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Edtech Needs More Infrastructure, Educator Support in 2017

Edsurge

Additionally, educators and school leaders need further support in identifying the best technology solutions, effectively integrating edtech in the classroom, and ensuring edtech helps, not hinders, the development of social, collaboration and teamwork skills. only to discover that there wasn’t adequate broadband to execute the lesson.

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The 2014 ASCD Annual Conference: There is Hope

Philly Teacher

As a frequent attendee of the annual ISTE conference, and a Technology teacher, I found the conference in Philadelphia lacking many sessions dedicated to technology in the classroom. conference edcamp PBL reflection social media technology' Student-Centered, Project Based Learning.

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Make a Big Splash Into Learning This Summer

MSEDTechie

This makes it extremely important for teachers to expand their knowledge of digital resources aligned to Common Core. What does a digital age classroom really look like? Expand Your Classroom’s Walls While you’re lounging by the pool, think about how you can share the awesome things going on in your classroom.

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Do-It-Yourself Professional Development

Graphite Blog

Common Sense Education provides teachers, librarians, and education technology coaches with a variety of ways to customize their learning over the summer. If you are a classroom teacher, the following learning paths or opportunities may be ideal for you. If You Are a Teacher: Start with some bite-sized PD. Visit the standards.

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Do-It-Yourself Professional Development

Graphite Blog

Common Sense Education provides teachers, librarians, and education technology coaches with a variety of ways to customize their learning over the summer. If you are a classroom teacher, the following learning paths or opportunities may be ideal for you. If You Are a Teacher: Start with some bite-sized PD. Visit the standards.

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The 2014 ASCD Annual Conference: There is Hope

Philly Teacher

As a frequent attendee of the annual ISTE conference, and a Technology teacher, I found the conference in Philadelphia lacking many sessions dedicated to technology in the classroom. I also got a sense that many attendees craved interactivity within their sessions and were not too shy to engage with complete strangers within their sessions.

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Literacy in the Digital Age: 9 Great Speaking & Listening Tools

Educator Innovator

We firmly believe this ought to be the new norm in the modern classroom. The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) stress the importance of communication, and challenge students to engage in conversation by using evidence to support an argument, while evaluating and listening to others’ perspectives. BookTrack Classroom.

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