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A Paradigm Shift

A Principal's Reflections

It all began around 2003 when the smartphone wars started with Blackberry, but was quickly taken over by the Apple iPhone in 2007. By carefully analyzing current components of professional practice, educators can begin to make the necessary paradigm shifts to replace existing practices with more effective and relevant ones.

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Librarian Approved: 30 Ed-Tech Apps to Inspire Creativity and Creation

MindShift

Luckily, several tech-savvy librarians have been curating the apps their colleagues find useful and sharing the all-stars with one another through personal learning communities (PLC) and edWeb webinars. She sees the same trend in students, but also recognizes many schools have policies against phones because they can be distractions.

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

techlearning

The 1216BKBT Bluetooth Jackbox provides a cost-efficient way to stream audio from a smartphone, tablet or other Bluetooth-enabled device to six separate headphones. CLASSCRAFT ENGAGEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND QUESTS MARKETPLACE FOR PERSONALIZED LEARNING ( www.classcraft.com/?utm_source=techlearning.com&utm_medium=referral

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15 hot edtech trends for 2017

eSchool News

Stephen Downes works in the Learning and Performance Support Systems program at the National Research Council, a multi-year effort to develop personal learning technology and learning analytics. But it surged in big way in 2016, below the radar, but touching lives like never before.

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