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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

For instance, in her study titled “ Adaptive Teaching: Reflective Practice of Two Elementary Teachers’ Visions and Adaptations During Literacy Instruction “, Vaughn (2014) examines how two elementary teachers adapt their teaching methods in response to their students’ needs during literacy instruction. xii cited in Gay, p.

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What Happens When Ed-Tech Forgets? Some Thoughts on Rehabilitating Reputations

Hack Education

" I like to cite, as an example, a New Yorker article from a few years ago that interviewed Anthony Levandoski, the Uber engineer sued by Google for stealing its self-driving car technology. Despite the failure of AllLearn, in 2014, Levin was named the CEO of Coursera. "I don't even know why we study history.

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From Testing to Transformational Change with Pam Moran

The CoolCatTeacher

Screencastify is the screencasting tool I recommend for Google Chrome and Chromebooks. Built for Chromebooks, it saves all of your recordings directly to Google Drive. Moran has served as the Superintendent of Albemarle County Public Schools since January 2006. This multi-part series will run over the next several Mondays.

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Educating Kids for Life not for Tests

The CoolCatTeacher

Simple Virtual Reality in the Classroom with Google Streetview and Google Cardboard ” or. Moran has served as the Superintendent of Albemarle County Public Schools since January 2006. If you want to learn more about Virtual Reality check out. Virtual Reality (VR) as a New Educational Paradigm ” or. Bio as submitted.

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Proud to Be One of the NSBA 20 to Watch in Education Technology

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

.) — Barrow Elementary School Media Specialist Andy Plemmons was today named by the National School Boards Association (NSBA) to their list of “20 to Watch” top technology educators for 2014-15. He is also Clarke County’s only Certified Google Teacher. 1 st Graders used Google Earth to preview a walking field trip.

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Effective Technology Professional Learning: Leading and Collaborating to Assure Success

edWeb.net

Allison Reid is an experienced teacher, CETL certified technology leader, and Google Certified Trainer who is certified English, Theatre Arts, and Technology, with a Master of Education (MEd) focused in instructional technology from NC State University. ClassLink Analytics gives decision makers the usage data they need.

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The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Issue a Press Release

Hack Education

” – that’s Sebastian Thrun, best known perhaps for his work at Google on the self-driving car and as a co-founder of the MOOC (massive open online course) startup Udacity. In October of 2006 , Gartner said that Apple’s “best bet for long-term success is to quit the hardware business and license the Mac to Dell.”

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