Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

But she’s probably best known as founder of the Edcamp Foundation, which helps teachers run free, grassroots professional-development workshops. Swanson says she was drawn to Slack because of the role the company is playing in changing how people communicate with technology. She still chairs the board for the foundation.).

Professional Learning 101

Professional Learning Classroom Edcamps Learning 101

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

The Edcamp movement is another example of educators organizing themselves for the simple purpose of sharing practices, successes, and miscues. Edcamp events are free, generally locally organized “unconference” meetings where the agenda is decided by those in attendance.

Edcamps 60

Edcamps iPad Industry Groups 60

MindShift

JANUARY 8, 2017

In order to stay relevant to the changing demands of the consumer, companies and organizations invest in research and development. Deb used to run Bagels and Laptops , where every Wednesday she’d buy a big bag of bagels and invite one teacher to share work for 15-20 minutes before classes got going.

Edcamps 28

Edcamps Guidelines System Laptops 28

There is no box

OCTOBER 3, 2015

Prior to my arrival, they had been contracting with a local tech services company for their onsite break/fix tech needs. While local IT services companies may do an ok job of break/fix, contracting with them is a ticket to status quo at best and sometimes serious frustration at worst.

EdTech 40

EdTech E-rate Google Company 40