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Once Teachers Obtain Chromebooks . . . how do they actually proceed to use them with students? The Chromebook offers many possibilities to bring new and interesting opportunities for teaching and learning.  So the questions to ask ourselves is, once students have Chromebooks how are teachers using them in their classroom? Here are 8 ways to use Chromebooks in your classroom that can have an impact. 1.  Writing with Instant Feedback Using Google Docs Google Docs allows students to be able to work privately while allowing teachers to comment and make edits instantly. Instead of teachers having to constantly move throughout a room to check on each student's writing, the teacher can remain in one spot and review student's progress in real time and leave the students suggestions and comments. 2. Homework that is Enjoyable Teachers can assign additional practice that is exciting such as using educational games. Sites such as Funbrain , Quizlet , IXL , o...

Chat with Deb Digital Citizenship Watch this Chat with Deb Video Blog about conversations we should have with our students as well as laws and policies that are helping to protect our students.  Here is the presentation that goes with the video. Do you have certain topics, activities or resources that you use to teach students about digital citizenship? Please share with us.

Creating Empowered Learners in Your Classroom Image URL ISTE Standard One of the new ISTE standards for students is Empowered Learner. This standard is all about students taking ownership over the learning process. It is also about students using various methods to show their learning as well as demonstrating the use of emerging technologies. Assignment Recently, some of the teachers in our school district that are enrolled in the masters cohort, created blended learning experiences for their students. These blended learning lessons are right on target for creating empowered learners in the classroom. They also show a shift in the teachers' instructional approaches from givers of all content to facilitators of student learning. Image URL Blended Learning Remember, blended learning is when students are delivered content and instruction through both the teacher as well as online.  Because the content is partially delivered through online resou...