I greatly enjoy choices in life. Chicken vs. beef, sneakers vs. sandals, and curly fries vs. tater tots. Choices are wonderful because they provide us with exceptional experiences customized to fit our current situations. Schools, like all of us, have TONS of choices to make, and en vogue today is a great debate about technology…
By: Abbey Wilson
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This fall we had the great privilege of participating in the Indiana Department of Education’s 2012 Teacher of the Year award program. Myself along with a few others from the DyKnow team had the privilege of attending the banquet to honor all nominees and their families where we enjoyed an evening of celebrating the most influential educators…
By: Abbey Wilson
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Here’s your homework assignment over winter break! We scour EdTech sites daily to remain current on research, industry happenings, and bring you the most helpful and relevant resources to encourage high achieving learning environments. We’ve compiled an archive of articles, blog posts and research pieces that have earned the highest response rate when we’ve shared…
By: Abbey Wilson
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Michael Vasey, a DyKnow team member and expert in teaching with technology, just shared a great resource with me that I wanted to share with YOU! Dell and Intel published a collection of Education Grant deadlines for 2011 and 2012. (Disclaimer: they’re not all education technology or education software grants). While we’re approaching the end…
By: Abbey Wilson
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Last week my colleague Abby Walton and I visited DyKnow expert Elizabeth Helfant at Mary Institute and Country Day School (MICDS) in St. Louis. It was the perfect time to be in “the Lou,” the Cardinals would go on to win Thursday and become world champions Friday night! The city was alive with excitement, and I’m…
By: Abbey Wilson
Tags: differentiated instruction, k12, K12 curriculum, laptop programs, one-to-one computing program, teaching with technology, Web 2.0
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