When you get a chance... Listen to or read anything by Holly Clark- you won't be disappointed!
What's IT right Now?
(Who we love in the Educational Technology World)
Haley's Current Picks:
Check out these great reads and learn cutting-edge ideas in integrating technology.
Who's Haley Following on Twitter?
Twitter is an awesome resource- and a great way to build your P.L.N.
Here are just a few Haley has been following more closely recently:
Our Picks for the Coolest & Most Useful Strategies Right Now:
Check out Liz Kolb's text, Learning First, Technology Second on Amazon- it's worth the read and it's an invaluable resource tool you can return to again and again.
The Triple E Framework:
Engage, Enhance, Extend
Integrating Technology with a PURPOSE. Liz Kolb's Triple E Framework for technology integration "puts learning first." Right now, we need this more than ever because it's too easy to get lost in the "newest" and "coolest" and we need to remind ourselves that if our students aren't going to learn from it... if we're just using it as a shiny distraction, the tech's not worth it. Technology is great, but students need to come first.
We are teachers- we are reflective. Is your tech working for you?What about your learners?
Kolb's Triple E Framework is a great place to begin your technology reflection. Coo
Check out Liz Kolb's philosophy here:
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