ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2019

Laptops sit much lower on a work surface. Does your school issue laptops or Chromebooks to all students? Elementary school students have the least access to personal devices, at 71%. Group projects are conducted digitally. Thomas School, for example, provides each student with a laptop and has two dedicated STEM spaces.

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Laptops Libraries STEM Chromebook 179

ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In a fairly short time, amazing innovations like iPads, laptops, and smartphones have opened up a new world of information for students of all ages. This is just as true for the elementary classroom as it is for the lecture hall. It’s no exaggeration to say that technology has transformed the classroom and brought enormous benefits.

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Technology Classroom EdTech eBook 417

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Two students who received laptops because of a parent-led effort to close the digital divide for Spanish-speaking families in Clark County, Nevada. Curious to know how many families in her community were still struggling, Gurr turned to a social media group she had started for Spanish-speaking parents for an answer.

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Digital Divide Laptops Social Media Groups 145

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2022

Along with some like-minded colleagues, she quickly formed an ad-hoc research group, “ Suddenly Distant ,” to capture this moment in history. The teachers worked in elementary, middle and high schools. Then I have my [school] laptop to monitor anything if students email me during class that they’re having technical difficulties.

Personalized Learning 137

Personalized Learning Study Laptops Learning 137

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Monica Williams remembers the late May day she and first grade teacher Lizette Gutierrez reconnected with the four young siblings from Cable Elementary. No teachers from the San Antonio elementary had heard from the children since schools closed abruptly in March due to the pandemic. Credit: Redland Elementary.

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Elementary Online Learning Report Laptops 143

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

We made that mistake when we rolled out our 1:1 laptop program 16 years ago. Getting a laptop for every kid was one thing, but having the teachers know what that meant was another. And now that it’s on every one of our laptops, it’s being used by many of our students daily. So for Minecraft, we started with a pilot program.

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Laptops Game-Based Learning Training Microsoft 167

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 27, 2018

Three years ago, an innovative educator in Jersey City Public Schools ’ Division B introduced drones to a class of elementary students with autism. Students write their flight-control software using Scratch and Scratch Junior , free programming languages from the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. meghan.bogardu….

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Chromebook Software Smartphone Laptops 354

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Innovating on the Fly Among the earliest challenges CTOs faced was how to get thousands of laptops and tablets for students and staff?while As soon as we distributed our devices to our elementary students, possible or not we had to create a student help desk,” he said. That mirrors Lorrie Owens’ experience in California.

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Chromebook Laptops Broadband Accessibility 185

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Jenna Gros jangles as she walks the halls of Wyandotte Elementary School in St Mary’s Parish, Louisiana. Brusly Elementary School has 595 students, ranging from ages two to seven. Jenna Gros, head custodian at Wyandotte Elementary School in St Mary’s Parish, Louisiana, stops to tie a student’s shoe. MORGAN CITY, La.

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Elementary Report Training Classroom 82

Education Superhighway

JULY 23, 2018

Once students came up with a bridge they wanted to design, they then worked in groups and transformed their ideas into something tangible, something they could actually hold and test. He’s now in middle school, but during the snow day, Shakera’s husband gave my son an old laptop.

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Student Engagement Elementary Accessibility Laptops 49

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 10, 2010

The purpose of my trip here was to learn about the deployment, facilitation, and observable impact of 1:1 laptop programs in various Iowa school districts. First a little history on 1:1 laptop programs in Iowa. Each school then explained how the laptops were bringing families together outside of school.

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Laptops Student Engagement Elementary Assessment 259

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

The burned remains of the Paradise Elementary school as seen Friday, November 9, 2018, in Paradise, California. Josie Chelotti, vice principal and athletic director for the Plumas district’s Greenville Elementary and Jr./Sr. Josie Chelotti, vice principal and athletic director for Greenville Elementary and Jr./Sr.

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Elementary Education Report Groups 141

eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

“Combine that with the fact that they now use technology as a primary means to connect with one another, and it’s clear that we need to be empowering and equipping this age group with the skills they need to succeed in today’s digital world. Why should this be any different?”.

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Social Media Digital Divide Survey Elementary 93

Shake Up Learning

MAY 31, 2022

Currently, Monica serves four elementary schools in her district. Working with a school that is moving towards classroom laptop carts, Monica enjoys sharing Lumio since every student doesn’t need a device to make lessons engaging. Tune in to learn more about Global Connections Week and other great ideas from Monica!

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Elementary Differentiated Instruction Assessment Training 86

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

With remote learning in full swing for a little over half of American elementary and high school schools, students are spending even more time in front of a screen: By some accounts, students are getting up to 5 or 6 hours of additional technology use per day.

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Social Media Guidelines Smartphone Laptops 182

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. LINDSAY, Calif. — This story also appeared in The Fresno Bee. Ushering in a new model.

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Online Learning How To Competency Based Learning Learning 131

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2019

In fact, it took me less than five minutes to unbox, setup, find the power button, and sync to the free app/software on my laptop and my iPhone. While you’re waiting, download the free software to your phone or laptop (or iPad). Here’s what you do to get started: Unpack the device. Plug it in to charge.

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iPhone Software Robotics iPad 218

Neo LMS

MAY 2, 2017

Some people even lobby for a right to technology for every student, in the hope of making the presence of laptops and tablets in classrooms as spread as that of blackboards and notebooks. 78% of elementary school students, 69% of middle school students, and 49% of high schoolers now use a tablet in their school life.

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Gamification Social Media Smartphone Tablets 234

Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

But he hardly sees students anymore—only the ones who log in to his daily office hours, and those remain few since his class is not a core one and the district is still figuring out how to disperse laptops to everyone. She starts each day at her kitchen table, with her laptop, paperwork, microphone and light, and meets with students.

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Classroom Education Laptops Meeting 190

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Miller asked as she stood in front of her class at Doss Elementary. First grade in particular — “the reading year,” as Miller calls it — is pivotal for elementary students, when their literacy skills “really take off.” This year, she had to backtrack — all the way to the letter “H.”. This story also appeared in USA Today. “Do

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Elementary Report Groups Assessment 145

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Ramos would connect to the library’s Wi-Fi — sometimes on her cellphone, sometimes using her family’s only laptop — to complete assignments and submit essays or tests for her classes at Skyline High School. Ramos’ parents promised to buy her a laptop eventually, but bills mounted and it wasn’t in the family’s budget.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 111

eSchool News

JULY 5, 2022

Aperture was on hand to demonstrate its scalable SEL solution for K-12 that grows with students and staff, from teacher-based ratings and strategies at the elementary level, to student- and teacher-facing assessment and strategy software for high school students and staff.

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EdTech Robotics Assessment STEM 133

The Hechinger Report

JULY 31, 2021

Bethel Elementary School students get a break from reading and math lessons with an engineering activity during summer school in Simpsonville, S.C. About a dozen fourth and fifth grade students sat at scattered tables in Bethel Elementary School’s media center, trying to build bridges out of toothpicks and tape. SIMPSONVILLE, S.C.

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Elementary Report Groups Personalized Learning 112

TeacherCast

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

OKIOCAM is a USB Plug and Play Document Camera by OKIOLABS that features a high definition 1080P camera, adjustable and extendable mounting arm, foldable base and fits easily in any backpack or laptop case. . For many students, their webcam’s come pre-attached or built into their desktop computers and laptops. OKIOCAM S .

Digital Learning 113

Digital Learning Laptops Learning Meeting 113

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 23, 2016

Not this : He sat and looked at the computer for a full ten minutes before he grasped it and experienced the icy weight of his first laptop. Rather: Laptop in hand, he wrote. Elementary-High School. Elementary-High School. Share what is necessary to fit your unique student group. Think installments.

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Tools Common Core Twitter Laptops 156

ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

You’ll find them in elementary classrooms and university lecture halls. Holland’s students use the board in a variety of ways, both individually and in groups. Facilitation of group projects and individual presentations. Advanced Touch Capability Fosters Group Interaction. In Praise of The Interactive Whiteboard.

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Technology Classroom EdTech Training 256

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

BRUNSWICK, Maine—Like many school districts, Brunswick School Department in Maine suddenly has a lot more laptops and tablets to manage than it planned for. Families are also aided by community groups like the Boston Public Library, which is lending Chromebooks and hot spot home kits to those who need them.

Digital Divide 141

Digital Divide Broadband Laptops Chromebook 141

Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

elementary and secondary schools teach the subject, maybe because there are so few curricula available for students. It’s part of the “AI-in-a-Box” kit, which is being used by more than a dozen community groups and school systems, including Carter’s class. It’s very important for education groups to face [AI] head-on,” she said.

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Robotics Secondary Laptops STEM 145

eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school. In groups of six, kindergartners and first graders rotate daily through a flexible centers model and take turns working on their eSpark personalized learning plans on the iPad.

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Blended Learning Case Study iPad Learning 52

eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school. In groups of six, kindergartners and first graders rotate daily through a flexible centers model and take turns working on their eSpark personalized learning plans on the iPad.

Blended Learning 52

Blended Learning Case Study iPad Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

At first glance, the binders incorporating a whole year of learning at the Parker-Varney elementary school in Manchester look a little like Candy Land, the beloved game of chance where players navigate a colorful route past delicious landmarks to arrive at a Candy Castle. At the Parker-Varney elementary school in Manchester, N.H.,

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Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Report Advocacy 140

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2019

This past semester I had the opportunity to observe two elementary classrooms using technology in new and exciting ways. One was a fifth-grade class at Whelan Elementary School in North Providence, Rhode Island, that had just agreed to begin a commercial personalized learning program. Sign up here for our newsletter.

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Blended Learning Chromebook Elementary Differentiated Instruction 92

TeacherCast

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

OKIOCAM is a USB Plug and Play Document Camera by OKIOLABS that features a high definition 1080P camera, adjustable and extendable mounting arm, foldable base and fits easily in any backpack or laptop case. The OKIOCAM comes in three different models: OKIOCAM S Designed for students. OKIOCAM S comes with a smaller base.

Digital Learning 88

Digital Learning Laptops Learning Meeting 88

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2018

A “genius bar,” à la Apple stores, seats six students at a time at a raised, kidney-shaped table and has facilitated more small-group teaching than Lynam did in the past. The group seating sets them up as resources for each other as they work on assignments and Lynam finds the whole room setup invites conversation.

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Classroom Laptops Groups Trends 99

The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 4, 2021

How teachers are benefitting from teaching outdoors: Jain, a high school teacher from Texas, experienced an immediate effect on her physical health and forced her to take advantage of her lunch break while her laptop finishes charging. Another thing is that my battery to my laptop could not last four zoom sessions without a charge.

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How To Laptops Elementary Case Study 85

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2019

Isha Brown arranges tables in small groups for her literature class at the Medical Academy for Science and Technology (MAST) in Homestead, Florida. On a recent morning, the students in Isha Brown’s literature class were huddled in groups, analyzing the symbolism in “A Streetcar Named Desire.” It’s really communal,” he said.

Classroom 112

Classroom Elementary Report Laptops 112

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

Usually, that meant desktop computers, iPads, and laptops, either in small groups or 1:1. Open Library is a curated list of over 20 million books (and growing) that are available worldwide to all age groups whether from the public domain or under copyright protections. They are organized by age group and category.

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Libraries Mobility eBook Android 124