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Search for technology tools in this technology URL database. Connections by Iowa Core

Search for technology tools in this technology URL database. Connections by Iowa Core

Schools around the world are moving to online assessments for their students that include technology-enhanced, interactive assessment items. Groups such as PARCC and Smarter Balanced are developing such assessments for states across the U.S. In general these tests are collectively referred to as Next Generation Assessments. To successfully complete these assessments, student will need to be able to perform many technology tasks including:

"Our Glass Explorer community, which consists of people from all walks of life, actively participates in shaping the future of Glass. With new technology comes new questions, and our Explorers help to answer those questions. The first Explorers were developers from Google I/O 2012 and people who told us what they would do #ifihadglass. Since then, we've continued to expand the Explorer Program. We're at the start of a long journey and we're looking to our Explorers to help us develop this new technology."

"A Teacher's Guide to Backchannels and Informal Assessment is open to the first 25 people that register. I cannot open more seats because I have only licensed 25 seats through GoToTraining. Please only register if you know that you can attend the live session. The webinar will be recorded and published here on Free Technology for Teachers for those who cannot attend the live session. Click here to register for the webinar."

"A school- or district-wide digital learning strategy provides a paddle to help steer your organization toward its learning and teaching goals. It's the shared vision educators rally around to guide effective technology implementation. In Wisconsin, award-winning ed tech advocate Kurt Kiefer helped develop a statewide digital learning strategic plan that serves as a blueprint for schools as they transition toward digital age instructional models."

Series of five videos: Thinking Creatively: Teachers as designers of Content, Technology and Pedagogy by Mishra and Koehler.

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"In my last post, I introduced some of my basic ideas about integrating technology into Writer's Workshop. Now, my goal is to hash out some of my thinking about where different kinds of publishing or products lie within the SAMR framework."

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