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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Lisa C. Hurst

Lisa C. Hurst

The Techy Coach Blog: Timesaver Tip: Track Student Progress This Year - 4 views

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    Track student progress with a spreadsheet and a sparkline.
Lisa C. Hurst

2015-12-15 - Creating Comic Strips with Google Slides - Technology Integration - 86 views

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    Awesome tool to create Comic Strips for vocabulary words!
Lisa C. Hurst

8 Google Chrome Extensions for Students with Learning Needs…And Everyone Else... - 159 views

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    Awesome extension tools for Google Chrome
Lisa C. Hurst

** Bing Pulse - 40 views

shared by Lisa C. Hurst on 13 Jul 15 - No Cached
Lisa C. Hurst

EduSync - TeacherCal - 43 views

shared by Lisa C. Hurst on 03 Jun 15 - No Cached
Lisa C. Hurst

Inside the School Silicon Valley Thinks Will Save Education | WIRED - 10 views

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    "AUTHOR: ISSIE LAPOWSKY. ISSIE LAPOWSKY DATE OF PUBLICATION: 05.04.15. 05.04.15 TIME OF PUBLICATION: 7:00 AM. 7:00 AM INSIDE THE SCHOOL SILICON VALLEY THINKS WILL SAVE EDUCATION Click to Open Overlay Gallery Students in the youngest class at the Fort Mason AltSchool help their teacher, Jennifer Aguilar, compile a list of what they know and what they want to know about butterflies. CHRISTIE HEMM KLOK/WIRED SO YOU'RE A parent, thinking about sending your 7-year-old to this rogue startup of a school you heard about from your friend's neighbor's sister. It's prospective parent information day, and you make the trek to San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood. You walk up to the second floor of the school, file into a glass-walled conference room overlooking a classroom, and take a seat alongside dozens of other parents who, like you, feel that public schools-with their endless bubble-filled tests, 38-kid classrooms, and antiquated approach to learning-just aren't cutting it. At the same time, you're thinking: this school is kind of weird. On one side of the glass is a cheery little scene, with two teachers leading two different middle school lessons on opposite ends of the room. But on the other side is something altogether unusual: an airy and open office with vaulted ceilings, sunlight streaming onto low-slung couches, and rows of hoodie-wearing employees typing away on their computers while munching on free snacks from the kitchen. And while you can't quite be sure, you think that might be a robot on wheels roaming about. Then there's the guy who's standing at the front of the conference room, the school's founder. Dressed in the San Francisco standard issue t-shirt and jeans, he's unlike any school administrator you've ever met. But the more he talks about how this school uses technology to enhance and individualize education, the more you start to like what he has to say. And so, if you are truly fed up with the school stat
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