Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2018

More Chromebooks than iPads. Chromebooks and iPads have become the two most popular digital devices in classrooms (with laptops, 2-in-1 devices like Surface Pro, and Macs next). What changed in 2017 is that 1) Chromebooks improved considerably from when they first entered the education market. Gamification of classes.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

Since chatting with Tom Driscoll via Google Hangout and Brian Germaine at the EdSurge RIDE event in the Fall , meeting up with Chris Aviles at Techspo14 , viewing Mr. Lewis'' Edmodo Webinar on Gamification , and engaging with my #TeamMAITs in class, I''m intrigued by the didactic nature of games. How many levels are in Candy Crush ?

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Neo LMS

JUNE 8, 2017

If the new scissors wouldn’t meet her requirements, it would end up in my father’s toolbox, doomed to cut wires and various other things that were not fabric. You can’t just order a bunch of Chromebooks and iPads, throw in some software as well, and assume everything else will turn out to be alright. One sharper than the other.

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TeacherCast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

How does Schoology meet the pedagogy of today? Teachers can also implement elements of gamification rather easily as Schoology provides access to “student completion settings”, hidden folders or assignments, and a badge creation tool. This provides more time for the teacher to facilitate instruction and meet with students 1:1.

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

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! Examine the question, "How can I integrate technology to meet the CCSS?"

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Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Primary and secondary schools are a battleground between iPads and Chromebooks, it seems. One crucial impact of mobile technologies in education is the way they tear down our old boundary walls, the ones around in-session classes, or conferences, or meetings. I expect to see numerous stories along these lines in 2016.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

In addition, Alma will continue to provide its own set of robust reporting tools to meet many needs and budgets. The Chromebook Trade-In Program offers individuals a website where they can fill out a brief online form providing details about the devices they want to trade in and what type of Chromebook they’d like to purchase.

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