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Bethany Petty: Using Edtech to Enhance Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

Using Edtech to Enhance Learning. Vicki: Using technology to enhance learning. Today we’re talking to Bethany Petty, the author of [link] and her upcoming book, Illuminate: Technology Enhanced Learning. This is my tenth year teaching, but about four years ago, my building went one-to-one with Google Chromebooks.

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Giving Thanks: The Top EdSurge Contributors of 2016

Edsurge

The edtech entrepreneurs, educators, investors and other education professionals that share their opinions and practices through storytelling on our site are invaluable to this industry, and we celebrate them. Today, we’d like to call out nine of our contributors in particular, who’ve written the most popular articles of 2016.

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6 Ways to Make Edtech Affordable on Any Budget

Gaggle Speaks

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Rebecca Sadwick. For example, Google Chromebooks are sold for less than $200 and do not require the purchase of additional accessories like keyboards for iPads, which sell for $379 per device and $30-100 for keyboards. 6 Ways to Make Edtech Affordable on Any Budget Click To Tweet.

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We Were On a Break

EdTechSandyK

I served as a communications specialist from January 2015 to July 2016. Since August 2016, I've been focusing mostly on three elementary schools in my district, working as their digital learning coach. For a year and a half, edtech and I were on a break. I can't speak for edtech, but I know the break was good for me!

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Using Google Apps to Support Reading and Writing in the Classroom (Recorded Webinar)

Shake Up Learning

The post Using Google Apps to Support Reading and Writing in the Classroom (Recorded Webinar) appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Below is a webinar that I gave on August 2, 2016, with Texthelp, the makers of Read & Write for Google and Fluency Tutor. Recorded Webinar from August 2, 2016). The Golden Treasures of Google!

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How Districts Can Unlock Actionable Data

edWeb.net

Along with a 1:1 goal, comes the deluge of edtech tools, software, and applications into classrooms. With up-to-the-minute data analysis, districts can make informed decisions about critical components of edtech integration, including digital curricula, professional development, investment, and student data privacy. Suzy holds a B.S.

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The Progression of our Lower School Technology Integration

Tech Helpful

In the 2015-2016 school year, in decision with our fifth grade teachers, the fifth grade became a 1:1 required BYOT iPad grade. 2016-2017 brought another tremendous change to the lower school due to a grant for STEAM experiences. This is being done from a rolling cart of chromebooks shared within the entire lower school community.