This series will tackle an issue in education I feel very strongly about: EdTech and its use in the classroom. For nearly a decade, I have lead professional development workshops and connected with leaders in education to learn and grow in order to best meet the students of the 21st century. Though there are many advantages to using technology in the classroom, if not used purposefully, intentionally, and with the objective in mind, technology can become a distraction from the content or skill being taught.
The integration of EdTech must be secondary to best practices.
Therefore, in the posts that follow, I will address the key Best Practices for the 21st Century Literacy Classroom based on Roskos and Neuman’s (2014) work. For each post, I’ll explain the Best Practice and include EdTech tools that can help accomplish these goals using examples from the classroom of iMrsHughes!
Stay tuned!
