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K–12's Digital Transformation Is Giving Libraries a Modern Makeover

EdTech Magazine

Because wireless networking can be an expensive endeavor, schools can use E-rate funding to pay for these upgrades. Please join the discussion on Twitter by using the #ConnectIT hashtag. This article is part of the "Connect IT: Bridging the Gap Between Education and Technology" series. by David Andrade.

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A Pedagogical Shift Needed for Digital Success

A Principal's Reflections

The students worked with Mrs. Fleming on Google Chromebooks in the library to design their e-books. Jessica Groff and Joanna Westbrook created an ELA task that incorporated Twitter into their unit on Julius Caesar and built on content authentic to the play – i.e. social media repurposed with and for academic discourse.

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3 Ways to Achieve a Successful School Improvement Initiative

EdTech Magazine

In Illinois, Cicero Public School District 99 was able to utilize E-rate funding to provide individual Chromebooks to students as part of its one-to-one education program. . Once you understand the problem and what your faculty is capable of, it is time to start implementing a solution. by Eli Zimmerman.

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6 Tech Treasures for Special Ed Teachers (K-6)

The CoolCatTeacher

Melissa Mann on episode 167 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This handy free Google Docs add-on tracks things like: time spent writing, spelling-grammar-and punctuation error rates and pulls it into a clear graphical view in your teacher dashboard.

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Do School Districts Need Their Own Data Centers Anymore?

Educational Technology Guy

E-rate no longer pays for servers either. They are moving to Google Apps and Chromebooks (and moving all files to Drive) and are moving to have Pearson host PowerSchool instead of hosting themselves. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. Schools are turning more toward web services, even our district. I think most can.

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The Rise of eSports in Education: Breaking New Ground

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter If you want to know how to start an eSports program in your school. And we have 14 states that have teacher-run nonprofits that run the e-sports organizations for their state. And so it's a lot the same in how we should be treating e-sports.

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Google Masters For Kids of All Ages: Badges, Skills and More

The CoolCatTeacher

Lee Ann Yonker on episode 168 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This handy free Google Docs add-on tracks things like: time spent writing, spelling-grammar-and punctuation error rates and pulls it into a clear graphical view in your teacher dashboard.

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