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Buncee and Nearpod: The Perfect Appsmash!

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I didn’t even own a smartphone yet, so I was learning how to use technology with my students in real-time. Buncee keeps my presentations looking professional and fun. My professional learning sessions are more interactive. Some of the Buncees are from the Ideas lab or from the Buncee Templates Library.

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Effective Technology Professional Learning: Leading and Collaborating to Assure Success

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Moore says that before any rollout of sustainable and effective professional learning, there are four factors that school leaders must consider. Gaddis explained how Wake County focused their professional learning by first identifying three groups: teachers, leadership, and school library media coordinators.

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How Common Sense Is Helping NYC Welcome Cell Phones into Schools

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Individual schools can decide whether they want to incorporate students’ personal technology into classroom learning and can implement a "bring your own device" (BYOD) program. Lisa Nielsen, director of digital engagement and learning at the NYC DOE, shares how the district is preparing schools to move forward. “An

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Using Single Sign-On to Streamline Edtech Access

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How big is their library of single sign-on applications? Technology in Schools is a free professional learning community where district administrators, school leaders, and all educators can share ideas, examples, and resources that relate to integrating technology effectively in schools.

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To Flip or Not to Flip? That is the Question!

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For example, SmartPhones are a powerful communication tool, but it can also make communication impersonal. Help your students find places such as the library, a friend’s home, or a coffee shop. Ask parents and students to help create a borrowing library of old devices, such as old cell phones, iPods, etc.

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An Inside Look at the Edtech Purchasing Process

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If companies make smartphones that a two-year old can use, why are developers making edtech so complicated? Daryl Diamond is the director of innovative learning in Broward County Public Schools. Once the test team gives the go ahead, he then has a group of teacher ambassadors to train their colleagues and advocate for the new tool.

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

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This program adds full home access for students, custom curriculum alignment, performance reporting, professional development, and more. In addition, ABC Mouse has shared releases and updates for ABCmouse Mastering Math, Digital Library Experience, Standards-Aligned Collections, A New Teacher Experience, and the ABCmouse Ambassador Program.

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