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US Edtech Policy Conversations Amidst Coronavirus Concerns with Tom Murray

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter What is happening at the US policy level with the coronavirus health crisis? Listen to Tom Murray Talk about US Education Policy in the Coronavirus Health Crisis Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher Stream by clicking here.

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Future Ready summit tackles how to plan for tomorrow’s ed tech

eSchool News

Earlier this week, 43 school district leadership teams from states up and down the West coast and Hawaii gathered together on May 4 and 5 at the Computer History Museum in northern California for this year’s seventh Future Ready Schools Regional Summit.

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6 Edtech New Year’s Resolutions

Tom Murray

From Providence, Rhode Island to Phoenix, Arizona, I’ve had the privilege to travel and work with over 2,300 district leaders from almost 500 school districts over the past year through the Future Ready Initiative. Commit to Student Privacy and Clearly Articulate Policies to Stakeholders.

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Overcoming Social Media Fears

Tom Murray

Recently, I had the opportunity to connect with Dr. Amy Fast at one of our Future Ready Institutes. It’s imperative that as leaders we have a solid grasp on federal and state privacy laws, as well as on our local school board policy in this area. Yet as we blast out information as school leaders, we can’t be naive.

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What Actually Works in EdTech? with Tom Murray

The CoolCatTeacher

Episode 119 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. You know, people are asking you policy questions all the time. Policies should focus on creating authentic, personal learning experiences. Today Thomas C. Enter the book giveaway contest.).

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How Will the Presidential Election Results Influence Education Technology in Schools?

Doug Levin

The post How Will the Presidential Election Results Influence Education Technology in Schools?

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FREE Google Lesson Plans for Teachers and Students – SULS087

Shake Up Learning

These are ready-to-go, asynchronous lessons that will help your students gain future-ready skills. I’d like to send a shoutout to Melissa Meverden on Twitter for sharing her sketchnote of e85 with Catlin Tucker. See: Copyright Policy. Let’s dig into this amazing resource! Click To Tweet.

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