There is no box

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Given that one of the big compelling reasons behind school adoption of Chromebooks over iPads is how well they handled the SBAC online assessments, this is kind of a big deal. New Chromebooks auto update before we can enroll them which means we cannot lock their Chrome OS version to one officially supported by SBAC.

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Chromebook Online Assessments Policies iPad 40

Edsurge

MAY 8, 2017

For schools that already provide computers for online assessments, Luberoff contends it’s unreasonable to require students—particularly those from low-income communities—to fork out $100 to buy a graphing calculator just to take a math test. Desmos has already made headway in getting approval from some schools to be used for testing.

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Pearson Assessment Online Assessments iPad 71

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

For example, in one activity, she supercharges a regular lesson by having students record explanations of what they’ve learned on their iPads. This talent for seeing how edtech can transform, rather than replace, traditional methods enhances every decision Colene makes in the classroom.

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Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 130

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Many schools now provide digital devices for students, often a Chromebook or an iPad. There’s no longer an option to hide students from the online world, what is considered by many parents a dangerous place their children should avoid. All of these require keyboarding skills, yet no one is responsible for teaching them.

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Digital Citizenship Common Core Chromebook iPad 150

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

EXPLORELEARNING GIZMOS ( WWW.EXPLORELEARNING.COM ) Gizmos are online simulations that help students to make connections and draw conclusions with an interactive design that supports a manipulation of variables and “what-if” experimentation. Gizmos help prepare students for rigorous new standards and online assessments.

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Robotics Chromebook Edmentum Mobility 41

Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

. “I can’t speak for other companies, but I have a lot of confidence in the reliability of our online assessments. Pearson was one of the companies, along with Apple, that was faulted as the Los Angeles Unified school district’s 1-to-1 iPad program, faced technical breakdowns and backlash.

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Common Core Pearson Resources Company 76

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

All three are outstanding (and free), but perhaps the most immediately useful to readers of this blog is Civic Online Reasoning or COR.

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

Via EdScoop : “‘Deliberate cyberattack ’ delays online assessments in five states.” ” “ iPads part of trend addressing diversity , inclusion in learning,” Education Dive claims , and my god the b t people write about ed-tech never ceases to amaze me. A big maybe,” says New America.

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Education Facebook Company MOOC 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Steve Jobs wouldn’t let his kids have iPads. The iPad would solve that,” he said. His idea was to hire great textbook writers to create digital versions, and make them a feature of the iPad. But if we can make the textbooks free, and they come with the iPad, then they don’t have to be certified. Alexa at School. “Do

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145