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Hindsight: How I *WISH* I had Supported Our Technology Rollout

Tech Helpful

According to wikipedia, the first iPad was released on April 3, 2010 ( [link] ). Our school started out as BYOT in middle and high school and we are slowly transitioning to chromebook rollouts over the next few years. I have 5 chromebooks and Google suites, what can I make with this?" Oh to have read that book then!

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In One of Connecticut’s Most Innovative Districts, Belief in Every Student Comes First

Edsurge

In 2016, our Anna Reynolds Elementary School was the recipient of the National Blue Ribbon Award for high performance , and every school in the district routinely outperforms the competing magnet school on standardized assessments. The program started with 1:1 iPads in two first grade classrooms in 2010.

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The Hottest Posts Everybody's Reading

The Innovative Educator

Aug 24, 2010, 5555 The Evidence is Clear. Feb 24, 2015, 2042 iPad, Chromebook, or Surface for the Classroom? Feb 22, 2015, 1948 The Social Media Game Elementary School Students S. If you’re inspired use one of those icons below the post to share it with others and/or leave a comment. When Used Responsibly Cell. It''s about h.

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From Testing to Transformational Change with Pam Moran

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. In today’s episode, she talks about the transformation, why they needed change, and implementing successful change. Update on Testing Reform in Virginia.

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Bankers, Buyers and Warriors: Reporter’s Notebook From the 2017 ASU+GSV Summit

Edsurge

It’s a crowd that’s always frequented the Summit Felix Ortiz, the CEO of Viridis Learning who has been coming to ASU+GSV Summit since 2010, has worried that the event “has too much concentration of financiers who know little about the education business.”. Others wonder if the investment banks are disappointed.

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How Education Elements Guides Districts in Creating Environments that Personalize Learning

Edsurge

The company got its start in late 2010, spurred by founder Anthony Kim’s work with KIPP Empower , an elementary charter school in Los Angeles. Through a 2010 collaboration with Gisele Huff from the Jacquelin Hume Foundation and Michael B. in Race to the Top funding and used it to purchase 1:1 Chromebooks.

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“Tired of fighting that fight”: School districts’ uphill battle to get good deals on ed tech

The Hechinger Report

Almost 14 million devices were shipped to schools last year, up from 3 million in 2010, according to the market research firm Futuresource Consulting. To buy Chromebooks, the most-purchased device on the ed tech market , school districts can check prices from Google, Acer, Samsung, HP and others. classrooms.

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