amandajohn.weebly.com Think about the time when you were studying to be a teacher. It might have been last year or many years ago or you might still be in an Educator Preparation/Teacher Education program (hopefully at the University of Northern Iowa😉). The most important part of your program was your […]
What IS the State of EdTech? EdTech Digest has released their perception of what to expect for the next year. State of EdTech 2019-2020 This includes the top 100 influencers in EdTech. It also includes a list of upcoming trends. These are surprises, but that is because they are trends […]
Keyboarding is IMPORTANT!!!! Photo by Yingchih Hao on Unsplash I remember taking keyboarding in 7th grade and then again in 10th grade (slow learner). I learned to type at about 40 wpm. It is a skill that has been incredibly useful through my life of high school, college, doctoral studies, and into the […]
THANK YOU!!! We just wanted to thank you for supporting Write Our World yesterday on #GivingTuesday. We had 32 donors and raised over $1800. We almost made it into the top 20 fundraisers for yesterday (we were #21). They donated an extra $100 to those in the top 20. The […]
It’s #GIVINGTUESDAY at #GlobalGiving.This is the day when you donate to Give Our Marginalized Youth a Voice! Your support can help us further develop a system for young writers to share important times in their lives. They can share their lives in their native languages and in English.Today, we begin our […]
If you are reading my blog, you are probably a person who has spent (or will spend) most of your life working with people and making the world a better place. I am writing today to ask you to support an important online library that enables kids to share their […]
Hello Reflectors; I hope that you are all familiar with the incredible network of educators that ISTE supports. They have a mega-community of educators comprised of over 20 specialty communities (PLNs) that range from Global Collaboration to Digital Storytelling to Inclusive Learning to STEM Networks. One of my favorite aspects […]
Identifying Technology Needs for Today’s Educators This Sunday, I will lead a tweetchat at #iaedchat on Sunday (10/21) @ 8:00 CDT. We will discuss the skills, tools, and mindset that teachers who are successful in using educational technolog have in today’s classrooms. These are the questions that we plan to use: Are new […]
Twitter Chats are AWESOME!!! I have talked about Twitter Chats (I like to call them Tweet Chats) before in Dr. Z Reflects, Here are a few posts you might find interesting. I have shared some links to resources for finding Education Twitter chats but I would like to introduce Participate […]
While there are many advantages to teaching online, I want to begin with the challenges because those are the demons in the room that we have to confront. This list is done completely from my experience. I have purposely not reviewed the online lists that others have created because I […]