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EdTechTeam Impact Report- Google PD Partner

EdTechTeam

EdTechTeam is a Google for Education Professional Development Partner and the global leader in Google for Education Certification. It’s apparent that she knows her craft and she relayed the subject matter really well to Google newbies like me.” “The instructor was well prepared and energetic. .

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Using Blog Tools Since 2006

Learning With Lucie

I would have to say that my experience started in the late 90's when were first learned how to publish on the web using HTML and FTP, but in 2006 when I discovered blogging tool I quickly knew that a new digital portfolio platform had been born. That night each of their blogs contained so much more than progress reports.

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#BETT19 Report—Around the world and back with Google for Education

techlearning

It started with an idea in 2006: what if we bring Google’s suite of productivity tools to schools? 40 million students and educators rely on Google Classroom to stay organized and support creative teaching techniques, and 30 million use Chromebooks to open up a world of possibilities both inside and outside the classroom.

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Classroom Travels with Twitter: An Evolution

Ask a Tech Teacher

I began using Twitter in my classroom soon after its introduction in 2006. I cannot count the number of times I was stuck with a lesson, and another teacher teaching the same content would post a Google presentation or file for any teacher to utilize. Over the past two decades, Twitter has been a mainstay in my instruction. .

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PROOF POINTS: Researchers say cries of teacher shortages are overblown

The Hechinger Report

Ninety percent of schools have increased the number of substitute teachers on staff or are trying to, according to a July 2022 RAND report, but schools are struggling to find new hires, feeding into an overall perception of shortages. Credit: Terra Fontriest for The Hechinger Report. The stories are scary.

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Google Offers Free Cloud Access to Colleges, Plays Catch Up to Amazon, Microsoft

Edsurge

Google in June announced an. Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud services both offer education programs, and now Google Cloud wants a part in shaping future computer scientists — and probably whatever they come up with using the tool. “We Google Cloud launched in 2011, but has caught up to competitors to. Google breaking in? .

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PowerSchool to Acquire Schoology, Pairing Major K-12 LMS and SIS Providers

Edsurge

Founded in 1997, Powerschool was first bought by Apple in 2001, and then by Pearson in 2006. Schoology trails Google Classroom, Canvas and Moodle in terms of adoption in large districts, but is the only one of the four that offers a paid offering focused on K-12. K-12 LMS market share in U.S. and Canada.