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Google Accessibility Tools to Reach ALL Learners – SULS049

Shake Up Learning

Sarah Kiefer recently wrote a wonderful review of the Dynamic Learning with Google podcast series. Ever wondered how you can use Chrome, Chromebooks, and Docs to create a more accessible classroom? Chrome OS & Chromebooks. Chromebook accessibility help. Chromebook keyboard shortcuts. Click To Tweet.

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100+ Ways to Use a Chromebook in the Classroom – SULS033

Shake Up Learning

The post 100+ Ways to Use a Chromebook in the Classroom – SULS033 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Did I actually title this 100+ Ways to Use a Chromebook in the Classroom? 100+ Ways to Use a Chromebook in the Classroom. I want to introduce you to the Chromebook App Hub from Google. Yes, I did!

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Trends to watch in 2015: education and technology

Bryan Alexander

Primary and secondary schools are a battleground between iPads and Chromebooks, it seems. Personalized learning is winning a growing amount of attention, but no off-the-shelf tech solutions. Social media is something higher ed is ambivalent about. From non-edutech trends. Many academics use it (i.e.,

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

Platforms provide the substructure for the “gig economy” and the “sharing economy”; they’re the economic engine of social media; they’re the architecture of the “attention economy” and the inspiration for claims about the “end of ownership.” But there are trade-offs.

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October 24 - Ed Tech News, Our Weekly Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Teachers and the Future of Education" (the importance of teacher voice in education discussions, "Hack Your Education" (thinking about self-directed learning--Audrey''s in this proposal), and "Technology, Pedagogy, and the Silver Bullet" (addressing the myopia of some ed tech business ventures). November 2 - 4, all online, all free.

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30 Examples Of Disruptions In The Classroom

TeachThought - Learn better.

Increasingly formal use of social media by education institutions. The increasing potential to “start a business” that is entirely social and digital (which impacts the idea of a “job,” for example). Adaptive learning platforms and learning algorithms. Maker Movement.

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How did edtech impact learning in 2023?

eSchool News

We are currently in the process of handing out 8,000 Chromebooks and hotspots for students to use at home. Deploying these technologies to families is a major undertaking, but this will mean we are ready for the next event that requires our students to learn remotely. –Joy Smithson, Ph.D.,

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