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ASU Girls Who Code Answer a Big Question: How Do We Make a Better Pizza through Technology?

When the Girls Who Code club at ASU Preparatory Academy had to suddenly shift from in-person meetings to virtual ones, it wasn’t entirely clear how their projects would continue. But UTO’s volunteer educators took to Zoom to continue the lessons and…

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Spring 2021 Software Requests

In preparation for Spring classes, It is the time of year again where UTO will begin planning for classes.  If you have software you use to teach your classes, it may not be installed in your classroom unless you request it. It is best to…

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ASU receives Slack in Education Award

ASU is excited to receive the Slack in Education Award as part of Slack’s first-ever Spotlight Awards! For using the real-time collaboration tool to redefine education and power the modern learning experience, ASU is being recognized by Slack as a…

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Chris Richardson joins ADE as Interim CIO

ASU Deputy CIO Chris Richardson joins the Arizona Department of Education as Interim CIO

UTO is sharing some exciting news about one of our leaders. Our own Chris Richardson has agreed to take on an interim role as the Arizona Department of Education (ADE)'s Chief Information Officer through the end of the calendar year. His role…

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3 technologies that are enhancing the teaching and learning experience

Editor’s note: This story was co-authored by UTO’s editorial team, including Sophie Jones, Alisha Mendez and Mike Sanchez – edited by Tristan Ettleman. It wasn’t all that long ago that technology was introduced into the classroom. In fact,…
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ASU students explore Zoom in the metaverse

Learners teaching learners.

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