article thumbnail

Shapegrams: Grab-and-Go Google Drawings Lessons

Shake Up Learning

I taught fifth-graders at College View Elementary School. In 2001 I had a one-to-one classroom with Palm Pilots, and in 2005 I started one of the first podcasts from an elementary school. In 2001 I had a one-to-one classroom with Palm Pilots, and in 2005 I started one of the first podcasts from an elementary school.

Google 99
article thumbnail

Merge Cube Mania in Middle School

The CoolCatTeacher

When you scan the cube with your mobile device — it will work with an iPhone, an iPad, and it works with Android, but you have to have the Merge Cube app on it. Engaging Kindergarteners with Technology: Augmented Reality, iPads, QR Codes and More. You’ve got a bunch of apps on your iPad. Those codes serve as a trigger.

iPad 198
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

In Successful Edtech, Pedagogy Comes First—Devices Second

Digital Promise

A perfect example of the device-before-pedagogy practice is the now-infamous 2011 Los Angeles Unified School District edtech initiative, which involved the purchase of more than 100,000 iPads for its classrooms to the tune of $500 million without any return on investment in terms of student outcomes. So, what can be done?

EdTech 120
article thumbnail

SETDA Provides Tips on Equity of Access for Students Outside of School

edWeb.net

Rhonda Schroeder, EdD, Principal, Arthur Elementary School, Oklahoma City, OK, shared the story of how Arthur Elementary School transitioned from having one computer per classroom to having a 1:1 iPad program. Arthur Elementary has also established goals for out-of-school access. About the Presenters. She earned a B.S.

article thumbnail

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

The Hechinger Report

When the pandemic hit, Brunswick School Department, serving about 2,300 students, already had a laptop for every student in seventh and eighth grades through the Maine Learning Technology Initiative, which since 2001 has provided a laptop for middle grade students.

article thumbnail

State and District Leadership Discuss Digital Learning Opportunities

edWeb.net

They are now in their fifth year of 1:1 with iPads for grades K-12, and have designed learning environments to create student engagement. Previously, Elizabeth worked as an elementary teacher in Nevada and a residential counselor in Montana. About the Presenters.

article thumbnail

Is the pandemic our chance to reimagine education for students with disabilities?

The Hechinger Report

A graduate of Detroit Public Schools and the first in her family to earn a bachelor’s degree, Vaughn adopted a newborn named Daniel in 2001 and, later, his biological younger brother, Jacob. Nicole Vaughn, mother of five kids with disabilities.

Education 145