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10 edtech experts you should follow

Hapara

Integrating technology into instruction and learning is a way of life for educators today. 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. Lindy Hockenbary.

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Why I #LoveTeaching – Vicki Davis

The CoolCatTeacher

If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF. Vicki Davis is a full-time classroom teacher and Instructional Technology Director in Albany, Georgia USA. Vicki Davis is a full-time classroom teacher and Instructional Technology Director in Albany, Georgia USA. Just make a copy and adapt it for your use or print it.

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Generative AI, Chat GPT, and Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

While all of these schools have been rushing to block ChatGPT , many don’t realize that generative AI tools are making their way into Google Workspaces and Microsoft 365. (If Some questions to ask So, while universities and schools may block ChatGPT, will they remove Office 365 and Google Docs from their suite of tools provided to students?

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Shapegrams: Grab-and-Go Google Drawings Lessons

Shake Up Learning

The post Shapegrams: Grab-and-Go Google Drawings Lessons appeared first on Shake Up Learning. One such creative project that has blown me away is his Shapegrams projects (grades 2-8), an image challenge for students to recreate images using Google drawings. These grab-and-go Google drawing lessons are so much fun! Maker space.

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Playlists vs. Choice Boards: What is the difference?

Catlin Tucker

They can fill out a simple Google form, add their name to ClassroomQ, or put a post-it note with their name in a box labeled “waiting room” on the front board. When I facilitate training sessions on playlists, I use a backward design approach to guide teachers through the process (Wiggins & McTighe, 2005).

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Building Education Technology for the Developing World

Edsurge

My move to India was driven by my desire to see the impact of technology in education in the Indian context,” Parida says. Yet these difficulties have not deterred efforts from gritty entrepreneurs to improve educational opportunities through technology. So she packed up and move to Mumbai, where she found work at Zaya. “My

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Seesaw in the Elementary Music Classroom with Amy Burns

The CoolCatTeacher

Project Pals connects with Google Classroom but also lets me see detail on which students are contributing and participating. She has authored three books on how to integrate technology into the elementary music classroom. Burns has taught PreK-grade 4 general music for over 20 years at Far Hills Country Day School.