Technology in Education

Connected Learning Supports Digital Citizenship

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I have engaged in many interesting classroom discussions about what young people need to learn in order to be active and engaged participants in a diverse democracy. While technology can sometimes make the world seem bigger and more overwhelming, social networking and other media technologies are actually bringing humans closer together. For me, this means that we have the important opportunity to develop ways to support young people and adults to be thoughtful digital citizens who use technology in the service of equity, justice, growth, learning, health, and community…. [Read More]

GPS Website Redesign

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The new Greenfield Public Schools website is now live! Take a look at gpsk12.org.

The Recorder covered the GPS Website Redesign in an article on July 4th.

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Watch this blog for more details about the GPS Website Redesign process from our Web Systems Administrator and Developer.

This is the second website that the Collaborative has redesigned for a member school district. You can take a look at the site we did for Hatfield Public Schools in this post.

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]

GAFE Admin Console Retreat

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On July 29, 2015, we will be hosting a GAFE Admin Console Retreat at Holyoke Community College. Register here. Click here to see the full agenda.

Whether you are in the serious consideration phase of migrating to Google Apps for Education or deep in the throes of going Google, you will leave with best practices and knowledge of the most current admin console developments.

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