C291 | Supporting the Selection of Quality Digital Resources: App Toolbox
(Room NORTH 320H)
30 Jan 19
1:00 PM
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1:40 PM
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Future of EdTech Educator
In 2017, the Houston Independent School District edtech department was approached with an urgent dilemma to solve: Teachers needed a tool to quickly decipher and select quality digital tools and resources for their students to use in the classroom outside of the district-endorsed/adopted curriculum. Edtech developed a plan to utilize a robust app-vetting solution and searchable “toolbox” for teachers (as well as administrators, parents, and students) to use to quickly determine which apps serve their purpose, which are appropriate for multiple-age audiences, and which protect student privacy. The HISD App Toolbox is free and open to the public and available at www.houstonisd.org/apptoolbox.