Uses and Misuses of Technology to Achieve Learning Standards

03/17/17 • 9 min

Technology can be a tremendous asset in the classroom or an immeasurable liability. Join us for tips on using technology effectively. Follow: @larryferlazzo @teachingfactor @JulieDRamsay @Bamradionetwork Michele Haiken, Ed.D. is an ELA teacher at Rye Middle School in Rye, New York and Adjunct Professor at Manhattanville College. She is the editor of Gamify Literacy: Boost Comprehension, Collaboration, and Learning and blogger: teachingfactor. Julie D. Ramsay, an NBCT, is an educator with a passion for student-directed learning of 6th graders at Rock Quarry Middle School in Tuscaloosa, AL and the author of Can We Skip Lunch and Keep Writing?, an ILA columnist, and blogger: eduflections.

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