The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2018

During her career, Jodie created and organized Ohio’s first Special Education based EdCamp ( @SpEdCampOH ) and has presented several professional learning opportunities for educators including Ohio Education Technology Conference (OETC) and several EdCamps. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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TeacherCast

JULY 18, 2022

The other day, I was having a planning meeting with a company about a future project. In the early part of 2012, I attended my first edCamp in Philadelphia. Over the last 11 years, I have seen so many educators go ga-ga because a company is giving out chocolate at a both or shipping stickers for the top of a Chromebook.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

Companies] are trying to cut and paste solutions they built for one industry and sell them to teachers and administrators because they feel the market is hot. Virtually all of those companies, along with thousands of other venture-backed outfits during that time, turned into doo-doo. This approach won’t work. Participate.

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TeacherCast

JULY 18, 2022

Step 3: Diversify Your Portfolio The other day, I was having a planning meeting with a company about a future project. In the early part of 2012, I attended my first edCamp in Philadelphia. Thank you for many many ISTE, edCamp, and NJEA presentations. The question came up “who do you know in this space?”.

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TeacherCast

JUNE 7, 2015

Whether you are a teacher trying to figure out how to invest your limited class resource budget, or an edtech company trying to secure your place in the market, customer service is something to look at closely. I clearly remember the first company I chatted with on Twitter. Strive for zero down time. Join the conversation.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 23, 2016

If you are in Denver, I’d love the chance to meet you face-to-face and if not we can still enjoy each other’s company virtually. This week I am attending the Badge Summit and ISTE convention in Denver, Colorado. Below are the places we can run into each other. Join me Tuesday night, June 28th for fun at Edtech Karaoke.

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My Paperless Classroom

MARCH 27, 2018

Whether you are a teacher trying to figure out how to invest your limited class resource budget, or an edtech company trying to secure your place in the market, customer service is something to look at closely. I clearly remember the first company I chatted with on Twitter. Look for Edcamps and offer support. Be accessible.

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Tech Helpful

MAY 2, 2017

I want to share five things you might try in your classroom in these last weeks to take a chance on creating something valuable for the future (yours, your current students, and even your future students): Genius Hour or 20% Time.This is a creation of the Google Company themselves. Edcamp Style Learning.I

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

But she’s probably best known as founder of the Edcamp Foundation, which helps teachers run free, grassroots professional-development workshops. Swanson says she was drawn to Slack because of the role the company is playing in changing how people communicate with technology. She still chairs the board for the foundation.).

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Tech Helpful

MAY 3, 2019

The desire to mend this chasm started working on me thanks to Edcamp Gigcity. I sometimes get jealous of the level of support Greg Bagby gets from software companies due to the funding of those initiatives by his county. For instance, I stand amazed at what private schools can do with so little money."

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

The Edcamp movement is another example of educators organizing themselves for the simple purpose of sharing practices, successes, and miscues. Edcamp events are free, generally locally organized “unconference” meetings where the agenda is decided by those in attendance.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

In addition, Mandy supports professional learning as Director of the Collaborate, Inspire & Innovate Conference in Ripon, WI, as well as her Organizer and Public Relations Coordinator roles for edCamp Oshkosh in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 8, 2018

I’ve talked to some administrators who say, “Hey, we did an EdCamp last month, and the teachers loved it. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show. And I say, “Excellent!

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The Principal of Change

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

A couple of things about the above quote: It is personalized YET ties directly to moving the company forward (“will most benefit Google”). To the first point, as a reminder: It is personalized YET ties directly to moving the company forward (“will most benefit Google”).

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Continue Efforts to Improve Connectivity In Schools Just last week, one of my portfolio company founders was excited to pilot a new literacy tool in a school in Richmond, Calif., only to discover that there wasn’t adequate broadband to execute the lesson. Unfortunately, this happens all the time—especially in rural and high-need communities.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2016

I argue that rural states are where edtech companies, investors, and media outlets should be looking to to see truly innovative implementation of technology. But is there a place that these initiatives are taking hold more strongly than others? I’ve got some experience with this from the past eight years. 2016 Wyoming Google Summit.

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Philly Teacher

JANUARY 5, 2016

It’s similar to how many company retain their top talent: Know their strengths, give them opportunities to shine, celebrate successes, offer opportunities for collaborating and learning with peers, provide top notch, just-in-time training, and compensate them adequately for the work they do.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 11, 2020

While socioeconomics, district location, and availability of reliable and consistent WIFI access may seem unsurmountable, rural districts, along with CoSN and companies like Kajeet, are committed to both digital equity and digital equality. Tammy Neil is a computer science teacher at Suwannee Middle School in Suwannee County, FL.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 7, 2017

There's a huge gap between what's being designed by edtech companies and what is happening in classrooms and what classrooms need. Good resources for finding quality digital resources and apps: Students EdCamp PLN on Twitter Educator Blogs When selecting tools and resources: Ask what the core functionality of the app is.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 13, 2015

NMC Summer Conference presenters are thought leaders within the education industry at colleges and universities, schools, museums, libraries, organizations, and companies. Saturday, April 18th at 9am in NYC EdCamp IB , EdCamp IB is a free unconference dedicated to teaching and learning in the four programs of the International Baccalaureate.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 8, 2016

Last week I enjoyed the great variety of edCamp Global sessions across a variety of platforms–Periscope, Twitter chats, and Google+ Hangouts. Sparkle Stories : Sparkle Stories, an independent media company based in Austin, Texas and Vermont, has been producing original audio stories for children since 2010.

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Educator Innovator

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Beginning with a kickoff webinar on October 1 and culminating with Edcamp Online , Educator Innovator’s participation will focus on disseminating resources that highlight the critical importance of interest- and passion-driven work by young people.

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MindShift

JANUARY 8, 2017

In order to stay relevant to the changing demands of the consumer, companies and organizations invest in research and development. There are schools where administrators are experimenting with models of teacher-led professional development like EdCamps. What can schools do to invest in research and development for good teaching?

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MSEDTechie

MARCH 11, 2016

And over at Nearpod, the company recently launched Nearpod VR. Or, give students a voice through events like an “ Edcamp for students”—this informal platform allows students to explore topics of their interest and become facilitators of their own learning through discussion and collaboration.

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Philly Teacher

DECEMBER 31, 2013

” May also brought the 3rd annual Edcamp Philly unconference , which I helped organize. We had an amazing group of girls who came up with some really great companies and did some inspiring presentations. End of the School Year/Summer 2013. ” After the blur of the wedding, we were off to Hawaii for 10 days.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 20, 2017

Often a life coach doesn’t even work for the company of the person they are coaching. Many teachers love Teachers Pay Teachers while others frown on the resources because they prefer traditional textbook companies. At Edcamps across the world, teachers show up on a Saturday morning to an unconference location. It is free.

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Philly Teacher

DECEMBER 31, 2013

” May also brought the 3rd annual Edcamp Philly unconference , which I helped organize. We had an amazing group of girls who came up with some really great companies and did some inspiring presentations. End of the School Year/Summer 2013. ” After the blur of the wedding, we were off to Hawaii for 10 days.

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MSEDTechie

MARCH 3, 2016

Although the academy was held in Mountain View at Google Headquarters, and Google is a tech company, this academy was very little about tech, in fact it was more about mindset. We are the first cohort to experience the new certified innovator program , so it was quite an honor. however, I did get to experiment with a ricoh theta 360 camera).

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 25, 2018

He is also one of the organizers of Edcamp Philly ( [link] ) and a founder of All About Explorers ( [link] ). The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show. Blog: [link].

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TeacherCast

MAY 30, 2019

Each time I attend an edcamp , ISTE , or conference, I often seek out those with the knowledge I might not have and attempt to find some time to get a 1:1 conversation going. Dorothy is an extremely bright and energetic new podcaster who runs Needle's Eye Media , a company who focuses on creating brand awareness through Facebook Ads.

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EdTechTeam

JANUARY 4, 2017

as a separate company. Approximately 25,000 books reached teachers’ hands through various channels, including kindle ebooks. Breakout EDU was launched in 2015, and in 2016 EdTechTeam spun off Breakout Inc.

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There is no box

OCTOBER 3, 2015

Prior to my arrival, they had been contracting with a local tech services company for their onsite break/fix tech needs. While local IT services companies may do an ok job of break/fix, contracting with them is a ticket to status quo at best and sometimes serious frustration at worst.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

In the past, he turned his interest in technology into several successful online companies, including MyDesktop.com, which sold to Internet.com in 1999. And we also organized India''s first edcamp, EdcampMumbai. In 2008, he was named by Contribute Magazine as one of 10 Tech Revolutionaries Redefining the Power and Face of Philanthropy.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 15, 2019

He is an organizer for Oklahoma EdCamp and the PLAYDATE OKC professional development conferences. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

The magazine chose the College Board, Google, Edcamp, Revolution Foods, Summit Public Schools, Democrats for Education Reform, and Teachers Pay Teachers among its top 10 "most innovative.". Ed-tech Google Innovation collegeboard democratsforeducationreform edcamp google summitpublicschools teacherspayteachers'

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Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

Via CMX : “ How Edcamp Scaled Up 1,500 Community Events Connecting Educators All Over the World.” The private student loan company has raised $50 million total, but I’m told “fintech” doesn’t “count” as ed-tech so let’s just ignore this trend, right? Very thorough research, gj.

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Tech Helpful

MAY 6, 2016

This hit me at an Edcamp last year when topics of discussion were listed on the board and hands went up all over the room asking things like "what's a makerspace?", "what's augmented reality?", "what does PBL stand for?" I do believe pedagogy trumps technology every day of the week and that technology should never lead instruction.

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