Tom Murray

AUGUST 28, 2016

As mentioned in my previous post 16 Great NonProfits Working to Support EdTech in Schools , prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools, I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 31, 2017

network to be kept updated on this and future events. What does “digital literacy” mean in an era shaped by the Internet, social media, and staggering quantities of information? What are appropriate uses for social media when conducting research? Future Ready Librarians Can Do That!

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 7, 2015

The traditional application of ELA isn’t enough for future-ready learners. We would argue our students read and write more now than they ever have before—between texting, social media, gaming, and everything else they do in their digitally fueled, online lives. Original Post/ Teaching Channel. About the Authors.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 18, 2018

adults have some type of mobile device. If this is true, then why do we invest so heavily in educational learning software—which arguably has yet to become truly mobile friendly—as the vehicle by which we “incorporate” technology in adult education? These data tend to be confirmed by adult educators. The Future is Now.

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Hack Education

JULY 13, 2016

Image and data credits are listed at the bottom of this post. But the data is flawed. Martin Cooper, a Motorola exec, made the first mobile telephone call in 1973, not 1983. We do not have to buy new stuff faster than we’ve ever bought new stuff before in order to be “future ready.”

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Claims on Social Media : Students consider the sources of a tweet and the information contained in it in order to describe what makes it both a useful and not useful source of information. Social Media Video : Students watch an online video and identify its strengths and weaknesses.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Bronwyn has travelled the world speaking about the importance of preparing students to be future ready. She will host the first ever OGC Global Summit for Future Ready Education in Australia, July 2020. Schell, Ed.D., She is also an advocate for the United Nations Sustainable Goals.

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