Should Teachers and Tech Companies Work Together?

This week on the TechEducator Podcast we discuss a recent New York Times article that focused on the topic of Teacher Ambassador Programs. For many teachers, a strong relationship with educational technology companies provides a support community for which they share ideas and interact with teachers across the country.

In this episode, we take a look at the ethical and often unspoken rules of interacting with 3rd party companies and how to successfully find needed support without creating educational waves in your current place of employment.

• NY Times Article
• The EdTech Situation Room Podcast
• The Tech RabbiHack Education
• Diane Ravitch
• Speed of Creativity

Michael Cohen, The Tech Rabbi is a designer and technologist turned educator. He is an Apple Distinguished Educator and Google Certified Trainer who advocates, speaks, writes, and facilitates workshops on creativity and innovation. He works with schools on a local and national level to help them develop a creative mindset to influence and empower individuals in becoming confident and passionate problem solvers. Michael shares his story of creativity and innovation through social media, and conferences such as Apple Education Events, EdTechTeacher Summits, iPadpalooza, ISTE, and SXSWEdu. He is the host of the “Educated By Design” Audio Experience Postcast where he features experts who share how they ideate, plan, and implement creative solutions to solving complex problems.

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Recorded September 17, 2017