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What Happens When Low-Income College Students Borrow Free Laptops?

Edsurge

When black students at the University of Michigan took to Twitter several years ago to critique campus policies and culture , one tweet in particular caught the attention of college administrators. The post ( perhaps one like this ) described how alienating and awkward it can feel for a student to show up to class without a laptop.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 33 Edition)

Doug Levin

The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform: Digital Learning , which offers my sense of what those interested in K-12 educational technology can and should take away from this annual polling about schools. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 33 Edition). Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Make Parents Comfortable with Tech for a Successful 1:1 Program

EdTech Magazine

Each student has a brand-new laptop and has easily mastered Google Classroom and the other educational apps you carefully chose for them. Use Social Media and Events to Keep Parents in the Know. You can send newsletters, put it on your website, announce it on Twitter or Facebook — all of those are great channels.

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The Scarlet Rating: How One ‘Improvement Required’ School Seeks a Turnaround

Edsurge

Brook Avenue Elementary School in Waco, Texas has been in the papers before, but not for shiny new laptops or flexible classrooms. Brook Avenue Elem (@BrookAveElem) August 19, 2017. Brook Avenue Elem (@BrookAveElem) August 21, 2017. Kindergarteners in Mrs. Shuler's classroom learning how to implement their learning stations!

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We Created Subscription Boxes for Learning—and Teachers Love Them!

Edsurge

I spun around my laptop, which was currently displaying Mancrates , a website that sends Valentine’s boxes to avid lovers of artisanal meats. Once we had each individual’s information, we began curating and collecting articles, Twitter accounts, podcasts and books that would fit each member’s profile.

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Media Literacy: Five Ways Teachers Are Fighting Fake News

MindShift

The study showed that while students absorb media constantly, they often lack the critical thinking skills needed to tell fake news from the real stuff. NPR Ed put out a social media call asking how educators are teaching fake news and media literacy, and we got a lot of responses. an article to read on their laptops.

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Announcing the Google Teacher Tribe Podcast!

Shake Up Learning

We are still in the planning stages, but we hope to launch our first episode in early 2017, and I wanted YOU to be the first to know about our fabulous new adventure! Follow Us on Social Media. Follow @GTeacherTribe on Twitter. Laptops/desktops Chromebooks iPads Unsure/any of the above. indicates required.

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