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I’m a first-year teacher. How can I find success in the classroom?

eSchool News

She told me her name and I was transported back to 2001 when this 10-year-old wore two long braids and smiled all the time. If you lean toward a student-centered classroom, a system could be as simple as identifying space in your classroom where students can access basic supplies such as a pencil or Chromebook charger.

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Digital divide: Gap is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?

The Hechinger Report

Families are also aided by community groups like the Boston Public Library, which is lending Chromebooks and hot spot home kits to those who need them. BPS distributed 55,000 Chromebooks and 6,000 hot spots to students last year and paid for 2,000 Comcast internet vouchers.

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I’m a first-year teacher. How do I become successful in the classroom?

eSchool News

She told me her name and I was transported back to 2001 when this 10-year-old wore two long braids and smiled all the time. If you lean toward a student-centered classroom, a system could be as simple as identifying space in your classroom where students can access basic supplies such as a pencil or Chromebook charger.

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Two Edthena Partners Featured in National Broadband Imperative Report

Edthena

During the school’s morning Reading Power Hour, all students use Chromebooks to access the online English Language Arts curriculum to read and respond to texts, practice new vocabulary, and write collaboratively. Founded in 2001, SETDA is a nonprofit association representing US state and territorial educational technology leaders.

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Three Ways to Differentiate the Writing Process with Google Docs

EdTechTeacher

In other words, a differentiated classroom provides different avenues for students to acquire content, process ideas, and demonstrate their understanding ( Tomlinson, 2001 ). As students talk into the microphone on their computer, Chromebook, or iPad, voice typing tran scribes words into typed text.

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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. post-2001) web. The forthcoming Horizon Report thinks BYOD is one of the two major tech trends for 2016. Let’s see if higher ed figures out mobile-first design, as ELI recommends. One major old-school open project shut down.

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Rangatiratanga: How Tapping Into New Zealand’s Indigenous Concepts Sparked New Educational Gains

Edsurge

weekly, for three years via micro finance to lease a Chromebook for their child. Finally in 2001, the school leadership and the parents jointly engaged in a painful analysis that lead to a profound conclusion: If we don’t change, the results won’t change. What’s been crucial has been the role of the families.