{"id":477,"date":"2016-10-13T01:00:27","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T05:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?p=477"},"modified":"2019-04-05T17:57:51","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T21:57:51","slug":"take-5-edtech-temperature-check-with-juanita-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2016\/10\/take-5-edtech-temperature-check-with-juanita-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: EdTech Temperature Check with Juanita Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Take-5-Juanita-Smith.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-478 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Take-5-Juanita-Smith-200x300.png\" alt=\"Take 5 with Juanita Smith\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Take-5-Juanita-Smith-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Take-5-Juanita-Smith-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Take-5-Juanita-Smith.png 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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 Juanita Smith. Mrs. Smith is a veteran educator and long-time proponent of TeachersFirst. A true lifelong learner and skilled teacher with over 27 years of successful middle school classroom experience, Mrs. Smith now serves as an Instructional Coach for Greenville County Schools in Greenville, SC and focuses on increasing student achievement by supporting classroom teachers. She has served as a member of the TeachersFirst Advisory Board for three years, participated in the organization\u2019s inaugural Book Study and regularly attends OK2Ask webinars. Let\u2019s hear from one of our talented members.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><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;\">J. SMITH: I play with my dog, Oscar.<\/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;\">J. SMITH: &#8216;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You never fail until you fail to try<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217; ~attributable variation from Albert Einstein \u2013 I love this quote because each day brings a new challenge that you can&#8217;t ignore.<\/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>J. SMITH: TeachersFirst, Google Calendar, and iPhone (to keep up with my granddaughters).<\/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>J. SMITH: The biggest challenge is helping teachers find the right technology tool to engage their students in learning.<\/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;\">J. SMITH: GAFE (Google Apps for Education) and Flipped Classroom\/Blended Learning<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s take an \u2018EdTech Temperature Check\u2019 in five questions with Juanita Smith. Mrs. Smith is a veteran educator and long-time proponent of TeachersFirst. 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