Ed Tech

Thoughts, ideas, and comments on educational technology by author and speaker John Sowash

The local name for the Philadelphia neighborhood of Kensington is “the Badlands,” and with good reason. Pockmarked with empty lots and burned-out row...

What technology does what? This edtech chart collects examples of edtech tools in a range of categories for teaching and learning.

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Fears surrounding the integration of #edtech have bled into our school systems and classroom practices. The following are 9 ways 'fear' is slowing adoption:

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Do we really need another Blue Ribbon committee to tell us our school system is broken and we, in the U.S., are hopelessly falling behind the rest of the world?

ListenFor years the ed tech community has speculated about Google entering the LMS market, including Wave (discontinued, but some key features embedded in other tools), Apps for Education, and even incorrectly with Pearson OpenClass. Each time there is some possibilities, but Google has not shown interest in fully replacing LMS functionality. Google Classroom, announced in […]

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Update 6/11/2014: ISTE has added a Code of Conduct to the website for its 2014 conference#YesAllWomen in ed-techEarlier this week, Ariel Norling published an incredibly brave article — an inc...

The document explores the concept of 'zombie pedagogies' within the context of digital learning, emphasizing the intersection of physical and virtual spaces in education. It critiques the disembodiment of teaching and learning facilitated by technology, arguing for a more engaged and hybrid approach to pedagogy. The author, Jesse Stommel, invites educators to confront the complexities of technology and to recognize the ongoing relationships and decay inherent in both human and educational bodies.

Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters explain politics, policy, world affairs, technology, culture, science, the climate crisis, money, health and everything else that matters. Our goal is to ensure that everyone, regardless of income or status, can access accurate information that empowers them.

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The Shake Up Learning Blog by Kasey Bell offers educational technology and digital learning resources, tips and tricks, tutorials, Google cheat sheets and more to educators across the globe.

At the beginning of Term 1 2014, McKinnon Secondary College was involved in the first large scale roll out of Chromebooks in Australia. The role of technology in education is tough. It’s widely…

Time is NOT on our side. Sometimes we want our students to complete quick mobile projects that take very little time, but produce awesome pr...

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An inventor and entrepreneur, Bill Haney started his first company as a agen138, inventing and building air pollution control systems for power plants agen 138..

The modern classroom has opted for digital over print, virtual over reality and innovation over tradition. Twenty-first century technology has

We are nearing the end of the school year and must say goodbye to graduating seniors, as well as teachers moving on to other opportunities o...