Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

First launched in 2014, Google Classroom is now used by more than 30 million students and teachers around the world, the company claims. Chromebooks are very much used for testing,” Yeskel notes, “and what I think is powerful is that this [new feature] puts the teachers in control.” It may have captured pole position in the U.S.,

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 15, 2016

In 2015, spending on hardware for educational purposes amounted to $15 billion, an increase of 7 percent from 2014, according to Futuresource Consulting, a U.K.-based ” The researchers found that products chosen for classrooms differ markedly, from Chromebooks’ emergence as the technology of choice in more than half of U.S.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 20, 2020

In 2014, Palmdale School District was experiencing a major digital divide. In 2014, Palmdale School District was experiencing a major digital divide. The flexibility to mount it on a mobile stand that moves freely throughout the campus was a huge benefit to our educators. So, in 2015, the “ Palmdale Promise ” was born.

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Digital Learning Digital Divide Classroom Learning 115

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Inside Castlemont’s media center in May 2021, Chromebook carts are completely empty. In the early days of the pandemic, every Chromebook on campus was lent out to students during remote learning. Jen Bender, the data tech lead at Castlemont High School, gives a new student her #OaklandUndivided Chromebook and hot spot in May 2021.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Updates and Upgrades: The first of the “Classrooms,” Google Classroom launched in August 2014. Google Classroom, which is a core app within G Suite for Education, is reminiscent of learning management systems like Schoology or Blackboard or Canvas—but is free for any educator and works on Chromebooks, iPads and other mobile devices.

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eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2016

Chromebook sales see large boost in U.S. “Total universe spending in the global education technology hardware market in 2015 increased 7 percent to $15 billion from 2014,” says Colin Messenger, senior analyst at Futuresource Consulting. The Continued Rise of the Mobile PC. was the largest market for Chromebooks.

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Chromebook Tablets Mobility Report 40

Kathy Schrock

MARCH 30, 2016

IPAD PRO , MA CBOOK, AND CHROMEBOOK I am always on the look-out for cases for my iPad Pro 12.9" 9" and also the 11" Chromebooks. Flak Jacket Plus 12" A third item that will protect the iPad Pro 12", a Macbook, or a Chromebook is the new Higher Ground DropIn. C HROMEBOOK I own the 2014 version of the Dell 11" Chromebook.

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Technology Chromebook Laptops iPad 40

Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Stephen’s Episcopal Day School hosted Miami Device , a conference held on their campus November 6 & 7, 2014. Innovative Interactive Presentation Tools to Bring Your Classroom to Life by Bryan Miller Interactive response systems have evolved from the formal clickers, to now operating on mobile devices.

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Resources iPad Mobility eBook 91

Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2019

The last time I took a detailed look at the industry conference landscape for EdSurge was in 2014. That was early in the days of low-cost cloud computing enabling a multitude of new edtech startups, really fast internet beginning its spread to schools, and Chromebooks starting their climb to ascendance in U.S.

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wwwatanabe

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

Google Classroom with iPads too Google Classroom is not just for Chromebooks, it's a useful management tool for other platforms such as iPads as well. The original draft of this post was sent as a series of emails, shared Google Docs, and an unpublished draft in 2014, which has been updated and published. finally.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

We’re very interested in having the mobile technology used outside the classroom where so much learning takes place,” says Hiram president Lori Varlotta. Today you find mobile devices in hospitality, in education, in hospitals – and when you’re training professionals, it makes a lot of sense to use devices that they’ll see in the field.”

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iPad Tablets Mobility Software 60

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

This allows users to be able to create Collections from their mobile device, albeit the options are more limited than the full website version of Wakelet. I've created a Collection that demonstrates how the mobile app works , which is also embedded below: How could you use it? Last but not least, Wakelet offers iOS and Android apps.

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Social Media EdTech Microsoft Google 52

Tech Helpful

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

I was excited about having options for instruction and learning more about mobile learning. Supporting instruction while learning about how mobile devices are best used in the classroom happened very quickly for me and I was constantly adapting and adopting new ideas. I am thankful for administration that trusted me on this change.

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Technology Digital Citizenship Khan Academy Elementary 40

The Thinking Stick

JANUARY 9, 2015

2010: The Year of the Mobile Web (iPad, Android, iPhone do I need to say more?). 2012: Mobile and Integration (Chromebooks, iPads, laptops, tablets, phablets, phones…yeah the list goes on and on). 2012: Mobile and Integration (Chromebooks, iPads, laptops, tablets, phablets, phones…yeah the list goes on and on).

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

This is an updated post from my very first year of blogging (2014). There are many other fantastic screen recording tools available that are compatible with PCs and Chromebooks. Chromebook users check out this post for compatible audio recorders. Google Calendar has come a long way, especially on mobile, but I needed more.

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Tools Google Chromebook iPhone 76

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Dr. Donna Wright began serving as Director of Schools for Wilson County Schools in 2014. Lubelfeld has been married to his wife Stephanie for the past 15 years and they have two children. Wilson County Schools is a rapidly growing school district of 19,000 students located outside of Nashville, TN.

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Strategy Student Data Privacy Data Policies 53

TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 2, 2015

As of April 2014, Google Chrome become the de facto internet browser, passing Internet Explorer for the first time after a five-year free-fall from Microsoft’s out-of-favor software. 50 Of The Best Google Chrome Extensions For Teachers. by TeachThought Staff. Google Chrome is, increasingly, where it’s at.

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Google Data Microsoft Software 40

Learning in Hand

JANUARY 6, 2015

But you can certainly create infopics on a Chromebook, laptop, or desktop computer. iPadEd #Slide2Learn pic.twitter.com/jdFnLo4psG — JonathanNalder JNXYZ (@jnxyz) July 17, 2014. My #ADE2014 One Best Image :) #adeonebestimage #iphoneography pic.twitter.com/kmEPDXHSWh — JonathanNalder JNXYZ (@jnxyz) July 18, 2014.

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Android iPad Video Social Media 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2021

From 2014 to 2016, Ebola ravaged several West African countries, killing thousands and spreading isolated cases to both Europe and the United States. “Remember,” Ross said to her class at one point, “all these numbers represent people.”. The partnership behind Operation Outbreak began with an international crisis and a star-struck 6-year-old.

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Secondary Data STEM Chromebook 101

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

But many students live in threadbare mobile homes and modest, low-slung dwellings on the edge of town. Extra money has allowed these wealthier districts to invest heavily in Chromebooks and iPads, state-of-the-art robotics programs, computerized blackboards, and high-end 3-D printers. It’s perhaps not surprising.

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Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In 2014, when there was a big wave of unaccompanied minors in Prince George’s County, teachers here asked the principal to create a social worker position, instead of hiring another teacher. Sometimes she brings in former students who are also undocumented or who also came as unaccompanied minors and who stayed in school and graduated.

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Elementary Report Exercises Trends 142

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2014, the college and career planning startup ConnectEDU filed for bankruptcy , as it struggled to make good on its debts despite having raised some $61 million in venture funding. ConnectEDU.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

“The UK government has published its 2016 HE White Paper, entitled Success as a Knowledge Economy: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice,” the Times Higher Education reports. Here’s Edsurge’s “exclusive” on the news that Android apps will soon be able on Chromebooks.

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Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Via Techcrunch : “As Chromebook sales soar in schools, Apple and Microsoft fight back.” The mobile app maker has raised $11.9 ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Colleges Whose Undergraduates Borrowed the Highest Average Amounts in Federal Loans in 2014–15.” million total.

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Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

AUGUST 26, 2016

Via the Chiago Sun Times : “A suburban father and son accused in 2014 of scamming public school districts out of millions – only to post diamonds and rubies to get out of jail – pleaded guilty Tuesday to mail fraud. ” The CEO in question: Nicholas Trombetta. ” Spoiler alert: by pivoting away from ed-tech.

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Education Khan Academy MOOC Company 40

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: March 28, 2017 Apple’s Bid To Reclaim The Classroom From Chromebooks May Be Too Late | Fast Company → With price cuts and new features, Apple is making iPads more school-friendly–but only after Chromebooks became go-to educational machines. Tagged on: March 28, 2017 Got tech problems?

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EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: March 28, 2017 Apple’s Bid To Reclaim The Classroom From Chromebooks May Be Too Late | Fast Company → With price cuts and new features, Apple is making iPads more school-friendly–but only after Chromebooks became go-to educational machines. Tagged on: March 28, 2017 Got tech problems?

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EdTech Data Broadband Company 150