Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2022

Years ago, I took the lead in writing a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy for my school site, which was later adopted by my district. It worked until our site eventually became one of the first sites to roll out a one-to-one policy with Chromebooks. Seven years ago, I proposed a day without technology to the site administration.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

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. Now, we know that edtech has been proven to improve test scores and overall classroom engagement. But, how does the 2010 vision for edTech match what’s actually happening today?

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

FEBRUARY 8, 2014

Whether used for quick informational checks or unit tests, the quiz feature enables teachers to assign formative and summative assessments with ease. Summative Assessments Summative unit tests can easily be given using Edmodo''s quiz feature. I can also link resources to specific quiz questions to assess high-level thinking skills.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 12, 2014

Essentially, this is what I do: Organize students into classes on Edmodo with all resources, agendas, links to edtech tools, assignments, and quizzes are completed in Edmodo. From taking quick quizzes as a homework check to group quizzes to summative tests, Edmodo''s quiz feature is my go to feature for assessment.

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Securly

JANUARY 5, 2016

In summary, their results suggested “no noticeable improvement” in standardized test scores (PISA) for reading, mathematics, or science in countries that heavily invested in classroom technology; thus, they do not believe expanding access to high-tech devices (1:1 Chromebook programs) will abate falling test scores. .

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Students can record in a second language and translate to their native language as a quick self-assessment. I can see we're BYOD. So some have Chromebooks, some have PC, some have Macs. So it's now this way of kind of doing self-assessment of the work they're doing as well. Stop motion animation 08:32 Tip 4. 10:28 Tip 6.

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The Innovative Educator

APRIL 3, 2016

That’s because we use outdated assessments that don’t measure authentic learning but rather skills important in centuries gone by such as memorization, regurgitation, and writing and computation with audience or purpose. For examples of authentic assessment you can read this. You can read about BYOD here. He’s right. Well, yeah.

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