eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

At a Dolton-Riverdale school board meeting in the spring, district leaders and two technology vendors pitched a $3.3 They told the board in the high-poverty district in Chicago’s south suburbs that the project would “future-proof the classroom” and “catapult Dolton into the next generation of learning technology.”

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2019

Yet, iPads and Chromebooks have their limitations. For example, reference articles can be kept open and visible as students write a paper. Does your school issue laptops or Chromebooks to all students? Elementary school students have the least access to personal devices, at 71%. Workstations Have More to Offer.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

Leah, today, we’re going to talk about how to use technology to make science more exciting and more effective. So, Leah, what’s your first idea for using technology to engage kids in science? Is technology a distraction? Can we have a fifth idea for technology and science? What’s another idea? So, you what?

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Specifically, I’ll mention features of Screencastify , the tool I recommend for students to use for Google Chrome or Chromebooks. (If Screencastify is to Chromebooks what Explain Everything has been to iPads all these years — a formative assessment tool well-suited to any device running Google Chrome.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Ramos knew there were many kids like her, eager to keep up with school but lacking the technology to do so. Though only about 40 miles north of Silicon Valley, home to technology giants such as Google and Apple, Oakland was deeply underconnected when the pandemic shuttered its schools. To her, it was “heartbreaking.”.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2019

Programs are geared to the particular learning of Elementary and Middle School, and Middle and High School with games and lessons aligned to state and national standards like Common Core, TEKS and MAFS. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Interactivate. Quick Review of 7 Popular Math Programs.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2019

PASCO Scientific is the global leader in developing technology-based solutions for hands-on science. Their products are wireless, Bluetooth- and/or USB-connectable, and their SPARKvue software runs on Mac and Windows platforms, Chromebooks, iPads, iPhones, and Android. False Target Rejection Technology for clean data.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Susan Vincentz is a technology integration specialist from Kentucky. This was Susan’s first year presenting at FETC, the Future of Education Technology Conference. She shared several great technology tools for giving effective feedback. It can also be added to Chromebooks! Come learn with us and get FETC takeaways!

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Rogers Elementary School in Texas get an unusual introduction to technology. After that, a Surface device, then a Chromebook. But technology is only one part of it. The difference is we now have the tools and technology to implement this at scale.” The elementary schoolers didn’t miss a beat.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 21, 2018

We’re going to talk about mentoring teachers with their use of technology through the Ace Mentorship Program. We are a Google school pushing one-to-one devices and integrated technology, meaningful technology. Technology can improve the mentor induction teacher relationship. Stephanie, what is the Ace Mentorship Program?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 20, 2020

The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Alice shares her expertise through online workshops at alicekeeler.com/goslow , blogs at alicekeeler.com and tweets @ alicekeeler. Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 13, 2017

If you’re in a 1-to-1 classroom with iPads, Chromebooks, or any other device, this free tool is a MUST-USE. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. This is the ultimate goal. No doubt about it! Collaborate.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 4, 2018

Wanda: We are a G-Suite district and our students ChromeBooks – that certainly adds a level of safety that we are able to monitor. Use the technology to keep an eye on them. The technology keeps an eye on them for us, and then, when needed, we will intervene. Vicki: What do you use for your walled garden environment?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

Each nominee and nominator will be entered to win a classroom technology package. 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. Enter a great teacher today. Listen Now. Blog: [link].

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Nobody really wants to carry the Chromebook or a laptop with you. Melissa, could you give us a 30-second pep talk for special ed teachers and how technology can help them? Melissa: Technology’s going to make your life easier because of the paperwork load that we have to do, but one thing …. Technology is wonderful.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2018

Currently, she is an Innovative Learning Specialist for Five-Star Technology Solutions and a Google Certified Trainer spreading love for #EdTech that empowers students to think critically and follow their passion! I am Brett, @ bmiller_fsts an Innovative Learning Specialist for Five-Star Technology in Southern Indiana. Brett Miller.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 27, 2017

There are several reasons why Kids Discover Online is a fantastic website for middle and elementary science, history, and ELA teachers: Students can visually explore curated topics, finding connections in a safe space. I’ve found a tool that can help with inquiry-based learning, nonfiction reading, and meeting standards: Kids Discover Online.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 17, 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. Julie Hembree is a teacher-librarian at Cougar Ridge Elementary School near Seattle, WA. This is a pattern we can all emulate. Connect your students and join.

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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. I don’t think there’s any upper limit to it. But if they want to go further, they sure can.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Enrique: Well, I think it has a number of advantages over other education technologies right now. The technology for the web VR is there, though companies like SineSpace , Edorble , and Amazon just came out with Sumerian — which is based on it’s A-frame technology, which can run virtual worlds on mobile devices.

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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. So you wouldn’t find, for example, with technology — Albemarle has been in a one-to-one environment for a number of years now, as has Charlottesville City.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 30, 2015

Through virtual colleagues, you know what’s important in their corner of education, how they handle digital textbooks, what they do about students who don’t have an internet connection at home, and where to get a grant for a 3D printer or class set of Chromebooks. refer to it in your social media. How to build a PLN.

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iLearn Technology

APRIL 10, 2017

Using the featured Science Journal app (Android and Chromebook only), students can measure light, sound, and more. How to integrate Making & Science with Google in your classroom: The Science Journal app makes any Android phone or Chromebook computer into a scientific tool that students can use to collect data on light, sound, and motion.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Just having those icons up there at the top of the toolbar as places for them to reference. And even some of my fifth graders now, some of them don’t come from technology-rich environments, so they might become frustrated or overwhelmed, and so I think offering the ability to have a buddy (is a good idea). Very remarkable!

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

In mission statements across the country, references to personalized learning abound, hanging proudly from schoolhouse walls. Now, every student in grades 3-12 has his or her own Chromebook that remains with them even in the summer. We admire them and use them as shining examples of our aspirations.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 27, 2017

The Integration of Technology movement in education means I have three options: I can be one of those educators who bemoans the fact that one more thing is being added to the curriculum AGAIN, dig in my heels, and get left in the dust. For the past year, my class has been piloting Chromebooks as our corporation rolls out a 1:1 initiative.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2015

Besides iPads and Chromebooks and a plethora of free websites that enable students to collaborate, share and publish, education’s tech explosion has resulted in a wide (and increasing) variety of tools that extend the teachers reach, making it easier to differentiate for the varied needs of students even in a busy classroom. Conclusion.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

After the morning handshake, the students would get themselves set for the day, fire up their Chromebooks, and head straight to our Good Morning Google Form. I understand that this tip is formatted for an elementary or middle school classroom, where we spend a lot of the day together, but these tips require little time and prep.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 11, 2018

This would potentially be the curriculum of my tech teacher dreams, but it would be mockingly out of reach for my wonderful elementary aged students! Would my 4th and 5th-grade students be up to the challenge of a middle and high school-level technology curriculum? I was so impressed, I knew I had to share this with my students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 14, 2018

There was a meme a couple of years ago about this little elementary kid. So I’ve got a Chromebook set up. Listen to Jon Bergmann “Preparing Your Students for Flipped Learning” Listen to Aaron Sams “8 Ways to Be Technology’s Master and Not Its Slave. I kind of describe it like this. His eyes are wide.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

The company got its start in late 2010, spurred by founder Anthony Kim’s work with KIPP Empower , an elementary charter school in Los Angeles. There are two questions that districts commonly bring to the company: “I bought all of these technology tools and my instruction hasn’t changed. What have I done wrong?”

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Classroom Management in the Digital Age: Effective Practices for Technology-Rich Learning Spaces (2016) by Heather Dowd and Patrick Green Cross-posted from Learning Light Bulbs by Nate Gildart Get your own copy of Classroom Management in the Digital Age! as with iPad apps) Chromebooks and iPads are making this easier.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 22, 2018

Vicki: Well, we know that they’re more literate now in the technology. She is enthusiastic about infusing technology into her Grade 3 program. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. It’s fantastic! It’s really quite inspiring.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Before the tax hike, just 10 percent of elementary school children had access to a mental health professional, now there’s at least one mental health care professional in every school building, and in some cases a team with multiple counselors, social workers and psychologists. Credit: Sara Hertwig for The Hechinger Report.

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Kathy Schrock

JANUARY 1, 2017

One interesting method of communication, amateur radio, also referred to as ham radio, meets the criteria of a disciplinary core curriculum because of the many features and domains it involves. The Fox River Radio Club (IL) set up a program to get amateur radio into their local elementary schools.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 21, 2021

It is built with Apple Pencil® technology so all of the features on the iPad that use this technology are available with the Crayon. Your palm doesn’t cause problems on the iPad screen as the Logitech Crayon also uses palm rejection technology. You don’t need a Chromebook or any other device with this case.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 11, 2018

Each nominee and nominator will be entered to win a classroom technology package. 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. Enter a great teacher today. Listen Now. Vicki: Wow.

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