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Weekly Resources to Kick Off April

It’s hard to believe that our 2nd National iPad Summit kicks off in just a few days. To get ready, we have re-designed, updated, and added to our iPad As… page. We also sent out our April Newsletter and hosted our

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Posted in Beth Holland, EdTechTeacher News

Failure Is Mandatory: Creating A Culture Of Innovation – From Tom & Justin on Edudemic

Progressive school administrators understand that teachers need room to explore and experiment to uncover ways to use technology effectively in the service of learning. These administrators recognize that initial tech integration forays may fall short, or even fail, but they

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Posted in How Do You Lead Change?, Justin Reich, Tom Daccord

End of Year Wrap Up – where we’ve been and where we’re going

This is officially our last post for 2012, and, looking back, we realize that 2012 was certainly the Year of the iPad. Over the past 12 months, we have hosted workshops, webinars, and our inaugural iPad Summit, with the goal of helping

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Posted in Beth Holland, Greg Kulowiec, How Do You Assess Change?, How Do You Lead Change?, Justin Reich, Tom Daccord, What Does Change Look Like?, Why Change?

Search People, Not the Internet – From Justin on EdTechResearcher

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EdTechTeacher Co-Founder wrote Search People, Not the Internet on his EdWeek blog – EdTechResearcher – shortly after the EdTechTeacher iPad Summit in November. In this post, he elaborates on a quote by EdTechTeacher’s Greg Kulowiec: “Search people, not the Internet.” Justin continues

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Posted in Justin Reich, What Does Change Look Like?

iPad Summit Reflections & Weekly Resources

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It’s hard to truly quantify and explain the excitement of the past few days. Over 500 educators from around the world joined the EdTechTeacher Team in Boston this week to tackle the challenge of effectively putting iPads in the service

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Posted in Essential Questions, How Do You Assess Change?, How Do You Lead Change?, What Does Change Look Like?, Why Change?
About the Authors
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.
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