Technology in Education

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Living with an Apple Watch

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When the Apple Watch was first introduced in 2014, I couldn’t help but feel overjoyed. I’ve always liked the idea of wearable tech after watching the show Continuum (If you haven’t seen it, bookmark this page, go watch all 3 seasons, and come back) where the main character, Kiera, has a body suite and head implant that give her almost superhuman abilities.

Of course I didn’t expect the Apple Watch to suddenly protect me from bullets and allow my eyes to scan the world around me like a thermal FLIR camera, but it was as close as I was going to get at this point in time…. [Read More]

What Students (and Teachers) Want

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In the recent article “Five Things I Want Teachers to Know About EdTech,” student and tech enthusiast Collin Sullivan perfectly said what I’ve known about EdTech tools since I started in this field:

If you aren’t having fun, you’re using the wrong one. These tools are supposed to eliminate stress – or at least reduce the amount of stress. If you aren’t enjoying edtech, your students probably aren’t either.

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