eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2021

The sensor’s automatic temperature compensation, which can be turned off to perform conductivity studies, allows students to calibrate the sensor in the lab and then make measurements outdoors without temperature changes affecting data. Vernier creates easy-to-use and affordable science interfaces, sensors, and graphing/analysis software.

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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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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

As early as 1906, studies were undertaken that attempted to show the relationship between knowledge of school-taught grammar and language skills. It is important for educators to know that, among recent research studies, not one justifies teaching grammar to help students write better. Is Teaching Grammar Necessary?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 21, 2018

So she can go home on her Chromebook and she can search for something. Before she even came to the school, last spring there was a call for proposals at the Georgia Council for Social Studies with an emphasis on technology. When we’re at school she has access to it. You don’t know what you need until right when you need it.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

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. We’ve become a leader in STEM Education by changing the way we structure schools.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 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. They have been using the ChromeBooks in our classroom to do Google searches. Enter a great teacher today. Listen Now. Stream by clicking here.

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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. The state’s just reduced that to a requirement of one science, one social studies, one math, and a reading and writing assessment. So, that’s kind of cool.

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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? Is There Techquity in Your Chromebook Infused Classroom by Holly Clark and Ken Shelton.

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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? Students studied text structure, types of research, ways to research and record information, and different aspects of the classroom that interested them.

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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. Studies of those efforts found that students who spent just 30 minutes per week on Khan Academy under the supervision of teachers significantly improved their performance on statewide standardized tests.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2016

To get you started, I’ve provided you with information about what you’ll need to get started, and a few ideas on how to bring green screen technology into STEM, language arts, history, performance, and physical education spaces. WeVideo is another great video editing app for Chromebooks. Rebecca Recco) And now, onto the projects.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

For example, if you’re studying lakes in earth science, you know how many times can you get a classroom out to a lake to study the science of the lake. 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.

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

For example, we use in my 8th-grade science class Book Creator for students to develop everything from science lab reports to personal studies that they do — like individual investigations — and even just topic research. Working in the area of social studies at the start, she later found her passion in teaching science.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 22, 2018

As an example, I’m doing early settlers this week as one of our units for social studies. Now, you’re also using Flipgrid with this? Laura: I am. I love Flipgrid. How are you using Flipgrid with this?

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

ChromeTools is a cloud-based classroom management solution providing a variety of tools that allow teachers to monitor and keep students on-task when using Chromebooks in the classroom. The bundles pair Wonder Workshop’s Cue, Dash and Dot robots with Acer Chromebooks, Chrome tablets, Window notebook PCs and Android tablets.

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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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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. The online study tool StudyBlue has launched a new Facebook app called " Friends with Brainefits." The last revision to the law gave us No Child Left Behind. See PDF for more details.)

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

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. Nominee: Link Text Becky Alexander, Morris Elementary Nominated by: Istation.

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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. After studying painting and printmaking in college, Hannah Long spent a few years as a full-time artist. Courtesy of Mikia Frazier) Mikia D.

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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 Related: More studies mark the pandemic’s toll on student achievement. But there are early signs that the school’s efforts to stem the worst of the pandemic fallout may be helping. I was usually asleep.”.

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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

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

This blog post also comes with an infographic (PDF) that you can print and use to figure out tools to help you in your studies. Google Keep : If you’re a Google school or have a Chromebook, this might be for you. If you’re not using your smartphone for studying or if you just can’t get off Snapchat, put your phone up.

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MindShift

AUGUST 12, 2020

School : Two Rock Union Elementary in Petaluma, Calif. After studying painting and printmaking in college, Hannah Long spent a few years as a full-time artist. She was diagnosed with severe dyslexia and ADHD in third grade, and her elementary school years were shaped by those learning challenges. Hannah Long. Salary : $46,000.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

An ASA study (link) shows that 70% of students believe they have to go to college to get a job, while 80% of employers are open to hiring employees without degrees. Looking ahead, it is important for educators to help students develop 21st century skills, especially as more industries need STEM-focused employees.

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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. Extra money has allowed these wealthier districts to invest heavily in Chromebooks and iPads, state-of-the-art robotics programs, computerized blackboards, and high-end 3-D printers. It’s perhaps not surprising.

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Via The New York Times : “ New York to Shorten Standardized Tests in Elementary and Middle Schools.” “ Microsoft is really scared of Chromebooks in businesses and schools,” according to The Verge. ” Via Edsurge : “Education Technology Tools for Adult Learners Get Mixed Results From SRI Study.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

“ President Trump Earmarks $200 Million in Federal Grants for STEM , Computer Science Programs ,” says Edsurge , later swooning that “ Google , Facebook , Amazon Among Tech Titans Committing $300 Million to K–12 Computer Science.” ” “Caution: Chromebooks ,” writes Gary Stager.

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Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

” Via Education Dive: “Fifth graders from Tennessee ’s Nolan Elementary have created a campaign to convince the Tennessee Department of Education and Gov. ” More on this study in the research section below. ” “ Economic Impact of Suspending 10th Graders : $35 Billion, Study Says.”

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