Digital Leader’s Toolbox:Curating and Developing

Derek L. McCoyPrincipal, Spring Lake MiddleNASSP 2014 Digital Principal of the Year

Purpose

● Share daily practices in curating and collecting information and resources

● Innovative ways to share● Sharing the need to grow

First steps in change

● Communications

● Measurement

● Resources

● Rewards and Recognition

● Performance Management

Enter Digital Curation

Content curation is the process of sorting through the vast amounts of content on the web and presenting it in a meaningful and organized way around a specific theme. The work involves sifting, sorting, arranging, and publishing information.

Beth Kanterhttp://www.bethkanter.org/content-curation-101/

Who Curates

● Digital Leaders

● Change Agents

● Resourcers

● Vision Builders

Need for Strategic Curation

Hoarder

Isolates

Scrooge

Robots

Process

Information Sources

Exploration

Explorations

Digital Leader Curation Process

1. Set-up information sources

2. Strategy

3. Access the information regularly

4. Select the information

5. Tag it, bag it

6. Share it

Resources

● www.bethkanter.org/content-curation-101

Digital Leaders Challenge

● Build your PLN● Share influence with others● Commit to daily practice● Participate in chats

Information Sources

Derek L. McCoy

● derekmccoy.edu@gmail.com● @mccoyderek● mccoyderek.com ● Skype - mccoyderek● LinkedIn - mccoyderek● Google+