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Adam Bellow who is the director of technology for College Board Schools and a 2010 ISTE Emerging Leader created an awesome website called EduTecher (http://edutecher.net). The site is completely, 100% free, as well as ad-free. It has a boatload of educational and technology resources and it is great for teachers. The website is very broad; it is able to accommodate everybody. It doesn’t matter where you are from, how old you are, or how familiar you are with technology, there is something for all teachers and all learners. Note: Although EduTecher has no ads, many of the sites on its list do. Bellow’s site has thousands of links and he adds to the list on a daily basis. The site contains explanations as well as webisodes that tell the educators how sites can be used in the classroom. Each link has the capability to receive feedback by users so you have an idea of what the link is. EduTecher is the very first educational website to release a mobile application. It is available for both the Android and the iPhone. Over 8,000 people have already downloaded this app.
Q: Do you believe that by creating a mobile app for EduTecher, Bellow has created a new trend as far as mobile education is concerned?
A: Although there are numerous Wikis and other educational apps available for mobile download, I think that Bellow has started a something new. His app has a focus. Many educational apps are very broad and can be used to research a little bit of everything. Bellow’s app on the other hand is based on technology in education. With this being said, I believe that many others will begin creating both resource sites and apps that pertain to a certain subject and have a true goal.
Q: Do you think that regular EduTecher users are use the site regularly or are they just “web surfers?”
A: Because the site so particular in its motive, I believe that those who use the site are probably pretty loyal to the site. It’s hard to find great resource sites that focus on a particular topic and disperse dependable sources.
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