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en Hall has been an educator for more than twenty-seven years and serves as a district Digital Learning Specialist (DLS) for Atlanta Public Schools’ Instructional Technology Department. Before becoming a DLS, Jen served as an Educational Technology Specialist (ETS) for eight years and supported schools across the district. She began her education career teaching middle school language arts for seventeen years and served as the gifted lead for nine years.
Jen is a speaker, trainer, creator, National Board Certified Educator, ISTE Certified Educator, Google Certified Educator, Innovator and Trainer, Certified Apple Learning Coach as well as a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert.
She created her Tech Tips 411 website and Newsletter to share apps, tools, resources, ideas, and more for teachers. She also shares quick tips, tutorials, lesson highlights, projects, and live-streamed professional development on her Tech Tips 411 YouTube channel.
Jen has presented at international, national, state, and regional conferences and enjoys sharing with teachers ways to effectively integrate technology in standards-based lessons, highlighting tools and resources to develop students’ college and career readiness skills, providing targeted training, as well as facilitating timely and relevant professional development. Jen’s passion is leveraging instructional technology to foster student engagement and personalize learning.