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How to direct a districtwide tech transformation on a budget

eSchool News

I have been with the district for 20 years, though I didn’t become the superintendent until April 2020. 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. Here’s how we brought our district into the future without breaking our budget.

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Level Up Your Virtual Teaching with Screencasting Tools!

Teacher Reboot Camp

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Use screencasts to help students and parents navigate your learning management system, complete and turn in digital assignments, or understand how to use a new tool. Screencast-o-matic is a web tool to screencast your computer or Chromebook screen and add narration.

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Tips, Tools and Resources for Awesome Student Video Projects

Teacher Reboot Camp

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! I’ve also provided links to free resources to help students learn how to edit, direct, and produce their own videos. I’ve also provided links to free resources to help students learn how to edit, direct, and produce their own videos.

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Google launches new Distance Learning resource for Educators

Educational Technology Guy

The course goes through a variety of topics and how to utilize G Suite for Education tools in each area. Topics: Instructional Design, communications, SEL and more are all covered, with specific examples of how to implement this in your classroom. The newest is a Distance Learning specific resource and course for Educators.

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13 Tools to Record Audio on Chromebooks and Other Devices

Shake Up Learning

The post 13 Tools to Record Audio on Chromebooks and Other Devices appeared first on Shake Up Learning. So I’ve put together a list of 13 Tools to Record Audio on Chromebooks and Other Devices. Chromebooks have become the most popular classroom device, now in millions of classroom worldwide. Click To Tweet.

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Prepare for Chromebooks Before They Arrive

Vizor

Reading Time: 2 minutes In this blog, we stress the urgency of preparing for Chromebooks BEFORE they arrive at your school. Not sure if you already know but Vector Networks (parent company of VIZOR for Chromebooks ) has been in the IT industry for 30 years. And they’re not sure how to handle it. Back Story.

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How to bundle education device management

eSchool News

In some cases, demand far outstripped supply, leading to backlogs of requests for laptops, tablets, Chromebooks, and other school-issued devices. The demand has slowed a bit this year and most hardware purchases made in 2020 will last for the next few years.

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