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The best BYOD tech tools for the Common Core classroom

eSchool News

With just 4 categories and less than a dozen tools, educators can hit a lot of Common Core standards. Our Board of Education then announced we were now a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) district, but did not provide the professional development time to support this initiative. Understand the difference between free and freemium.

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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

Securly

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. Then there was the iPad. Appealing to all ages for all occasions, the iPad topped the market in the following years after its release. ” 1:1 + Common Core = $$$$$.

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18 Distance Learning Tools with Sound Privacy Practices

Graphite Blog

Platforms: iPad, Web Grades: 3–12 See full privacy evaluation. Superb real-time assessment tool a fit for 1-to-1, BYOD classrooms Price: Free with paid upgrade available; team accounts available for free due to the coronavirus pandemic Platforms: Web Grades: 3–12 See full privacy evaluation. Book Creator. Khan Academy.

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What parents should ask teachers about technology

Ask a Tech Teacher

Not surprisingly, it takes a lot more than a room full of computers, iPads, and apps to turn “tech ed” from marketing to mainstream. If not, what if the parent doesn’t have an up-to-date computer/iPad at home? For Common Core schools: How do they prepare students to succeed with online testing?

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Your midsummer ed-tech check-in

eSchool News

OER meets iPads in this district. Instead, they power up glowing iPad screens and swipe and tap their way through math problems, the day’s reading or interactive content. Top BYOD tools for the Common Core classroom. Here’s what admins — and teachers — need to know for job interviews and beyond.

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Come to the Mobile Learning Experience in September 2013

The Mobile Native

This year''s topics include project-based learning, assistive technologies, Common Core State Standards, Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT), and the open content revolution. While mobile learning isn''t about a specific device, many sessions will have an iPad focus. BYOD BYOT Mobile Learning' Learn more at mobile2013.org

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Resources from Miami Device

Learning in Hand

Create Multimedia eBooks in a 1 iPad Classroom by Wesley Fryer Enhanced eBooks on iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches can include audio, video, and interactive animations in addition to digital text, images and links. Get introduced to practical pedagogical strategies for using iPads and Blogger with your students.