Are You An EdTech Coach Or An EdTechnician?
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In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach),” Jeff and Nick take a look at some of the Do's and Don'ts of being a Tech Coach. For many of us, we are seen as a content specialist who helps teachers in their classrooms but often, we are asked to perform tasks that are more appropriate for the IT department.

What do you do?

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	- **Are you an Edtech Coach or an EdTechnician?**

	How do you train your teachers on who to contact when something happens.

	What should an EdTech Coach be doing every day?Working with teachers in the classroom

	Be an open resource/available for teachers to swing by

	Making connections and networking

	Having meetings with administration

	Taking mental notes on what happens in classrooms

	Test tech to be utilized in the classroom/foster best practices

	What shouldn’t an EdTech Coach be doing every day?Break/fix

	IT work

	Shouldn’t BE the teacher in the room

	The relationship between the Tech Department and the EdTech DepartmentRelay for various problems that might come up during the day

	Advocate for classroom teachers

	An Explainer of technical issues

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	May 20: What do you do when every excuse is true

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