Tech Tool of the Week: Edutopia

Welcome back to school!  Hope you had a great summer and are feeling energized for the new school year.  One of my favorite parts about teaching is the unique opportunity we get as educators to start fresh every year.  It's a chance to try new things in your classroom; to repeat things that worked well or change things that didn't; to recreate yourself as a teacher and, as our mission says, to strive to "become your best self".  How many other professions get the same type of opportunity?  We are lucky, indeed!

Here at CAIS we have had a lot of change in our technology program in a short time.  We sincerely appreciate everyone's patience and cooperation.  Xiaoqing and I are looking forward to helping you find new and exciting ways to integrate technology into your curriculum this year!

For my first post of the new school year, I wanted to recommend one of my favorite resources for learning about educational technology.  Edutopia is a fantastic website run by the George Lucas Educational Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging innovation in schools.  The website has a wealth of resources for teachers on topics such as project-based learning, technology integration, social and emotional learning, integrated studies, teacher development and comprehensive assessment.  

In addition, Edutopia sends out a weekly newsletter that contains links to practical, interesting articles and videos.  The newsletters also provide great ideas about how to use technology in the classroom.  Sign up for Edutopia's weekly newsletter here.  Spending a few minutes each week reading Edutopia's newsletter would be a great way to get new ideas for ways you can integrate technology into your curriculum.


From everyone here in the IT office, we wish you a terrific start to the school year!