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BYOD Equity Panel at #SXSWedu 2014

EdTechSandyK

On March 5, 2014, I was privileged to moderate and participate on a panel on Bridging the Digital Divide with BYOD Equity at the SXSWedu conference in Austin, Texas. I highly suggest you follow each of them on Twitter to learn more about best practices in educational technology. Below is a slideshow of the Tweets I collected.

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Looking Back at 2014 and Forward to 2015

The Web20Classroom

Quick Collection of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Resources -Before I left my role as Director of Instructional Technology for a large district in North Carolina I was instituting a BYOD program. And during that time I collected a mountain of resources to implement BYOD effectively and get the most out of it for learning.

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Higher education technology predictions for 2014

Mark Smithers

Well I missed out on writing a review for 2013 so I thought I’d get in reasonably early and write some predictions for what might happen in 2014. It will get louder in 2014. Expect MOOCs to continue to be the most high profile focus of academic angst in 2014. The focus is on tertiary education. The MOOC backlash.

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Are Students Off-Task in Class on Phones? There's an App for That!

A Principal's Reflections

I am a huge proponent of harnessing and leveraging mobile technology in the classroom. The key , whether 1:1 or BYOD, is to thoroughly plan and put learning at the forefront for kids, teachers, and administrators. Building pedagogical capacity both with and without technology must be prioritized. More on this in a little bit.

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How to Assess with Respect with Starr Sackstein

The CoolCatTeacher

She has made the Bammy Awards finals for Secondary High School Educator in 2014 and for blogging in 2015. In speaking engagements, Sackstein speaks about blogging, journalism education, throwing out grades and BYOD, helping people see technology doesn’t have to be feared.

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A Few of My Fav #EdTech Things in 2014

The Innovative Educator

Looking back at 2014 I've come up with a few edtech resources I have relied on most for teaching and learning. Favorite hastags are #BYOD #BYOTchat #StuVoice #TLChat #EdChat. Technology tools' Check em out and share yours. Favorite groups are The Innovative Educator and Google Educator Groups. Frequency: Daily I want more ».

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Innovating Pedagogy Report released - some great information included

Educational Technology Guy

2014 is the third year they have published the report, exploring innovations in teaching, learning and assessment. It has some interesting information and insight into some technology trends, including Flipped Classrooms, BYOD, storytelling and more. Take a look at here: [link] news/news/2014-innovating- pedagogy-report.

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