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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

Securly

These were the pressing questions of the time – a time 8-months after the release of the first iPad and 6-months before the release of the first Chromebook. However, it was the Chromebook (2011) that truly revolutionized 1:1. While the iPad cost anywhere from $300 – $400, Chromebooks were sold from $199.

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miGoogle Conference | Oct. 19, 2012

The Electric Educator

19, 2012 at Southfield Christian School in Southfield, Michigan. A Chromebook "lending library" that will allow you to use a Chromebook for the day. Spotlight sessions by Scot Graden (superintendent, Saline Area Schools) and Nick Provenzano (aka "The Nerdy Teacher") Social media cafe where you can hangout and meet new friends!

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#WorldReadAloudDay February 2

Ask a Tech Teacher

Whether you have iPads, Macs, PCs, or Chromebooks, teach students as young as kindergarten how to access the book curation tool (such as iBooks, RAZKids, Kindle, or another) to find stories to read with each other. Watertown, MA Charlesbridge 2012. Owl Eyes (classics). Unite for Literacy. Skype with an author. by Melissa Sweet).

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#WorldReadAloudDay February 1st

Ask a Tech Teacher

If a parent can’t, have available a group reading event (via a free virtual meeting tool like Google Hangouts or Skype) where you or another teacher will read a story to children on that special evening. Watertown, MA Charlesbridge 2012. Involve parents Have each parent commit to reading to their child on World Read Aloud Day.

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Books to Africa and A Personal Transformation to a Global Educator

The CoolCatTeacher

Screencastify is the screencasting tool I recommend for Google Chrome and Chromebooks. Built for Chromebooks, it saves all of your recordings directly to Google Drive. I have had a Books to Africa program going since 2012. Together with her students, she started the Books to Africa program in 2012.

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#WorldReadAloudDay February 5

Ask a Tech Teacher

Whether you have iPads, Macs, PCs, or Chromebooks, teach students as young as kindergarten how to access the book curation tool (such as iBooks, RAZKids, Kindle, or another) to find stories to read with each other. Watertown, MA Charlesbridge 2012. Owl Eyes (classics). Unite for Literacy. Skype with an author. by Melissa Sweet).

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Technology I use on a Daily Basis - 2015 Version

Educational Technology Guy

My travel device, and sometimes home use, is my Acer C720 Chromebook. I use it for travel, conferences and off-site meetings. I also have the Evernote Android app for Chromebooks on it, with offline sync enabled. At home, I use my personal one for remoting into work, and some other tasks. I have the 4GB Ram version.