Ed Tech Resources 09/20/2012

• Blogging About The Web 2.0 Connected Classroom: Creating Social Media Guidelines...The Handout

  tags: education resources

• Free Technology for Teachers: Try GmapGIS to Draw on Google Maps

  tags: google maps education resources

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Ed Tech Resources 09/15/2012

• - Over 25 Links Uncovering Project Based Learning Resources On The Web

  tags: project based learning education resources

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Ed Tech Resources 08/23/2012

• The Future Of Textbooks Is Free … And It’s Now Available | Edudemic

  tags: textbooks opensource education resources

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Ed Tech Resources 08/14/2012

• 8 Must-Have Google Chrome Apps For Students | Edudemic

  tags: apps google education resources

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Ed Resources 06/08/2012

• Reflection for Learning

  tags: eportfolio education resources Reflection

• Dr. Helen Barrett's Electronic Portfolios

  tags: education resources eportfolio

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Ed Resources 06/07/2012

• EdTech Toolbox: 40 Ways to use Google Apps in the Classrooom

  tags: education edtech google resources

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Ed Resources 05/22/2012

• Search for MFLTeacher1 teaching resources - TES

  tags: resources World Language

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Ed Resources 05/18/2012

• AudioLiterate

  tags: audiobooks resources english education

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Ed Resources 05/16/2012

• YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

  Eliminate unwanted clutter around Youtube videos.

  tags: youtube resources

• Why the University System, as We Know It, Won’t Last …. and What’s Coming Next | Open Culture

  tags: resources education

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Ed Resources 05/12/2012

• US History Teachers Blog: NYTimes US History Page

  Nice site for resources in a US History class.

  tags: resources history primary sources secondary sources sources america documents images

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Ed Resources 05/09/2012

• National Archives and Records Administration

  tags: resources history reference primary sources sources

• 1940 Census

  tags: census resources primary sources sources documents america

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Ed Resources 05/07/2012

• TPACK in 3 Minutes - YouTube

  Short intro to the TPACK model.

  tags: TPACK resources

• SAMR - A Model for Instructional Technology Use - YouTube

  SAMR: Nice intro to the concept.

  tags: resources samr

• Immigration: Stories of Yesterday and Today and Ellis Island | Scholastic.com

  Nice interactive timeline.  Great for current events and US history.

  tags: resources history timeline secondary sources america

• Online Stopwatch

  Count down or up.  Use in conjunction with projector.  Good for testing or keeping students on time with work.

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• STEM Careers: Attitude & Orbit Control Systems - Resources - TES

  CATE IGP and Career Specialist resource.

  tags: occupational resources

• Skillset's National Occupational Standards - Skillset

  Good resource for CATE, and IGPs.

  tags: occupational resources

• Ubuntu One : Home

  Another Cloud storage service.  5GB free.

  tags: storage cloud resources education

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Ed Resources 05/05/2012

• MathTV - Videos By Topic

  Video demonstrations of Math problems.  Most Math areas are covered. Good resource for teacher thinking of Flipping.

  tags: math education resources flippedclassroom

• SAT Vocabulary Building for ACT SAT and GRE Preparation

  tags: vocabulary resources

• Teaching Channel: Videos, Lesson Plans and Other Resources for Teachers

  tags: resources education ProfessionalDevelopment

• TED-Ed | Lessons Worth Sharing

  Potential resource for flipping curriculum.  

  tags: resources education lessons Ted teded

• Copyright and Creative Commons | Common Craft

  tags: resources creativecommons copyright edtech

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Ed Resources 05/03/2012

• Polls.io

  tags: polls survey

• HTML5 Document Embedding | Crocodoc

  tags: pdf collaboration resource

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The Chromebooks are Out!

Students logging into
Chromebook  for 1st time.

The 25 classroom sets (700+ devices) of Chromebooks have been delivered and are now in use.  The "Official" district roll-out date for the devices was February 7; however, we cheated. We started rolling out our carts little by little in the middle of January.  As one teacher commented "...having these in my class but not able to use them, is like getting a new car for Christmas, but not getting the keys until after New Years."

Some quick observations:

• There are  a lot of really good things happening in the classrooms with the Chromebooks.  I will share  more later on what's happening in the classes.
• The professional development done in preparation for the Chromebooks was helpful, but now the devices are in the classrooms and teachers are asking for more PD.
• Teachers need time to collaborate with other teachers from their curriculum area who are involved in phase 1.
• The students have adapted well.  The biggest complaint by students is having to "add user" when their login icon gets pushed off of the screen.

Overall the roll-out has gone smoothly.   There have been occasional glitches, but nothing we haven't been able to deal with.  I was anticipating an increased work load (calls from teachers, student questions, etc.) with the roll out, but it hasn't happened.  Having great teachers involved with the roll-out simply means life is good at BHS!

Chromebooks, Chromebooks everywhere Chromebooks.

Look what arrived today.  676 Samsung Chromebooks.  Now we are just waiting for the carts to arrive so we can deliver the devices to the teachers.

Now the real work begins.

Year of the Chromebook!

2012 will be the year of the Chromebook.   In the next 2 weeks our school will be receiving 25 classroom sets of the Samsung Chromebooks.   Over 700 devices and 25 carts.

Stay tuned and follow the adventure.