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4 Questions for 4 Edtech Thought Leaders

eSpark

Named one of the top 16 “Forward Thinking EdTech Leaders in the Country” and one of the “Top 100 Influential Voices in Education.” EdTech & Curriculum Consultant, Blogger, and Apple Distinguished Educator. Author of the book “iPad in Education for Dummies” released in January 2013. What’s on the rise in edtech right now?

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4 Questions for 4 Edtech Thought Leaders

eSpark

Named one of the top 16 “Forward Thinking EdTech Leaders in the Country” and one of the “Top 100 Influential Voices in Education.” EdTech & Curriculum Consultant, Blogger, and Apple Distinguished Educator. Author of the book “iPad in Education for Dummies” released in January 2013. What’s on the rise in edtech right now?

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@Quizizz : Say Goodbye to Worksheets and Crosswords

The CoolCatTeacher

Jon’s last district was selected as a Future Ready District, implementing 1:1 from 7th grade up, adding coding, 3d printing, PBL and Minecraft Edu in all K-8 schools, among other notable innovative activities. VICKI: Happy edtech tool Tuesday. So John, what is our edtech tool today? So how is it different?

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Looking Back on Three Years of the ConnectED Initiative: Did It Deliver?

Edsurge

Apple provided “help” in the form of iPads and other Apple hardware to 114 low-income schools in 29 states. The future of ConnectED: Exactly how much play should and does the government have in bringing edtech to K-12? The company is about 60% of the way there, and says it will continue to distribute licenses into 2017.

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Rockstar Educators Wanted!

There is no box

We’re a Google Apps District, MacBooks and iPads for all teachers, 70″ LED TVs, AppleTVs and Chromecasts are being installed in every classroom this summer. We are also piloting tablets (iPads and nexus 7) and chromebooks in K-2. We are 1:1 Chromebooks 3-6th with a 6th grade 1:1 take home starting next year. Announce'

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How Much Tech Support Is Enough

There is no box

What straight up device to tech ratios miss are factors such as the distance between schools, number of computer labs per school, number of mobile devices vs. fixed desktops vs. virtual desktops vs. iPads, device age, dispatch or site based support models, tech skill levels and many more.

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What Actually Works in EdTech? with Tom Murray

The CoolCatTeacher

Murray @thomascmurray is the 2017 US “Thought Leader of the Year” and shares what actually works in edtech. What Actually Works in Edtech? link] So, Tom, what actually does work in Edtech? Point B: Since edtech has been around a while now, some research is emerging to guide us in its use. Today Thomas C. With Thomas C.

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