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3 Ways to Extend the Life of Chromebooks

EdTech Magazine

As school-issued devices near the end of their lifecycles, K–12 institutions are searching for ways to sustain these technologies. Google announced in September that it would extend automatic updates for Chromebooks. All Chromebook platforms will get regular automatic updates for 10 years,” notes a company blog post.

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Transitioning K–12 Teachers to Chromebooks

EdTech Magazine

When Google released its “Future of Education” report in late 2022, it noted the need to “elevate the role of the teacher” through the use of technology; that is, to give them the time they need to invest in themselves and in their students, and to support their roles as “choreographers” of student learning.

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What Happens When Technology Fails? 3 Work-Arounds

Ask a Tech Teacher

Technology enables it to differentiate authentically for the diverse group of learners that walk across your threshold. Until the day of, the technology that is its foundation fails. All that matters is an effort to use technology to add rigor and excitement to a tired lesson plan fails, leaving the teacher more technophobic than ever.

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Guide to Offline use of Chromebooks

Educational Technology Guy

Chromebooks are easy to use and manage and make up a majority of devices in US K-12 classrooms. To address this, here are tips and resources for schools to help students use Chromebooks offline. Here are the key steps in the process, along with useful Google support links. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Maximize the Power of Multiple Technology Ecosystems

Google services power collaboration and productivity for education and business organizations across the world. In education specifically, schools invested in Google education tools or considering these services may believe Chromebook is the only viable hardware to take advantage of Google. But how does it work?

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Chromebook Getter - Free Replacement for Chromebook Inventory Tool

Educational Technology Guy

The Chromebook Inventory Tool is/was an extremely useful tool for G Suite Admins to make managing and updated their Chromebooks easier. However, it will not work after July 16th due to changes to Google's Sheets API. It is an Add-On for Google Sheets, easy to install and use. Take a look and try out Chromebook Getter.

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New! Screencast App for Chromebooks from Google

Shake Up Learning

Screencast App for Chromebooks from Google appeared first on Shake Up Learning. The new Chrome OS application by Google is called Screencast (Available for all Chromebooks running ChromeOS v. Each recording also downloads automatically to your Google Drive. Screencast App for Chromebooks from Google.