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Google Apps and Chromebooks Web App Recommendations - a whole lot!

Educational Technology Guy

Google Apps and Chromebooks App Recommendations and Substitutions Here is a list of Google Apps and Web Apps to use. This district has been 1-1 with Chromebooks for quite a while with a lot of experience. link] [link] read and fill in Interactive PDFs on the Chromebook using the cloud-based reader "PDF Escape": [link].

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Digital Leadership is Not Optional

A Principal's Reflections

More and more schools have gone 1:1 thanks to the cost-effectiveness of the Chromebook and cloud-based tools. Emerging technologies such as augmented reality, virtual reality, open education resources (OER), coding, and adaptive learning tools are moving more into the mainstream in some schools.

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6 Edtech New Year’s Resolutions

Tom Murray

Districts having success in this area have comprehensive refresh plans, work with high quality partners, build relationships with local businesses, work diligently to receive grants, and leverage a variety of open educational resources (OERs).

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Join the edWeb Team at ISTE 2015

edWeb.net

Follow @edwebnet on Twitter to find us at the conference. Learn more here about their Marriott Lightning Sessions and raffle and follow @commonsenseedu & @graphite on Twitter. Check out Metiri’s Facebook page or follow @MetiriGroup on Twitter. Learn about how to use open educational resources (OER) in your classroom!

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A letter of support

NeverEndingSearch

These new collections support new literacies and leverage the new bounty of open educational resources (OER) supported by the White House’s #GoOpen initiative, as well as streamed media, and software for creating and sharing powerful, effectively, ethically produced digital stories. twitter: @joycevalenza. skype: joycevalenza.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

But Posterous, if you’ll recall, was acquired by Twitter in 2012 and shut down one year later. Microsoft : “Microsoft launches Intune for Education to counter Google’s Chromebooks in schools,” Techcrunch reported in January. ” (Amazon Inspire is the company’s OER platform.) They’re amazing.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition)

Doug Levin

Among them, I’ve updated my site to include a dedicated FAQ on open educational resources (OER). The FAQ is a collaboration of many involved with the movement and includes an OER infographic , suitable for downloading and re-sharing. Folks on Reddit and Twitter had some interesting thoughts on the piece.

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