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Hack Education - 0 views

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    Audrey Watters describes herself as "an education writer, an independent scholar, a serial dropout, a rabble-rouser, and ed-tech's Cassandra" Hack Education is a weekly roundup of ed tech news, with topical organization and presented with witty commentary. Recent topics include education politics, ethics in the ed tech business, data analytics and open education.
anonymous

Education Week: The New Ed-Tech Leader Models by Digital Example - 0 views

  • students a pivotal role in serving as technology troubleshooters
  • monthly "tech night" for parents to teach them the skills their children are learning in school
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      get parents involved....
  • modeling how to make that happen. And there are characteristics and techniques that successful leaders in the ed-tech field share—everything from risk-taking to regularly using pilot projects to test initiatives before expanding them
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  • "Tech Friday" before school, in which teachers can highlight a particular app, software program, or technological device, or simply ask questions of others about various ed-tech tools or approaches. Sometimes, students give presentations about new technologies to the teachers during those sessions
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      We had one staff development day when teachers taught teachers with many options for learning....we need this option on every SD day. Some teachers are already doing great things with tech. tools and we need more opportunity for teachers to learn from each other and see how tools really work in classrooms.
  • give his teachers flexibility with technology to experiment and use the tools in ways that work best for their teaching styles and their students
  • Many school and district leaders feel uncomfortable with educational technology because it's so different from their own educational experiences
  • Technology should be a tool to reach an educational goal, not the goal itself
  • encouraged to take risks that are in the best interest of students and to know we're not going to be punished for it
  • understanding "that it doesn't always lead to instant success
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    Interesting article with some great points. I wouldn't say I love everything in this but a lot of good points and ideas are raised.
Kate Frisbie

Baker's B.Y.O.D.-- Bring Your Own Device, Dog, & Deconstruction of Literature - 0 views

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    I chose to follow this Ed Tech Leader because she is a HS English teacher and tech innovator. She has some great posts about flipped classroom, The Odyssey, and tech tools.
anonymous

3 Characteristics of an Ed Tech Leader - 0 views

  • Desire to learn
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      We can't know everything, but a desire to learn and a willingness to try new things is needed.
  • Life-long learners tend to be more flexible, curious and open-minded
  • no matter where they fall on the organization chart
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  • I don't know everything, but I want to learn,
  • need the humility to admit that they don't know everything.
  • Team oriented
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      Need ideas and feedback from across tech and academics to determine needs and whether or not things are working.
  • important to be willing to work across IT and academic areas to do what's best for students
  • Visionary
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      I have pushed for our tech team to create at tech plan even though we are no longer required to submit one. Why wouldn't we want a plan? First step for us-establish a vision to guide our planning process.
  • a leader who shares a vision with the team and keeps working toward that vision will find more followers
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    Short but sweet.
Eric Telfer

Spotlight on Ed-Tech Strategies for K-12 Leaders - 0 views

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    Teachers and students are already driving change, and it's up to technology leaders to harness it for improved student learning and assessment. In this Spotlight, learn how ed-tech leaders are balancing the benefits and drawbacks of a "flipped" model of instruction, handling school innovation and social media communications, and ensuring districts are tech-ready for the common core's online assessments.
Lucie deLaBruere

Technology Tetris: How to Carry Out a Workable Tech Plan - Welcome to Packwoman's Tech ... - 0 views

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    I just spent the week working with Jessica Pack at Mobile Media Maker Camp. Here is an article she wrote about Ed Tech Vision and Planning
Edith Fogarty

Ed Tech Leader: Tom Whitby - 1 views

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    Very active educational technology leader on Twitter. Recommended to me by another ed tech leader in the state.
nphill85

EdListen - Ed Tech Blog of Bjorn Behrendt - 0 views

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    Bjorn is a really interesting guy who I have had the privilege to meet on several occasions. He is an educator from Fair Haven, VT and blogs about a variety of ed tech topics. As a Google Suite geek myself, I am particularly fond of Bjorn's blog, as he frequently posts some really nuanced, useful pointers for leveraging Google apps in new ways.
kharoot

http://education.vermont.gov/sites/aoe/files/documents/edu-educator-quality-licensing-r... - 0 views

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    Vermont Standards for Ed Tech Specialist
mhazard

Learning With Technology - 0 views

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    A Tech Ed Leader to follow
Eric Telfer

Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Stay connected to parents with Google Voice - 1 views

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    This blogger has an array of ed tech tools. Perhaps consider following her blog via Twitter. 
Michael Oquendo

Answer Pad: The Free Student Response System - The Ed Tech Roundup - 1 views

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    I found this resource through #edtech. It looks like a great tool for keeping all students engaged and also for differentiating instruction. There is a lot of customization available as well, so the teacher has a lot of control.
Becky Seymour

Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything - Home Page - 0 views

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    Kathy Shrock is an educational technology leader who does a great job curating relevant ed tech resources, for easy access .
pwarmack

ProfHacker - Blogs - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

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    The Chronicle of Higher Education's ProfHacker blog - a cohort of higher education faculty members and ed tech professionals submit tips and commentary on education, technology, education & college/university. Recent topics include making web content printer friendly, digital annotation, & time management apps.
stephanie karabaic

Creating Collaborative Learning Environments with Google Apps for Education - K-12 Tech... - 0 views

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    Google Apps for Ed one of the best collaboration tools
Melissa Greenwood

Ed Tech Ideas | Tech Integration for Busy Teachers - 1 views

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    Great resources full of links that teachers can use to integrate technology into their teaching. I can share this site with my colleagues when they need ideas and I can keep up with ideas, too.
Michael Oquendo

Help! I'm a Teacher -- How Do I Get into Education Technology? | Deborah Chang - 1 views

  • Education technology companies need educators.
  • you may also be missing some knowledge and skills that would help you add value to an education technology company,
  • Being able to translate between education needs and technological needs is crucial.
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  • As a teacher, be curious about how money at your school is being allocated, why your school makes the purchases it makes, and how the purchasing process work.
  • planning events at your school, deliberately tweaking your classroom or school procedures to be more effective, and supporting other teachers in implementing education technology.
  • Make an effort to gain different perspectives by collaborating with teachers who teach in very different situations.
  • Identify a pain point in your classroom and try to solve it.
  • The more you try to solve problems using technology, the more comfortable you will get with technology and the more you're able to articulate what works and what doesn't.
  • Ultimately, working in the education technology space, whether as a leader in you school or as a member of a company, means contributing significantly to the practice of teaching and learning.
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    Steps to integrating technology into the classroom. Though this post focuses on ed tech companies, there are several ideas that could be used to integrate tech into the classroom.
mirabelasunshine

Money matters: budgets, finances, and resources for tech programs - 1 views

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    Sort of a crash course in all the things one ought to be thinking about when developing a school or district ed tech budget
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