Welcome to my Blog!

Hello and welcome to Ed Tech Power Up! The purpose of this blog is to explore education and technology in the classroom and beyond. I am not a teacher but have worked in a school district for over 15 years and have seen technology come and go while parents struggle to understand what their children are doing in school. My hope is to provide information that will help parents, students and teachers gain new insight into technology and maybe understand some of the jargon!

What is Educational Technology? Wikipedia defines it per The Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) as "the study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using and managing appropriate technological processes and resources.” If you go to the Wikipedia page there are several other terms used as examples to define it that may not be clear to the average person such as learning theories, learning management systems (LMS), m-learning, technological tools and media, Learning Record Store (LRS), and information and communications technology (ICT). My head spins just thinking about what any of this means. Through my research finding information in print, online and from teachers or administrators, I will share information that makes a little more sense or at least try to explain it!

This blog is a work in progress and I am open to any suggestions, just let me know. I am not restricting posts to just ed tech in the classroom, that is just where I decided to start. Watch for other tech tips and stories too. The possibilities are endless!

Thanks for stopping by!
Tammy