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The Five Principles of Don’t Ditch That Tech

1. Technology should be used to enhance students’ learning and should rely on evidence-based practices. There is no substitute for great teaching or great student-to-teacher relationships.
2. Technology should help us work with content in interactive, meaningful ways.
3. Technology should help teachers and students cross varied developmental levels. 
4. Technology should eventually empower students to be designers of their own learning. The goal is for students to become critical thinkers and life-long learners.
5. Technology should promote reflection and metacognition.

Iorad - online tutorial builder 

A Dangerously Powerful EdTech App: iorad (from Teaching from the Ridge blog)

Dotstorming -- Dotstorming takes the process of dot voting online to allow groups of people to collaborate on a topic.

Penzu Journal -- A private, 100% customizable online journal.

Twitter: @TeachFromRidge

Website: http://www.teachingfromtheridge.com/

Resources

• Don’t Ditch That Tech (book)
• Free book preview and book study resources
• PDF notes from Nate and Angie’s presentation in the Ditch That Textbook Digital Summit
• Nate and Angie’s Make It Til Friday podcast

Google Teacher Tribe Mailbag

Melanie Samson-Cormie (Edmonton CA)

On The Blogs

• Matt:
• 10 social media-inspired learning activities: no account needed
• Kids blogging in math class: Why and how
• Kasey:
• It’s NOT About Google
• How to Organize Assignments in Google Classroom

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