by vfitzjarrald | Oct 6, 2014 | Education, GoogleApps, Professional Development
Welcome to the Google Teacher Academy Well, it is official, I am here in Manila at the Google Teacher Academy. 53 applicants from around the world are meeting at the Asian Institute of Management. I got in the night before at rush hour and in the middle of a...
by vfitzjarrald | Jun 13, 2014 | Evernote Essentials, Professional Development
There seems to be a lot of confusion out there about how to best use Evernote in a Classroom. Lots of people talk about how to be productive with Evernote, but few Power-Users are Teachers/Educators. There have been some great posts around the Evernote For-Schools...
by vfitzjarrald | Jun 3, 2014 | BYOC, Education, Professional Development
As I continue to work through the BYOC Model, and the idea that we should “flip” the roles of students and teachers in BYOD, I am still constantly trying to find research and best practice for BYOD/BYOT in an educational setting. Since the BYOC model that...
by vfitzjarrald | Apr 11, 2014 | Book Reviews, Consulting, Education, ISTE
As I continue to grow in my own understanding of the Role of a Technology Director, I increasingly turn to those books and resources (from organizations that I trust) about the topic. This Quarter, I have decided to examine The Technology Director’s Guide to...
by vfitzjarrald | Apr 2, 2014 | Coding, Professional Development
Okay, so I have been an avid “Coder” since 2009. I started, as most people do, with a basic WYSIWYG editor (iWeb) and used the system until I maxed out its functionality. At the time I was teaching at Harrison High School and I use my website to store all...
by vfitzjarrald | Mar 31, 2014 | Education, Featured, Professional Development
In late 2012, an article was written by a Technology Writer named Bridget McCrea. That article was published in Campus Technology (which is geared toward Higher Education) and was designed to walk readers through the pro’s and con’s of BYOD. There is a...
