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The best BYOD tech tools for the Common Core classroom

eSchool News

With just 4 categories and less than a dozen tools, educators can hit a lot of Common Core standards. I recently had the pleasure of spending a few hours in a friend’s classroom where I introduced her students to technology applications that would engage them in “showing what they know” at different points in their learning.

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Ed Tech Vocab: Keeping Up with Trends in Education

eSpark

This means that there are more concepts, terms, and trends in education that teachers need to be aware of - but how do you keep track of them all? Keep reading to discover the meaning of some of the most common trends in Edtech. Think of it as a cheat sheet to help you learn all you need to know about technology in the classroom!

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Ed Tech Vocab: Keeping Up with Trends in Education

eSpark

This means that there are more concepts, terms, and trends in education that teachers need to be aware of - but how do you keep track of them all? Keep reading to discover the meaning of some of the most common trends in Edtech. Think of it as a cheat sheet to help you learn all you need to know about technology in the classroom!

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Get Your MOOC On!

The Web20Classroom

Coaching Digital Learning | Cultivating a Culture of Change was developed by the Digital Learning Collaborative team at the Friday Institute, led by Verna Lalbeharie, Senior Program Director. It is recommended for elementary and middle grades mathematics educators.

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Please Stop Calling It “Digital Content”!

More Verbs

As they should, educators are searching for online courses, apps, programs and software that will help them teach their students. But educators and vendors alike too often refer to these as “digital curriculum” or “digital content.” They are the learning targets.

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8 Essential Books Every Tech-Minded Teacher Should Read

Ask a Tech Teacher

I love reading, but there are so many books out there, it’s challenging to pick the right one for my education needs. Modern teachers and educators need to adapt and keep up with the trends because that’s what their students are doing. Who Owns the Learning?: Preparing Students for Success in the Digital Age.

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Control or Ownership

A Principal's Reflections

For over a century, the industrial model of education did a fantastic job of preparing students for careers. With obvious remnants of this system still in place, new changes are being pushed through under the guise of education reform. This control will be the demise of our education system.