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TPACK model: Strategies for effective educational technology integration

Hapara

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Have you ever stepped into a classroom decked out with technology, but the learning goals for the technology weren’t clear? But if technology isn’t paired with good teaching and a tie-in to the subject matter, what’s the point? In 2006, Punya Mishra and Matthew J.

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How to Use Alexa Devices in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

I’ve been collaborating globally since 2006 and have seen the power it has to help children be more accepting of people different from themselves. Friedlander is a school psychologist with expertise in assistive technology. where he coordinates Graduate Programs in Special Education and teaches graduate courses in assistive technology.

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Educators can no longer ignore the TPACK framework

Neo LMS

TPACK stands for Technological Pedagogical And Content Knowledge. The core idea behind it is that a great teacher must perfectly know (Knowledge) the subject being taught (Content), how to deliver it so that a student learns it (Pedagogy) and also how to choose and use the right technology in doing so (Technology).

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Humanizing technology

Learning With Lucie

Amongst several comments, one particularly struck a chord with me - "Yes, I see that you are humanizing technology". And although I did not use those words -- the fact that it humanized the technology was part of the reason I was excited about this form factor in a laptop. Feels pretty human to me!

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What Happened to the ‘$100 Laptop’?

Edsurge

“The only criticism—and people really don’t want to criticize this because it is a humanitia effort, it is a nonprofit effort, and to criticize it is a little bit stupid, actually,” said Negroponte, in a TED talk delivered in 2006. In your book, you say the project is an example of “charismatic technology.” What does that mean?

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EdTechTeam Receives Google Cloud Education Partner of the Year Award

EdTechTeam

Another powerful project in collaboration between EdTechTeam and Google for Education and reseller partners, is Education on Tour , an event series is focused on sharing best practices for implementing Google for Education technology in the classroom. EdTechTeam is an official Google for Education Professional Development Partner.

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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. So you wouldn’t find, for example, with technology — Albemarle has been in a one-to-one environment for a number of years now, as has Charlottesville City.