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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

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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. Given that many children were acquiring iPads for personal use, some schools adopted a Bring Your Own Device ( BYOD) Policy. Districts even integrated the two models to cut costs.

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How teachers address cell phones in class

Ask a Tech Teacher

What do you do about personal devices that circumvent the school security to access the Internet? In many schools, Internet access is spotty, undependable, and a challenge to manage. Parents, too, can reach out to tell their child they’ll be late picking them up or that they forgot a book.

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10+ Ways to Use Adobe Express in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

But today, Jesse, we really want to talk about what teachers have accessible for free honestly, a lot of teachers are losing access to a lot of different tools that they may have had available in the last few years. We hear all the time about schools losing access to these tools. I can see we're BYOD. Vicki Davis Yeah.

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The Year of Agency – From Beth Holland

EdTechTeacher

This past year, iPads, Chromebooks, and laptops continued to flood classrooms. Schools increasingly adopted 1:1 or BYOD programs and constructed new learning spaces. In their book Tinkering Towards Utopia , David Tyack and Larry Cuban describe education reform as both incremental and cyclical. So what’s next?

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5 Digital Tools (& tips) to Help New School Leaders – Guest Post From Courtney Pepe

EdTechTeacher

Some of the creation apps now include Book Creator , Canva , and iMovie , while some of the makerspace apps include Daisy the Dinosaur , Scratch Jr., The Edison School district is in the midst of a digital conversation, and they are going 1:1 with Chromebooks in grades 3-8. and Kodable. “So

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Cyber Security Resources for Teachers and Students

techlearning

Because of this, we were not able to celebrate Banned Book Week in our usual style. But, we were still able to meet with new teachers, address technology issues and help arrange training for those who have never used ChromeBooks or Google Classroom. Our school has BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), so most of our kids use their phones.

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Confessions of a Digital Leader: The Wins Are Everything

RafranzDavis.com

Our wifi access needs work but it’s safe to say that we have all acknowledged it and will move forward while we make plans to fix it. Maybe we’ll temporarily need a few portable access points to account for classrooms needing access in their entirety while we do what we need to improve overall connectivity.