources for images.
  • Flickr Creative Commons
  • 8 Free Photo Sites that require no attribution
  • Pics4learning - free, royalty free images for educators

Using TEXT to communicate - Blogging

If you have not used a professional blog to communicate to your community and networks, you can learn more from the experiences revealed by others. The Ontario School and System Leaders EdTech MOOC (OSSEMOOC)is one place to start. Those revealing themselves in blogs include
  • George Couros - The Principal of Change
  • Donna Miller Fry - Learning About Learning
  • Sue Dunlop - The Reflection Pool
  • David Fife - Perspectives
  • Peter J. LeBlanc - Principal Learning
  • Chris Kennedy - Culture of Yes
Learn more about blogging by checking out the OSSEMOOC site -Day 23-27 covers the basics of blogging from the perspective of a school leader.

Twitter

Connect with others or watch to learn using Twitter. It's ok to 'lurk' while you learn. Using 140 character text messages can extend your skills in using text with brevity. Learn more about using twitter to reach out and humanize your communication from these sources. Follow, chat, and create text messages with twitter to engage with educators, thought leaders, parents or connected school communities.
http://www.cdnedchat.ca/

All About Avatars 
You don't need to put your own face into digital spaces. Let an avatar represent you. Create your own or select one that suits. Download the document to the right to access, create and capture avatar images that suit you style and character.
avatars_-_create_and_apply.pdf
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Twitter
  • 18 education Twitter chats worth your time, Andra Brichacek, 6/9/2014, ISTE
  • Education Chats on Twitter - list of day, time, timezone conversions, hashtags 
  • 9 step guide for administrators new to twitter, Jaysen Anderson, 03/09/2014 
  • Rosie O'Brien Vojtek, Chatting with Connected Principals: Twitter Tools and Top Ideas, Communicator, November 2013, Volume 37, Issue 3 
What's a Thinglink?
Interactive images, such as a Thinglink, can engage your audience in whole new ways. Check out this article about 5+ Ways to Use Thinglink for Teaching and Learning or this Thinglink EDU examples collection on Pinterest. Consider this example to get you started.
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