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My team at the Reboot Foundation recently asked a simple question: Is the use of technology in schools associated with increased student outcomes? Based on a study of national and international databases, we uncovered a surprising answer, and our work suggests that there’s actually a pretty weak link between technology and student achievement. Source: Does…
Twitter for Teachers
Twitter, like most things in life, can be a good thing or bad thing. I’m going to focus on its strengths and the good things today as they pertain to using Twitter as a teacher. Personal learning network We have people in our buildings that are a good source of information and advice, but sometimes…
How will technology define schools?
If we are waiting for some “technology” to come along and redefine schools, we will be either waiting a long time, or it will be too late. This is a shift we will need to create in our own thinking. Source: Technology Will Not Redefine Schools As a product of 20th century school who is…
Fixing education will not be with video
Kids, and adults, can certainly learn stuff from watching videos of the type Green produces (and I have). But those topics exist in isolation. And connecting them into something actually useful is a far more difficult process. One that requires teachers. Source:Â Video Will Not Fix Education – Assorted Stuff Skills in isolation is never a…
Free online conference for Google Sheets – SheetsCon 2020
Source: SheetsCon 2020 – SheetsCon SheetsCon 2020 looks like it’s going to be a great way to increase your Google Sheets skills. Although a few of the scheduled presentations look to be irrelevant to educators, there is one on Pivot tables and one from Alice Keeler look to be pretty good.
🙋‍♂️ A bunch of links for the Holidays – Of bits and bytes for December 26, 2023
Internet Travels Of bits and bytes is my weekly round up of interesting links and ideas I discovered on the internet. It is published on Mondays for the previous week It’s Christmas break! It’s time to rest and recharge, so no commentary on the links this week or any other new articles. Take a moment,…