Educational Technology Guy

MAY 20, 2013

I put this list together for our district as we are going with GAFE and Chromebooks and I figured I''d share it here too. Feel free to share summaries and links to these articles, but do not copy and repost entire article. fromgroups=&hl=en#!forum/chromebook-central Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 27, 2018

But, you can also use Android Apps on Chromebooks , including the new Chromebook Tab 10 Chrome OS tablet. And don't forget about all of the Chrome Apps, Extensions and full websites Chromebooks and the Chromebook Tab can access. Chrome and Android all in one! This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Back in May of 2012, I wrote about Google Chromebooks and how they were great for education. Two and a half years and 11,000 Chromebooks later, I stand by this even more. Our district has over 11,000 Chromebooks deployed in grades 3-12. Google Apps for Education - great apps that work perfectly with Chromebooks.

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Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 18, 2014

I''m a huge believer and user of Chromebooks in education. Even with the huge popularity of Chromebooks, there are still a lot of people who don''t understand them or think that they can''t do a lot of things. Many people don''t realize how powerful Chromebooks are and how much they can really do.

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Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Holly Clark has a great article with some great apps for Chromebook classrooms. Feel free to share summaries and links to these articles, but do not copy and repost entire article. chromebooks gafe google applications' It has an interactive image of the apps. There are some great apps here.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Yesterday, Google Announced the first 4 Android Apps that are available for Chromebooks. I installed it on my Chromebook (Acer C720) and loved it - looks and works like the Android app. This has now made my Chromebook the perfect device. Android chromebooks Evernote google google applications' This is really nice.

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Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 18, 2014

According to this article, Acer has some nice new Chromebooks coming in early 2015. My district has around 6,000 Acer C720 Chromebooks and they are great - fast, powerful, relatively sturdy and a great price. I''m a huge believer of Chromebooks as an technology tool that works great in schools. I recommend 4 GB of RAM.

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 17, 2016

Touchscreen Chromebooks are becoming more popular, and flip models like the Acer C738T are also getting popular. These Chromebooks open up some more options and features for students. Here is a short list of apps that are great for touchscreen Chromebooks: --. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 30, 2015

Chromebooks are very easy to use, but there is a learning curve for some people as it does do things differently. This is useful for anyone from the tech newbie to teachers and students first learning to adapt to a Chromebook. The "Get Help" app is right in the App Launcher and will open up the Chromebook Help app.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 3, 2018

Last week had two interesting announcements for EDU - a new iPad and the Acer Chromebook Tab 10 tablet. There have been a lot of different reactions from the two, but most reactions were very positive towards the Chromebook Tab and very "meh" to the new iPad. Here are my thoughts and some articles that were posted about them.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 23, 2016

Google Apps for Education and Chromebooks have become truly awesome resources for schools and Google just keeps improving them. Here are some of the recent announcements: Android apps are coming to Chromebooks! some Android apps have already been available for use on a Chromebook. Some exciting news for schools!!

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Educational Technology Guy

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Looking to deploy Chromebooks in your district or school? Here are some tips and resources: Read through the Official Chromebook Deployment Guide from Google first. Decide which Chromebook you want to use. If the Chromebooks are going home with students, research cases for them. Join the GoogleSchools Google Group.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 26, 2013

I''ve been using a Chromebook since getting a CR-48 from Google a few years ago, and I love it. I am currently using a Samsung Chromebook, and our district is deploying over 5000 of them. The Chromebooks, and Chrome OS in general, are fast and work great, but every once in a while they can bog down when doing serious multitasking.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 30, 2015

AATT contributor, Krista Albrecht, has a balanced evaluation of Chromebooks in the classroom I think you’ll find useful. Chromebooks in the Classrooms… Friend or Foe? Chromebooks in the Classrooms… Friend or Foe? Chromebooks…those little computers that everyone is talking about. At roughly about 2.5

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The headline of a recent New York Times article (1/21/21) proclaims " Actually, QR Codes Never Went Away ," and as Lora Kelley points out, the pandemic actually increased QR Code usage (for example, it's highly likely that at least one restaurant you frequent asks you to scan the QR Code to view its menu). Give it a try! And don't forget.

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Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Chromebooks are extremely popular devices, especially in education. Many use ARM processors but more and more are using Intel processors, increasing their computing power (Acer''s C720 was the first Intel powered Chromebook). This is a nice tool for users to migrate their data to their Google account, and therefore Chromebook.

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Vizor

MARCH 10, 2021

Reading Time: 4 minutes Google’s popular Chromebook devices are taking over the education sector. The following points are 6 facts about Chromebooks. This rebrand includes over 50 new features and over 40 new Chromebooks that will release in April 2021. That’s why many organizations are also using Chromebooks.

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Educational Technology Guy

JULY 30, 2015

Everyone who reads this blog knows I'm a huge fan of Chromebooks , especially for education. Tinkercad is a completely web-based, 3D CAD system that works on Chromebooks. So, students can do their designs on the Chromebooks, and then the files can be accessed on the desktop PC and printed on the 3D printer.

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Educational Technology Guy

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Android has come to Chromebooks and is available on EDU Domains! This opens up a whole new world of possibilities with Chromebooks, adding thousands of great apps, features and capabilities. simulations Chrome Apps for Touchscreen Chromebooks https://goo.gl/3UX0He id=org.ck12.app.practice id=org.ck12.reader id=org.ck12.simulations

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Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 12, 2012

Instead of a school purchasing an iPad and keyboard for all the students, what about a Chromebook and Nexus 7 for each student? A Chromebook starts at $300 and the Nexus 7 starts at $200. Account management is very easy with the Chromebooks and Nexus 7 using Google accounts for each student. That''s a great deal.

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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 9, 2015

It has tons of resources about Chromebooks and Google Apps for Education. Some of it is specific to the school district it was created for, but there are some great resources there that work for anyone, including using Chromebooks in class, activities, lesson ideas and more. Check out the Chromebooks Livebinder here.

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 23, 2015

Chromebooks are very powerful, and very useful, devices. Vernier is a huge name in data collection tools for science and math and they have been working to support Chromebooks for some time. There are two different ways you can use their tools with Chromebooks. Related: What can you do on a Chromebook?

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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 16, 2015

Here are some resources and tips for using Chromebooks even without an internet connection. Enable offline use of Drive/Docs: https://support.google.com/drive/topic/1628465 https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/2809731 Example of backup plan for when network is down: have students write a paper or create a presentation.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 23, 2012

I also was lucky enough to receive a CR-48 Chromebook from Google to use and review. I really love how it works and think Chromebooks are an excellent idea for education. I was able to use the gradebook on my Chromebook and now there is nothing I can''t do with it. chromebooks Google Chrome google Chrome OS'

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 31, 2015

If you use a Chromebook, you are also using Google Apps and Google Drive as your file storage. On a Chromebook, you used to have to go to the web interface, but now, thanks to a developer, you can access your Dropbox files right in your Chromebook File Manager Interface for easy access to all of your files.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 1, 2015

Chromebooks are beyond popular in schools and the Google Admin Console provides a lot of great features and information. But, one thing that is missing is a way to get a full inventory of all of your Chromebooks, with information such as OS version, MAC Address, SN and more. It's easy to use and the site has excellent instructions.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2021

As I review that article, all of the formative abilities from history to math and every subject are still there but now you have more making Screencastify an essential blended learning and flipped classroom tool that is easy and fast. Add Interactive Questions to the Final Video.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 23, 2015

Here is some info about the Chromebooks and steps to take for issues/errors encountered. NOTE: Java does not work on Chromebooks. Java is a major security hazard and Chromebooks are very secure. Most of the Java based sites are moving to HTML5 which works on Chromebooks. Refresh key 6. No sound on headphones 1.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 14, 2020

Feel free to share summaries and links to these articles, but do not copy and repost entire article. Set up Meet for distance learning Video Series: How to Use Google Hangouts Meet Some great add-ons for Hangouts Meet to help teachers. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Educational Technology Guy

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I am a heavy user of Google Apps including Chrome and Chromebooks. These are the extensions that I use and feel are some of the best and most useful and consider a must have for all Chromebook users. Link at end of entry is to other articles on how to use it. Great tool for using videos on a Chromebook.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 7, 2015

PicMonkey PicMonkey is a free, online photo editing service that has some great features and is a great tool for Chromebook users. It''s an excellent resource for photo editing on a Chromebook. Feel free to share summaries and links to these articles, but do not copy and repost entire article.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

MAY 7, 2021

One that really caught my attention: starting with Chrome version 90, the Chrome OS for Chromebooks will now include a built-in screen capture and recording tool called (wait for it) Screen Capture! For Google's official support article on the tool, click here.) Sowash's website Chromebook Classroom. The Screen Capture toolbar.

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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 21, 2015

Acer has announced two new Chromebooks specifically designed with the classroom in mind. The C910 is a 15 inch Chromebook and the C740 is a 11.6-inch inch Chromebook. We have thousands of the C720 Chromebooks and the work great and hold up well, but these two new ones are even better. Acer chromebooks'

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Educational Technology Guy

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Chromebooks are getting more and more popular which means they are more ripe for theft. There are some features and tips for protecting your Chromebooks. This means that if the Chromebook is stolen, there are no files for the thief to access. This makes the Chromebook useless to the thief. GoGuardian is one example.

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Educational Technology Guy

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Chromebooks are getting more and more popular in education, the workplace and at home. UPDATE: They also work offline, contrary to popular belief: Tips and Resources for Using Chromebooks offline Here is some proof: 1. Google Apps and Chromebooks Web App Recommendations - a whole lot! Apps are listed as "If you want to.,

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

on Tuesday, Adam Henderson began receiving a flood of reports from across his district’s 17 schools saying their Chromebook devices were no longer working. wow, our district just lost enrollment on most of our student #chromebooks. Looks like our entire Chromebook inventory just lost their network settings. Around 2:30 p.m.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 7, 2015

Chromebooks are amazing devices that are great for education. There are a variety of ways to allow this on a Chromebook: setting up Chrome Remote Desktop on a Windows desktop PC, or using server based systems such as VM Ware, Citrix and Ericom AccessNow to provide access. Sometimes there are features or legacy apps that users need.

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