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How teachers address cell phones in class

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When students want to do quick research on a topic, look up a word, run a calculation, or review a concept, they can hop on a cell phone much faster than logging into a Chromebook or laptop. Finally, cell phones have become a small version of a computer be it a laptop, Chromebook, or iPad (especially an iPad).

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6 Pillars to Successfully Integrate Technology In Your 1:1 Classroom

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In the last quarter of 2015, they released their findings in “ Students Computers and Learning: Making the Connection”. Check out this BYOD guide that a Washington Public School system provides its teachers for device management in the classroom. .

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Trends to watch in 2015: education and technology

Bryan Alexander

Here I’d like to identify trends from 2015 which seem likely to persist or grow over the next year. The forthcoming Horizon Report thinks BYOD is one of the two major tech trends for 2016. Primary and secondary schools are a battleground between iPads and Chromebooks, it seems.

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FOLLOW THE MONEY: FUNDING INNOVATION

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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 A four-year replacement cycle will be set up for Guilderland’s Chromebooks. Another $32,724 will be used for school connectivity.

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Resources from Miami Device

Learning in Hand

Rethinking the Chromebook as a Creation Device by Tanya Avrith Chromebooks have huge potential in the area of creation. There are so many opportunities for creation on chromebooks; we just need to rethink what creation looks like! Then consider coming to Mobile Learning Experience 2015 in Tucson, Arizona.

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Confessions of a Digital Leader: The Wins Are Everything

RafranzDavis.com

Jennifer Winters (@jwinter13121044) November 11, 2015. The digital learning specialist and executive assistant who decided to enroll all of the chromebooks themselves so that we could get them done faster. lufkinlearns #dunbarprimary @DorindaWade pic.twitter.com/D3ZuvUVHvo — Piper K Collins (@Pipercollins197) October 29, 2015.

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Is Your School "Future Ready"?

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Laptops, Tablets, and Chromebooks? October 22, 2015, 3 p.m. Learn to define your own success in a meaningful way through data, digital citizenship, and the national PTA standards. Utilize these tools to reach out to your parents, students, teachers, businesses, and taxpayers. Practical Advice to Help You Find Your School's Solution.