Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

When we went into shelter-in-place on March 17, we were clearing out Chromebook carts [not only] for students but also for our own employees. Langford said the district had discussed a one-to-one Chromebook plan for years and an evening technology help desk for students. Overnight they became tech support for the entire community.

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Chromebook Laptops Broadband Accessibility 191

Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 12, 2015

Google Apps and Chromebooks App Recommendations and Substitutions Here is a list of Google Apps and Web Apps to use. This district has been 1-1 with Chromebooks for quite a while with a lot of experience. link] [link] read and fill in Interactive PDFs on the Chromebook using the cloud-based reader "PDF Escape": [link].

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Chromebook Google Edmodo Study 100

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. You don’t have a computer, you don’t have internet, you can’t even access distance learning,” Silver said. OAKLAND, Calif.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 109

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2018

Alex was an enthusiastic 9th grader in my World History course and had just been issued a Chromebook as part of our district’s 1:1 implementation. After three months, Alex finally told me that he did not have internet access at home. This proactive approach helped build community support and engage others with our access challenges.

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Accessibility Libraries Digital Citizenship Survey 77

techlearning

AUGUST 20, 2018

BEAVERTON, Oregon, August 20, 2018 — College and high school students can now explore real-life chemistry concepts and vary parameters using Pivot Interactives’ new chemistry library. Pivot Interactives' cloud-based web app can be accessed 24/7 using any web-connected device, including a computer, Chromebook™ or iPad.

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Software Libraries Technology Analysis 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

As teachers develop lesson plans, they also face lingering questions, in Maine and nationally, over the possibility of a return to remote learning and concerns about ensuring all students have access to the devices and high-quality broadband they need to do classwork and homework. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Maine.

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Digital Divide Broadband Laptops Chromebook 143

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

The purposeful use of technology can innovate assessment, transform time frames around learning, increase collaboration, enable learning about information and research thanks to unprecedented access, and provide a level of student ownership like never before. Just using it to access information is also not a sound use.

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E-rate Blended Learning Social Media Outcomes 240

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 13, 2017

Browse or search the Owl Eyes library to see if your upcoming book is included. I think every classical literature teacher should have an Owl Eyes account just to access the annotations and lesson plans. If you’re in a 1-to-1 classroom with iPads, Chromebooks, or any other device, this free tool is a MUST-USE.

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Analysis Chromebook iPad Company 285

Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It can also be added to Chromebooks! The library within the app includes many children’s books, so elementary teachers will really like this. To access unlimited reads of the 1,000+ books in their library, the cost is $39.99. One great new tool that Susan learned about was an app called The Novel Effect.

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Tools Libraries Conference LMS 89

eSchool News

MAY 6, 2016

Service offers teacher-recommended titles with simultaneous access for K-5 students in class, at home and everywhere, both online and offline. These eBooks are instantly available with simultaneous access for every K-5 student in class, at home and everywhere, both online and offline. eBooks instantly available both online and offline.

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eBook Elementary Chromebook Tablets 40

Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2019

They either love the convenience, access and ease of the digital version, or they’re the kind of person who can’t imagine life without the smell of the pages and the feel of a book in their hand. Once the kids have chosen their books, many of my classes stay in the library for a few minutes, giving them a chance to explore their new titles.

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eBook Tablets Libraries Chromebook 139

eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The new app, which is available as part of a 30-day free trial, is being offered at a special introductory site license price of $69, granting access through June 2021. Or, if students have access to sensors at home, they can create their own experiment videos to share.

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Analysis Software Technology Data 52

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Screencastify is the screencasting tool I recommend for Google Chrome and Chromebooks. Built for Chromebooks, it saves all of your recordings directly to Google Drive. Julie: Well, I am very passionate about the fact that I think that all children should have equal access to education. This is a pattern we can all emulate.

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Education Chromebook Microsoft Company 192

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2020

The idea for the new program was to organize Khan Academy’s online library of learning videos and problem sets into a game-like software program to help kids practice skills they need to master. The version of the tool launched this fall focused on late elementary and middle school math, with new topics planned for the future.

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Khan Academy Classroom Training Software 132

Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In addition, teachers can also use Seesaw to create a class blog, communicate with students and families, create and curate activities from a robust and ever-growing library, and assess student work via digital portfolios. The tool offers a free version for teachers with access to its basic features. Activities library: Just as Kahoot!

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Google Android Video Accessibility 98

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Here are some of the most recent winners: School District 51 (CO) students scored 9,000 new Chromebooks for the next school year. The Chromebooks and charging carts were purchased with $3.18 The proposed bond projects include $500,000 in improvements to elementary STEM facilities and $17 million for improvements to school technology.

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Chromebook E-rate BYOD Online Assessments 40

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 5, 2018

But I’m talking about the research tool for Google Books that gives you access to millions of titles that are in the public domain. For a social studies teacher, a history teacher, who needs to give his or her student a little more access to historical articles and books, that’s a great resource. So, you know, I’m a little short there.

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Study Tools Google Course 197

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

If you use my link to sign up for Edpuzzle , you’ll gain access to a curated library of 50,000 free videos to use with your school. You can get started by clicking this link and you’ll get access to the 50,000 curated videos in their library. This blog post is sponsored by Edpuzzle. All opinions are my own.

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Flipped Classroom Video Assessment Libraries 275

The Electric Educator

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Fully web-based and works outstanding on a Chromebook! The project interface is simple enough for elementary age students to easily navigate. A generous library of royalty free music provides background accompaniment. The entire project was completed on an Acer Chromebook. We spent about 30 min.

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Adobe Chromebook Android Libraries 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., School buses provide Wi-Fi access for downloading homework assignments, as well as lunches, at various locations in South Carolina. With everything shut down, the chronic issue of home internet access became an immense and acute challenge. on March 18, 2020. Mackey Pendergrast.

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Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 69

EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 7, 2015

The same activity could take place on a computer or Chromebook using Google Slides and a screencasting tool such as SnagIt or Screencastify. Students can access these web-based, digital bulletin boards from any device and do NOT need an account. Assessing Fluency. Writing & Wondering. One of my favorite tools is Padlet.

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Chromebook iPad Blendspace Assessment 60

iLearn Technology

JANUARY 12, 2021

In one email, families had access to all teacher’s plans for the day as well as a way to share feedback about what was going well or what they were struggling with. Because you have a built-in video library, email library, form library, and the ability to automate, you could set this up one year and continue using it year after year!

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Video Libraries Survey Chromebook 50

edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

While it is believed that the barrier to district leaders and classroom teachers using more data is that they don’t have time to look at it, 33% of districts and teachers say the real challenge is that information is in too many places for them to access. Data Privacy. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. About the Presenters.

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Data Student Data Privacy EdTech Software 47

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 12, 2014

Students access Edmodo apps for automated tasks or projects. Students also have access to other apps such as Powtoon, Pixton, Audioboo, and Dogo News for other online projects. With Curriculet''s premium library of contemporary texts being released this Fall, I''m excited to get my students reading more.

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Edmodo BYOD Smartphone Assessment 134

iLearn Technology

JANUARY 11, 2021

In one email, families had access to all teacher’s plans for the day as well as a way to share feedback about what was going well or what they were struggling with. Because you have a built-in video library, email library, form library, and the ability to automate, you could set this up one year and continue using it year after year!

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Video Libraries Survey Chromebook 36

eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

Roundtable participants included: Julie Mavrogeorge , Coordinator II – CTE (Esports, Drones, AME and Ag) with Fresno Unified School District Allison Reid , Senior Director of Digital Learning and Libraries in the Wake Forest County Public School System Dr. Cynthia Wise , Principal of J.H. We’re starting to see some changes.

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Chromebook Robotics Elementary Training 117

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2018

With part of the grant money, Vista turned its library into a “learning commons.” War, peace and Chromebooks. On an April morning in Billings’ class, students chatted in groups and surfed the internet on Chromebook laptops, as part of a unit on peace. Before the Chromebooks, Mills had to borrow her grandmother’s computer.

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Personalized Learning Chromebook Learning Groups 77

There is no box

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

1 Site Tech per 3-4 Elementary Schools. In my district, we recently addressed the onsite support issue by re-defining and expanding the Library Media Tech role to include site tech support responsibilities. Our end user tech support layers now look like this: 1 6 hour, 10 Month Library/Media Site Tech per Elementary School.

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Future Ready iPad Chromebook Elementary 40

Fractus Learning

JUNE 11, 2021

The viewer, member, and admin access permit teachers and students to interact in group data analysis projects and create classroom presentations. Static and dynamic maps help students plot directions to specified locations, for example, from home to school or the library. The Zeemaps free version allows for five free maps.

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Tools Analysis Software Android 64

techlearning

APRIL 4, 2018

And writing students at every level who are inspired by engaging prompts and able to share, collaborate, and access support and informative texts are happier too. With online reading resources (from myON, for example), he adds, teachers can devise complete research and writing assignments and students can access text and write on one device.

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Laptops Khan Academy iPad Google 63

techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

Sanfrancesco agrees: “You have to have adequate bandwidth and access points in place from the start, as well as plans for refreshing the technology.” However, the overall trend is towards the adoption of Chromebooks in the middle and upper grades, with many districts using iPads in the primary grades. We allow BYOD to supplement that.”

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BYOD Chromebook iPad Software 41

edWeb.net

MARCH 20, 2019

The question is, are the teachers within a school, grade, or subject area accessing the same toolbox? During the edWebinar, “ Transform Learning: Track Results for Chromebooks, Google Suite, and Every Application,” presenters Kyle Berger, Chief Technology Officer at Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, TX, and Matthew X. Join the Community.

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EdTech Software Data Twitter 41

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2015

Besides iPads and Chromebooks and a plethora of free websites that enable students to collaborate, share and publish, education’s tech explosion has resulted in a wide (and increasing) variety of tools that extend the teachers reach, making it easier to differentiate for the varied needs of students even in a busy classroom. Conclusion.

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Tools Common Core iPad Digital Citizenship 150

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

This program adds full home access for students, custom curriculum alignment, performance reporting, professional development, and more. In addition, ABC Mouse has shared releases and updates for ABCmouse Mastering Math, Digital Library Experience, Standards-Aligned Collections, A New Teacher Experience, and the ABCmouse Ambassador Program.

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Tools Robotics Software Microsoft 49

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 11, 2018

The winning nominator and his or her nominee each win a $20,000 package including one 7000 series SMART Board and SMART Document Camera, 30 Chromebooks, and SMART training and implementation. We’ve already made the investments in a lot of ways, with internet access to our schools. Enter a great teacher today. Listen Now. Vicki: Wow.

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STEM Industry Company Video 176

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

MARCH 9, 2015

Building on what they already do well--creating authentic reading experiences for students and behind the scenes data for teachers to use to drive instruction-- Curriculet is announcing a partnership with USA Today : "Now, students and teachers can access relevant and timely news from USA TODAY through Curriculet''s dynamic reading platform.

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Common Core Smartphone Chromebook Data 60

MindShift

AUGUST 17, 2018

With part of the grant money, Vista turned its library into a “learning commons.” War, peace and Chromebooks. On an April morning in Billings’ class, students chatted in groups and surfed the internet on Chromebook laptops, as part of a unit on peace. Before the Chromebooks, Mills had to borrow her grandmother’s computer.

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Personalized Learning Chromebook Learning Groups 34