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Why Should Schools go with Google Apps and Chromebooks?

Educational Technology Guy

I''m a huge fan and user of Google Apps for Education and Chromebooks and have written about them at length here. v=dWDI_249CFY&feature=youtube_gdata_player Why Chromebooks for Education https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeSBorbRZOA&feature=youtu.be Chromebooks for Education [link] What is Google Apps for Education?

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Resources from Miami Device

Learning in Hand

Rethinking the Chromebook as a Creation Device by Tanya Avrith Chromebooks have huge potential in the area of creation. There are so many opportunities for creation on chromebooks; we just need to rethink what creation looks like! Unfortunately they are frequently used solely as word processors and for research.

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25 Ways to use Google Forms in the Classroom (with examples!)

techlearning

Image-based Technology Quiz - This quiz uses images to test basic Chromebook literacy. It is set up so that the student immediately receives their score and can see which questions they got wrong. This makes it easy for a teacher to identify which students do not have a permission slip on file.

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25 Ways to use Google Forms in the Classroom (with examples!)

The Electric Educator

Image-based Technology Quiz - This quiz uses images to test basic Chromebook literacy. It is set up so that the student immediately receives their score and can see which questions they got wrong. This makes it easy for a teacher to identify which students do not have a permission slip on file.

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WHAT’S NEW: NEW TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS

techlearning

CDI COMPUTER DEALERS CHROMEBOOK TRADE-IN PROGRAM ( cdicomputers.com ) CDI Computer Dealers has launched a Chromebook Trade-In Program that provides a hassle-free, environmentally-friendly way for schools to dispose of their aging Chromebooks and obtain a free two-year premium extended warranty on the new ones purchased from CDI.

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15 hot edtech trends for 2017

eSchool News

This will likely have a significant impact on the K-12 landscape for the next four years when it comes to charter schools, Title programs, and common core standards. As we reflect on the year that was in 2016, the Presidential election continues to loom as the largest event of the year.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

The email, he said, detailed a “Priority 1 Alert” that had been issued by Pearson and the New Jersey Department of Education, regarding a student who had tweeted about a test question on the PARCC — a standardized test based on the Common Core State Standards. Common Core State Standards. In 2013, Pearson paid $7.7

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