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How Teens Are Really Using Social Media - Edudemic - 29 views

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  • David Ellena on 29 Jul 14
     
    Some VERY interesting stats no teen social media use
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25 Highly Rated (And Free!) Mac Apps For The Classroom - Edudemic - 1 views

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  • David Ellena on 25 Apr 14
     
    Some highly rated and free apps for Macs in the classroom.
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6 Tips to Make Yourself a Chromebook Master - 1 views

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  • David Ellena on 16 Jan 14
     
    Here are some tips to get you started on the road to mastering your Chromebook.
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The Future: What 32 Ed Leaders Are Excited About - Getting Smart by Tom Vander Ark - ed... - 0 views

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  • Blended Learning & Personalization
  • “The shift to using technology to personalize learning for each student so that they can master deeper skills and knowledge.”
  • Student Motivation/Agency & Personalization
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  • “The gift of time and self management– teaching kids how to do life.”
  • Innovation, New Models & Competency-Based Learning
  • “I’m excited about empowering both teachers and students with the tools and the freedom they need to build engaging, collaborative, and rigorous learning experiences.
  • Professional Development
  • “Getting students the instruction and support they need, when they need it.”
  • “The shift from passive to interactive learning, not just for kids for teachers and leaders.”
  • Great Teaching at Scale
  • “Personalized and contextualized learning for teachers too.”
  • “The shift from teaching content to thinking and analyzing.”
  • More Quality Options
  • “Providing access to quality education to low income students and families.”
  • David Ellena on 12 Jan 14
     
    What will 2014 hold for edtech? Here are some thoughts
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Building Technology Fluency: Preparing Students to be Digital Learners | Edutopia - 0 views

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  • how much time is devoted to the development of their technology fluency?
  • a student with technology fluency navigates programs or apps quickly, completing tasks correctly and deliberately.
  • technology fluency, a student not only navigates within a single environment, but also begins to "demonstrate an ability to make effective choices and use the tools to advance their understanding and communication"
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  • ultimate sign of technology fluency is the "ability to manipulate, transform and move information across various media and platforms"
  • A non-fluent student may be proficient in a single program or app, but not automatically see the connections to other content areas or different contexts.
  • 3 Strategies for Building Technology Fluency
  • 1. Flip (10) Your Lessons
  • 2. Create Scaffolded Challenges
  • These steps gave them enough scaffolding to get started and then teach themselves how to finish the project.
  • students would collaborate among themselves to navigate the rest of the challenge. By not providing students with specific steps, they learned to read menu items, access help, search for tutorials and become effective problem solvers, taking critical steps towards fluency.
  • 3. Empower Student Leaders
  • David Ellena on 10 Jan 14
     
    Here are some steps to help students become tech fluent
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5 Tips for Managing Mobile Devices in the Classroom | Catlin Tucker, Honors English Tea... - 0 views

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  • David Ellena on 07 Jan 14
     
    We need to stop treating these devices as nuisances and start USING them as tools. They are here to stay.
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The Best Free Education Web Tools Of 2013 - Edudemic - 0 views

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  • David Ellena on 28 Dec 13
     
    Here are some great resources for teachers for the new year.
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- 5 reasons cell phones benefit a 1:1 environment - 0 views

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  • 2:1 environment, with a computer and a phone, is required.
  • This is the world for which we have to prepare today’s students.
  • Not only is it beneficial to support students with their success in school environments that look like real-life environments, it
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  • is also beneficial to schools.
  • Reduce drain on bandwidth
  • More resources available to al
  • Transfer and apply school learning to daily life
  • More time on tas
  • Workaround for battery life issues
  • David Ellena on 26 Dec 13
     
    This technology os here to stay we might as well utilize it
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Setting Technology Goals for the New Year | Edutopia - 0 views

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  • Choose a New Tool Each Month
  • Whether you have one laptop or a class set of tablets, there are tons of educational technology tools to explore. Choose one new tool to try out each month. This will give you enough time to really see if it works with your teaching style and if it is relevant to the content you're teaching.
  • Join a Twitter Chat All around the globe, educators are doing exciting work in their classrooms. Instead of just following a couple of your favorite teachers and education organizations, engage with your peers in a Twitter (1) chat. There are weekly chats on a wide range of subjects. Follow the hashtag (2) to read about what other people are saying and post your own answers to questions posed by the chat's facilitator.
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  • Use Your Phone This year I've shared some of my favorite technology tools (4) that you can use straight from a smartphone.
  • Check Out Pinterest Pinterest (5) is a fantastic resource for teachers! It's a place where educators can gather ideas for organizing their classroom, develop engaging activities and just get excited about teaching. This year, set yourself a goal of trying two new ideas a month that you've found on Pinterest.
  • Share Your Story You are sure to have some great success stories this school year, so why not share them? This might mean starting your own blog (8), tweeting out something great that happened during your day, or finding an old colleague or classmate on Facebook (9). Use the Internet to connect, share and inspire other teachers by finding a platform to share your triumphs!
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