Graphite Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

Screens and digital media are everywhere, from everyday tech like TVs, phones, and gaming consoles to the laptops, tablets, Chromebooks, and other tech we use in school. Kids of all ages are consuming and producing more digital media than ever before. Context matters, especially when it comes to classroom learning.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

How does game based learning and programs like SplashLearn address the unique needs of the remote classroom? Take attendance –use a game like Flippity’s Randomizer, Google A Day, or Wakelet’s Scavenger Hunt where student answers serve as their attendance notification. GBL and Remote Teaching.

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OCTOBER 9, 2015

CanaryFlow is a classroom workflow platform that makes it easy for K-12 teachers to create lessons, add and grade assignments, upload resources, comment on student work or class activities, and schedule events. Users (students and teachers) can access materials and submit work using the camera, Google Drive, or Dropbox. Insider Tips.

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JUNE 2, 2017

Submit homework digitally. Next year, incorporate it into your classroom management by asking students to submit their work electronically. This could be by sharing it with you, posting it to a class blog, embedding it into a Discussion Forum, or uploading it to their digital portfolio. Model good digital citizenship.

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MARCH 30, 2015

AATT contributor, Krista Albrecht, has a balanced evaluation of Chromebooks in the classroom I think you’ll find useful. She has over 15 years experience in the field ranging from classroom teacher to tech teacher, to Professional Developer, to 1:1 integration specialist. Chromebooks in the Classrooms… Friend or Foe?

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 23, 2018

That said, having a basic set of norms in place across classrooms will be important to any successful technology device use. Digital Citizenship- If there isn’t a long standing conversation and fully-integrated approach to digital citizenship then the validity of any technology implementation has to be called into question.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This year’s event featured more than 800 sessions on various topics such as leadership, mathematics, STEAM, digital citizenship, literacy, English language arts, and more. A better understanding of the latest projection technology along with the why and how display size impacts learning in classrooms. Epson America, Inc.

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JUNE 1, 2018

A School License is a PDF of one grade level tech curriculum or keyboarding curriculum that can be installed on any digital device in your school–iPads, Chromebooks, laptops, library computers, classroom computers, 1:1, Google Classroom–you name it. As many installs as the school wants for one low fee.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Every Earth Day, someone in your school, maybe the parent group, raises the question of WHY NOT a paperless classroom? To kickstart your paperless digital classroom requires a modicum of preparation. Take a few weekends this summer to set up a class blog and class website and get comfortable with the digital side of your school.

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MAY 14, 2021

At the beginning of the 21st century, the definition of digital equity revolved around the provision of a digital device to every student. Usually, that meant desktop computers, iPads, and laptops, either in small groups or 1:1. Books can be read online or via iOS, Android, Google Play, and Amazon.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

No matter the technology mix in the classroom, everyone shares the same user experience, with learning focused on the subject matter not the hardware, thus simplifying classroom management for the teacher. While you’re waiting, download the free software to your phone or laptop (or iPad). Plug it in to charge.

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MAY 13, 2016

Personalizing a digital device with unique wallpaper is a great way to encourage students to take responsibility for their iPad, Chromebook, laptop, PC, or another digital device. Choose the one best-suited to your digital devices. Method One : Use your digital device’s organic method of changing wallpaper.

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JUNE 19, 2015

In the not so distant past, two types of computers battled for supremacy in the classroom: Macs or PCs. Today, whether it’s a Mac or a PC, a desktop is only one of the digital devices available in the education toolkit. That includes classroom needs, infrastructure, maintenance, and–yes–money. An iPad is not a laptop.

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Gaggle Speaks

JULY 11, 2019

When Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) started handing out laptops on a 1:1 basis, the district knew the importance of protecting its students in the digital world. Technology usage in our classrooms has just exploded over the last five years,” said Sarah Trimble-Oliver, CIO.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 26, 2019

While there is a lot of buzz around using Augmented and Virtual Reality technology in education, often as a technology on the horizon that is soon to emerge as a powerful classroom tool. Here are the tools that you will need to complete this experience: The google Street View App on a mobile phone or device. Part 2: Tour Creator.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Now, we know that edtech has been proven to improve test scores and overall classroom engagement. “There will be more momentum for mobile devices in classrooms with an eye toward affordable alternatives to traditional 1:1 rollouts.” In order to receive this funding, each district must submit a digital classroom plan.

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APRIL 11, 2016

Someone in your school, maybe the parent group, will raise the question of WHY NOT a paperless classroom? To kickstart your paperless digital classroom requires a modicum of preparation. Take a few weekends this summer to set up a class blog and class website and get comfortable with the digital side of your school.

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JUNE 29, 2016

It’s intuitive, easily learned by doing for students who hate reading directions, and is compatible with desktops, laptops, Chromebooks, iPads, and Android tablets. Because it uses Google Maps as its foundation, it will instantly feel familiar. 14 ways to use them in the classroom. 14 ways to use them in the classroom.

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AUGUST 31, 2016

full access to Google Drive. Here’s how to start: Sign up, watch as many how-to videos as you’d like, create classrooms, add students, and you’re ready to go. With a nominal sense of adventure and risk-taking, teachers and students can use Otus for most of their daily classroom tasks. Did I miss it?

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FEBRUARY 7, 2017

When you start at a new school (or classroom, or teacher), it’s important to understand the part technology will take to improve educational experiences for your child. Here are fourteen question you can expect stakeholders to answer — in depth: Who teaches students to use class digital tools?

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

That was a relief because—as you probably know–using technology in the classroom can be frightening, whether you’re a grade-level teacher or in charge of the lab. You are usually on your own in the classroom, without tech experts to assist. Classroom Management (40). Google Apps (24). What if the computers break?

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MARCH 27, 2018

The past decade saw significant improvements in the application of technology to learning and 2017 became a tipping point where embedding technology into education finally moved from fringe to mainstream, remaking classrooms in the image of the future. Textbooks used to be de rigueur in a classroom. More Chromebooks than iPads.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Make sure students are technologically proficient in their use of a variety of digital devices, especially the devices they will use for the test. Make digital devices and tech solutions available at every opportunity–for note-taking, backchannel communications, quick assessments, online collaboration, even timing an activity.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Whiteboards have long been a de rigeur staple in classrooms, occupying pride-of-place at the front of the room. I selected these three because they are intuitive, multi-functional, and work as a classroom tool rather than just another new widget teachers must learn. Free to try. Free to try. Educational Applications.

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JUNE 9, 2017

This can be created using PowerPoint, Google Glides, Haiku Deck, or another slideshow tool you’re comfortable with. School digital devices used to be primarily PCs, but now there are Chromebooks, iPads, Macs, Surface Pros, laptops, and more. Instead, create a free Google Voice account. Here’s an example.

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MSEDTechie

AUGUST 5, 2013

Classrooms Without Walls- Connect Your Classroom With The World! Most of these same tools can be used to connect your classroom with the world. Our students need to connect with other students in the classroom down the hall, down the street, across town, or even across the world! 1- The dog chewed my laptop.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Here I am typing on my laptop perched on the counter next to the onions caramelizing on the stove and surrounded by my daughter''s first grade homework marooned on the kitchen island. I attempted humor in part one of the post and tried showing how my life mirrors writing in the English classroom (not a dedicated writing class).

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JULY 14, 2017

At the beginning of the 21st century, the definition of digital equity revolved around the provision of a digital device to every student. Usually, that meant desktop computers, iPads, and laptops, either in small groups or 1:1. Books can be read online or via iOS, Android, Google Play, and Amazon.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

Caveat : Expect some shenanigans the first time using the backchannel as students move through Maslow''s Heirarchy of Needs and engage in social learning and digital citizenship. Google Hangouts One of my go-to Google guys, Troy Cockrum , told me to not be afraid to Hangout by myself, and he was right. Why do they work?

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EdTechTeam

DECEMBER 11, 2019

This can be a laptop computer, a chromebook, an iPad, or even just your cell phone (though something more conducive to complex work is encouraged). While you may have an office or a classroom that serves as your “home base,” there is a good chance you won’t be spending a ton of time there. A word of caution about coaching mobility.

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Fractus Learning

JULY 23, 2015

The start of the school year brings with it more than a few ‘gotta-do’s for a classroom teacher. In any case, reviewing this list will remind you (and your administration, tech support, teachers and others) of the needs of a highly engaging, fully functioning student-centered classroom. Do your laptops/desktops need more memory?

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eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2016

Walk into a Cleveland County Schools classroom today, and chances are you won’t find a traditional chalk board or an old-school overhead projector, but instead, laptop computers and touch-screen smartboards. ” Crowe said he’s spent about $5,000 upgrading his classroom. ” Burns Middle School.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” In his book, Srnicek identifies five kinds of platforms: advertising platforms (like Google and Facebook), cloud platforms (like Salesforce and Amazon Web Services), industrial platforms (like GE and Siemens), product platforms (like Spotify), and lean platforms (like Uber and AirBnB). Education’s Proto-Platforms.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Purpose: Improving our chance for a common language in discussing existing and emerging learning trends, model, and technology in hopes of innovation in classrooms, and collectively, education at large. A description of a learning environment where there is one “screen” for each student (whether an iPad, laptop, etc.).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 11, 2016

Those geeky tech tools that we adults like to avoid are taking over the classroom. Every year, students face new iPads, apps, online grading systems, webtools, digital devices, LMSs, cloud-based homework, digital portfolios, and more. digital devices. digital note-taking. digital portfolios. Google Apps.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The post 100+ Ways to Use a Chromebook in the Classroom – SULS033 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Did I actually title this 100+ Ways to Use a Chromebook in the Classroom? 100+ Ways to Use a Chromebook in the Classroom. I want to introduce you to the Chromebook App Hub from Google. Yes, I did! Click To Tweet.

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OCTOBER 16, 2017

You can access files in Dropbox, Google Photos, YouTube, Vimeo, or upload them from your local computer. It works equally well on your desktop, laptop, Chromebook, Mac, iOS device, and mobile device and syncs between all with ease. Older students can log in via Facebook, Google, or with Gmail credentials.

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