Category: Curriculum
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Kickin It Old School…Tech in 2009
Teachers’ Use of Educational Technology in U. S. Public Schools, 2009: First Look provides national data on the availability and use of educational technology among teachers in public elementary and secondary schools. The purpose is two-fold: (a) to determine the availability of technology and (b) to determine how often technology is used. The teacher survey…
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Can Technology Make Curriculum Cool?
Over the past few months, you may have heard some talk about Curriculum, Instruction and Technology (CIT) as one of the new specializations for the old Masters of Education (M.Ed.) degree. Not surprising. Tech is cool. Curriculum is anything but. Technology has been a part of the social fabric for about 20 years, or so.…
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7 Tips for Making Technology Integration More Human
Recently, I was speaking with a technology integration specialist (TIS) whose position is new for her district. Her goal is to make it the norm for “teachers to be able to request TIS services for 1:1 coaching with any device or app or curriculum activity”. She is working to make both herself and the purpose…