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We Asked Teachers What They Want From Edtech. Here’s What They Said.

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At the end of the day, edtech can feel like one more thing on a teacher’s plate. Edtech initiatives that reduce teachers to the role of facilitator often overlook the important role the teacher plays in activating rich learning experiences for students. But these efforts have fallen short of meaningfully transforming learning.

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We Asked Teachers What They Want From Edtech. Here’s What They Said.

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At the end of the day, edtech can feel like one more thing on a teacher’s plate. Edtech initiatives that reduce teachers to the role of facilitator often overlook the important role the teacher plays in activating rich learning experiences for students. This piece originally ran on Edsurge.

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Apple’s Strongest Case to Reclaim the Education Market Is Not the New iPad

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Bells signaled transitioned time between hands-on workshops led by educators. And not to mention, Google announced yesterday its first “education tablet made for Chrome OS” that comes with a built-in stylus. Sample screenshot of Apple Schoolwork The first, Schoolwork, appears to be Apple’s response to Google Classroom.

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We Asked Teachers What They Want From Edtech. Here’s What They Said.

eSpark

At the end of the day, edtech can feel like one more thing on a teacher’s plate. Edtech initiatives that reduce teachers to the role of facilitator often overlook the important role the teacher plays in activating rich learning experiences for students. This piece originally ran on Edsurge.

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What’s New

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Tech & Learning Rounds Up a Summary of New Tools for Schools Software & Online GOOGLE FOR EDUCATION UPDATES ( edu.google.com ) Google for Education announced updates and new tools to help teachers keep innovation alive in their classrooms. FOLLETT DESTINY 16.0 ( [link] ) Follett has released Destiny 16.0,

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Change The Conversation–It’s Not About The Thinking

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Content-based academic standards. Or does it send them to Google to search for “research-based instructional strategies,” where they find the same 6-8 examples that are tossed limp and lifeless into their next lesson plan because that’s what they were told to do? Workshop-based PD. by Terry Heick.

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Innovative ideas for school libraries

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School libraries have evolved from strict, quiet, hush-hush rooms to more interactive spaces with flexible seating, readily-available edtech tools, and educators on hand to help with research, critical resource evaluation, makerspaces. Handbooks can summarize library services, events calendars, and important updates. Holzweiss asked.