Home – Google in Education. 280 Slides. Technology Planning Process Parents and community for k-12 schools. TechPlan. Flipped Classroom. Google Tips, Tricks & Hacks. Google+, Google Plus. Google+, Google Plus. K-12 Education Grants - Technology Grants | Grant Writing Community. Why are technology grants for K-12 education important? Private, charter, and public schools use technology in diverse ways to improve student academic achievement. Schools of all types across the country have eliminated paper completely from their curriculum in favor of using tablets, laptop distributions programs, and extensive computer labs.
The U.S. Department of Education suggests new technologies help students succeed as lifelong learners in a changing global economy. Create a more efficient learning environmentIncreases student and teach productivitySaves money when properly implementedHelp them outperform schools who do not use technology effectively How does your school use (or plan to use) educational IT? What kinds of funding are available? There are 26 federal grantmaking agencies and more than 900 federal programs accessible through Grants.gov. Most federal agencies do not promote specific technology grants for K-12 education. When should we apply for technology grants?
Now! Learning-Tools. PowerPoint-Präsentationen und -Dokumente hochladen und teilen. How to Create a Robust and Meaningful Personal Learning Network [PLN] This post describes how educators can develop a personal learning network that supports meaningful and relevant learning.
The MOOC, Education Technology & Media, etmooc, is used here as a working example of how to develop a PLN. “My Personal Learning Network is the key to keeping me up-to-date with all the changes that are happening in education and how technology can best support and engage today’s students.” Brian Metcalfe: teacher, blogger at lifelonglearners.com A visual image of participants in an open, online course- etmooc, which shows the potential to find and create personal connections as part of one’s PLN. (image credit: Alec Couros) I wrote a post recently about how to develop a personal learning environment [PLE], the need and benefits of doing so, for educators in particular. What is a PLN? Twitter 6×6 (Photo credit: Steve Woolf) Logo for etmooc from etmooc.org In the etmooc we are primarily using Google+ Community , Blackboard Collaborate and Twitter to interact. Resources.