Choosing and integrating tech well: vetting tools, the LMS, meaningful integration, devices, and OER.
There are endless edtech tools, and most do not improve learning.
Open workshop →WorkshopA learning management system like Canvas, Schoology, or Google Classroom can organize learning and save time, or become a confusing dumping ground.
Open workshop →WorkshopAdding technology to a lesson is not the same as improving it.
Open workshop →WorkshopA room full of devices can transform learning or become a room full of distractions, and the difference is management.
Open workshop →WorkshopTechnology can make checking for understanding faster and reach every student at once, polls, quizzes, response tools that show you instantly what the whole class grasps.
Open workshop →WorkshopThere is a vast world of free, openly licensed teaching materials, OER, that you can use, adapt, and share legally.
Open workshop →WorkshopToo many apps, logins, and platforms do not help teaching, they overwhelm teachers and students and fragment attention.
Open workshop →WorkshopThe best professional learning does not stop at your school's door.
Open workshop →WorkshopShared documents and digital workspaces let students write, create, and think together in real time, in the same room or across distances.
Open workshop →WorkshopJust because you can use technology does not mean you should.
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