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8 Education Books For The Digital Age: The Connected Educator Series #CorwinCE

The Web20Classroom

But if you ask teachers who have never used a social network, blog, or mobile device for learning in their classrooms to discuss connected education, you are likely to be met with blank stares, furrowed eyebrows and shrugged shoulders. Enter Corwin Press and the Connected Educators Series. According to DeWitt, we can.

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Ed Tech Research is Clear: Owning a Device Does Not Improve Learning

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” On the other hand, educators in Washington County, PA, find that their devices benefit students , and in Auburn, ME, educators found that when they carefully selected apps aligned to their curriculum or participated in professional learning focused on using apps to build conceptual understanding of mathematics , student learning improved.

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Ed Tech Research is Clear: Owning a Device Does Not Improve Learning

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” On the other hand, educators in Washington County, PA, find that their devices benefit students , and in Auburn, ME, educators found that when they carefully selected apps aligned to their curriculum or participated in professional learning focused on using apps to build conceptual understanding of mathematics , student learning improved.

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Be Wary of Putting the Cart Before the Horse

A Principal's Reflections

The end result has been a massive influx in tools, but a clear lack in vision and planning as to how these powerful tools can, and will, actually impact learning. In some cases the technology resides unused in classrooms and schools due to the cart before the horse approach. There is nothing transformational about this.

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Librarian Approved: 30 Ed-Tech Apps to Inspire Creativity and Creation

MindShift

With so much going on in the classroom, many teachers don’t have the time to test out various apps and find the perfect tool to meet their needs. She often hears from teachers and other colleagues that mobile devices aren’t useful because it’s hard for students to read and type on small screens. 30 APPS LIBRARIANS RECOMMEND.

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The American Rescue Plan: Encouraging Transformation, Impact, and Longevity

edWeb.net

they purchase to make sure they advance students’ education and support teachers’ professional learning and growth. Wherever he’s taught, and whatever his role, Carl has always had one common belief—kids need to drive their own learning. In addition, they must understand the impact of the services, tools, programs, apps, etc.

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The Marriage Between IT & Curriculum

techlearning

On stage with one of my ‘patients’ @MatthewXJoseph Patient #2 – Spicing things up…in the classroom On stage with one of my ‘patients’ @MatthewXJoseph If you’ve ever been a teacher and attended some state-wide or national ed tech conference, there is almost always some app or tool that you learn about that you want to try.