{"id":228,"date":"2016-06-16T06:00:06","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T06:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?p=228"},"modified":"2016-07-16T14:45:18","modified_gmt":"2016-07-16T20:45:18","slug":"take-5-edtech-temperature-check-with-dr-ruth-okoye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2016\/06\/take-5-edtech-temperature-check-with-dr-ruth-okoye\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: EdTech Temperature Check with Dr. Ruth Okoye"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Take-5-EdTech-Temperature-Check.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-229 size-medium\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 20px;\" src=\"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Take-5-EdTech-Temperature-Check-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Take 5 EdTech Temperature Check\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Take-5-EdTech-Temperature-Check-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Take-5-EdTech-Temperature-Check-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Take-5-EdTech-Temperature-Check.jpg 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Let\u2019s take an \u2018<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EdTech Temperature Check<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 in five questions with Dr. Ruth Okoye. Dr. Ruth is a veteran urban educator, passionate EdTech Coach, and current Director of K12 Initiatives for The Source for Learning. I caught up with her in cyberspace (of course) as she was in the throes of finalizing resources for an ISTE 2016 presentation. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">K STREETER: What\u2019s one thing you do every day without fail?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">R OKOYE: I go home for lunch and walk my dog. \u00a0It\u2019s a blessing that I live close enough to work that I can do that. \u00a0It\u2019s great for my little guy and it\u2019s good for me too. \u00a0I get a chance to get out in the gorgeous sunshine\u2026and make some Vitamin D.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">K STREETER: What is one of your favorite quotes?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">R OKOYE: \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d ~Nelson Mandela \u2013 First of all, it\u2019s very true, and secondly, Nelson Mandela is a personal hero\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">K STREETER: What are three technology tools you can\u2019t live without and why?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">R OKOYE: Right now that would be: Amazon.com \u2013 my hands down favorite place to shop; My Jawbone UP fitness tracker \u2013 I wear it every day and it helps me stay on track; and my Roku box \u2013 makes streaming to my TV a breeze.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">K STREETER: What is the biggest EdTech challenge you face in your current role?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">R OKOYE: EdTech changes all of the time. I have to put processes in place to make sure that we prune TeachersFirst collections, update OK2Ask topics and keep abreast of all the trends. \u00a0It\u2019s quite a daunting task.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">K STREETER: Finally, name two topics you think are hot in education right now that teachers need to become familiar with.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">R OKOYE: Mass personalization of instruction \u2013 it\u2019s coming and coding.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s take an \u2018EdTech Temperature Check\u2019 in five questions with Dr. Ruth Okoye. Dr. Ruth is a veteran urban educator, passionate EdTech Coach, and current Director of K12 Initiatives for The Source for Learning. 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