A Parent's Guide to All That 'Ed Tech' In Your Kid's Classroom

Note to Self

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4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2015

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

We take a look at exactly what tech is in the classroom. Which leads to a bigger question: Why is this tech in the classroom?

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0:00.0	Hello friend, this is an episode of Note to Self, but from when we used to be called New
0:05.8	Text City.
0:07.2	Same good content, just the old name.
0:09.3	Enjoy.
0:10.6	Hi New Text City listeners, I know a lot of you are looking for other smart, witty podcasts
0:16.0	to try, right?
0:17.2	Well, can I suggest WNYC's on the media?
0:20.6	It's about the real stories and people behind the news.
0:24.4	Check it out on the media also from WNYC.
0:30.8	From WNYC, this is New Text City, where digital gets personal.
0:36.8	I'm Manouche Summerodi.
0:38.5	In this month, we've got a little series going on about kids and tech.
0:42.8	We are talking to teachers and students and at-makers and parents.
0:48.1	And this week, we are tackling specifically education technology or ed tech.
0:53.8	You know, that's the hip term to use.
0:56.4	What exactly is being used to teach the kid in your life?
0:59.8	Maybe there's some blended learning happening or one to one going on?
1:04.3	But what are those terms even mean?
1:06.8	On this episode, simple definitions.
1:09.6	And a checklist of the questions you can and should be asking about what's going on in
1:15.2	your kid's classroom.
1:17.4	And this all came about because I'm a parent and my four year old came home from preschool
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