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Crunch the Numbers—New Data on Student Tech Use; Chromebook Predictions; And the Impact of Pandemic Relief Funds

eSchool News

. “Born connected: The rise of the AI generation”, reveals the app use and technology habits of children aged 4-18, detailing trends in screen time, social media and communications, mobile gaming, online entertainment, learning tools, and for the first time in the report’s history, use of artificial intelligence tools.

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4 lessons learned about AI in 2023

eSchool News

These four lessons learned from this past year really get into the subconscious to discover how we feel about AI in our schools. This revolution hit the education industry in earnest in 2011, with the launch of the Chromebook to compete with Apple’s iPad. Each year I share my predictions about these trends. More to come on that.)

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Balance the Delivery

Ask a Tech Teacher

It worked until our site eventually became one of the first sites to roll out a one-to-one policy with Chromebooks. After a year of blended instruction, or a combination of face-to-face learning and online learning, schools are questioning the amount of time students spend in front of screens.

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These New Web-Based AR and VR Tools Are Perfect for Chromebooks

Edsurge

Today’s most popular augmented and virtual reality applications are typically available for mobile devices, but many classrooms have moved from tablets to Chromebooks, especially at the secondary level. While there are many benefits of Chromebooks in the classroom, the limitations on immersive technology are often not considered.

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How to direct a districtwide tech transformation on a budget

eSchool News

I gave our technology department marching orders to get every student and every teacher on a Chromebook and trained in the Google Suite within two weeks. We also have Chromebooks for every student and 3D printers and interactive whiteboards in our classrooms. We can (and will!) always hope for more funding.

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ISTE 2018: Excite Students and Save Money with Tech Repair Programs

EdTech Magazine

When business/technology teacher Sue Simonson needed help repairing damages to some of the 1,600 Chromebooks in her district’s one-to-one device initiative, she turned to the most tech-savvy people she knew — her students. . Leftover insurance money is used to pay for more Chromebooks in the one-to-one program. . eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Classroom 3.0 – Distance and Hybrid Learning made Easy

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In this post we will explain how to get the most out of myViewBoard Classroom, our web-based distance learning solution, and what makes it unique. There is no learning curve and almost no prerequisites to use one. It can be used in distance or hybrid learning. Screen setup – distance learning scenario.