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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. Beginning a technological evolution When I first became an administrator in the 2013-14 school year, I started a coding initiative.

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Chromebooks vs iPads: Intertwining Roads

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Many people have asked: are Chromebooks or iPads the ideal devices for the modern classroom? However, in 2013, they teamed up with Pearson and Los Angeles Unified School District to supply 640 000 iPads to the students in the district, in a project valued at over $1.3 One Goal, Two Different Paths.

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Chromebooks in Education: Using Google (Chromebooks) to flip your classroom

eSchool News

Filmed at BETT 2013, Bruno Reddy from King Solomon’s Academy in London shares his experience working with Chromebooks and Google Apps for Education to “flip his classroom.” ” Watch out for some young volunteers who join him on the podium!

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Looking for Ways to Improve Data Privacy in Schools? Start Here

EdTech Magazine

Since 2013, 39 states and the District of Columbia have passed more than 110 laws addressing student privacy , Amelia Vance, director of the Education Privacy Project at the Future of Privacy Forum, recently told EdTech. . An assessment can provide a framework so that IT leaders can start to have these conversations in their districts.

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The History behind Chromebooks vs iPads in Education

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Many people have asked: are Chromebooks or iPads the ideal devices for the modern classroom? However, in 2013, they teamed up with Pearson and Los Angeles Unified School District to supply 640 000 iPads to the students in the district, in a project valued at over $1.3 Why Apple is Losing the Battle.

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K–12 Schools Find Educational Benefits in Cloud-Based Gaming

EdTech Magazine

Six years ago, mixed reality game designer Jane McGonigal ’s keynote at the 2013 ISTE conference focused on how video games can boost resilience in real life. The same goes for Chromebooks. K–12 Schools Find Educational Benefits in Cloud-Based Gaming. eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 05/15/2019 - 09:59.

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Come to the Mobile Learning Experience in September 2013

The Mobile Native

Cross Post from @TonyVincent "Learning in Hand" It''s my pleasure to be on the team organizing Mobile Learning Experience 2013. Mobile Learning Experience 2013 will also address other devices like laptops, Chromebooks, and Android tablets. Please consider presenting at Mobile 2013. Learn more at mobile2013.org