Digital Promise

MAY 22, 2019

But what impact do these devices have on us, and are we using technology to its fullest potential? In my public high school, we rarely interact with technology, at least not productively. Barriers to providing all students with access to technology. Barriers to using technology powerfully in the classroom.

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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.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Technology Underscores the Promise of a New School Year. Many will also have new laptops or tablets through one-to-one computing programs , upgraded classroom technology for blended learning , and teachers trained to more effectively use technology to personalize instruction. eli.zimmerman_9856. Tue, 09/10/2019 - 12:44.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

School principals value using technology for learning because of its ability to help empower learning and address the educational inequities inherent in today’s education system . Programs that provide students with an assigned laptop, tablet or Chromebook level the playing field for students’ technology access at school.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Research supports the positive impact of a PBL approach on student learning and retention , but the time required to develop new teaching frameworks and a lack of technological resources necessary to underpin PBL success at scale hamper widespread adoption. Still, the use of instructional technology continues to increase in K–12 classrooms.

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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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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Last school year, our school started a one-to-one Chromebook initiative for sixth-grade students. That meant our incoming seventh-grade students would not only have Chromebooks, but they would know how to use them. Students would always do their work if it was online , because they always had access to a device.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 11, 2023

For the past 20 years, DeKalb County School District has hosted a technology fair. They have access to computing devices, and they have access to digital learning resources,” she says. They have access to computing devices, and they have access to digital learning resources,” she says.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In the early days of my transition to blended learning, I had one Chromebook, which I received after writing a Donor’s Choose project. They conducted research, investigated topics, and accessed online texts, resources, and tools. As such, technology should not be used to isolate learners. Technology is simply a vehicle.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

I highlighted some of the affordances available online that can help students to manipulate digital information to make it more accessible. As schools think about making learning accessible for all students, it is important to consider how instructional materials allow students to interact with information.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Kindergarteners making web pages – and more – on their Chromebooks! Kindergarteners and Chromebooks – Yes #Gafe4littles works. What can young children do on Chromebooks with GAFE? How do you start with kindergarteners and Chromebooks? That’s all technology is, it’s just another tool.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Q&A: Steve Langford on Equalizing Student Access to the Web and Tech. Inequities in student access to reliable internet service and personal technology are not insurmountable. Langford: We deployed our first round of Chromebooks to students in 2016. shauna.miller_miJ5. Fri, 11/08/2019 - 15:29. by Wylie Wong.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 4, 2019

Keep Adaptive Technology Top of Mind in MLE Planning. Create Accessibility-Friendly Classroom Environment by Decluttering. A way schools can transition learning environments into a more accessible space is by purposefully removing certain classroom items. Creating an Accessibility-Friendly Digital Environment.

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Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 23, 2020

Chromebooks are easy to use and manage and make up a majority of devices in US K-12 classrooms. To address this, here are tips and resources for schools to help students use Chromebooks offline. Public hot spots, school WiFi accessible in the school parking lot, etc. can all be used to sync and download files.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 16, 2018

CUE 2018: 5 Steps to Create More Accessible, Personalized Professional Development. was preparing to deploy one-to-one Chromebooks a few years ago, the amount of professional development and training needed for educators was overwhelming. meghan.bogardu…. Fri, 03/16/2018 - 16:13. When Tulare Joint Union High School District (Calif.)

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Parents of a certain age have had to adapt to their kids doing most of their homework on a Chromebook instead of on paper. But the shift highlights how modern K–12 schools are dependent on network-accessed apps and data for learning and administration purposes.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 14, 2021

On the occasion of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Google introduced new and recent updates regarding Chromebooks built-in accessibility features. Below is a summary of these updates.read more.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 29, 2021

What resources do I have access to if I need support? They can use their phones, Chromebooks, tablets, or laptops. It’s helpful if they can save their media to the cloud where they can easily store, organize, and access it. access their work from anywhere with a device and wifi. What am I learning?

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 26, 2019

Accessibility is an important topic in education and encompasses the classroom space, digital tools and resources and much more. Creating an Accessibility-Friendly Classroom Environment Is the classroom bursting with patterned borders on the bulletin boards and bright colorful posters/word walls/anchor charts?

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 12, 2019

The rapid deployment of educational technology, paired with an increase in the number of states passing data privacy laws , leaves many district administrators and technology leaders with a daunting question about protecting student and staff information: Where do we start? Technology Planning Starts with an Assessment.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 23, 2024

For many, it means attending conferences like ISTE June 24th or the NEA Aspiring Ed Conference June 29th to learn the newest ideas in AI, Chromebooks, Robotics, and more. iPad, Chromebook, Laptop, Netbook, or Smartphone Don’t attend a conference with a paper and pencil–really. Keep this on your main phone screen for quick access.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 25, 2020

Below are some free resources to inspire students to enhance their STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) skills and also for Social and Emotional Learning. Learn how to use the amazing Immersive Reader that makes learning accessible to all. Free Distance Learning Resources.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 9, 2020

You can also record a short lesson students can access anytime. Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Screencast-o-matic is a web tool to screencast your computer or Chromebook screen and add narration.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 3, 2019

While K–12 schools are working to guarantee their data is secure , educational IT experts are raising concerns over the safety and accessibility of physical IT infrastructure in schools. . As the use of technology in education grows, schools may want to revisit infrastructure strategies to ensure critical technology is securely housed.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 31, 2023

You might even make more than one backup to external storage devices and keep the two copies in different places (providing protection and access to your data even if one of the backup devices is destroyed or inaccessible. Chromebook : No need. link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 20, 2020

With education turning on the technology skills of students and teachers, its important to gain a rudimentary understanding of foundational technology. Dr. Paul Perry, former teacher, administrator, and nonprofit exec, has put together a brief guide for educators looking to expand learning opportunities for students using technology.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 4, 2024

A School License is a multi-user PDF of most books (or videos where available) we offer–textbooks, curricula, lesson plans, student workbooks, and more–that can be used on every digital device in your school–iPads, Macs, PCs, Chromebooks, laptops, netbooks, smartphones, iPods whether they’re in a classroom, the library, one of the tech labs.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Educators consider laptops, like the ever-popular Chromebook , to be the most effective technology in the classroom. The report, which surveyed 1,200 teachers in 16 countries, found that laptops still aid teaching better than any other form of technology. Technology Promotes Skills Students Will Need. meghan.bogardu….

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2018

At some schools, science, technology, engineering and math are being incorporated into the overall classroom curriculum in all grades, while others are creating courses designated for STEM learning. Makerspaces have also become a way to create easily accessible STEM learning opportunities. . Tech Tools Help Teach K–12 Students STEM.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 21, 2018

Today, we have a gigabit wireless network deployed at our elementary, middle and high schools , and starting this fall, we expect to have deployed more than 3,000 Chromebooks to our students, teachers and administrators. Access points were installed in all the classrooms, common areas, auditoriums and media rooms.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 19, 2019

Even amid the proliferation of mobile technology in K–12 schools through BYOD programs and one-to-one computing, desktop computers remain a popular choice. For now, about 48 percen t of the teachers and students who responded to a 2018 report about classroom technology from Cambridge International reported using a desktop computer in schools.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 18, 2019

Lack of physical access. Referred to as assistive technology (AT), these devices are often decidedly low tech. Defined by the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 , AT is “any item, piece of equipment, or product that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 21, 2021

It is built with Apple Pencil® technology so all of the features on the iPad that use this technology are available with the Crayon. Your palm doesn’t cause problems on the iPad screen as the Logitech Crayon also uses palm rejection technology. You don’t need a Chromebook or any other device with this case.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 29, 2022

The most dependable method of accessing resources is through programs preloaded onto the local computer or available as PDFs that are easily shared. This might be to save money on maintenance or to make them accessible from anywhere or any number of other great reasons, but the change results in the problems I’ve mentioned.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 14, 2019

The free web tools below help teachers create a safe online class where students can access learning materials, post their work, and comment on the works of others. These platforms are online and accessible 24 hours, 7 days a week on multiple devices (computers, tablets, mobile devices and Chromebooks).

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2018

The technology proves its worth day to day by blocking prohibited sites and flagging online searches for inappropriate content, such as pornography, drug use or other violations of the district’s acceptable-use policy, says Harvey. The technology does some prioritizing, but you respond to all of them. At what age?

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Some of those connected systems include smart lighting and HVAC, facial recognition technology, wireless door locks and temperature monitors, interactive whiteboards, IP surveillance cameras and other sensor-equipped items. Forward-looking technologies include biometrics, such as fingerprint scanning and facial recognition.

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