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Are Smartphones in the Classroom a Smart Move?

The CoolCatTeacher

Liz Kolb in episode 387 of the 10-Minute Teacher From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Liz is a clinical assistant professor in education technologies at The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. published by ISTE in 2013), Learning First, Technology Second (published by ISTE in 2017).

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Whose Land? Understanding Indigenous Peoples Through Edtech

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In the past, he turned his interest in technology into several successful online companies, including MyDesktop.com, which sold to Internet.com in 1999. Listen to the Show. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher. Stream by clicking here.

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Popular K-12 Tool Edmodo Shuts Down

Edsurge

Started in 2008, Edmodo boasted tens of millions of users. Its folding led to some eulogizing on social media platforms like Twitter. wrote one educator on Twitter. That’s just a few weeks away. It was originally considered a competitor to Schoology and Google Classroom, and it was popular with teachers. It's so sad!”

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Learning First, Technology Second #motivationmonday

The CoolCatTeacher

A conversation with Liz Kolb on episode 81 of the 10-Minute Teacher From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Liz Kolb @lkolb talks about how we can put learning first and a very important reason technology should be second. When technology is a distraction. Twitter handle: @lkolb.

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Proof Points: How deep coronavirus school budget cuts are expected to harm student achievement

The Hechinger Report

A chart , which she shared on Twitter, showed how school spending had skyrocketed over the last 30 years while student test scores have barely budged. The last time that schools had to slash spending was after the 2008 recession. Spending fell by less than a $1,000, on average across the nation after the 2008 recession.

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AI, Personalized Learning Are a Dynamic Duo for K–12 Classrooms

EdTech Magazine

For the last decade, some of the most common initiatives have been about increasing personalization and using technology. . However, educators need to tread carefully or run the risk of technology making teaching and learning less student-centered instead of more and failing to prepare our students to be successful adults. .

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Tic Tack Toe in the Blended Classroom

A Principal's Reflections

I cannot overstate the importance of getting the instructional design right first before throwing technology into the mix. This is not to say that the former is bad or ineffective, but it can be depending on whether or not the technology is just a direct substitute for low-level tasks or use is more passive as opposed to active.