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Balance the Delivery

Ask a Tech Teacher

It worked until our site eventually became one of the first sites to roll out a one-to-one policy with Chromebooks. While already aware of the effects smartphones had on students’ attention, I tried to keep a balanced approach to using technology in my classroom. However, the site plan was not adopted.

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How to direct a districtwide tech transformation on a budget

eSchool News

I gave our technology department marching orders to get every student and every teacher on a Chromebook and trained in the Google Suite within two weeks. We also have Chromebooks for every student and 3D printers and interactive whiteboards in our classrooms. We can (and will!) always hope for more funding.

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AI in the Classroom — Educators Share Their Personal Challenges and Successes

Edsurge

Recently, we spoke with three participants of the AI Explorations program to learn about its impact in K-12 classrooms. Coral Zayas Coral Zayas is the new elementary instructional support specialist for science in Crowley ISD’s iNetwork of schools. I think it’s meaningful to bring what we see outside of education into the classroom.

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6 tips for making the most of your iPad and Chromebook carts

eSchool News

Carts, those waist-high metal cabinets on wheels, often hold dozens of devices, perfect for classrooms that need technology on the go. When Waunakee CSD brought in 1,200 Chromebooks for grades four to 12 last year, Haubrich’s team built out a schedule that allowed teachers to sign out the carts as needed. “We It’s not always easy.”.

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As COVID relief spending deadlines loom, one district moves ahead with an uncommon tech plan

eSchool News

They told the board in the high-poverty district in Chicago’s south suburbs that the project would “future-proof the classroom” and “catapult Dolton into the next generation of learning technology.” But simultaneously teaching students who are in the classroom and virtually is challenging, especially in the elementary grades Dolton serves.

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. Inside Castlemont’s media center in May 2021, Chromebook carts are completely empty. In the early days of the pandemic, every Chromebook on campus was lent out to students during remote learning.

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Books to Africa and A Personal Transformation to a Global Educator

The CoolCatTeacher

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 Hembree is a teacher-librarian at Cougar Ridge Elementary School near Seattle, WA. This is a pattern we can all emulate. Connect your students and join.

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