Resources for Keeping Current With EdTech

Peruse a collection of links, separated by topic, that you may want to bookmark and reference on a regular basis as a manageable way to stay on top of the latest in edtech.

Teaching in a Tech-Empowered Classroom
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Teachers can lean on available online resources and publications to help them keep up with trends, tools, and strategies in educational technology.

Classroom Resources

The following resources have been developed by K–12 educators and focus on how educational technology can effectively be used in the classroom. All four of these resources include an option to subscribe to a convenient email newsletter.

1. Ditch That Textbook

This resource has been developed by Matt Miller, a former high school Spanish teacher turned edtech enthusiast. On his site, you can find a newsletter archive with over 600 posts. You’ll also find his blog featuring a variety of popular topics, such as creativity, artificial intelligence, gamification, and specific digital tools, like Google Vids and Adobe Express. He offers a collection of free templates, which include games, graphic organizers, lesson plans, and exit tickets.

2. Control Alt Achieve

Eric Curts has over 30 years of experience in education and currently serves as a technology integration specialist in Ohio. He brings this broad experience and expertise to this website, where he shares an insightful blog highlighting all the latest relevant tools and strategies for using technology in the classroom. He’ll often include templates and embedded how-to videos presented in an easy-to-access style. If you’re looking for insights into how AI might fit into your classroom, you’ll find a special section dedicated to those best practices. Another section contains countless digital resources that are searchable and organized by tool and topic area. Eric is a sought-after keynote speaker, and he packs his website with lots of webinars that you can access for free. In addition to these resources, you’ll find edtech links and a newsletter.

3. Shake Up Learning

This is a rich resource from Kasey Bell, a former middle school teacher who is now a digital learning leader, author, and international speaker. The site offers an insightful blog, lots of teacher resources—many with free downloads—and an extensive video library featuring tips and tutorials. You can even access episodes of her podcast, The Shake Up Learning Show.

4. Cult of Pedagogy

While not exclusively about educational technology, this site from former teacher Jennifer Gonzalez touches on a variety of popular education-related subjects, including frequent references to classroom technology. She writes in a very accessible style, and her website includes a blog, podcasts, tips, and videos.

Artificial Intelligence

The next two resources focus specifically on artificial intelligence. While educational technology goes far beyond AI, artificial intelligence has probably generated the most rapid and profound change in this area.

1. One Useful Thing

This resource includes blog posts from Ethan Mollick, who is considered to be one of the foremost thought leaders in the area of AI and education. He is a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and states on his site that he is “trying to understand what our new AI-haunted era means for work and education.” His blog posts are filled with insights and practical examples.

2. Futurepedia

While this site is not specifically about AI in education in that it largely targets business applications and developers, it is one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date sources of information available about artificial intelligence and developing AI tools. The AI Tools section of the site—which is broken down into such categories as video tools, text generators, image tools, audio generators, and productivity tools—includes links to the tools themselves and courses. The courses may require a subscription, though the companion YouTube channel is free.

Education and EdTech Publications

If you’re looking for information about more general trends and discussion regarding education and technology use, you might find the following publications helpful.

1. EdSurge

While not exclusively about technology, this publication regularly includes content about digital learning and artificial intelligence. Their tech-related articles often focus on research, product updates, and classroom impact. EdSurge describes itself as “the digital news and research magazine about education that illuminates, informs and ignites your curiosity,” noting that they “bring you human-centered insights for a changing world.”

2. Tech & Learning

This publication is specifically dedicated to educational technology topics. Among their variety of offerings, you’ll find news, how-to articles, and features about classroom tools.

3. THE Journal

THE stands for Technological Horizons in Education. The publication says that it’s “dedicated to informing and educating K–12 senior-level district and school administrators, technologists, IT professionals, and tech-savvy educators who serve the nation’s public schools, so they may improve and advance the learning process through the use of technology.” You’ll find sections for a variety of interest areas, including K–12 news, feature stories, research, and podcasts.

4. Education Week

Education Week is a subscription service, but you can access a limited number of articles each month for free. They offer a specific Technology section dedicated to edtech topics. Their articles are less about specific tools and more about tech news, trends, and issues regarding the use of technology in schools.

AVID Open Access

AVID Open Access is another great place to get edtech news and updates. On our website, you’ll find links to the Tech Talk For Teachers podcast, the Unpacking Education podcast, and a large collection of articles, tips, and resources that you can access for free. A small sampling of these resources is included below. You can search or browse the site for more:

AVID Connections

This resource connects with the following components of the AVID College and Career Readiness Framework:

  • Instruction
  • Leadership
  • Opportunity Knowledge
  • Break Down Barriers
  • Align the Work
  • Advocate for Students
  • Collective Educator Agency

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