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Tutorial Lesson Name: Choosing the right technology for your School by Betsy Corcoran.

Category: Education and E Learning Educational Technology

  The activity lesson was organized in the following manner; an introduction followed by questions regarding the topic such as why technology?, questions to ask, choose your technology, and a conclusion. The entire tutorial lasted 34 minutes in length and was very well organized. The author is a journalist who has written about the use of technology throughout her entire career. She was taken back regarding the lack of use of technology and school when she had children of her own and she experienced first hand what was happening in schools across America. She started Edsurge which is a type of consulting service that helps schools, administrators, teachers, parents, and students understand how to choose and incorporate technology into the learning environment. Edsurge is an intermediary providing information about technology in order to really bring context and relevance into the lives of teachers and students. There's a collection of technologies that help administrators understand what's going on in their districts, because as the schools come into this electronic world school districts will want to make sure that their students are protected as well. The goal is to find relevance within education to bring context to students to explore, find their passion, and build their future. Edsurge uses the diagram below to assist in finding the right technology that will support the learning environment it is introduced to. Also, questions regarding hardware, support software, and technology that links school and families as well as technology that supports instruction are addressed.