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This post first appeared on Daily Genius. This summer, thousands of teachers will be descending on Denver to attend the 2016 ISTE Conference. ISTE, the International Society for Technology in […]

This post first appeared on Daily Genius. Many teachers know that Google Docs serves as a great platform for providing feedback on student writing, but may not have an efficient […]

This post first appeared on Daily Genius. As long as I can remember, I have loved attending workshops. When I was a new teacher, I loved learning new ideas that […]

This post first appeared on Daily Genius. I love project-based work. It has given my students a sense of purpose and provided a meaningful context for the skills they are […]

This post first appeared on Daily Genius. The power of a story should not come as a surprise to anyone. Throughout human history, the joy of telling and sharing stories […]

This post first appeared on Daily Genius. This past year, I had the benefit of being both a student and a teacher. I experienced the pressures of meeting someone else’s […]

 May 26 5pm EST on EdWeb.Net   >> Watch the Webinar Recording on EdWeb   Most educators think robotics, 3D printing, and construction when they envision maker spaces, so how does […]

This post first appeared on Daily Genius. “Find and be found.” This should be the mantra for every student in secondary and postsecondary education. When David Theriault, an English teacher […]

This post is the second in a series exploring AppSmashing with a core set of Evergreen Apps on eSchoolNews from EdTechTeacher Director, Tom Daccord. The articles focus on the ability […]

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EdTechTeacher is proud to announce its acceptance in the Google for Education Partner Program.  EdTechTeacher is now an official provider of Google for Education consulting, training, implementing and technical services to schools. Google for […]

This post first appeared on Free Technology for Teachers. As more schools adopt Google Apps For Education (GAFE), increasingly teachers and students are dealing with multiple Google Accounts – one […]

This post first appeared on Free Technology for Teachers. As a teacher, for years, I loathed the PDF file.  It was that file that I couldn’t edit or manage very […]

This post first appeared on Daily Genius. While typically viewed as a navigation tool for mobile devices when traveling to a specific destination, or possibly as a research tool when […]

This post first appeared on Daily Genius. If you have opened Google Forms lately, you’ve probably noticed that things are looking a little different! Don’t worry, this Google Forms does […]

This post first appeared on Daily Genius. A few weeks ago, Google Classroom issued a new update: posting a question. This reminded me that Google Classroom has come a long […]

Technofy Your Vocabulary Instruction originally appeared on Shaelynn Farnsworth’s blog on May 1, 2016  I do love a challenge, and my friend and fellow Certified Google Innovator, Alicia Brooks offered the perfect one a […]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfZUXpQShII Each week EdTechTeacher will bring you a new, short video (10-15 minutes) by one of the staff exploring an app, web tool or idea in the world of educational […]

This post first appeared on Daily Genius. One of the staple tools in Google Drive is Google Slides. Typically viewed as a tool to create linear presentations, much like PowerPoint, […]

This post first appeared on EdTech Researcher. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to present at Writing X Tech, the annual, virtual writing conference hosted by TurnItIn. This year’s focus, the […]

This post first appeared on EdTech Researcher at Education Week. I had the privilege of co-writing this post with an amazing team of educators. Shaelynn Farnsworth (@shfarnsworth), serves as a […]

This post first appeared on EdTech Researcher at Education Week. Last week, I had several fascinating conversations with administrators, teachers, and parents from different schools. Even though the topics of […]

Each week EdTechTeacher will bring you a new, short video (10-15 minutes) by one of the staff exploring an app, web tool or idea in the world of educational technology […]

This post first appeared on Free Technology for Teachers. If you’ve used VideoNot.es, you know that it is a powerful application that allows users to take time-stamped, synchronized notes alongside […]

This guest post from Courtney Pepe (@iPadQueen2012) first appeared on Daily Genius. What is a MakerSpace?  Makers build, fix, and create.  They are students, teachers, tinkerers, cooks, technology buffs, architects, […]

This post first appeared on Daily Genius as “ 3 Powerful New Ways to Use Chromebooks” When Chromebooks first entered into the 1:1 classroom environment, most people viewed the device to […]

This post from Sabba Quidwai first appeared on EdTech Researcher. We live in a world today where knowledge is a commodity. Instead of focusing on mastering content, we need to […]

Each week EdTechTeacher will bring you a new, short video (10-15 minutes) by one of the staff exploring an app, web tool or idea in the world of educational technology […]

This post originally appeared on eSchool News. With just 2 apps students can create books that come to life AppSmashing — the process of combining multiple apps to create new […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0JknM6P3C0 Each week EdTechTeacher will bring you a new, short video (10-15 minutes) by one of the staff exploring an app, web tool or idea in the world of educational […]

This post first appeared on Free Technology for Teachers. Getting and staying organized as an individual varies with each person’s learning style. Therefore, when it comes to getting a group […]

This post originally appeared on EdTechResearcher. To be successful in a knowledge economy, students will require the ability to complete non-routine tasks, solve unstructured problems, and employ technologies for communication, […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBmXZDeF9fE Each week EdTechTeacher will bring you a new, short video (10-15 minutes) by one of the staff exploring an app, web tool or idea in the world of educational […]

EdTechTeacher Co-Founder kicks off the 2016 South African iPad Summit with his keynote, Building the iPad Teacher: Thinking Beyond the Device. Tom begins by telling a story about going on a game […]

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This post first appeared on Edutopia. Note taking lies at the heart of curricula around the world. Beginning in elementary school, we teach students to “take notes” so that they […]

    Each week EdTechTeacher will bring you a new, short video (10-15 minutes) by one of the staff exploring an app, web tool or idea in the world of […]

This post first appeared on Daily Genius. Google Apps for Education is a wonderful, collaborative program that allows students to create, collect, and curate artifacts of learning. While there is […]

This post first appeared on Edutopia. Lately, I have heard teachers and school leaders express a common frustration: “We are _______ years into a _______ initiative, and nothing seems to […]

  Each week EdTechTeacher will bring you a new, short video (10-15 minutes) by one of the staff exploring an app, web tool or idea in the world of educational […]

Patrick Larkin writes regularly on his Education Week blog, Reinventing K-12 Learning. He first published this post on February 18th. As someone who is a big proponent of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, […]

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Sabba first published this as a guest post on the EdTech Researcher blog at Education Week. This year, as leaders from all industries gathered together for the 2016 World Economic […]

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This post first appeared on Free Technology for Teachers. Maps are a great way for students to navigate their understanding of different topics. While it is useful for geography (of […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxE7Cj1bKh8   Each week EdTechTeacher will bring you a new, short video (10-15 minutes) by one of the staff exploring an app, web tool or idea in the world of […]

This guest post from Christine Boyer (@5Boyer) first appeared on Daily Genius. Using Twitter in my classroom has certainly elevated my tech savvy status with parents as well as my […]

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This post first appeared on Daily Genius. Google Docs is a popular word processing tool because it allows ready access to your documents and files from any internet connected device. […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0GAODyaLas   Each week EdTechTeacher will bring you a new, short video (10-15 minutes) by one of the staff exploring an app, web tool or idea in the world of […]

This post first appeared on Daily Genius. Engaging in current events is an important part of academic scholarship and growth. In the 21st century, students are often hit with a […]

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