A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 5, 2022

While there are many different frameworks to choose from when it comes to the effective integration of technology, SAMR is typically the one that most people and schools leverage. At face value, it is relatively straightforward while conveying how the use of technology can move from enhancement to transformation. The SAMR Model has provided us with a good lens to observe firsthand the need for proper planning prior to investing large amounts of money on technology.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 5, 2022

World Environment Day is June 5th. I posted this article from Catherine Ross, Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, a year ago and it’s worth repeating. She has great suggestions on how to celebrate with children and students in a way that shows how to be responsible stewards for the only planet we have. I think you’ll enjoy her article: We live in a millennium where technology has disrupted many of the traditional systems and ways.

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Digital Citizenship Industry Elementary System 381

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JUNE 5, 2022

Math Playground is an educational website that offers a wide variety of math games, videos and interactive activities for students in kindergarten to grade six. The games are organized by subject and.read more.

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Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

JUNE 5, 2022

Increase student engagement with Minecraft Education Edition. Your students can engage with learning on almost any device, including Chromebooks. Start Teaching with Minecraft. The post Start Teaching with Minecraft appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Chromebook Student Engagement Learning Gamification 129

Generative AI holds tremendous promise for all stakeholders in higher education. But guardrails are needed. Strong governance that empower instructors are at the core of a responsible approach to using generative AI in academia.

Education

MiddleWeb

JUNE 5, 2022

When we transform a text into a multitasking mentor text, we increase the instructional mileage we can get from one power-packed teaching tool, writes veteran teacher and literacy consultant Pam Koutrakos. She includes five “energy star” ideas and a text set to get started. The post Save Teaching Energy: Multitask Mentor Texts first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Tools 52

The 21st Century Principal

JUNE 5, 2022

“In nature, there are no separate events. Nothing happens in isolation—not touching your head, not holding someone else’s hand, not looking at the stars, not breathing—nothing.” Alan Watts, Just So Money, Materialism, and the Ineffable, Intelligent Universe There is a great deal of wisdom that educators ignore to their own peril. Alan Watts’ body of work is often ignored because of its heavy emphasis on eastern religions, such as Taoism, Zen Buddhism, and Hinduism.

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