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Different but not Better

Educators are the nicest people you will ever meet. That makes it extra tough, but at some point “trying #edtech” is not enough. By only trying educational technology educators are not investing enough in the power of the technology and are only… Continue Reading →

Curation of Content

Walking in to Steven Anderson’s session on Curating Content the Right Way I felt okay about the curation of my professional learning. I knew he had a book out on the subject Curate This: The Hands-On, How-To Guide To Content Curation and I was expecting… Continue Reading →

Show Blended Learning in a Lesson Plan

I loved writing out a good lesson plan. And I was always disappointed when an administrator didn’t look in my plan book on my desk for the lesson plan. There was some art (and a few arrows) there – and… Continue Reading →

The Forgotten Technology Partner, Home.

As an educator you can count on learning new technologies. But what about as a parent? How do you involve parents in classroom technology? As a parent, what kind of technology partner are you supposed to be? Teachers, Students, and Parents are all… Continue Reading →

Influential Blogs #ETCoaches Blog Challenge Week 4

It is Week 4 in the #ETCoaches Blog Challenge – the challenge is almost complete! Part of the #ETCoaches Blog Challenge. See my other weekly posts: What is my Purpose? Challenges and Successes Current Tools, Problems, and Solutions Influential Blogs… Continue Reading →

If it isn’t about the Tech, Why go to an #EdTech Conference?

I am an educator. I am an educator who sees great value in appropriate use of technology throughout teaching and learning. And I have a secret, sometimes it is just about the tech. I have a secret, sometimes it is… Continue Reading →

Work Around a Clumsy Student Information System, SIS

What is an SIS? Student Information Systems, known as SIS to many in the educational technology circles, have been around for a long time. As a function of that longevity your local SIS: Is a Huge investment. Probably predates interoperability…. Continue Reading →

Kid Cloud Strategy

I wrote about my cloud strategy and even anticipated my husband might need/have a cloud strategy, but I was not prepared to teach my 3rd grader his own kid cloud strategy. Yeah homework. I could sense trouble the minute I spied papers with usernames… Continue Reading →

The Internet Is Down

I remember back to teaching through an Internet outage and not realizing it until planning period. And I was grateful for the outage – no pesky emails in my Inbox to answer! But today’s Internet outage in the classroom can… Continue Reading →

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