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	<title>Dr. Brian J. Dixon</title>
	
	<link>http://brianjdixon.com</link>
	<description>innovative thoughts on social media, technology, and education.</description>
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		<title>Adding Video to your LinkedIn profile</title>
		<link>http://brianjdixon.com/adding-video-to-your-linkedin-profile</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[LinkedIn has many applications you can choose from to further customize your LinkedIn presence. These applications help your profile move from a static online resume to an interactive multimedia portfolio of your best work. There are applications for sharing recent blog posts, presentations and videos, and even your reading list. Both Slideshare and Google Docs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Monitor Student Activity on Facebook</title>
		<link>http://brianjdixon.com/facebook_monitor</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Internet Safety]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To help combat cyber bullying, consider monitoring student activity on Facebook. Privacy settings on Facebook profiles make it difficult for school leaders to see negative comments posted by students, but there are still ways to monitor students’ Facebook accounts. First, you can empower a group of students to be your school’s “online safety monitors.” When [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to market to me</title>
		<link>http://brianjdixon.com/how-to-market-to-me</link>
		<comments>http://brianjdixon.com/how-to-market-to-me#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Life and Work]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today I received an unsolicited email trying to sell me Toshiba computers. Although I am a &#8220;Mac Guy&#8221;, we actually bought Toshiba computers for all of our teachers this year. In the next few months, we&#8217;ll need to buy another 10 or so for our new staff who will be joining us over the summer. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>225 magazine people to watch</title>
		<link>http://brianjdixon.com/225-magazine-people-to-watch</link>
		<comments>http://brianjdixon.com/225-magazine-people-to-watch#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Teaching Tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At the start of the year last August, students at Mentorship Academy met for classes at LSU. “Start at college, end at college,” was the message executive director Brian Dixon was sending to his ninth- and 10th-graders. Dixon began the school two years ago at the corner of Fourth and Florida streets downtown as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waking up on the app side of the bed</title>
		<link>http://brianjdixon.com/sleep_cycle</link>
		<comments>http://brianjdixon.com/sleep_cycle#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Life and Work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPhone app]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sleep]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sleep cycle]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brianjdixon.com/?p=251</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most school leaders wake up between 4:30 and 5:30 to get ready for a school day that starts at 7am. Waking up groggy and tired is something that every school leader struggles with; and often educators welcome any advice for better waking and managing sleep. Well, there is an app for that! SleepCycle is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The next step for Kinect</title>
		<link>http://brianjdixon.com/the-next-step-for-kinect</link>
		<comments>http://brianjdixon.com/the-next-step-for-kinect#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianjdixon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Teaching Tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Code Space &#8212; the next extracurricular activity for the gaming controller which sees it teaming up with smartphones and laptops to present information on a shared screen. &#8212; This could be revolutionary when it comes to classroom presentations. If we are to finally &#8220;Think Beyond the Ban&#8220;- how might we use mobile tech to share [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Following models, engaging mentors through Twitter</title>
		<link>http://brianjdixon.com/following-models-engaging-mentors-through-twitter</link>
		<comments>http://brianjdixon.com/following-models-engaging-mentors-through-twitter#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brianjdixon.com/?p=243</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One way to use Twitter with students is to have them follow five luminaries in the field of their choice in the local area.  If, for example, Janie wants to be a veterinarian, Janie should follow five veterinarians.  Perhaps she even makes a Janie vet account on Twitter specifically for these conversations.  Her assignment is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walking in the dark towards a cliff</title>
		<link>http://brianjdixon.com/walking-in-the-dark-towards-a-cliff</link>
		<comments>http://brianjdixon.com/walking-in-the-dark-towards-a-cliff#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianjdixon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Teaching Tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When we &#8220;simply digitize the current version of school&#8221; we are walking a dark path towards a cliff even after turning on the flashlight. Tom Van Der Ark&#8216;s wonderful book, &#8220;Getting Smart&#8220;, comes out soon. Here&#8217;s a clip from a great review from tom abeles, a member of Amazon&#8217;s innovative &#8220;Vine Program&#8221;: Tom Vander Ark&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LinkedIn Best Practices</title>
		<link>http://brianjdixon.com/linkedin</link>
		<comments>http://brianjdixon.com/linkedin#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianjdixon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[LinkedIn best practices- Provide value Give before you take and deposit before you withdraw. Savvy school leaders know that before you make a negative phone call to a parent, it is always a good idea to have established a positive relationship. Find ways to say something positive before you criticize. The same is true on social [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top reasons to use Facebook in the classroom</title>
		<link>http://brianjdixon.com/facebook_in_classroom</link>
		<comments>http://brianjdixon.com/facebook_in_classroom#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianjdixon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Saw this great post on kqed.org. Some of my favorite reasons include: Students are simply more connected: Many teachers are familiar with Blackboard and other classroom community systems, but students typically only check in when necessary, while students are often checking Facebook multiple times per day. Calendars and events are easy to share: Remind students [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How school’s approach media usage</title>
		<link>http://brianjdixon.com/how-schools-approach-media-usage</link>
		<comments>http://brianjdixon.com/how-schools-approach-media-usage#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Teaching Tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This picture says it all:]]></description>
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		<title>Student recruiting- the personal touch</title>
		<link>http://brianjdixon.com/student-recruiting-the-personal-touch</link>
		<comments>http://brianjdixon.com/student-recruiting-the-personal-touch#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 03:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianjdixon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brianjdixon.com/?p=217</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Never underestimate the power of the personal touch. As a charter school leader, one of my top concerns is student enrollment. I know that our school&#8217;s vision and mission is attractive. I want our school to be THE CHOICE for all students. The place that families dream to send their students. I also know that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Internet in 60 seconds</title>
		<link>http://brianjdixon.com/60_seconds</link>
		<comments>http://brianjdixon.com/60_seconds#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 02:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brianjdixon.com/?p=213</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I saw this on CrowdScience.com: What&#8217;s most amazing is the amount of content being constantly uploaded. No wonder we&#8217;re so overloaded with information. A few 60-second highlight stats: 694,445 searches on Google, 695,000 Facebook updates, 370,00 minutes of calls on Skype, 98,000 tweets, 20,000 posts on Tumblr, 13,000 hours of music streaming on Pandora, 12,000 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Plus: asymmetric sharing</title>
		<link>http://brianjdixon.com/google-plus-asymmetric-sharing</link>
		<comments>http://brianjdixon.com/google-plus-asymmetric-sharing#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 05:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianjdixon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brianjdixon.com/?p=204</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With Google Plus&#8217; recent release, many are scrambling to categorize and define this new social tool. In my own research, I&#8217;ve found this summary to best clarify the differences between Facebook, Twitter, and Google Plus: Facebook: Symmetric Sharing: First you confirm ties, then content is privately shared. Twitter: Asymmetric Following: Everyone shares publicly. You can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching with New Media</title>
		<link>http://brianjdixon.com/teaching-with-new-media</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 03:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brianjdixon.com/?p=197</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; TeacherBlast Transcription: Building an online community It is important to first establish what the term “new media” refers to. In 2010, “new media” refers to anything web-based. There is no way to call an overhead projector “new” anymore. New media refers to user-contributed content and mobile access to that content. There are lots of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Flipped Classroom</title>
		<link>http://brianjdixon.com/the-flipped-classroom</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new concept making its way through ISTE this year is the &#8220;flipped classroom&#8221;, where the majority of content is shared outside of the classroom and classroom time is focused on discussion and analysis. Betty Ray from Edutopia has a great blog post as a summary of this emerging trend. See the excerpt below: &#8220;Can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Key Management Principles</title>
		<link>http://brianjdixon.com/10-key-management-principles</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 03:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Life and Work]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Brian Tracy&#8217;s new book called &#8220;Full Engagement&#8221; outlines key management principles for success. Here are a few compliments of Martin Zwilling: Communication clarity is essential. Management is “getting results through others,” not doing it yourself with the assistance of others. That means your chief responsibility is to communicate clearly about what you need done, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keys to Blog Success: Consistency</title>
		<link>http://brianjdixon.com/keys-to-blog-success-consistency</link>
		<comments>http://brianjdixon.com/keys-to-blog-success-consistency#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianjdixon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today I was featured on coachradio.tv Great advice from Justin Lukasavige: 1. Build a calendar for blogging 2. Share your video message in 2 minutes or less 3. Build a following through consistency 4. Check out needatopic.com Thank you Justin for your ideas!]]></description>
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		<title>Successful people niche- your byline and the 5%</title>
		<link>http://brianjdixon.com/successful-people-niche-your-byline-and-the-5</link>
		<comments>http://brianjdixon.com/successful-people-niche-your-byline-and-the-5#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 21:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Your byline is the few words that show up just under your name when you are being interviewed on CNN. Wait? What? You&#8217;ve never been interviewed on CNN? Chicken or egg it seems. Perhaps you&#8217;ve not been on CNN because your byline is unclear. &#8220;But I&#8217;m just a teacher,&#8221; you say. Or a mechanic. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What educators don’t want to talk about.</title>
		<link>http://brianjdixon.com/what-educators-dont-want-to-talk-about</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 04:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianjdixon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Teaching Tips]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brianjdixon.com/?p=173</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In this episode of Learning ReDesigned, social media expert, innovative educator, and author Dr. Brian J. Dixon reflects on the book &#8220;Crucial Confrontations&#8221;.]]></description>
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