Making the Move With Ed Tech (eBook)

Countless technology tools are available to educators. But integrating technology in the classroom in a purposeful way is challenging. In this book, the authors help educators wade through ed-tech jargon and frameworks and learn to employ ed-tech tools strategically. Explore moves, or instructional strategies, both familiar and new, that facilitate student inquiry, dialogue, critical thinking, and creativity.This book will help K 12 teachers:Improve their understanding of ed-tech tools and frameworksExplore both familiar and new instructional strategies, or movesLearn to employ educational technology tools in the service of instructional strategiesAlign instructional strategies with new tools and with International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) standardsApply strategies and tools across learning modalities, including in-person, remote, and hybrid learningContents:IntroductionChapter 1: Defining the Moves What Does the Research Say?Chapter 2: Understanding the Common Denominators for Purposeful Technology IntegrationChapter 3: Deepening the Moves Connecting Effective Instruction to Purposeful Technology UseChapter 4: Move 1 Six-Word StoryChapter 5: Move 2 Sort It OutChapter 6: Move 3 CubingChapter 7: Move 4 Chalk TalkChapter 8: Move 5 Accountable TalkChapter 9: Move 6 JigsawChapter 10: Move 7 Exit TicketChapter 11: Move 8 Barriers or BridgesChapter 12: Move 9 I See, I Think, I WonderChapter 13: Move 10 Gallery WalkReferences and ResourcesIndex