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Survival Tips for Teaching with Technology

The number one benefit of educational technology is

that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative … productive … learn things they didn't think they could learn before, and so in a

sense it is all about potential. - Steve Ballmer

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Tip: Discover what tools your students

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Tip: Focus on the

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Pedagogy is the driver, technology is the accelerator. - Michael Fullan

Via Steve-wheeler.blogspot.com

Edorigami.wikispaces.com, Andrew Churches

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Connectivism.ca/about.html

Slideshare.net/timbuckteeth Hippasus.com/blog Image: @SylviaDuckworth

Photo by Mavis, Flic.kr/p/amCuqY

Crowdsource learning

Peeragogy

Howard Rheingold, Peeragogy.org

In Her World by Nana B Agyei, Flickr

Kidblog

Edmodo

Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs)

Google Classroom

Moodle

Edublogs

Haiku Learning

Schoology

Wiki

Weebly Educlipper

Photo by Hertsens.Stef, Flic.kr/p/qaL8sk

Social bookmarking & curation

Diigo List.ly

Storify

Pearltrees Scoop.It

Flipboard

Pinterest

Livebinders

Educlipper

Bookmarklet

Extension

Mindmaps

ePortfolios

Digital stories

Podcasts

Blogs

Games

Videos

Scavenger hunts

Comics

Infographics

Tutorials

Now let’s find the right tool/app!

Edshelf.com Graphite.org

iLearnTechnology.com ideastoinspire.co.uk

Apps & Tools

Tip: Add a technology component to current

lessons or projects

Digital Posters Canva

Buncee Thinglink

Tackk Piktochart Biteslide Smore Tackk

Glogster PicCollage

The technology may fail you at times!

Tip: Check the technology right before the lesson

Did you…?�Shut it down

Ask for help

Google the problem

Unplug it

Reboot

Tip: Have students learn the tools, then

offer tech support

Tip: Have a back-up

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Personal/Passionate Learning Networks Refueling the Way We Teach

Find your teacher community!

Tip: Partner with parents

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Tip: Get students & parents to sign an Acceptable/

Responsible Use Policy (AUP)

Analog and Digital VOL. Entertainment by Guian Bolisay, Flic.kr/p/gytFKt

Tip: Cover digital

literacy & citizenship daily so it

becomes a habit

Image altered, Class of 2012 by Dave Lawler, Flic.kr/p/ceiLph

Will this spread digital pollution?

How will this act impact society?

How does this message make your relatives, peers, & partner feel?

How do I manage

this?

Image KSC-04PD-0583 CC by NASA

Group work

Facilitate

Learning stations

Calendars

Activity Logs

Top cup is their status! • Yellow= sunny & bright, we’re all right! • Blue= through, next to do? • Red= help!!!

The Cup System

Tip: Have fun!

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Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher

is the most important. - Bill Gates

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