#edchat Archive
#Edchat is a hashtag, a movement—it is a weekly organized Twitter discussion of educators and people interested in education that meet virtually from all over the world. #Edchat serves as a conversation thread on Twitter and is also used for organized weekly discussions.
Tuesday December 1, 2015
12:00 PM EST
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Topic: How do we justify using 1:1 laptops over 1:1 textbooks? Is it better or worse?
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NOW in progress. Topic: How do we justify using 1:1 laptops over 1:1 textbooks? Is it better or worse?
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6 tips to avoid that 'going through the motions' vibe in online courses with large enrollments. https://t.co/qMEs1sj17S
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Excited to join our 1st of December!
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Join Topic: How do we justify using 1:1 laptops over 1:1 textbooks? Is it better or worse?
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Interesting nonfiction is great! Fiction No Longer Dominating Reading Instruction, NAEP Analysis Shows https://t.co/mlEH31JXqF
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Next hour Topic: How do we justify using 1:1 laptops over 1:1 textbooks? Is it better or worse?
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There is an argument that too much screen time is harmful so books are better. Books vs Laptops
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If we can use laptops in a way that Redefines the learning, then it can be justified. Otherwise, save the pennies.
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Using laptops 1:1 provides far more information at the ss fingertips. Textbooks don't allow as much freedom in learning.
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Great topic today! A similar Q has come up with many of our Ts. Is it better for Ss to read via digital devices or on hard copy?
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Laptops provide vastly more resources than can fit in books
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Intermixing study and testing can sometimes have a negative impact on new learning. Watch quiz frequency! https://t.co/QgAOCE8RB8
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Need right tool(s) for the job. Also need to know how to use tool and do the job…laptops, books are tools.
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Assuming teachers have support & PD to know how to use those resources
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If talking about ONE BOOK< LAPTOP, CRAYON (or whatever) PER CHILD then we’re missing the mark. Must talk about ALL CHILDREN LEARNING
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1:1 devices are better than 1:1 Textbooks. It is easier to update with newer material.
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Teachers are trained in using Texts. The same cannot always be said of 1:1 laptop implementations.
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Reading on a screen changes how the mind perceives and sequences information
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Hattie's research says 10+ days of PD on new tech can make or break successful implementation https://t.co/SLf9iuQ4ND
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Research shows that the more Ss have eyes on text the better. Digital vs Paper? The jury is out... Gr8 fodder for future research!
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Big push for it is connected to STEM, would you agree? Is the definition of science being reshaped to include it?
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Might not apply to this one, since it is a , but we use which is agile and makes stuff feasible
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Also, inexpensive Chromebooks today, financially there is often not much of a difference between new textbooks & new computer
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1:1 computing is the new standard in & makes it easier to update to the latest edition of a textbook.
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Learning doesn't have to be linear with laptops/software
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We can justify using laptops AND textbooks, but frequency should be determined by what's best 4 the learner https://t.co/nKIIQ019M0
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Poorly implemented 1:1 Laptop initiatives will always be hard pressed in competition with entrenched textbook cultures.
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What are your thoughts on those changes...good, bad, or neither?
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Books teach linear thinking and laptops teach non-linear thinking. Thus the difference in our current gen learners
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And the learning objective itself!
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Best Edu advice I've heard:
1. Be authentic in teaching & leadership.
2. Acknowledge failure & use it to move forward.
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Books, laptops etc designed for purpose other than education…have been repurposed. Image if tools designed specifically for educ!
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Books, laptops, etc only useful if they are up-to-date and work…if unreliable then teachers/students find other more reliable means.
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now that's an interesting question. depends on how we use them.
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If a school is going 1:1 the the T's need to also have the same device as the S's It is not fair to the T's.
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Teens don't intervene when they witness dating violence. Do schools have a role to play in changing this? https://t.co/c79vbIDVAF
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true, however as don't know how to implement ability of 1:1 effectively to expand learning
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Whats ur fav apps to increase exec functioning, organization & setting structure in ur day? https://t.co/1PI1rNBj3k
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Yes, and the entrenched textbook culture is still the overriding culture in too many schools https://t.co/kKwKDOAuZa
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My feelings, too! Future generations 500 yrs from now might laugh at us for being so worried :)
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If the opposite of an innovation mindset is Status Quo, we need to get busy changing some mindsets! https://t.co/0Q0dH1AXjq
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What I see in w/1:1 is simply the same / as with textbooks. Should be different
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I can't justify laptops over textbooks or vice versa. I like using old and new tech together. Both are useful and necessary
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If a school is going 1:1 then the T's need to also have the same device as the S's.
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It is not fair to the T's to expect them to know how to teach with textbooks.
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We love that line of thinking, Nancy!
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Finally someone says it out loud. Thanks Nancy Carlsson-Paige let children play and enjoy a happy childhood https://t.co/x3uvDUM77J
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Very true. Lot of that is issues, lack of , & publishers dominating resources
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BOOKS and laptops can be holes to fall into or hills to climb. What are they for you? Your students?
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One way to look at social learning: it doesn't teach you everything about a job but it helps you become much better at it.
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As many are alluding to, it's the HOW we use our tools and WHY we use them. We must be Intentional & Purposeful regardless of medium
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Device synchronicity definitely ensures learning effectiveness!
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I haven't heard that PD model acronym. I like the TPACK model. all boils down to more & for
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Warning: This might not be a popular thought.
If you want your students to be creative and unique, when was the last time you were?
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but the kids do. Encourage their on-topic experimentation. Ex: graph information found textually
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Over dependency on anything — books, laptops — can be detrimental to teaching and learning.
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Textbooks probably have an advantage b/c they are 20th Cent tools tchrs are comfortable with. Laptops require leaving comfort zones.
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Are the books/laptops a tool or are they the curriculum?
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Pulling kids out of lunch for some time to play
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IN A PERFECT world students and teachers would have all the STUFF they want/need for their work. We do not live in a perfect world.
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Wondering...do we ever ask early readers what words THEY want to learn to read?
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TPACK more about relationship b/t tech, content, & ped; SAMR more about how to diff. tech uses = greater gains
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I agree, but that requires leaving their comfort zone and providing those opportunities
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How can we teach our learners to think using multiple perspectives when we rely on teaching a subject from one text book?
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That's a myth. Kids can download music, videos & games. They text always. Using Tech to learn must be taught,& modeled.
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Software (accessed through any device) can be used exactly the same way as a textbook, if that's how you want to do it.
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PD needs to be relevant to what T's need.
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Unfortunately, many teach how they were taught and many didn't learn with tech
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Interesting. Seems like they might go together.
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Too often the books have been the curriculum. What will schools do to ensure laptops enhance the curriculum?
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School Filter poll: Facebook, Twitter, Reddit Which should schools allow or block?
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How can we teach our learners to think using multiple perspectives when we rely on teaching a subject from one textbook?
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Retired Cambridge academic refuses to help Israeli girl with school project 'until there is... https://t.co/OY8AdTVWpA
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1:1 laptop success is totally dependent on the teachers who use it. If tchrs don't support tech it will most always fail.
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RT It's 12/1, wow! Did you read all of the November Teacher Blogs on Corelaborate? Catch up at https://t.co/9v0ewJaTtT
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These touches on last week's in needing teacher leaders and exemplars for both students & teachers https://t.co/jzfprqn88p
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4 concerns w/ applying edu research in schools & how to address it. Put yourself in the teachers shoes https://t.co/drPc2sKt6b
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Exactly. Need that connection How does it support what THEY ?
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Ohio has developed an assessment for preschool-aged children called the Early Learning Assessment. https://t.co/ySiNKOUljX
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Great resources! Thanks for sharing!
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It's less a generational thing and more a learning thing. I'm an old fart who learns everyday with tech.
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Lag b/w innovation & training. When new tech comes it takes time to train teachers then it is obsolete. Books are never obsolete
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I think, as a trainer, we need to get back in the classroom every so often.
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December 1st: start of the advent season and we've launched the 12 Days of Innovation in .
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My fav example of using tech and textbooks: Look the word up in the dictionary, if it's not there, google it on ur phone
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First time on doing it for class. This amazing!
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Yes! Would love European model where head masters still teach classes.
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It would be criminal to not see the world changing bcuz of the digital age. Has education tapped into this change positively?
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I agree. We turn to textbooks 4 research, but the possibilities for that online are much broader.
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Lol...clip art! But mentors r needed - need more coaching/modeling for using 1:1
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We need to keep asking "why". What are you trying to accomplish and how will it benefit kids?
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MT 1:1 laptop success is dependent on the teachers who use it. If tchrs don't support tech it will most always fail.
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But software can also be used nonlinearly, and it can link to outside resources, aside from the ease of updating.
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12 celebrity photos that vaguely resemble Jenny Arnold et al.'s science education research! https://t.co/UCnoDt1NUv
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I understand your thought here, but I wonder what Borders would say about books and being obsolete?
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When I was a MS principal i taught a class every day. I learned so much.
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That is the key. It is all about the kids and how it will benefit them.
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“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” ~Henry Brooks Adams via https://t.co/5guze87kPy
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Agreed. I love the coaching/peer-teaching model of PD. Powerful when done right
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Books will never be obsolete. We are in year 1 on 1:1. Amazed how many S's prefer books at certain times. https://t.co/iQtTFbm4aV
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And it's not just . If don't support & encourage use it is also more likely to fail
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Hmm. Don't see many people using illuminated manuscripts these days. Never say never?
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& there's so much more we can do 2 help kids THEMSELVES see how it will benefit them.
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They "why" is often missing - even when purchasing or deciding to go 1:1.
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I found it absolutely preposterous that the word preposterous was not in the gr 5 classroom dictionary. That's what google is for.
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With all the information that is right in a S's hand. T's need to be willing to change how they teach.
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10+ days of PD according to Hattie to make significant gains. Rarely see that much on one initiative.
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I agree but that might very well look different in a class where a tchr supports tech compared to one who doesn't.
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Great article! I like the sustainability plan.
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Fear is what I see often when working w/ They don't want to make mistakes in front of
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I'm going to "What Do We Know About Good ? Results of a Research Synthesis". See you there? https://t.co/rEcrbYy969
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RT I think we are all on the same page
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Check out the hashtag . They are having an innovation fair today!
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Like so many strategies, implementation should be scaffolded
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which is a shame, because modeling how to deal with a mistake is definitely a teachable moment!
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True. We r on yr 2 of 1:1 PD. We use train/trainer & bring in outside help. This has lowered the anxiety https://t.co/08o2ULlDWt
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And differentiated. Not all Ts needs are the same when it comes to tech.
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Agreed. Every student is different and every teacher is different. How do we move all towards a desired end?
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Exactly. Goes back to changing the culture to one of collaboration vs. sit-and-get Learn together
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Many Ts at my last school struggled 2 know what to actually DO w/ the . I think we can turn to our Ss more to answer that ?.
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Is just using an LMS to post assignments and announcements enough for some?
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If our transitions in class were less than 30 seconds… we could save up to 3 weeks of instruction.
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Especially when T's order new tech just because it is cool. They have no idea how to incorporate it into the class.
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This is where 1:1 could be an advantage - it allows for differentiated, personalized learning
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The # of years families owned their homes was the largest predictor of the gap in wealth growth https://t.co/0fVbnM7HXi via
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This is where relevance, content-focused PD and strategies would be beneficial.
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Unfortunately VERY common! Schools/districts just buy w/no plan because they have to spend their $$.
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A digital worksheet is still a worksheet. Same problems, Same effect, same results. We need a new mindset for tech learng
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agreed, 1:1 is dependent on vision, infrastructure, instruction, but take invested educators out of the pic & it collapses
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Or when district orders new tech for Ts...
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It is verry important to integrate tech in curriculum in XXI Century Education
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1/3 Tech is not w/o its difficulties (slow connections, diff logging in, updates, security, crashing servers, etc.)
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I think we all agree on what needs to be done. The big question is How do we do it?
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1:1 implementation is a process & it brings all stakeholders into the role of learner, so yes!
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Happy ! What organizations/people are you giving back to today?
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2/3 tech can sometimes turn simple into complex. (& then create frustration). Here again is where the HOW & WHAT come into play
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We'd all be rich if we could answer that question! Each change our small part
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Speaking of admin and tchr support, we have to teach both tech and book. How will kids learn when the next teacher hates tech\book?
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Ahhh, this question poses the ongoing challenge we face by being a professional in a social science: )
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Now we need to figure out what tech is needed and how to get T's to use it effectively.
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fostering coaching/modeling with & .
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Yes..should go back to mission & vision of school or district.
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Ss using devices for texts = up-to-date, distracted, HUGE library, interactive, unfocused, engaged?, unimpressed, visual
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3/3 Ts need a variety of tools & strategies in their repertoire for a variety of delivery & interfacing w/Ss, content & context
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We have to also help leaders, be they T or P build and model a vision for the end goal.
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Thank you! It was such an aha moment for me!
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or even mission & vision for a training department.
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In end, 1:1 allows for students to show learning in various ways allowed. Still comes back to instructional shift.
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try to encourage working w/schls/tch Analyze goals/needs and find resources to match/support
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The mistake's confusing the tools for standards & curriculum. Why not use the tools variably to maximize our purpose?
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The best learning develops from a connection with children!
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In my own research lack of leadership support 1 of biggest reasons for failure
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Before we close out the first session today I'd like to thank for moderating today's Chat
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Tis the season for reviewing! We add new professional books to our "available" list daily. Learn more: https://t.co/abQIhjEfmx
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THANK you for joining Lvely discussion of books, laptops and more. Join us tonight at 7PM EST for another chat, another topic.
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Teachers, Administrators and Education Leaders Join Task Force on Ed. See who has joined at: https://t.co/MasK0d8e0Z
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I think you can take out of the sentence and it holds. Admins make or break.
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Especially #5. Sharing our answers w/ Ts & Ss alike is key.
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we've focused on those questions in admin academies-culture shifting
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It is definitely culture shifting that is needed, and it starts w/
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Don't be afraid to talk to parents.If you care about their child the way they do&want the best for him/her,parents support you.
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Thank you very much! Such a thought-provoking conversation.
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"There are no 7 wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are 7 million." -Walt Streightiff https://t.co/Y0URS7J9DK
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Alright - back to work. Thanks for moderating. Great conversations today!
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I think schools should use textbooks,but in the same time lessons should be interactive using laptops. Poll
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The teacher-powered school movement is growing & some teacher unions have pushed for the change https://t.co/eWD7N68T7Y
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Thanks 4 grt sharing. Learned a lot!
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It shouldn't require bravery for students to be themselves.
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#1475 Perhaps I am stronger than I think. — Thomas Merton
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