As I argued in my #beyondthetextbook post, I believe it’s naïve to assume textbooks will disappear from our classrooms anytime soon. A more realistic outcome, in fact, is a transition from the print textbook to the digital textbook. By this, I am…
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Toward a Vision of the Digital Textbook – from Tom Daccord
Tagged with: #beyondthetextbook, 21st Century Learning, digital textbook, edtechteacher, iBooks, Inkling, instructional change, iPad, Tom Daccord
Posted in Tom Daccord, What Does Change Look Like?, Why Change?
Posted in Tom Daccord, What Does Change Look Like?, Why Change?
Thoughts on the Realities of Moving #beyondthetextbook – From Tom Daccord
I followed with keen interest Monday’s #beyondthetextbook Twitter chat stemming from an onsite roundtable discussion at Discovery Communication headquarters. Not only is the future of textbooks a pertinent educational topic, but this particular event (online and onsite) brought together some of the country’s…
Tagged with: 21st Century Learning, Apple, digital equity, digital textbook, eBooks, EdTechResearcher, edtechteacher, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, iBooks, iBooks Author, Inkling, iPad, McGraw Hill, Pearson
Posted in Tom Daccord, What Does Change Look Like?, Why Change?
Posted in Tom Daccord, What Does Change Look Like?, Why Change?
EdTechTeacher at MassCue2011
The EdTechTeacher team presented throughout MassCue 2011. Co-Directors, Tom Daccord and Justin Reich, as well as Instructor & Presenter, Greg Kulowiec, hosted several sessions during the event. Tom’s presentations at MassCue 2011: Assessment 2.0: Frameworks, Strategies, Examples Primary Sources 2.0…
Tagged with: "web 2.0", 21st Century Learning, MassCue, professional development, T21 Program, Watertown Public Schools
Posted in EdTechTeacher News, Greg Kulowiec, Justin Reich, Tom Daccord
Posted in EdTechTeacher News, Greg Kulowiec, Justin Reich, Tom Daccord
Exploring the Process of Educational Transformation
Technology now permeates almost every sphere of life and has proven transformative in diverse sectors – from marketing and communications to journalism and political campaigning. Technology also offers new opportunities for student-student and educator-student interactions and new audiences for student-created content.…
Tagged with: 21st Century Learning, leadership, professional development
Posted in Essential Questions, Tom Daccord
Posted in Essential Questions, Tom Daccord
Welcome!
At EdTechTeacher, we not only teach Web 2.0, but are totally entrenched in it. All of us at Tweet, blog, post, and share. Beginning in October, each week, one of us will post a new article addressing the theme of…
Tagged with: "web 2.0", blogger, diigo, facebook, slideshare, twitter, Vimeo, wordpress
Posted in Beth Holland, EdTechTeacher News, Greg Kulowiec, How Do You Assess Change?, How Do You Lead Change?, Justin Reich, Tom Daccord, What Does Change Look Like?, Why Change?
Posted in Beth Holland, EdTechTeacher News, Greg Kulowiec, How Do You Assess Change?, How Do You Lead Change?, Justin Reich, Tom Daccord, What Does Change Look Like?, Why Change?
Tom Daccord, Director of EdTechTeacher, is an educational technology speaker, instructor, and writer who has worked with schools, districts, colleges and educational organizations in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia.
Justin Reich is the co-founder of EdTechTeacher, a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, and the director of Online Community, Practice and Research at Facing History and Ourselves, an organization devoted to combating bigotry and nurturing democracy through history education.
Greg Kulowiec, an Instructional Trainer & Presenter, brings over eight years of teaching experience as a Social Studies teacher and Technology Integration Specialist to EdTechTeacher, writing about his classroom experiences and offering instructions for teachers.
Beth Holland coordinates all communications for EdTechTeacher - web sites, social media, and newsletters - as well as instructs at workshops, bringing expertise in elementary education as well as working with assistive technologies to the team.
Patrick Larkin brings to EdTechTeacher a wealth of administrative experience in effective technology integration in schools, is a nationally recognized education leader recognized for creating an immersive 1:1 iPad program, and serves as the newly appointed Assistant Superintendent for Learning for Burlington Public Schools in Massachusetts.
