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Ten Common
Challenges Facing
   Educators

       Richard Byrne
  FreeTech4Teachers.com
FreeTech4Teachers.com

                                Twitter.com/rmbyrne

                                    richardbyrne@
                                freetech4teachers.com

Image Credit: Sarah Sutter
Challenge #1
Image Credit: Flickr User Sally06
Research

Students

Parents

Attitude
http://bit.ly/messingaround




http://bit.ly/messingaround
http://bit.ly/digitalyouth




http://spotlight.macfound.org
http://unmaskdigitaltruth.pbworks.com
*More Hawkeye


*Less Burns
A Supportive
Friend Helps
Challenge #2

Selecting Appropriate Tech Tools
Classroom20.com
Search.twitter.com
Reader.google.com
Challenge #3

Providing Differentiated
  Reference Materials
47 Alternatives to YouTube
http://bit.ly/47alternatives
Twurdy.com
Challenge #4
 Helping Students Research
and Organize Their Findings
Wikisummarizer.com
Goofram.com
Apture.com
Challenge #5
Giving Every Student a Voice
Challenge #6
What to do about cell phones?
Mobile.google.com
Textthemob.com
Polleverywhere.com
QR Code Hunts
QR Code Readers
      Android           Iphone

    QRDroid.com        Neoreader



   Black Berry         Other Phones

QR Code Scanner Pro   Reader.kaywa.com
Challenge #7
 Creating Engaging
Projects for Multiple
  Learning Styles
Image Credit: BrokenSphere
Vocaroo.com
Don't Forget About
      Writers
Challenge #8

Improving Communication
 With Parents & Students
Voice.google.com
Challenge #9
  Access to Meaningful
Professional Development
Classroom20.com
Futureofeducation.com
k12onlineconference.org
reformsymposium.com
Challenge #10
How and where to start?
It’s Not About Technology

It’s About the Challenges
Technology Allows Us to
          Face!
FreeTech4Teachers.com

                                   Twitter.com/rmbyrne

                                       richardbyrne@
                                   freetech4teachers.com

Image Credit: Donelle O'Brien

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