eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Despite a tumultuous 2023 – and a name change – Twitter/X saw a 27% boost in popularity among children. Based on trends observed in its markets, CTL executives provided an advanced look at what to expect in 2024 for Chromebook and ChromeOS device technologies and market trends.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 10, 2018

3 Keys to Transform Instruction with Chromebooks. Chromebooks are tools. Chromebooks are tools. Chromebooks open the door for students to visualize their own thought processes, helping them better understand the material and shift from simple memorization to comprehension. eli.zimmerman_9856. Tue, 07/10/2018 - 16:58.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 4, 2019

New Chromebook App Hub Speeds the Search for K–12 Classroom Apps. The Chromebook App Hub — a new resource to help teachers find and integrate Google educational apps in the classroom — will launch later this year, Google announced today at SXSW EDU 2019 in Austin, Texas. eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 03/04/2019 - 15:55. by Eli Zimmerman.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 16, 2017

A 10-Minute Teacher Show Giveaway From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. John Sowash will be on the 10-Minute Teacher show on Friday morning sharing his ideas for a Chromebook classroom. 10-Minute Teacher Giveaway: The Chromebook Classroom Book by John Sowash.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The post Chromebook Accessibility Tools for ALL Learners – SULS0204 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, I’m chatting with Pam Hubler, a valued Shake Up Learning team member , about Chromebook accessibility tools for all learners. Pam also shares her Chromebook Accessibility presentation (embedded below).

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

How to Roll Out Chromebooks for Your District in a Jiffy. In August 2016, the tech team at the East Baton Rouge Parish School System in Louisiana was loading up new Acer Chromebooks to be delivered to the district’s 87 schools when the area was hit with a catastrophic storm. . eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 07/02/2018 - 11:51.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 20, 2013

I put this list together for our district as we are going with GAFE and Chromebooks and I figured I''d share it here too. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. fromgroups=&hl=en#!forum/chromebook-central This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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The Web20Classroom

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Educators are presented with so many device options for the classroom, but recently, Chromebooks have gained momentum. More and more districts are moving to Chromebooks as a cost effective option to put technology in the hands of more students. But why read all about Chromebooks when you can get one of your own! Is it speed?

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 27, 2018

But, you can also use Android Apps on Chromebooks , including the new Chromebook Tab 10 Chrome OS tablet. And don't forget about all of the Chrome Apps, Extensions and full websites Chromebooks and the Chromebook Tab can access. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. Chrome and Android all in one!

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Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Back in May of 2012, I wrote about Google Chromebooks and how they were great for education. Two and a half years and 11,000 Chromebooks later, I stand by this even more. Our district has over 11,000 Chromebooks deployed in grades 3-12. Google Apps for Education - great apps that work perfectly with Chromebooks.

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Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 18, 2014

I''m a huge believer and user of Chromebooks in education. Even with the huge popularity of Chromebooks, there are still a lot of people who don''t understand them or think that they can''t do a lot of things. Many people don''t realize how powerful Chromebooks are and how much they can really do.

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Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Holly Clark has a great article with some great apps for Chromebook classrooms. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. chromebooks gafe google applications' It has an interactive image of the apps. As you hover over the app icon, it gives short description. Click on it and it takes you to the Google Play page so you can install it.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Yesterday, Google Announced the first 4 Android Apps that are available for Chromebooks. I installed it on my Chromebook (Acer C720) and loved it - looks and works like the Android app. This has now made my Chromebook the perfect device. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. This is really nice.

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 17, 2016

Touchscreen Chromebooks are becoming more popular, and flip models like the Acer C738T are also getting popular. These Chromebooks open up some more options and features for students. Here is a short list of apps that are great for touchscreen Chromebooks: --. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 18, 2014

According to this article, Acer has some nice new Chromebooks coming in early 2015. My district has around 6,000 Acer C720 Chromebooks and they are great - fast, powerful, relatively sturdy and a great price. I''m a huge believer of Chromebooks as an technology tool that works great in schools. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 30, 2015

Chromebooks are very easy to use, but there is a learning curve for some people as it does do things differently. This is useful for anyone from the tech newbie to teachers and students first learning to adapt to a Chromebook. The "Get Help" app is right in the App Launcher and will open up the Chromebook Help app.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Christine Pinto in episode 142 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Kindergarteners making web pages – and more – on their Chromebooks! Kindergarteners and Chromebooks – Yes #Gafe4littles works. What can young children do on Chromebooks with GAFE?

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Educational Technology Guy

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Looking to deploy Chromebooks in your district or school? Here are some tips and resources: Read through the Official Chromebook Deployment Guide from Google first. Decide which Chromebook you want to use. If the Chromebooks are going home with students, research cases for them. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 23, 2016

Google Apps for Education and Chromebooks have become truly awesome resources for schools and Google just keeps improving them. Here are some of the recent announcements: Android apps are coming to Chromebooks! some Android apps have already been available for use on a Chromebook. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 26, 2013

I''ve been using a Chromebook since getting a CR-48 from Google a few years ago, and I love it. I am currently using a Samsung Chromebook, and our district is deploying over 5000 of them. The Chromebooks, and Chrome OS in general, are fast and work great, but every once in a while they can bog down when doing serious multitasking.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The post 13 Tools to Record Audio on Chromebooks and Other Devices appeared first on Shake Up Learning. So I’ve put together a list of 13 Tools to Record Audio on Chromebooks and Other Devices. Chromebooks have become the most popular classroom device, now in millions of classroom worldwide. Click To Tweet. Twisted Wave.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 3, 2018

Last week had two interesting announcements for EDU - a new iPad and the Acer Chromebook Tab 10 tablet. There have been a lot of different reactions from the two, but most reactions were very positive towards the Chromebook Tab and very "meh" to the new iPad. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Chromebooks are extremely popular devices, especially in education. Many use ARM processors but more and more are using Intel processors, increasing their computing power (Acer''s C720 was the first Intel powered Chromebook). This is a nice tool for users to migrate their data to their Google account, and therefore Chromebook.

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Educational Technology Guy

JULY 30, 2015

Everyone who reads this blog knows I'm a huge fan of Chromebooks , especially for education. Tinkercad is a completely web-based, 3D CAD system that works on Chromebooks. So, students can do their designs on the Chromebooks, and then the files can be accessed on the desktop PC and printed on the 3D printer.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 27, 2017

An interview with Kasey Bell in episode 107 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Kasey Bell @shakeuplearning sits down to talk about the hot trends at ISTE 2017 including lots of Google stuff, new AR news, Google Keep, touch Screen Chromebooks, and more news.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Because we are BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) I have students on PC, Mac, and Chromebook and now I’m able to record screencasts on each of them and easily stitch them together in my web browser. Screencastify is more than a screencasting tool.

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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 9, 2015

It has tons of resources about Chromebooks and Google Apps for Education. Some of it is specific to the school district it was created for, but there are some great resources there that work for anyone, including using Chromebooks in class, activities, lesson ideas and more. Check out the Chromebooks Livebinder here.

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Educational Technology Guy

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Android has come to Chromebooks and is available on EDU Domains! This opens up a whole new world of possibilities with Chromebooks, adding thousands of great apps, features and capabilities. simulations Chrome Apps for Touchscreen Chromebooks https://goo.gl/3UX0He id=org.ck12.app.practice id=org.ck12.reader id=org.ck12.simulations

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 23, 2015

Chromebooks are very powerful, and very useful, devices. Vernier is a huge name in data collection tools for science and math and they have been working to support Chromebooks for some time. There are two different ways you can use their tools with Chromebooks. Related: What can you do on a Chromebook?

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Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 12, 2012

Instead of a school purchasing an iPad and keyboard for all the students, what about a Chromebook and Nexus 7 for each student? A Chromebook starts at $300 and the Nexus 7 starts at $200. Account management is very easy with the Chromebooks and Nexus 7 using Google accounts for each student. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 16, 2015

Here are some resources and tips for using Chromebooks even without an internet connection. Enable offline use of Drive/Docs: https://support.google.com/drive/topic/1628465 https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/2809731 Example of backup plan for when network is down: have students write a paper or create a presentation.

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 31, 2015

If you use a Chromebook, you are also using Google Apps and Google Drive as your file storage. On a Chromebook, you used to have to go to the web interface, but now, thanks to a developer, you can access your Dropbox files right in your Chromebook File Manager Interface for easy access to all of your files.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 23, 2012

I also was lucky enough to receive a CR-48 Chromebook from Google to use and review. I really love how it works and think Chromebooks are an excellent idea for education. I was able to use the gradebook on my Chromebook and now there is nothing I can''t do with it. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 1, 2015

Chromebooks are beyond popular in schools and the Google Admin Console provides a lot of great features and information. But, one thing that is missing is a way to get a full inventory of all of your Chromebooks, with information such as OS version, MAC Address, SN and more. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

on Tuesday, Adam Henderson began receiving a flood of reports from across his district’s 17 schools saying their Chromebook devices were no longer working. Shortly after devices went down, users took to both Twitter and Reddit looking for answers. wow, our district just lost enrollment on most of our student #chromebooks.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 23, 2015

Here is some info about the Chromebooks and steps to take for issues/errors encountered. NOTE: Java does not work on Chromebooks. Java is a major security hazard and Chromebooks are very secure. Most of the Java based sites are moving to HTML5 which works on Chromebooks. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Programs that provide students with an assigned laptop, tablet or Chromebook level the playing field for students’ technology access at school. Follower her on Twitter at @wendymcmahon. They also enhance the learning experience for those students. Mobile Devices Encourage Further Classroom Equity. by Wendy McMahon.

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