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Empowering Superintendents to Connect Technology and Learning

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Once a technology plan is adopted, superintendents needs to make sure all constituents have a laser focus on implementing it as developed, evaluating successes and failures, and then discussing how to move forward. Instead of isolated lessons, students learn how to connect their studies with real-world problems.

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Top 100 Sites/Apps for Game Based Learning

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PlayBrighter - A innovative site that uses an animated virtual environment to teach kids through educational games and lessons the teachers setup. Play Kids Games - A fun site w/ educational portal that allows educators to create a classroom and track their educational games.

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Key Questions and Recommendations for Online Assessment

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Use Assessment Data Effectively: Leaders shouldn’t rely on teachers knowing how to use and share the data with students and families. Also be aware of the critics, and make sure that you meet with them and understand what their concerns are because, again, it only takes a few negatives to really disrupt a good practice.”.

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Essential Elements for Moving to a 1:1 Environment

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If it is, it is not going to be successful because your principals aren’t going to know how to support the teachers on a daily basis…you have to make sure that your principals know how to support and are part of the creation of that vision.”. “This cannot be a central office issue; this cannot be a central office initiative.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via Chalkbeat ’s Colorado outlet: “Fate of Douglas County’s high-profile voucher program to be weighed at special meeting.” ” The company is called TechReady.io , and it scans your computer to make sure it meets all the requirements for an LMS and so on. So much for democracy, I guess.

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