Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Digital citizenship is about far more than just helping kids be safe online; it’s about empowering them to use technology to solve real-world problems, to know how to balance their time between a variety of online and offline activities, to be curious learners and to use digital tools to deepen their relationships with their family and friends.

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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 12, 2015

Google Apps and Chromebooks App Recommendations and Substitutions Here is a list of Google Apps and Web Apps to use. This district has been 1-1 with Chromebooks for quite a while with a lot of experience. link] [link] read and fill in Interactive PDFs on the Chromebook using the cloud-based reader "PDF Escape": [link].

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

You don’t have a computer, you don’t have internet, you can’t even access distance learning,” Silver said. While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide. “We We need to change that.”. We can’t afford not to.”. The homework gap isn’t new.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

“Thankfully I have an amazing staff who are very seasoned … I had a number of meetings and said, ‘Here’s the problem, how do we even begin to solve it?’” Innovating on the Fly Among the earliest challenges CTOs faced was how to get thousands of laptops and tablets for students and staff?while

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2020

A big concern for teachers in shifting to remote instruction has been how to manage students and make sure they complete assignments without watching over them all day. Teaching students how to learn independently — and giving them the practice they need to develop this skill — can alleviate this concern. Focus on student ownership.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Specifically, I’ll mention features of Screencastify , the tool I recommend for students to use for Google Chrome or Chromebooks. (If Screencastify is to Chromebooks what Explain Everything has been to iPads all these years — a formative assessment tool well-suited to any device running Google Chrome.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Children with smartphones have unfiltered access to the Internet unless their parents make a decision to filter. We may install things on their Chromebooks, but when they are on their phones, they are getting unfiltered access to the internet. You just have got to figure out how to use it. What is it, Ms. Vicki: Yeah.

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Tech Helpful

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

For a couple of years I've been trying to figure out a way to have an elementary tech team.I Our elementary school is piloting the idea of elective Friday's for fourth and fifth grade students. The other group was learning how to troubleshoot projectors in the classroom with our director of technology.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Monica Williams remembers the late May day she and first grade teacher Lizette Gutierrez reconnected with the four young siblings from Cable Elementary. No teachers from the San Antonio elementary had heard from the children since schools closed abruptly in March due to the pandemic. Credit: Monica Williams.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 21, 2018

Stephanie calls this the ACE method of mentoring: Access, Collaboration and Experimentation. The A stands for access, the C stands for collaborate and the E stands for experiment. Vicki: Let’s talk through the three pieces of this, kind of how it looks in this mentorship relationship. So access… Access.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2018

Alex was an enthusiastic 9th grader in my World History course and had just been issued a Chromebook as part of our district’s 1:1 implementation. After three months, Alex finally told me that he did not have internet access at home. This proactive approach helped build community support and engage others with our access challenges.

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eSchool News

JULY 5, 2022

Aperture was on hand to demonstrate its scalable SEL solution for K-12 that grows with students and staff, from teacher-based ratings and strategies at the elementary level, to student- and teacher-facing assessment and strategy software for high school students and staff.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 2, 2014

These teachers believe that differentiation is about access points. As students struggled to articulate their ideas, they worried that their writing sounded “so simple” and “so elementary.” English 9 Class Blog English 9 students blogging using a combination of their own devices, Chromebooks, and MacBooks.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

But how they execute their vision undoubtedly has. They are reimagining how to build a culture of reading for students who can no longer peruse the stacks or—in some cases—even set foot on campus. I don’t want to be in the situation where I was panicking because I didn't know if I was going to have access for all of our students.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 13, 2017

How to Use Owl Eyes. I think every classical literature teacher should have an Owl Eyes account just to access the annotations and lesson plans. If you’re in a 1-to-1 classroom with iPads, Chromebooks, or any other device, this free tool is a MUST-USE. Just highlight a place in the chapter or book where you’d like to add a quiz.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 15, 2020

Working Remotely with My Gifted Elementary Students. Our state and thus my district made an extremely quick decision to close the schools – heard last Thursday night and was told to send home with students Chromebooks along with lessons on Friday, a half day. I believe there will be a small fee to access it.

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eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2017

But as a district with a large free-and-reduced meals program, we knew BYOD was leaving gaps in access that were best addressed by going 1:1. Now, all secondary students are issued a Chromebook that is theirs to keep—even during the summer. There’s no staff buy-in.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

As teachers develop lesson plans, they also face lingering questions, in Maine and nationally, over the possibility of a return to remote learning and concerns about ensuring all students have access to the devices and high-quality broadband they need to do classwork and homework. Back to Class: How schools can rebound.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 25, 2017

How to help students guide their eyes in online reading. Accessibility tools. In addition, Jennifer is also certified: administrator, english teacher, elementary teacher and educational technology specialist. .” Click the button for iTunes or Stitcher to subscribe to this show. I hope you enjoy this episode with Jennifer!

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

I’m wondering if you have any advice for how to make students feel welcome in a new building? — Today, during parent-teacher conferences, a parent approached me and asked, “Did you used to teach at Meramec Elementary School?” Here’s how to get through your first school year Bad advice abounds, ignore it! newsletters.

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EdTechTeacher

JULY 1, 2015

It’s important to note that while Office Online is free, Office 365 is a paid resource ($99/year home and $69/year personal annual subscription; K-12 institutions have their own pricing tiers) and will give you greater access to resources, including free full-use of Mobile and Computer apps. However, they are quick to figure out.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Coral Zayas Coral Zayas is the new elementary instructional support specialist for science in Crowley ISD’s iNetwork of schools. I was able to get access to many lessons on artificial intelligence and implement those lessons in the mini-unit as well. ISTE: You started the AI Explorations program during the pandemic.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 13, 2019

For example, Wabash County issues all students MacBook Airs and iPads (your school could use Chromebooks) that are available to students who can’t get to school: All Wabash County students in grades 3 through 12 have a MacBook Air they take home every day. For snow days, K2 students can bring home the iPads they use at school. .

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Screencastify is the screencasting tool I recommend for Google Chrome and Chromebooks. Built for Chromebooks, it saves all of your recordings directly to Google Drive. Julie: Well, I am very passionate about the fact that I think that all children should have equal access to education. I mean, how could you even say that?

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Listen to: How to Use Google Keep in the Classroom episode #72 with Crystal Koenig. Nobody really wants to carry the Chromebook or a laptop with you. So this is an option for them to still be able to participate in the general ed curriculum and not feel like they’re not getting to have full access to everything.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2023

I’m wondering if you have any advice for how to make students feel welcome in a new building? — Today, during parent-teacher conferences, a parent approached me and asked, “Did you used to teach at Meramec Elementary School?” Here’s how to get through your first school year. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Provided the appropriate scaffolds, these students can use technology to not only access content to answer their myriad of questions, but also to create content to teach not only their peers but even their parents and teachers! User Logins on Chromebooks. Got 1:1 Chromebooks ? Got shared Chromebooks?

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2023

Caitlin Mercado works with her second-grade students at Ritchie Park Elementary School in Rockville, Maryland. Caitlin Mercado teaches her second-grade students with the help of a document camera at Ritchie Park Elementary School in Rockville, Maryland.

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The Electric Educator

AUGUST 8, 2018

Google Classroom is an essential tool for any teacher using Chromebooks or Google Drive as a teaching tool. Video: Adding content to the NEW Google Classroom By John Sowash, ElectricEducator.com Setting up Guardian Access The guardian feature helps keep parents informed about the progress of their student.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 18, 2018

The sensor remotely sends data, such as acceleration, angular velocity, and altitude to a spreadsheet on the student Chromebook in real time. Many classrooms have access to devices that would allow students to collect data just like a scientist would in a modern-day laboratory setting. Both arguments are valid.

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Tech Helpful

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Honestly I start most lessons with elementary students this way: "Do you ever try to talk to your parent and they don't listen because they are busy doing something on their phone?" Learning how to balance plugged and unplugged time is a beast, even for adults. It felt like someone was asking me how to parent their child.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2020

Families who needed devices for their kids also picked up Chromebooks. Teachers are doing their best in an unprecedented and constantly changing situation, but the varying amount of training districts are providing has created a patchwork of quality and gaps in accessibility. This story also appeared in USA Today.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

The biggest reason, I think, it’s the tool to go to, is the ability for it to be in the cloud and accessible to a large number of students and to bring an unparalleled educational experience to them that you can’t re-create in the classroom. All of a sudden, all you need is that access to get into the world, and then the sky’s the limit.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 18, 2016

The foundational technology pieces – Chromebooks, internet, assessment platforms – are stabilized at most Oakland schools. We’re doing well strong in terms of technology access at schools and home and around foundational skills. They include: Access is just the first piece of the puzzle.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 7, 2016

This post first appeared on Daily Genius as “ 3 Powerful New Ways to Use Chromebooks ” When Chromebooks first entered into the 1:1 classroom environment, most people viewed the device to be strictly a portal to access Google Drive and the Google Apps for Education suite of tools. He will be on both coasts!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 5, 2018

But I’m talking about the research tool for Google Books that gives you access to millions of titles that are in the public domain. For a social studies teacher, a history teacher, who needs to give his or her student a little more access to historical articles and books, that’s a great resource. It’s not just a “how to use the tool.”

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

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 The proposed bond projects include $500,000 in improvements to elementary STEM facilities and $17 million for improvements to school technology.

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