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Tech Tips to End the School Year

Ask a Tech Teacher

If you have a Chromebook or an iPad, don’t even worry about this. Most computers come with a built-in firewall to keep viruses and malware out. Sometimes, they seem to turn off by themselves (I have no idea why). Check to be sure yours is active. Clean out your documents.

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Need an LMS next year? Here are three to consider

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An LMS — Learning Management System — is a digital tool that tracks a wide variety of student-teacher interactions such as homework, grading, sharing of resources, parent communication, assessments, and more. That means it’s accessible from school or home, with any platform (including Macs, PCs, Chromebooks, and tablets).

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Otus–Exciting Free LMS You Want to Meet

Ask a Tech Teacher

There are a lot of options out there, but none had enough of the characteristics that most teachers I know look for with an LMS, namely: delivers content to students in a variety of formats. works across all platforms–iPads, web, Chromebooks. tracks student progress on assigned activities. includes reminders of activities.

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Reading QR Codes Inside Your Chromebook Camera

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

While the most basic learning management system can do much of the same, there's something to be said for the kinesthetic nature of having students move around a room snapping QR Codes, or the "self-service" function of going to a poster or table sign and getting your digital hands on a popular handout without having to search for it in a LMS.

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Navigating Your Journey to Remote Learning

A Principal's Reflections

The district distributed 1,300 Chromebooks to its middle school students and decided to pay $4,600 to provide wireless access for any student who didn’t have it at home. “We Fully utilize a learning management system (LMS) if one is in place. Consider having virtual office hours or use communication tools embedded in each LMS.

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The Case for PDFs in Class Revisited

Ask a Tech Teacher

No worries about whether they run better in Firefox or Chrome, Macs or PCs (or Chromebooks or iPads), Windows or MacOS (or Linux or iOS). Using a PDF annotation tool like Kami for Chromebooks or Adobe Acrobat for pretty much any digital device, you can take notes throughout the year for review or reminders. PDFs can be annotated.

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6 Digital tools that encourage computational thinking

Neo LMS

The platform provides instructional video lessons on all subjects that can be shared on any learning management system (LMS) with students in third to fifth grade. Available for Windows, Mac, Chromebook, and iPad, Minecraft lets teachers explore hundreds of lessons created by educators around the world, for students of all ages.

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