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Khan Academy plunged into classrooms, then classrooms went online

The Hechinger Report

LAS VEGAS — Sal Khan made a radical decision last summer. It was time, thought the ed tech pioneer, to bring his nonprofit online education empire to brick-and-mortar schools — lots of them. If it went well, Khan Academy would prove, on a large scale, that teachers are critical to the successful use of technology in learning.

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Google Apps and Chromebooks for Special Education and Special Needs

Educational Technology Guy

Chromebooks and Google Apps are excellent assistive technology (AT) that help students with special needs access curriculum and information. Chromebooks allow students to access curriculum while avoiding their triggers. Khan Academy - Watch, practice, learn almost anything. What can you do on a Chromebook?

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Print or Digital Textbooks? What’s the Low-down?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Quickly after iPads, schools fell in love with Chromebooks and their amazing ability to allow students to collaborate and share, not to mention their ease of maintenance. The next game changer, according to education experts, will be digital textbooks. The next game changer, according to education experts, will be digital textbooks.

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Long Live the '90s: ‘Edtech’ Crazes Every Teacher (and Student) Secretly Wishes Were Still Around

Edsurge

2017 Equivalent: We’d say MacBook Airs are the modern G3 equivalent, but Chromebooks rule the classroom these days. Is it really educational if you’re having this much fun rationing food and losing family members to dysentery? The plethora of startling yet strangely alluring colors. Students were like moths to a flame. Undoubtedly.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Reflecting on this evolution, I’m struck by the radical changes that have shaped the educational environment, particularly in this early part of the 21st century. These reflections are not just an academic exercise but a practical one, aimed at understanding and adapting to the evolving dynamics of education.

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Snow Day? 7 Ways to Keep Teaching

Ask a Tech Teacher

For example, Wabash County issues all students MacBook Airs and iPads (your school could use Chromebooks) that are available to students who can’t get to school: All Wabash County students in grades 3 through 12 have a MacBook Air they take home every day. For snow days, K2 students can bring home the iPads they use at school. .

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The Features And Benefits Of The XP-Pen Drawing Tablet In The Classroom

TeachThought - Learn better.

They have tutorials and eLearning resources for teachers here and are also Chromebook-compatible. The XP-Pen Star G640 is Chromebook compatible. Many schools have proceeded through various stages of student tech, from BYOD (‘Bring Your Own Devices’) to iPads, to Chromebooks. and Chromebook-compatible.

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