A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 22, 2023

I remember vividly as a young principal when I started to drink the “edtech” Kool-Aid many years ago. It represented a true turning point in how I thought about change in education. Up until this point, my thinking was relatively traditional and as such, so was the culture of my school. However, I was motivated like never before to move beyond the nearly impenetrable walls I had mentally constructed that had inhibited me from moving beyond my comfort zone until this point.

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EdTech Outcomes Classroom Groups 451

User Generated Education

JANUARY 22, 2023

I love educational technology. When technologies were first available online, I was an early adopter, and often got brutally criticized by administrators and colleagues in my K-6 settings for having students use the internet for research, use web tools, create webpages in wikis, and work virtually with schools in other states and countries (for example, see their work from 2008 at [link] ).

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Education Classroom Technology Tools 419

MiddleWeb

JANUARY 22, 2023

Like much of the current K-12 universe, Sarah Cooper is both excited and concerned about the impact of ChatGPT’s disruptive technology. Recently she checked in with her 8th graders for insights into how they might use it and how they think AI may impact their lives in the future. The post 8th Grade Insights Into ChatGPT and the Future first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Technology EdTech 128

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 22, 2023

In this digital world, engaging modern students with paper-based learning materials is no piece of cake. To help students absorb information better, teachers have to master technologies, such as course authoring tools. Finding the best solution among the numerous options on the market can take a lot of time. Thus, we compiled a list of the most popular free tools, so you don't need to spend hours searching for them online.

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Tools Video Course LMS 101

This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.

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