Watch the FULL webinar here: http://info.easybib.com/webinar-recording-ama-nick-provenzano Nicholas Provenzano, 2013 ISTE Teacher of the Year, is an expert in effective technology integration in schools. After hosting a #EasyBibAMA with him, Nick shared his thoughts on: - having time to identify ed tech tools - keeping up to speed with students - reluctant teachers, buy-in and adoption - integration in the classroom - his favorite teach tools ...and more! This was a great opportunity for librarians and teachers to pick his brain—join us as he shares his knowledge and answers YOUR questions!

1. How To Embrace &
Implement Ed Tech
in 2015
How To Embrace &
Implement Ed Tech
in 2015
Advice and insights from
The Nerdy Teacher
Nick Provenzano

2. WHO IS NICK
PROVENZANO?

3. WHO IS NICK
PROVENZANO?Nick Provenzano
2013 ISTE Teacher of the Year
An English teacher at Grosse Pointe Schools in
Michigan, is an award-winning:
● Ed tech enthusiast
● Twitter aficionado
● Author of The Nerdy Teacher blog
Nick Provenzano
2013 ISTE Teacher of the Year
An English teacher at Grosse Pointe Schools in
Michigan, is an award-winning:
● Ed tech enthusiast
● Twitter aficionado
● Author of The Nerdy Teacher blog

4. During our first #EasyBibAMA he
shared his advice with us on:
● Having time to identify ed tech tools

5. During our first #EasyBibAMA he
shared his advice with us on:
● Having time to identify ed tech tools
● Keeping up to speed with his students

6. During our first #EasyBibAMA he
shared his advice with us on:
● Having time to identify ed tech tools
● Keeping up to speed with his students
● Reluctant teachers, buy-in and adoption

7. During our first #EasyBibAMA he
shared his advice with us on:
● Having time to identify ed tech tools
● Keeping up to speed with his students
● Reluctant teachers, buy-in and adoption
● Integration in the classroom

8. During our first #EasyBibAMA he
shared his advice with us on:
● Having time to identify ed tech tools
● Keeping up to speed with his students
● Reluctant teachers, buy-in and adoption
● Integration in the classroom
● His favorite tech tools

9. During our first #EasyBibAMA he
shared his advice with us on:
● Having time to identify ed tech tools
● Keeping up to speed with his students
● Reluctant teachers, buy-in and adoption
● Integration in the classroom
● His favorite tech tools
● ...And more

10. During our first #EasyBibAMA he
shared his advice with us on:
● Having time to identify ed tech tools
● Keeping up to speed with his students
● Reluctant teachers, buy-in and adoption
● Integration in the classroom
● His favorite tech tools
● ...And more
On having (or making) the time
to identify tech tools

11. “I think there’s a misconception that I wake up, and I
use three tools, and I master them in 20 minutes,
and then I present on them the next day.
“I think teachers who tweet and blog, sometimes we
only share the awesome things that we’re doing
and we don’t write about the screw-ups.
“I think the screw-ups are important.”
Nick Provenzano
The Nerdy Teacher

12. “You find the time for things that are important for
you. It’s about finding those moments that used to
be dead time (pre-mobile devices), and using that
to learn about new tools.
“I don’t want to be that person that, all of a sudden,
I wake up and everything is different, I don’t
understand anything, and I’m playing catch-up.”
Nick Provenzano
The Nerdy Teacher

13. During our first #EasyBibAMA he
shared his advice with us on:
● Having time to identify ed tech tools
● Keeping up to speed with his students
● Reluctant teachers, buy-in and adoption
● Integration in the classroom
● His favorite tech tools
● ...And more
On keeping up to speed
with students

14. “I listen to my kids. I know, it blows people’s
minds! I’m cordial to them; I treat them like
humans! Kids can be really insightful when it
comes to technology--if you take the time to
ask the right questions.
“I think listening and engaging students, and
really asking them what they’re using, is a great
way to find out what’s going on [with
technology].”
Nick Provenzano
The Nerdy Teacher

15. During our first #EasyBibAMA he
shared his advice with us on:
● Having time to identify ed tech tools
● Keeping up to speed with his students
● Reluctant teachers, buy-in and adoption
● Integration in the classroom
● His favorite tech tools
● ...And more
On reluctant teachers, buy-in
and adoption

16. “It’s not just older teachers who are reluctant; it’s
anyone that’s hesitant to change.
“I think a primary reason for that is that teachers
are afraid to fail in front of their students. And I
understand that, I’ve been there--no matter
what job you have, you don’t want to look silly.
“It took me a few years, but I learned to
embrace looking silly. You can’t be perfect, and
you don’t want kids to feel like they can’t make
mistakes, either.”
Nick Provenzano
The Nerdy Teacher

17. CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Get all of Nick’s advice!
Watch this AMA now.

18. “One of the things I pass on to teachers who
might be reluctant is: Don’t be afraid to fail
publicly. It’s OK! You’re trying new things!
“The only way that you’re going to be
successful is to try new things. The only way
that you’re going to grow as an educator is to try
new things.”
Nick Provenzano
The Nerdy Teacher

19. “I think some teachers feel overwhelmed because
they don’t know where to start. And because they
don’t know where to start… they don’t. Choose one
and become an expert at it.”
Nick Provenzano
The Nerdy Teacher

20. “The other thing that works is a personal one-to-
one. I have found the one-to-one approach to
really work. Personalize it, touch base with them,
positive reinforcement…
“The same methods that work for students,
work for anyone who is trying to learn
something new.”
Nick Provenzano
The Nerdy Teacher

21. During our first #EasyBibAMA he
shared his advice with us on:
● Having time to identify ed tech tools
● Keeping up to speed with his students
● Reluctant teachers, buy-in and adoption
● Integration in the classroom
● His favorite tech tools
● ...And more
On integration in the classroom

22. “Curriculum is king. What I’m trying to teach is
always the most important thing. Then if I can
find things that make students more engaged,
or it makes it faster, or easier, or more
accessible… that’s how I view technology.”
Nick Provenzano
The Nerdy Teacher

23. “I’m teaching To Kill a Mockingbird to my
freshmen right now. I didn’t think to myself,
‘What tools can I use?!’ and then build the
lesson around it. That’s the surefire way to fail.
“I think that’s what a lot of new teachers using
technology do. They find the tool, and they
build the lesson around it, and when the tool
doesn’t do what they want it to do, the lesson
falls apart.”
Nick Provenzano
The Nerdy Teacher

24. “The way I have tech integrated, if something
were to fail, I can still work and we can still have
class discussions.
“Technology should enhance the lesson, not
anchor it.”
Nick Provenzano
The Nerdy Teacher

25. During our first #EasyBibAMA he
shared his advice with us on:
● Having time to identify ed tech tools
● Keeping up to speed with his students
● Reluctant teachers, buy-in and adoption
● Integration in the classroom
● His favorite tech tools
● ...And more
On his favorite tech tools

26. “I’ve been using EasyBib for years. It’s a
standard part of my freshman research paper to
find reliable sources and to do citations.”
Nick Provenzano
The Nerdy Teacher
SIGN UP FOR A FREE TRIAL
EasyBib helps you to teach your students
improve their research, writing, and
critical thinking skills.

27. Nick Provenzano
The Nerdy Teacher
READ NICK’S BLOG POST
“The Epic Evernote Experiment”
on TheNerdyTeacher.com
READ NICK’S BLOG POST
“Remind For The Win”
on TheNerdyTeacher.com

28. During our first #EasyBibAMA he
shared his advice with us on:
● Having time to identify ed tech tools
● Keeping up to speed with his students
● Reluctant teachers, buy-in and adoption
● Integration in the classroom
● His favorite tech tools
● ...And more
On which Saved By The Bell
character he identifies with the
most

29. “Zack Morris, because he’s a
project-based learner.”
Nick Provenzano
The Nerdy Teacher
“Schools Need More Zach Morris and Less Jessie Spano”
on TheNerdyTeacher.com
READ NICK’S BLOG POST

30. Along with implementing ed-tech
in the classroom, you should also
make sure your digital tools and
eResources align with:
Critical Learning
Standards
such as...

31. ISTE's NETS

32. ISTE's NETS
AASL's Standards for the 21st
Century Learner

33. ISTE's NETS
AASL's Standards for the 21st
Century Learner
Common Core State Standards

34. ISTE's NETS
AASL's Standards for the 21st
Century Learner
Common Core State Standards
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Aligning Standards To
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35. ISTE's NETS
AASL's Standards for the 21st
Century Learner
Common Core State Standards
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