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This blog was first posted on Jen Carey’s blog. The last session that I’m attending is “Getting Meta: Augmented Media for Creativity & Critical Thinking” with Amy Burvell. You can explore […]
This blog was first posted on Jen’s Blog. The next session I’m attending is given by alumna of my institution, Ransom Everglades School, Ana Albir. She is presenting on the iPad […]
This is the last session of the iPad Summit in San Diego. Its pretty impressive how many people are still here! It is also pretty funny because everyone is hugging […]
Tom Daccord (@thomasdaccord) is the co-founder and CEO of EdTechTeacher. The presentation materials for his talk can be found here. In this last afternoon of the San Diego iPad Summit, […]
This post first appeared on Jen’s blog. The next session I’m attending is given by alumna of my institution, Ransom Everglades School, Ana Albir. She is presenting on the iPad Application, Drawp (Free). Drawp […]
Dee begins by explaining that this session is going to be about the workarounds possible with Google Drive. Paperless Assignment Distribution & Collection Dee prefaces her talk by explaining why […]
This post first appeared on Jen’s blog. The Keynote Speaker for Day 2 of the iPad Summit is Mimi Ito, Ph.D., a cultural anthropologist with the University of California at Irvine. Her […]
Douglas begins by introducing himself and asking the question: What does the classroom of the future look like? Right now, people talk about the 21st century classroom, but we’re already here! […]
Keep Explaining! This session is Greg (@gregkuloweic) not necessarily going over what the technical aspects of Explain Everything (@explainevrythng) but its going to more about how to use it to […]
This post first appeared on Jen’s blog. The next talk I’m attending is the “DIY Genius Bar: Embracing Student Leadership” by Sara Chai, Alicia Johal, and Marielle Venturino. I have seen some versions […]
This post first appeared on Jen’s blog. The first session of day two that I am attending is “Student Digital Portfolios: Redefining Assessment with iPads and Google Apps” by Holly Clark. You […]
Welcome to iLab This is the first time EdTechTeacher has done an iLab during a conference. Though our conferences have a day of hands-on PreConference Workshops, the iLab gives conference […]
This live blog from the iPads in the Elementary Classroom Holly Clark(@HollyEdTechDiva) is moderating a panel with Jo-Ann Fox (@AppEducationFox), Karen Lirenman(@KLirenman), Samantha Morra (@sammorra), Reshan Richards (@reshanrichards), and Kristen Wideen (@mrswideen). “If they will […]
This post first appeared on Jen’s blog. The last session of the day (after presenting at my own) is “iPads in the 21st Century Classroom: It’s NOT About the Apps!” […]
For my second live blog, I am blogging the master of the live blog, Jennifer Carey (@TeacherJenCarey) for her talk. A link to her materials can be found here. Jen Carey is […]
“Hi Everyone. This is a session about how to get through the first year of the classroom as a teacher.” Begins Shawn. “But I’m not going to talk to you […]
This post first appeared on Jennifer Carey’s blog. The next session I’m attending is: “The Language Classroom 2.0: How Making a Self-Made iBook Has Transformed Language Instruction (7-12)” with Violet […]
Hi everyone! My name is Kate Wilson and I am the newest member of the EdTechTeacher team as the Web Coordinator. This is my first attempt at Live Blogging so […]
This post first appeared on Jennifer Carey’s blog. My first session is “Explain Everything: Demonstrating Understanding with Screencasting” by Reshan Richards. It highlights one of my favorite iPad Apps, Explain Everything. You […]
Karen Lirenman is a grade 1 teacher in Surrybridge, Canada – so this is her first international presentation! She is the only 1:1 classroom in her district. As much as […]
This post first appeared on Jennifer Carey’s blog. Audrey Watters, the esteemed educational writer, is keynoting the iPad Summit San Diego. Audrey blogs at HackEducation. Her topic is, “The History of […]
We’re off and running! Today, we had an amazing lineup of hands-on workshops. Some of our incredible participants blogged their experiences, and we can’t thank them enough. Want to know […]
Carl Hooker is talking this afternoon very quickly and trying to get through all his information before his flight at 5pm. He is also live tweeting while he does this. He […]
Recently, when looking for a new tool that would work across multiple platforms (Windows, Mac, & Chromebook in particular), I stumbled on Popplet. While I had used the free Popplet […]
This post first appeared on Edudemic. Game designers have mastered certain tricks that make games so addictive that people can’t stop playing them. Here are the top five secrets that […]
This post first appeared on Edudemic. As students begin producing a plethora of digital work – and connecting and sharing that work with the world – we need to take […]
Here in New England, we’ve had a pretty brutal week. However, we’re all looking forward to warming up next week in San Diego! February 3-5 will be our inaugural West […]
This post first appeared on Edudemic. “You are a liar and I will never, ever, trust you again!” The student rose to his feet at the conclusion of a role-playing […]
We had a great week at EdTechTeacher. Our team of instructors led workshops in New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Dubai! The iPad Summit in San Diego is now SOLD OUT, but […]
This post first appeared on Edudemic. “Ms. Clark, I can’t believe it! Someone from Argentina and New Zealand just read my blog!” This kind of wide-eyed excitement is why I […]
We’re back! Happy New Year! We have lots of new articles, webinars, and resources this week. Enjoy! FREE, LIVE Winter Webinar Series January 15th/16th: Creativity & Learning with iPads with guests Richard […]
This post was first published on Shawn’s blog. He is currently in his second year of teaching in a 1:1 iPad environment. 1. Manage the Technology: In addition to learning […]
Happy New Year! We’re all snowed in up here in New England, so most of us have not yet gone back to school. For those of you who have, we […]
This post first appeared on Patrick’s Blog – Learning in Burlington. Photo via Wesley Fryer on Flickr As I was playing catchup on my blog reading from the last couple […]
We hope that all of you are enjoying a break from school! This week, we dug into the archives and tweeted out a few of our favorite 2013 articles each […]
This post first appeared on Edudemic. Last week on the Connected Student Series, I discussed the ‘why’ of digital portfolios. It is imperative that in 2014, students be able to curate, […]
From all of us at EdTechTeacher, we send you are very best for the holiday season! NEW from the EdTechTeacher Team Taking a Dip in the SAMR Pool In this […]
This post, co-authored by Jennifer Carey & Beth Holland, first appeared on Edudemic. Live Blogging is a popular medium to convey information as it is announced. Unless you’ve been privileged […]
We’re spent the weekend digging out of the snow here in New England (and Shawn in the mid west). We hope that all of you are staying warm! NEW from […]
Welcome to December! We took last week off for Thanksgiving, but have lots of resources this week – as well as a few announcements. BIG News from EdTechTeacher Welcome Douglas […]
First published on Edudemic on November 25, 2013 The Connected Student Series: Warning: True Confession of an Educator Ahead…I always find it quite confusing when educators tell me that students […]
It’s hard to believe that this time last week we were wrapping up the Boston 2013 iPad Summit. For those of you who attended, we can’t thank you enough for […]
What should we pack for our collective adventure into an era of ubiquitous computing and mobile devices? What tools and skills will we need in order to survive? To prepare […]
The posts below came from Ian Simpson’s (@familysimpson) Postach.io blog – Caffeine Tangent. Each heading links to his original post. Thanks again to Ian for letting us share! #ettipad Notes from […]
You can also read this post on Jen’s Blog. The last session I am attending is “Redefining the Writing Process” with Beth Hollandand Samantha Morra. Beth highlights the idea we all have […]
You can also read this post on Jen’s Blog. This afternoon I’m attending “iOS Tips & Tricks” with Don Orth and Carl Hooker. Having seen both Don and Carl present individually, I’m excited to […]
Challenge 1 – close your eyes for 30 seconds and describe the ideal learning environment Challenge 2 – turn to people around you and share your vision for 1.5 minutes […]
You can also read this post on Jen’s blog. The next session I am attending is about Subtext, a tool I have been wanting to learn and explore. Check out their […]
I have to say that I’m thrilled to be sitting in Richard’s session as I’ve been following him on Twitter (@iPadWells) for quite some time and really value his blog […]
You can also read this post on Jen’s blog. The next session I am attaching is Kathy Schrock’s “All You Need to Know About iPads in the Classroom.” I’ve been following Kathy […]
Kristen started out by having 2 iPads with her elementary students. She focused on sight words and did a formalized research study to prove their value for teaching and learning. […]
You can also read this post on Jen’s blog. I can hardly contain my excitement for the keynote speaker of day 2, Ruben Puetendura, Ph.D., the father of the SAMR model […]
Yesterday, during one of the first sessions, we discovered Ian Simpson’s (@familysimpson) Postach.io blog – Caffeine Tangent. Ian told us that his posts are more immediate reflections, so we asked permission […]
You can also read this post on Jen’s blog. My last session of the day is “Electronic Portfolios & Making Things Visible” by Michelle Cordy. You can check out her website, […]
You can also read this post on Jen’s blog. The humanities teacher in me could not resist attending “Hacking the Humanities” with Lawrence Reiff. He starts out discussing the importance of […]
Educators love acronyms, begins Carl. At Eanes ISD, they had LEAP – Learning and Engaging through Access and Personalization. This was their why for the pilot. In the first year, they had […]
You can also read this post on Jen’s blog. In keeping with my focus on Professional Development (the life of a tech administrator), the next session I am attending is […]
Featured speaker, Jon Bergman, starts out by saying that he’s going to talk more about pedagogy than iPads because why use a device if there isn’t strong pedagogy behind it. […]
You can also read this post on Jen’s blog. The next conference I am attending is by Sam Bruzzese (you can check out his blog here). If you would like to see the […]
Greg Kulowiec begins his session by asking, “Why limit our students to one tool at one time?” With App Smashing, students can create content with a variety of apps and […]