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10 edtech experts you should follow

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But it can be a struggle to understand how to use classroom technology in meaningful ways. Each of these experts has a background in education, a unique voice and a passion for using technology in the classroom. She is an educator who has taught in the classroom, written curriculum and worked as a technology integration specialist.

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Multimedia content personalizes learning

Ask a Tech Teacher

It can be called the multimedia learning hypothesis (Mayer, 2005). Each video contains an explanation that happened during a real class, recording what students were watching -classrooms have a projector- and listening. People can learn more deeply from words and pictures than from words alone. They can be checked out at [link].

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Mysimpleshow–Online Video Creator for Educators

Ask a Tech Teacher

I love hearing from colleagues about tools they discover that make a difference in their classroom. This online video making tool is a great solution for incorporating mixed media into lessons as well as supporting the flipped classrooms ideology. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years.

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Preparing Students with Technology Skills

edWeb.net

Using Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development , Meyer breaks down 12 essential digital literacy skills critical for students before entering high school into four key themes: keyboarding and digital essentials, online safety and digital citizenship, technology applications, and computational thinking and coding.

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Tonight - A True History of the MOOC

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

He has published on open education, Rhizomatic Learning, MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), Digital Identity, and practical classroom uses of virtual worlds. His educational exploration partners have included faculty and researchers from well-known universities, and lone teachers in small town classrooms.

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A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers: Learning Models & Technology

TeachThought - Learn better.

Purpose: Improving our chance for a common language in discussing existing and emerging learning trends, model, and technology in hopes of innovation in classrooms, and collectively, education at large. ” BYOD programs allow students to use their own technology (usually smartphone or tablet) in a classroom. Digital Citizenship.