We teach in interesting times. Tests tied to teacher evaluations. Common Core integration. National tests loom on the horizon. The persistent cries ring out to help kids become college and career ready in an increasingly flattened and fluid world.
The technology landscape is equally dynamic. It is hard to believe that ten years ago Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube did not exist. iPhone didn't enter the national lexicon until 2007. It wasn't until this decade that the term flipped classroom referred to a teaching methodology and not to a practical joke involving moving classroom furniture on an unsuspecting teacher.
As much as the landscape has changed, students have remained fairly constant. Yes, they are more connected and arguably more distracted than before. But their nature remains unchanged. Some are eager, some are reluctant, but all are inwardly desperate for school to matter.
This blog will be kept simple. As our high school technology integrator, each week I will share two resources that have come across my screen that I think you may find useful or interesting.
Thank you for your time and attention as I know both are valuable and finite.
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