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Getting the Most Out of Your District Technology Support Staff

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Integrating technology into your classroom can be overwhelming at first—especially navigating the different resources and district technology support staff that are available to you. But once you know how to get the most out of those resources, your life becomes much easier. Follow her on Twitter: @TatumOmari.

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CUE 2018: How IT Departments Can Minimize Downtime and Maximize Education

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Rather than instructors pointing fingers at IT staff (or vice versa), Antwon Lincoln, instructional technology coordinator at Chula Vista Elementary School District , says that collaboration and communication are the keys to success. How to Marry IT and Instructional Technology. CDW Segment. Original or Curated. Buying Cycle.

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5 Home and Smart Phone Filtering Options for Parents

The CoolCatTeacher

Mike Daugherty on episode 245 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. You just have got to figure out how to use it. Mike Daugherty is a husband, father, author, technology director, Google Innovator, and possible Starbucks addict. Twitter: @MoreThanATech.

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5 Technology Workflows Your School Needs

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PRO TIP: Understand how the Chromebooks will actually get into the hands of the students and how you will track who is using what BEFORE getting the Chromebooks. Retrieved from Kelly Stephens Twitter Feed. As a school or district, decide how many laptops you should have in inventory. Replacement devices.

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Communicating Through Change: How a CA District Is Supporting Families in the Year Ahead

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In 84 of 124 reopening plans (68 percent) analyzed by the Center for Reinventing Public Education, a research organization affiliated with the University of Washington, the district is offering guidance or training to parents on how to help students learn at home. Multi-channel communication.

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This Teacher Started a Hands-On PD Lab That’s Sparking Change Across the District

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Along the way, we learned a lot about how to teach coding skills and what types of professional development opportunities effectively supported our efforts. I became increasingly frustrated with the lack of technology support and PD opportunities in our district. I decided I was well-positioned to help make a change.

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6 Super Science Edtech Ideas: Using Technology to Level Up Science Classrooms

The CoolCatTeacher

Leah LaCrosse on episode 272 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Leah, today, we’re going to talk about how to use technology to make science more exciting and more effective. Twitter: @llacrosse. Link to show: www.coollcatteacher.com/e272.

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