eSchool News

JULY 5, 2022

As the nation’s premier middle school science competition for 15 years, the 3M Young Scientist Challenge features outstanding innovations from young scientists that utilize the power of STEM to improve the world. The ASUS Chromebook CR1 is a dependable option ready for a wide range of scenarios.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

In 2013, I was hired to teach computer science (CS) and video game design to students in grades K-5 at Monte Sano Elementary School in Huntsville, Ala. A year earlier, I had graduated with a teaching degree in elementary education. It was my first full-time teaching job. I decided I was well-positioned to help make a change.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2019

Data collection and analysis are cornerstones for many STEM and STEAM programs but they’re not just about math. Their products are wireless, Bluetooth- and/or USB-connectable, and their SPARKvue software runs on Mac and Windows platforms, Chromebooks, iPads, iPhones, and Android. STEM modules. bridge building kits.

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User Generated Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Recently I facilitated a simple machines leading into Rube Goldberg machines lesson with my gifted elementary students. As a group, learners watched the following video and reviewed the following webpage on the Smartboard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvOmaf2GfCY. There is a game-like atmosphere. Simple Machines. v=fvOmaf2GfCY.

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Kyle Pace

APRIL 30, 2017

With all the 1:1 implementations, STEM, apps, devices, etc. parents are the most underserved group in education. I have seen some very successful parent learning nights around technology, STEM, and digital citizenship. Yes, elementary students too. Guess what? Put the planning in students’ hands.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Leslie Swanson-Anaya @InspiredLeslie elementary teacher of the year for Texas region 15 has ideas for awesome technology stations. And we forgot to mention that you’re actually an Elementary Teacher of the Year in Texas for Region 15, so these are elementary kids doing these really cool projects. Vicki: Oh, fun! Vicki: Cool.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Start with the Google Cardboard headset (it’s only $15), and whether you’re using iOS, Android, Chromebooks, or iPads, we’ve curated an assortment of apps and lesson plans to try out with your students. Use Augmented Reality Apps to Enhance STEM Lessons. Either way, we’ve got you covered.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

In part, it's because of the diverse group of students we serve. In 2016, our Anna Reynolds Elementary School was the recipient of the National Blue Ribbon Award for high performance , and every school in the district routinely outperforms the competing magnet school on standardized assessments.

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

I teach gifted elementary level classes with a good portion of the students being English Language Learners. As it becomes a group exercise, the other class members seem to enjoy the challenge and become engaged in offering corrections and improvements. These concepts need something concrete with which to attach.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 14, 2018

There was a meme a couple of years ago about this little elementary kid. Some kids are working one-on-one or in small group settings with me as a teacher. And when I’m not working with one kid, I’m floating around like a butterfly all over the classroom, trying to get to every group, trying to check in with students at all times.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Shout out to all of my friends with Northside ISD in San Antonio, specifically at Thornton Elementary and Rudder Middle Schools. The same can be said of our STEM programs. Why are girls so under-represented in STEM programs? What’s been most inspirational for Ken was connecting with a group of students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

They run on a desktop client, but they have the beta that runs on a browser, so you could run it, say on a Chromebook. Chromebooks only run stuff that’s on browsers. But to be honest, it’s a little nebulous because what we don’t have is a group that is really invested in this. What groups can listeners follow to learn more?

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EdTechTeam

MAY 19, 2017

With the Common Core, state testing, interventions, and all else that goes on in the elementary day, how would I find time for my students to investigate and inquire into their interests? I even have a student who has decided to present to our board of education about types of furniture she would recommend to put in our new elementary school.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 27, 2018

Eric: You could definitely use these with your elementary students without a doubt. You could definitely use this with your lower elementary students. So it definitely scales up for upper elementary and for middle school kids as well. He is a co-leader of the Ohio Google Educator Group (GEG) at tiny.cc/geg-ohio

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Educator Innovator

AUGUST 1, 2017

Since we last checked in with Liberty Elementary, a 2014 LRNG Innovator Challenge grant recipient , the garden project has grown, now reaching all the way to the 6th grade. Building on this atmosphere of creativity and inventiveness, the school has embraced a new forum to showcase student learning: the Liberty Elementary Shark Tank.

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Fractus Learning

JANUARY 12, 2017

High-quality learning can happen on laptops, Chromebooks, tablets, or cell phones. One learning center was at her interactive whiteboard where a group of students played a game working on letter sound recognition and identification. An art teacher I am working with has students bring laptops from a STEM lab with them to art class.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

Screencastify is the screencasting tool I recommend for Google Chrome and Chromebooks. Built for Chromebooks, it saves all of your recordings directly to Google Drive. In today’s episode, she talks about the transformation, why they needed change, and implementing successful change. Update on Testing Reform in Virginia.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

Screencastify is the screencasting tool I recommend for Google Chrome and Chromebooks. Built for Chromebooks, it saves all of your recordings directly to Google Drive. You meet with your critique group to go over it, and you can do that virtually on Google Hangouts or Skype. Tip #4: Authoring eBooks. You write it.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 22, 2018

Laura: So I used to do literacy task boards on paper, which is basically — while I meet quickly a group for guided reading, this is what the rest of the students are doing — so there a lot of different choices on the choice board. Reading group using flipgrid to record video responses in our Literature Circle group today.

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Adam Welcome

MAY 22, 2016

Kids should be developing these skills while they're still in high school, college and heck why not even elementary school! Students use an Internet connected device (preferably a laptop/Chromebook/desktop computer) to figure out the combinations to a series of locks but they are all online!

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2015

MobyMax, a provider of personalized and blended learning curriculum for K-8 students, is helping educators at Georgia’s Screven County Elementary School personalize math instruction to meet the learning needs of every child. von Waldner’s students all have Chromebooks for use during class.

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Shake Up Learning

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution. Straight Outta Pencils: Funny Notebook for Kindergarten and Elementary School Teachers (Composition Book Journal) (7 x 10 Large). . Chibitronics Chibi Lights Circuit Stickers STEM Starter Kit. . Samsung Chromebook Pro.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2020

The version of the tool launched this fall focused on late elementary and middle school math, with new topics planned for the future. But the district is trying to address the problem: It distributed nearly 111,500 Chromebooks to students for home use during the closure and deployed special Wi-Fi-equipped buses to various neighborhoods.

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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 20, 2015

Vernier, makers of very popular sensors and data collection systems, have just released their free Graphical Analysis app for Chromebooks. This addresses a huge need for schools using Chromebooks, and one obstacle that kept some schools from adopting Chromebooks. Link ® to Chromebook’s USB port for data collection.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA INSIGHTS ( britannica.com/insights ) The Encyclopaedia Britannica Group announced Britannica Insights, a free Chrome browser extension that enables searchers to cut through the noise on the internet and provide trusted and verified information.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The Senate Education Committee began work this week sifting through the 800-some-odd-page reauthorization for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Updates and Upgrades Google announced a change to the way it will sell its new Chromebooks. The last revision to the law gave us No Child Left Behind. See PDF for more details.)

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Editor’s Note: Kanban is a method of task management for groups. Presentations – the collaborative presentations created by group members for this project. Scenes – a typical way to group things in the workspace. Some people call it “task boards.” See video below.). Who Can Use Project Pals?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2020

Kristen Stein , an elementary school teacher who enjoyed remote learning more than expected. Age: 26 Taught: T-K and kindergarten School: Two Rock Union Elementary in Petaluma, Calif. She was diagnosed with severe dyslexia and ADHD in third grade, and her elementary school years were shaped by those learning challenges.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2022

Last school year she taught to a Chromebook, filled with dark squares where kids’ faces ought to have been. “I But there are early signs that the school’s efforts to stem the worst of the pandemic fallout may be helping. Some kids went months and months without Chromebooks; others never logged on at all. “We

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Stay tuned, because the second group of finalists will be featured on eSchool News next week! The school recently built a new center for science and arts outfitted with new, cutting-edge Samsung solutions that provide an ideal space for students to foster STEM skills, such as critical thinking, communication, and creativity.

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MindShift

AUGUST 12, 2020

Prior experience with group video calls: No. School : Two Rock Union Elementary in Petaluma, Calif. Prior experience with group video calls : No. She was diagnosed with severe dyslexia and ADHD in third grade, and her elementary school years were shaped by those learning challenges. My fianc é is in a high-risk group.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Start with the Google Cardboard headset (it's only $15), and whether you're using iOS, Android, Chromebooks, or iPads, we've curated an assortment of apps and lesson plans to try out with your students. If you've already tried it out, are you looking for more app and lesson plan ideas? Either way, we've got you covered.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 7, 2018

The winning nominator and his or her nominee each win a $20,000 package including one 7000 series SMART Board and SMART Document Camera, 30 Chromebooks, and SMART training and implementation. I think a lot of that stems down and boils down to social media, too. Enter a great teacher today. Listen Now. Stream by clicking here.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage. One way education is doing this is by offering CTE, even in the elementary grades.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2021

Seated at folding tables and speaking through face masks, students at this STEM-focused charter high school tallied Covid-19 infection and death rates from one winter week — comparing national and statewide data with the virus’s toll at their school. This story also appeared in USA Today. You just see a bunch of dots.”.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage. One way education is doing this is by offering CTE, even in the elementary grades.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Third grade students at Meeker Elementary school share an iPad in a blended learning class in Greeley, Colorado. Nearby, a group of seniors exhibit souvenirs they designed and fabricated a week earlier, using a computer-assisted drafting program and the lab’s 3-D printer. Photo: Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor.

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