Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 12, 2012

At EdcampCT this past week, I was chatting with Greg McVerry ( @jgmac1106 ) about devices, 1-1 and BYOD and he made an interesting comment. Account management is very easy with the Chromebooks and Nexus 7 using Google accounts for each student. Their data and files are all online so they can still access them anywhere.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Put it this way: I place my phone in front of a science exhibit and my phone’s screen displays all data relevant to the exhibit. The Microsoft HoloLens and Google Glass, for example, are both wearable AR devices which work by projecting a set of images, video and sound output while the user wears a device on his/her head.

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Classroom Microsoft Learning BYOD 150

EdTechTeacher

MARCH 14, 2018

Through the development of their 1:1, BYOD and Chromebook cart model, Medfield has increased their adoption of G Suite in a variety of both practical and creative ways. From including research around the beauty, history, culture and geography, Google tools are the technology foundation to make the project possible.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 2, 2015

60 Smarter Ways To Use Google Classroom. Google Classroom is quietly becoming the most powerful tool in education technology. It may lack the visual appeal of iPads, or the student credibility of a BYOD program. It also uses Google’s familiar template that many teachers have used for years. by TeachThought Staff.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 12, 2014

Edmodo, Curriculet, and Google Drive are essential to productive workflow in my class. Students use Google Docs for typing up essays and other assignments. I type up my lesson plans in a Google Calendar which is posted on my class website , and merely copy/paste from my plans to create the daily agenda.

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Edmodo BYOD Smartphone Assessment 134

eSpark

APRIL 11, 2022

Certified Google Educator, the Massachusetts Google Educator Group Leader, and Technology Integration Specialist/Mobile Learning Coach for Burlington Public Schools. The FitBit and Google Cardboard have classroom applications so it will be interesting to see what happens with this new device. SamGliksman. Jennifer Scheffer.

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EdTech Future Ready BYOD Personalized Learning 98

Neo LMS

JANUARY 4, 2018

And government policy-makers for the most part have stayed out of the economy’s way; it was not a civic issue whether or not you had the money to buy the latest PlayStation, or could afford to advertise your business on Google Ads. Now, however, access to technology is becoming a rights issue.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

JULY 25, 2020

Google Suite for Education. Microsoft also has an online suite of tools that offer the same features as Google. Screencasting and Google Slides for Authentic Language Project , . Printing Comments on a Google Doc , . GSFE provides schools a plethora of tools that enable all of the above. Office 365. Creating eBooks , .

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Chromebook Guidelines Learning Android 130

eSpark

APRIL 11, 2022

Certified Google Educator, the Massachusetts Google Educator Group Leader, and Technology Integration Specialist/Mobile Learning Coach for Burlington Public Schools. The FitBit and Google Cardboard have classroom applications so it will be interesting to see what happens with this new device. SamGliksman. Jennifer Scheffer.

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EdTech Future Ready BYOD Personalized Learning 52

Neo LMS

AUGUST 5, 2021

Unfortunately, many incidents have disproved this, with dire consequences such as stolen student data and online class hacking. Free could also have some downsides, such as your and your students’ data being used unfairly. If you’re using your Google account to log in to another system, you don’t have to retype your password.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

Laying the groundwork for success Ten years ago, NPS was the second district in the state to implement a “Bring Your Own Device” policy (BYOD), going 1:1 for all students in 2010. We also developed our own proprietary data warehouse, dubbed “NPS Data,” which is a user-friendly repository for district, state, and national student data.

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STEM Personalized Learning BYOD iPad 105

RafranzDavis.com

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Google Apps Aren’t Really “Free” . Through the course of our implementation and relaunch of Google Apps, I’ve definitely learned that the word “free” is such a myth. When we decided to move forward with creating our student Google Apps accounts, I started to hear all about monitoring of teacher and student accounts.

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RafranzDavis.com

AUGUST 4, 2015

By all accounts, my school district is new to implementing Google Apps for Education. It felt good to blow the minds of an entire room of district leaders by placing documents online in a Google Site versus handing them all a folder/binder. We are not a Google district. I cannot wait to get a HoloLens for our Minecrafters.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

MAY 30, 2013

While students can create projects, take quizzes, write responses digitally via BYOD and 1:1 using Google forms and docs, I''ve been missing a digital method for close reading of texts in my bag of instructional tricks. Canonical texts found on the public domain are available in Gobstopper for FREE.

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Common Core Digital Citizenship Analysis Assessment 162

EdTechTeam

MAY 19, 2017

Using Google Docs to help record their notes and the aid of research mentors to build their research skills, the students researched aspects of the classroom that interested them most while focusing on our three lines of inquiry: how kids learn best, types of learning technology, and the organization of space.

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Classroom Libraries Learning Elementary 85

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

MARCH 27, 2014

This free classroom management tool allows teachers to easily track student behaviors and actions in real-time from any web-enabled device, and it got me thinking: how can I use this data to create positive reinforcement in my classroom? Could data translate to gamification? Credit: Google Images - [link] 7.

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Gamification Edmodo BYOD Trends 97

Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 11, 2013

He talked of heads up displays (Google Glasses and the Vuzix M100 are already gearing up for mainstream release) that we could use when we all go skiing (yes, we can all afford alpine holidays in today's burgeoning economy. More and more, he suggests, data are (he says is) going to be the lifeblood of all our activities.

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edWeb.net

JULY 10, 2018

Do they also support a range of authentication methods, such as LTI or Google? What are the vendor’s security and data privacy policies? ClassLink® OneClick® includes a library of over 5,000 single sign-on apps and instant links to file folders at school and on Google, Office 365, and Dropbox cloud drives. Is it customizable?

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Google Forms - The Swiss Army Knife of Google Apps by Jennifer Guevara Baselice Collecting information is something we do on a daily basis. Whether it is collecting lesson plans from faculty, submitting homework assignments, or taking a quiz, we are constantly gathering data.

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Resources iPad Mobility eBook 91

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2016

Here are 5 ways to get to curate that practice by making your class a BYOD zone. To ensure educators maintain a professional demeanor while communicating with students, it's possible to use apps such as Google docs or Evernote rather than basic email/texting on mobile devices. We can fight it or leverage it.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Data privacy, a multi-stakeholder priority for school systems, touches every aspect of operations. To provide safe learning environments, district leaders must stay abreast of data privacy regulations at the state and federal levels. Legal issues around data privacy can be overwhelming for the school community.

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Guidelines Data Student Data Privacy Handbook 73

eSchool News

APRIL 28, 2016

The district has standardized on Google Apps for Education, which is hosted in the cloud and requires a strong, reliable bandwidth connection. Ramsey also needed to support emerging needs, such as robust Wi-Fi access to support 1-to-1 and BYOD programs, as well as state requirements, including for online-based PARCC testing.

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eSchool News

JULY 14, 2016

I have purposely left coordinated and intentional BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) programs out of this list. Even with the best-planned BYOD program, there will be students who do not have devices to bring. Free browser extensions abound for browsers like Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Use free resources. Apply for grants.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

ADVANCED & MEASURED PROGRESS ( www.advanc-ed.org ) & ( www.measuredprogress.org ) Measured Progress and AdvancED will join forces to form a unique and far-reaching nonprofit educational company focused on data-driven tools for school improvement. The merger will create a $120-million nonprofit organization with 500 employees.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2022

More important, though, every piece of technology must adhere to the district’s student data privacy policies. While school counsel may have general knowledge of FERPA and other federal laws, most aren’t data privacy experts. If not, help them find a tool that meets the goal and complies with the school’s data privacy policy.

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Student Data Privacy Guidelines Data Handbook 84

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Of course, there are technical aspects to protecting data, and as many schools have learned during the pandemic, district IT staff need to stay on top of evolving efforts to compromise systems. Based on CoSN’s “ Student Data Privacy: A School System Priority. However, it’s about the right data in the right hands.

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Data Student Data Privacy Policies Training 94

RafranzDavis.com

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

A few weeks ago, 50 teachers joined an internal google plus community meant to connect them to each other as we all began to take on the digital learning challenge. The principal who decided to use google classroom for a book study with her staff.

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Chromebook BYOD Analysis Digital Learning 40

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

It also supports Google Play educational apps, so students can collaborate, discover, engage and learn, and includes a Wacom EMR stylus that lets students use interactive apps, sketch, take notes, and capture ideas. Judges liked the moderation and control features, the Chromecast and AirPlay integration, and the BYOD functionality.

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Robotics Chromebook Edmentum Mobility 42

EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

A participant in the room shared about an 8th grade Engilsh teacher using Google docs and going paperless - students walk in and go immediately to their Chromebooks because they want to see the feedback the teacher has given them. They brought in a panel of students to ask about their experience with BYOD. Org charts need to change.

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RafranzDavis.com

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Our school district has a BYOD program and an extremely low percentage of computers to supplement those without. Our brightbytes data will clarify this in a matter of weeks. We are awesome with gathering data through test prep technologies and even more awesome with administering online exams per our state requirements.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

ABL pedagogy aims to enrich students’ academic experience and learning outcomes by connecting theory with practice, and concepts with methods, using data and insight they obtain through engagement with the larger world.” ” BYOD programs allow students to use their own technology (usually smartphone or tablet) in a classroom.

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Technology Learning BYOD Digital Citizenship 40

IT Bill

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

mobile computing, mobile apps, social media, BYOD, mobile learning). By using Google Drive or Archive.org , media can be made available for students to download offline, when they may be without a WiFi connection as well as for those students with limited data plans. Voice Recorder, Zoom.us , Skype).

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Smartphone Learning Mobility Social Media 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

Charles Young & Bhavna Narula Handling Ethical Issues for Developing Digital Citizenship - Dr. Revathi Viswanathan Improved Reporting Triples Educators’ Accuracy When Analyzing Data - Jenny Grant Rankin, Ph.D. Rod Federwisch & Karen Goss Assessing and Developing Modern Language Fluency For Global Communication - Harry Tuttle, Ed.D.

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Common Core Conference Blackboard Digital Citizenship 71

Kathy Schrock

MARCH 22, 2019

It would be useful if it also included an administrative component to allow IT departments to manage the users and collect data on usage. This is a great feature for BYOD or 1:1 initiatives! This device needs to work with all platforms -- Windows, Mac, iOS, Chrome OS, Android, Linux DEB, and Linux RPM -- and be easy to use.

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Laptops Video BYOD iPad 45

techlearning

MARCH 14, 2018

So what have you learned from analyzing test data and user feedback about your prototype?” “How I tried translating this rubric into a Google Form, but I didn’t like it. During this five minutes window, I have been simply rephrasing I can statements into questions so students can tell me about what they’ve been doing. “So

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Gamification BYOD Flipped Classroom Examples 53

Dr. Shannon Doak

APRIL 13, 2019

The student could also include data to back up their point of view. Padlet , Wakelet , Twitter Chats using Hashtags, Google Hangouts Chat. This was because the students had a chance to think about what they wanted to say, whether in an initial response to the discussion or in a reply to another participants post. Thanks for reading.

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Technology Classroom LMS Digital Citizenship 89

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Despite universal concerns about student data privacy, communicating school policies can quickly overwhelm school leaders. CoSN has stepped in with guidance for superintendents and principals to help them with several aspects of student data privacy, including best practices for informing the community. Then, start with the basics.

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