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Textbooks optional: What unbundling and BYOD mean for learning technology

eSchool News

Today’s educators are looking to Chromebooks , smartphones and maker spaces to enhance their teaching. As digital natives, today’s students have grown up with technology integrated into every aspect of their lives, and education is no exception. Enter the age of BYOD. The benefits of a BYOD program are far-reaching.

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"Teachers Talk Technology" Report Creates Snapshot of Classroom Technology Use

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Trends in Digital Learning: The New Learning Leader ] The report reveals that 77 percent of teachers state that they and their students have access to wireless internet in most places in their schools. Teachers shared their views on both the benefits and challenges of using technology for learning.

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Here's How Single Sign-On Saved One District 2,500 Hours of Instructional Time Per Month

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This technology allows students and staff to access multiple applications and resources with a single username and password. Nguyen talked with EdSurge about how to support schools with bring your own device (BYOD) programs, why SSO boosts security, and how it saves his teachers 2500 hours of instruction time each month.

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Be Wary of Putting the Cart Before the Horse

A Principal's Reflections

With advances in affordable technology, such as the ultra-cheap Chromebook, it has been tough for schools to resist spending these funds on devices. Now don't get me wrong, I am all for schools increasing student and staff access to quality technology.

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Confessions of A Digital Leader: 6 Things I Learned While Implementing Digital Learning

RafranzDavis.com

Teachers and/or students lack the access to reach those tools. I’m still evaluating as it was important to identify “why” before immediately determining “what” I didn’t want to purchase all chromebooks however, the price point of a Chromebook, ease of use and integration of web tools made it much more appealing.

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FOLLOW THE MONEY: FUNDING INNOVATION

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Here are some of the most recent winners: School District 51 (CO) students scored 9,000 new Chromebooks for the next school year. The Chromebooks and charging carts were purchased with $3.18 A four-year replacement cycle will be set up for Guilderland’s Chromebooks. Another $32,724 will be used for school connectivity.

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Confessions of a Digital Leader: The Wins Are Everything

RafranzDavis.com

A few weeks ago, 50 teachers joined an internal google plus community meant to connect them to each other as we all began to take on the digital learning challenge. This district is pretty lucky to have two specialist who are so dedicated to supporting teaching and learning. No, things are not perfect.