A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 18, 2020

In my hometown of Houston, bars and restaurants have closed for fifteen days, which has been a trend occurring across the world to limit the spread of the disease. Our youngest learners will need some help and guidance, especially if their elementary schools have not been 1:1 or Bring Your Own Device (BYOD).

LMS 516

LMS Learning Schoology BYOD 516

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare. Manufacturing Trends.

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

They do what they can to keep up with industry trends. It’s faulty to assume an IT professional (some of whom haven’t stepped in a classroom in years and others who have no teaching experience at all), would make decisions without consulting with the end user. That’s not to say IT administrators are immune to the sales pitch.

EdTech 87

EdTech Survey Schoology Industry 87

Hansen's Link to Tech

JANUARY 2, 2019

Get immediate trends currently happening with resources like Twitter Search (limited due to age), Google Trends , or using a variety of digital curators such as Flipboard (there are many out there btw). Nearpod to (classroom/self guided) instruction differentiating teaching and learning especially in 1:1 environment.

Schoology 31

Schoology Trends Google Microsoft 31

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 6, 2018

They have done a tremendous amount of work in experimenting with various productivity strategies in their classrooms and creating systems and routines that work well for them and their students. I keep the bulk of my student work on Google Classroom unless it’s art, and even then, I’ve been much more ruthless about what I keep.

Schoology 76

Schoology Google Strategy Resources 76

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 6, 2018

They have done a tremendous amount of work in experimenting with various productivity strategies in their classrooms and creating systems and routines that work well for them and their students. I keep the bulk of my student work on Google Classroom unless it’s art, and even then, I’ve been much more ruthless about what I keep.

Schoology 56

Schoology Google Strategy Resources 56

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

In previous years, when I’ve written about this topic, I’ve saved “The Business of Ed-tech” for one of the last articles in my “ Top Ed-Tech Trends" series. According to Edsurge , changes to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act will soon be another “ win for ed-tech vendors.”

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40