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Instructor Spotlight: Tom Driscoll

EdTechTeacher

Following his graduate research at Columbia University, Tom began writing and speaking nationally about his practical experiences teaching and iterating blended learning models. His career in education began teaching high school social studies in two public school districts in Connecticut.

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How to Podcast with Your Students – SULS014

Shake Up Learning

In this post and podcast episode, you will learn How to Podcast with Your Students, what tools to use, and how easy it is to get started! Back in 2006, my students created a podcast, “Miss Bell’s Chime Time!” 06:16] – Chris has been hosting The #House of EdTech Podcast for almost 6 years. Chris Nesi.

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Empowering Superintendents to Connect Technology and Learning

edWeb.net

“If it’s edtech, it must be good,” used to be the mantra in schools. In fact, many school technology plans fluctuated depending upon the latest fads and what someone learned at a conference and had little connection to curriculum or learning goals. Imperative 3: Transform Pedagogy with Compelling Learning Environments.

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Shapegrams: Grab-and-Go Google Drawings Lessons

Shake Up Learning

In 2006 I became a self-employed consultant. In 2001 I had a one-to-one classroom with Palm Pilots, and in 2005 I started one of the first podcasts from an elementary school. After teaching fifth grade for six years, I was my school’s technology coach for a couple more. I enjoyed helping my colleagues integrate technology.

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Swarming the Classroom

EdTech4Beginners

A flipped classroom is a teaching pedagogy which reverses old classroom teaching and homework through a form of blended learning using modern technology and practical application. [2] 9 (August 2006). [4] 23] Louis Rosenberg, “Human Swarming IEEE Blended Intelligence,” 2015, [link] (accessed February 23, 2018).

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DreamBox Learning® Enters ELA Market with Acquisitions of Reading Plus® and Squiggle Park

eSchool News

July 19, 2021 — DreamBox Learning, the leading education technology provider that in 2006 pioneered intelligent adaptive learning, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Reading Plus, an evidence-based online reading program for grades 3-12 designed to help students boost their literacy skills and reading confidence. “We

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36 Edtech Tools I’m Using Right Now in My Classroom and Life

The CoolCatTeacher

As I was reading The Teacher’s Guide to Tech last week, I realized that it had been a while since I’d shared my own favorite edtech tools. Haiku Learning is the tool I use to blend my classroom. At the bottom of this post, we’re giving away a sample including 5 tools just for the readers of this blog.

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