In a recent post, I shared a simple way to assess your use of technology with the SAMR model. I wanted to provide an example of what this looks like in action. Let’s run through an example of students writing an essay for Mr. Smith’s high school US History 11 class. “Old” way Mr. Smith’s school is not a 1:1 school, and access to computers and good broadband outside of… Read More »A SAMR Assessment example
I often see posts and get questions from educators asking whether or not a product is good. Or if what they are doing is right. Sometimes it’s phrased in the form, “How do I know if what I’m doing is better?” All of these questions revolve around a simple fundamental question, “Should I do (or use) this or not?” For many years, I’ve pointed educators at the SAMR model created… Read More »Assessing Your EdTech Use With SAMR
An interview I gave on the Script Innovate and Educate: Rising Education Leaders podcast hosted by Aaron White. The interview was originally recorded on November 7, 2019. Aaron and I had a wide ranging conversation that includes discussions of my background and early experiences in edtech to questions about who is driving innovation in today’s world.
Date: November 14, 2019 Topic: Supporting Teachers: Improving Professional Development How can we better retain new teachers? How can we support veteran teachers in a constantly changing environment? We’ll explore these questions and more with Ilya Zeldin. Thought Leader Guest: Ilya Zeldin Ilya Zeldin – Ilya Zeldin is the founder and CEO of 2gnoME (To know me), an award-winning platform that puts teachers at the center of their professional development. The platform is content-agnostic… Read More »#2 TL4Ed: Supporting Teachers: Improving Professional Development
What is it? 2gnōMe (To know me) is a cloud platform that puts teachers at the center of their professional development. Winner of multiple awards in education, this platform clarifies for leadership who needs what kind of learning in the first place, and uses data to personalize teachers’ professional learning experience, at a massive scale. The platform is content agnostic and inter-operable with any learning management system and easily incorporates… Read More »2gnoME — Personalized PD for Teachers
Date: October 17, 2019 Topic: Applying Digital Citizenship Skills in the Classroom We’ll discuss how to move Digital Citizenship from a content area that needs to be learned to a set of behaviors that need to be practices, and how to help guide students into making these behaviors habitual. Thought Leader Guest: Melissa Davis Melissa Davis – Melissa is a former award winning feature film producer and serial entrepreneur, who is extremely passionate… Read More »#1 TL4Ed: Applying Digital Citizenship Skills in the Classroom
What is it? GoEnnounce is a web-based software platform that was created by Melissa and Meghan Davis, that allows students to maintain a digital portfolio. Unlike some digital portfolio tools, it provides an easy way for students to upload and store digital artifacts including documents, images, video, and audio. Key features GoEnnounce is more than just a storage system. Throughout the platform, GoEnnounce provides school/district administrative management over the interface… Read More »GoEnnounce – Student Digital Portfolios as an active learning tool