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Google Apps and Chromebooks Web App Recommendations - a whole lot!

Educational Technology Guy

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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17 things to know about K-12 OER textbooks

Hapara

You can differentiate instruction with K-12 OER textbooks. It’s essential then for educators to provide differentiation so students stay engaged and can succeed. With easy access to OER options online, differentiated instruction doesn’t have to be complicated.

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OPINION: ‘Programs that give every student a computer instead of time with a teacher are misguided’

The Hechinger Report

They received a classroom set of Chromebooks from the publisher, about which the 10-year-olds were very excited. manager, recorder) to solve the problem on a mobile whiteboard. Although they had been using technology in the past, this school year has been their first venture in one-to-one learning. Related: Giving students a say.

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To Prepare Kids for Their Futures, Incorporate Technology Into Core Curriculum

Edsurge

Your school just invested in a new set of Chromebooks or iPads. Most classrooms have access to at least one computer or mobile device, and 77% of school districts have high speed broadband. And in nearly two-thirds of the classrooms, students didn’t appear to use technology to solve problems or work collaboratively.

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Resources from Miami Device

Learning in Hand

Innovative Interactive Presentation Tools to Bring Your Classroom to Life by Bryan Miller Interactive response systems have evolved from the formal clickers, to now operating on mobile devices. Bryan gives you a head to head comparison of all of the popular interactive response systems that work on your classroom''s mobile devices.

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Top 100 Sites/Apps of 2014

Technology Tidbits

As w/ the previous year''s list, more and more mobile apps are making the list as mobile learning continues to be the rising trend in education. Otus - A fantastic and easy to use 1:1 learning solution for mobile classrooms (i.e iPads/Chromebooks). . iPads/Chromebooks). Teachley: Mt.

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Clone Yourself with QR Codes

Learning in Hand

Easily providing recordings to your students means you can reteach concepts, differentiate instruction, give directions at centers, communicate with parents, and be heard and/or seen any time and any place. Explain Everything is a paid app and available for iOS, Windows, Chromebooks, and Android.

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