Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

Districts looking for long term sustainability by purchasing high quality devices at an affordable cost should take a hard look at both laptops and tablets for solutions. Commit to Student Privacy and Clearly Articulate Policies to Stakeholders. Resources: Data Quality Campaign (stat source) & Future of Privacy Forum ).

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2020

In an effort to find positive examples of crisis leadership, I asked my followers on Twitter if they had been particularly impressed by how their leaders had responded. Put People First With the need to convey detailed plans quickly, it is easy for messages to sound like policy manuals. Effective messages always put people first.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2021

nearly one in 10 families (9%) do not have access to a laptop, desktop or tablet at home. To learn more, visit kajeet.com and follow on Twitter at @Kajeet. The global pandemic is exposing massive disparities in reliable internet access. In the U.K., About Kajeet. Kajeet holds 38 U.S. patents in mobile technologies.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Meaghan Markey prefers to take notes with her laptop in class, so she was surprised—and a bit frustrated—to find several of her professors at Michigan State University had “no-tech in class” policies, meaning no laptops, no smartphones. For me, it was a lot simpler having your phone or laptop out during class,” she said.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Tagged on: August 17, 2017 Do Laptops Help Learning? state-level policies relating to open education. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Is it established by district policy or is each teacher encouraged to pick their own? This might include a desktop/laptop computer, Wifi, and an ereader, as well as software, apps, extensions, and bookmarked websites used to complete schoolwork. What is the campus policy on bringing digital devices from home? Are they allowed?

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2019

Each class policy we put in place should be based on whether or not it supports the students learning in some way. I used to “ban” laptops, for example, not realizing the impact of this choice on all students. I used to “ban” laptops, for example, not realizing the impact of this choice on all students.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 26, 2015

You can reach him on Twitter @jtomassini. While more and more schools are allowing students to work at their own pace – and seeing success – no consistent policies exist from state-to-state or district-to-district. As a result of this fragmented policy landscape, there are few models for schools to follow.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

This web-based voice recorder app from 123 Apps is a free and simple way to record audio on a Chromebook or other laptops and desktops. Create links that embed directly to Twitter, making it easy to share voice Tweets, and Reverb links can also be shared on forums and embeds on websites and blogs. See: Copyright Policy.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Data’s influence on modern education is immense; it drives policies, impacts funding—it even affects decisions about which tools and services edtech companies create for educators. Amy’s Top Picks for Education Resources Here is Amy’s must-follow list for Twitter, LinkedIn and education-focused blogs: Twitter. EdWeek Blogs.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The Speak Up data revealed an increase in students’ access to mobile devices, tablets, laptops, and Chromebooks. The information provided in the Speak Up National Findings will support district and state leaders to make policy decisions “that will share the future of our educational system, and by virtue, shape the future of our children.”.

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EdTechSandyK

JANUARY 27, 2014

Public Relations In Royce City ISD, every campus has a Twitter account and shares reminders with parents and students via Twitter. Professional Growth Don uses Twitter for a professional learning network. He can''t imagine doing his job without his Twitter PLN. Notes from a concurrent session at TASA Midwinter 2014.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 18, 2021

You can’t record if you join the meeting only to present, such as from a laptop while already in a video conference room. Pam also loves to create resources to share with educators through her website www.spedtechgeek.com , Twitter, as community manager of the Shake Up Learning Facebook Group and other social media platforms.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2017

Gearing up for their district’s password-reset day in October, teachers and school administrators in Raytown, Missouri, watched a spoof video “gym” tour by their tech-support staff, who offered tips for stronger passwords amidst “laptop lunges” and “cross-tech” training. Amelia Vance, policy counsel, Future of Privacy Forum. “It

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WJU EdTech

MARCH 17, 2015

One posted on Facebook during work hours, left the laptop open, students got a hold of it and posted atrocities about the teacher on the teacher’s home page. “Both Twitter and Facebook keep logs of every instance of online activity – every post, message, interaction, like, friend, comment etc. THINK first. Then model it. .

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

District #3 : Next Generation Digital Classroom - moving away from laptops and desktops. District #5 : Kindergarten teachers started class Twitter accounts! Here is Mrs. Cook''s Twitter. November suggests you can follow someone on Twitter via text messaging instead of having to set up a Twitter account.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

I’ll just pop open my laptop for an hour or so after the kids go to bed,” says a one adult learner, working to complete her bachelor’s degree online with the ASU Global Freshman Academy. So far, we’ve engaged in Twitter chats , webinars and in-person convenings. Novel, online programs enable adult student to learn anytime, anywhere.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Follow @GTeacherTribe on Twitter. Laptops/desktops Chromebooks iPads Unsure/any of the above. See: Copyright Policy. I can’t wait for the Google Teacher Tribe Podcast w/ @shakeuplearning @ditchthattextbook #gttribe… Click To Tweet. Follow Us on Social Media. Follow the Google Teacher Tribe Podcast on Facebook.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 3, 2012

He was co-creator of the Twitter weekly discussion group #Edchat and he hosts the Web 2.0 Most recently he was selected to be a panelist at the #140 Conference in Los Angeles, organized by Vonage founder Jeff Pulver where he discussed the impact of Twitter and other social media on education. Connected Classroom blog.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2016

The baby holds her smartphone, clicking, and Maria asks what I’m working on as she sees me typing obsessively on my laptop. Maria, the woman sitting next to me on my flight from New York to Austin, is playing with her daughter, Monica, on her lap. she wondered, adding, “so my daughter needs a whole new type of education, right?!”.

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Connecting 2 the World

JUNE 21, 2011

The group, started by a classmate of mine, is comprised of instructional designers, members of ITS, employees of educational technology developers, professors and instructors, and administrators/Educational Technology policy makers in upstate/northeastern New York state. However, about half of the students did not do the assignment.

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EdTechSandyK

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Around the same time, though, I also got involved in this thing called Twitter , and I quickly found lots more topics to blog about beyond my formal studies. Please see specifics on my re-use policy in the right-hand column of my blog before re-posting/re-using any of my blog content. Unported License. about me blogging pln'

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

But Posterous, if you’ll recall, was acquired by Twitter in 2012 and shut down one year later. Apple’s share of the market – which includes its sales of both iPads and Mac laptops – fell to 19% – down from about a quarter of the market. The Chromebooks are not fully-functioning laptops.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, gave $10 million to a single school district in California, aimed at closing digital disparities. So what will schools do when their now-new laptops wear out in a few years? Since the shift to remote learning in spring 2020, schools in the U.S. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

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MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Even though in recent news we have heard some changes introduced by President Obama, on the No Child Left Behind policies. Use Twitter to quickly and easily assess students’ learning at the end of a lesson, this can be a class twitter account, or individual accounts for older students. There is also a survey feature.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

It’s not you, dear Twitter, it’s me. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Twitter not your thing? I’m having some trust issues and just need some space.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

It’s not you, dear Twitter, it’s me. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Twitter not your thing? I’m having some trust issues and just need some space.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Seven years ago, Walton was the first school in Albemarle County to give every student a laptop. There are classroom Twitter and Instagram feeds through which teachers celebrate student work and post announcements for parents.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. But the iPads will be discontinued next year in favor of the Dell Latitude Education Series (3160) touchscreen laptop computer.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 19, 2016

Simple Updates to Your Classroom Procedures and Workflow sponsored by EdTech Software From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Chromebooks, Laptops and Tablets: Lids up or lids down. Will you have a class Twitter account? Make sure your photo policy fits with your school policy.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Thank you to Joey Jackson on Twitter ( @iAMJoeyJackson) for sharing your excitement about Blended Learning with Google and Google from A to Z ! Often the cameras that come standard on laptops and Chromebooks just don’t cut it. See: Copyright Policy. This is an updated post from my very first year of blogging (2014).

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My Island View

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

After being involved in social media for over a decade, I have made a few observations that might be helpful to folks who use social media, more specifically Twitter, to develop and maintain a Personal Learning Network. I started my Twitter account with a plan and focus to use it to develop collegial sources for my professional learning.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 7, 2020

This book is great for any kind of devices–tablets, laptops, Chromebooks, anything! You can follow her on twitter and Instagram @HollyClarkEdu. See: Copyright Policy. The new book takes you through a series of how to go from great analog activities to powerful digital activities. Are Chromebooks required for this book?

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EdTechSandyK

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Teachers have had Windows laptops. Joel Adkins, Pleasanton ISD - Just here to help answer questions! :-) Policy is now not writing policies. Tanna Fiske - @fiskeclass on Twitter - EdTech from Eanes ISD - Fully 1:1 K-12. Tanna Fiske - @fiskeclass on Twitter - EdTech from Eanes ISD - Fully 1:1 K-12. Unported License.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 5, 2020

I’ve seen the recommendation floating around on Twitter to halve your expectations for how much curriculum you can realistically cover, and then halve that amount again, and even so, you may not be able to fit everything in. Don’t hold yourself to that standard. This is not a time to be overly ambitious.

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Nik Peachey

AUGUST 23, 2013

This opens up a really wide range of potential for communication and speaking practice that used to be such a struggle to organise on older laptops and desktop computers. Once students have completed their recording these can be shared to YouTube, Facebook, Twitter or emailed directly from within the app.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

Media Literacy (by Crash Course): A 12-part video series that goes beyond the typical media literacy topics, digging into things like the history of media literacy and how policy affects the media we consume. Media and Information Literacy Curriculum for Teachers (by UNESCO): Dense, thorough, and global curriculum available in many languages.

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