Frameworks

I believe that technology allows us to connect with others around the globe. These educational technology frameworks provide step-by-step processes to help education leaders successfully integrate educational technology in the classroom.

Google Drive introduced the concept of real-time collaboration on documents and developed it as a transformational tool for organizations. Team Drives is an extension of the cloud-based file system which is a very logical choice for many teams and departments. Here are the top 5 reasons why you should make […]

5 Reasons To Share Files in Google Team Drives

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Presentation Zen - 6 Choose Your Fonts — Let me take you through a crash course on how to use presentation zen to design engaging visual presentations that leave a lasting impression. Two ideas are most important when considering this: empathy in presentation the presenter as a storyteller. Keeping these ideas at the forefront, we will look at how to […]

Presentation Zen: 6 Steps to Design Great Slideshows

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Project Management Fundamentals Stages — Project management is a step by step method used in business to get things done and realize projects successfully. Anyone can apply this technique to reach goals and work more effectively. In the classroom, you can teach the fundamentals of project management to your students to guide them with the […]

Learn Project Management Fundamentals to Get Things Done Well

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Growth Mindset Wallpapers — If your walls are covered with motivational posters already, why don’t you use your laptop to be reminded of some wonderful ideas. Be careful, those growth mindset wallpapers are guaranteed to inspire everyone! 1. There Are No Failures Be sure to express your intellectual wanderlust. Download. 2. It’s Not That […]

6 Growth Mindset Wallpapers for your Desktop

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Research-Based-Tips-for-Teachers — This week Edutopia published a very interesting list of tips to use in your classroom. I must admit that I respond quite positively to any article which promises me 5, 7 or even 10 wonderful things to read about. This one lists 26 (twenty six!) such tips. The difference with other pieces of advice for teachers you ask? Each of these research based tips for teachers are backed by actual research. I will highlight my favorite 3 tips here.

Research Based Tips for Teachers

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Certifications can show that you are willing to go further to learn and develop as a teacher. Certifications for a type of technology can show that you are proficient or at least a working knowledge of the software. Here are three certifications you might want to try. Apple Distinguished Educator This […]

Become Tech Certified

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Media Literacy — A few years ago, I was using satirical news to research the accuracy of news sources. Today, there is an abundance of misinformation online which creates a great opportunity for us to teach our students media literacy with fake news. Develop Students into Knowledge Constructors In 2016, the International Society for Technology […]

Teach Media Literacy with Fake News

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Lead, Collaborate, Share — To support our Google Reference School application, we created a video highlighting the 3 pillars of our implementation of technology at Kaohsiung American School: Lead, Share and Collaborate. Our tip of the hat this week goes to the team who helped us realized this project and agreed to be interviewed. In order […]

Lead, Collaborate, Share

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7 Video Assignments for Students — Here are 8 types of of video assignments for students in elementary, middle and high school. Videos have a strong influence on how we perceive the world. Leading students to produce their own videos for your class will allow them to demonstrate critical thinking around key-concepts in your lesson while deepening their understanding of media literacy.

8 Inspiring Video Projects for Students

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