TEDxWilliamsport - Jim Gates - Why school is more important than ever December 6, 2011

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Jim Gates began teaching in 1971 as a music teacherAmong his accomplishments are the 2007 Edublogs award for the Best Resource Sharing Blog. He has won National Gold and Bronze awards for a column he wrote for Child Guide Magazine. He was presented with the 2009 Pioneer Award by the PA Educational Communications and Technology (PAECT). And, his blog was listed by the Top Online University Review as one of the Top 50 Blogs for E-learning Tools and Tips. As an evangelist for appropriate use of educational technology Jim challenges the conventional 'wisdom' that restricts access to learning tools in our schools.

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