eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2017

[ Editor’s Note: This story is Part 1 of our April series on Blended Learning. Too often, educators who are considering investing in blended learning pull back after hearing horror stories of good programs gone bad. Now, all secondary students are issued a Chromebook that is theirs to keep—even during the summer.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Leslie Swanson-Anaya @InspiredLeslie elementary teacher of the year for Texas region 15 has ideas for awesome technology stations. Learn how she helps students learn and progress using technology. Leslie: We use both Chromebooks and iPads. These apps will work for all ages of students and subjects. Vicki: Oh, fun!

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2020

Over in Massachusetts, Becky Csizmesia, who was teaching music to elementary students at Silvia Elementary when schools closed, had a similar problem with communication apps. Through the program, five middle schools in Fall River Public Schools will be outfitted with enough Chromebooks to enable at-home learning for every student.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 30, 2018

The post Yes, Kinder CAN Use Chromebooks! appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Yes, Kinder CAN Use Chromebooks! The new book, Google Apps for Littles by the dynamic duo, Christine Pinto , and Alice Keeler , is all about empowering our littlest learners – YES, kinder CAN use Chromebooks and lots of other technology!

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

MDR reports a “surge,” with 1:1 schools most likely to be high schools (41 percent), then middle schools (37 percent) and finally elementary (22 percent). And when learning remotely, 56 percent of teachers said student devices were Chromebooks, far and away outpacing tablets like iPads (16 percent) and other mobile computing devices.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

The winning nominator and his or her nominee each win a $20,000 package including one 7000 series SMART Board and SMART Document Camera, 30 Chromebooks, and SMART training and implementation. I think they are learning more along the way, and that’s what’s important. Enter a great teacher today. Listen Now. Stream by clicking here.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Eduprotocols for kindergarten and early elementary with the book’s co-author Jon Corippo. Jon Corippo on episode 375 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Then, it becomes about the content and not the tools.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

He is always trying to find new and innovative ways to incorporate technology across the curriculum in order to increase student learning and engagement. Donnie has run a 1:1 iPad, Chromebook, and Macbook classroom over the course of his thirteeen year teaching career. Donnie received a B.A.

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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.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Rogers Elementary School in Texas get an unusual introduction to technology. After that, a Surface device, then a Chromebook. The school also incorporates projects, flexible environments and student-led learning into its model. The school also incorporates projects, flexible environments and student-led learning into its model.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Project Pals is perfect for any student capable of using an electronic tablet, Chromebook, or device to create and share. Some parts let you attach Google Docs and other tools, so the tight integration with Google actually adds project management on top of the collaborative tools that we’re already using.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Below some words of caution from her: “The dissemination of digitized, teacher-driven content is not full blended learning. Though this can be viewed as a first step toward new models of learning, the peril lies in complacency. The students worked with Mrs. Fleming on Google Chromebooks in the library to design their e-books.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 1, 2021

They have tutorials and eLearning resources for teachers here and are also Chromebook-compatible. Much of this has to do with fluctuating learning priorities where critical thinking and problem-solving skills for a future-ready, tech-savvy student body are given precedence. The XP-Pen Star G640 is Chromebook compatible.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 16, 2019

Read: Stop Motion Animation with Google Slides Idea #11: Dr. Seus Manipulative Slide Show But, again, it’s another great creative way for kids to tell stories or express their understanding.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Some awesome changes have happened with Google Apps over summer 2021.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 26, 2021

Google's Applied Digital Skills Curriculum is a fantastic free resource of lesson plans, videos, and learning experiences for students everywhere. From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today's guest Coach Victor Hicks talks about how he's used the curriculum for grades kindergarten and up.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 12, 2018

Select the Standard and Start Playing (and Learning!). In Legends of Learning, it is simple for teachers to select the standard and find games that they can add to student playlists. Signing up is free. Understandably, we teachers always need to find new ways of reinforcing and reviewing concepts.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 4, 2018

Wanda: We are a G-Suite district and our students ChromeBooks – that certainly adds a level of safety that we are able to monitor. For example, if a student is on their ChromeBook and they decide to go to Google and search for suicide, an email gets sent automatically out of the system to whoever we have it assigned to go to.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

They run on a desktop client, but they have the beta that runs on a browser, so you could run it, say on a Chromebook. Chromebooks only run stuff that’s on browsers. Edorble.com — which is a virtual environment, a virtual world made for instruction. Another one, SineSpace — which is completely web VR based.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

The money is used to buy SMART boards, Chromebook carts, iPad carts and replace old desktop computers. " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? For Lake Central this means that at the same time each new loan is approved, an old one is being paid off. So there is no increase in cost to taxpayers.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

The money is used to buy SMART boards, Chromebook carts, iPad carts and replace old desktop computers. " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? For Lake Central this means that at the same time each new loan is approved, an old one is being paid off. So there is no increase in cost to taxpayers.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2020

In this file photo from 2014, veteran teachers attend a Blended Learning Institute workshop in Manhattan. Families who needed devices for their kids also picked up Chromebooks. The rest of the day was devoted to reviewing the academy’s virtual learning plan and training teachers for the move from classroom to screen.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 29, 2018

From stop motion to video controls and cool add-ins for formative assessment and graphics, learn about this Swiss Army Knife of Google tools – Google Slides. Kasey Bell on episode 322 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter.

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eSchool News

JULY 13, 2016

The elementary English teacher who is using a blended learning approach in her classroom, for example, has come to rely on that cart of fully-charged iPads or Chromebooks that’s rolled into her classroom at 8 a.m., ready for a full day of tech-based instruction. It’s not always easy.”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 20, 2020

Dig into teaching practices with Google Classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Google Classroom is a tool that can help build relationships between students and teachers. But not everything is perfect.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 25, 2017

Seven elementary schools in New Hampshire found out when they switched to a competency-meets-project-based approach that frees students up to work on mastering specific standards, instead of a standard curriculum. Three students share how they’re still learning, and how schools can help.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

A student at Belmont-Cragin Elementary School. Lee Elementary, a Pre-K-8 school on Chicago’s southwest side. “I Stacy Stewart, principal of Belmont-Cragin Elementary School, credits personalized learning for helping to improve student engagement. Credit: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report.

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EdTechTeam

MARCH 14, 2018

Last year I was moved from 2nd to 3rd grade AND with a chrome cart (1:1 Chromebooks) – There was no real training or PD provided for this new tool. . I needed to become more comfortable with not only utilizing Chromebooks with students but how to connect this tool to my lessons. School: Willow Elementary in Lakewood, CA.

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2021

In the edLeader Panel, “ Back to the Future: 3 Key Actions for 2021-22 You Can Take NOW ,” sponsored by Alma SIS , educational leaders described projects they plan to pursue post-COVID to maximize newly available federal funds, foster equity and inclusion, and “future proof” their learning communities. Anna Logan.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 3, 2021

Tech 4- Chromebook Edition (Nicole Alford), iPad Edition (Sarah McKinney). Elementary Digital Playground: Tic-Tac-Toe (Sarah McKinney). With a focus on adapting to the “new normal,” this conference will help teachers and educational leaders learn new skills and strategies to engage students in online and blended learning.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 18, 2016

The foundational technology pieces – Chromebooks, internet, assessment platforms – are stabilized at most Oakland schools. So the next year, the district purchased 10,000 chromebook devices on wifi-enabled carts and rolled them out equitably across our 86 schools and 36,000 students. Ask your teachers for feedback and really listen.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

“Every dollar saved for this necessary utility can and should be repurposed for the teaching practices that can improve education,” said Daniel Owens, a partner at The Learning Accelerator, a nonprofit focused on expanding blended learning in U.S. This is public money that should be used in the best possible way.”.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

One great new tool that Susan learned about was an app called The Novel Effect. It can also be added to Chromebooks! The library within the app includes many children’s books, so elementary teachers will really like this. Tools For Tomorrow The Novel Effect Leslie Fisher once again brought great tools to share at FETC.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2018

Taken from their popular ISTE 2018 session , learn about the next evolution of Hyperdocs and how they’re being used in the classroom. Katie Bradford and Brett Miller in Episode 348 of the 10-minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Shout out to all of my friends with Northside ISD in San Antonio, specifically at Thornton Elementary and Rudder Middle Schools. Is There Techquity in Your Chromebook Infused Classroom by Holly Clark and Ken Shelton. But first… Shoutout. I was there recently delivering staff development instruction and we had a blast.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

- Education Elements provides support for schools and districts as they transform their school models to personalize learning. The company got its start in late 2010, spurred by founder Anthony Kim’s work with KIPP Empower , an elementary charter school in Los Angeles. He founded Education Elements to meet that need.

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Since August 2016, I've been focusing mostly on three elementary schools in my district, working as their digital learning coach. As we are moving into Chromebooks and Google Apps and blended learning in our district, I'm having a great time exploring new approaches to enhancing learning with technology.

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