2. Yesterday in Room 301
- We have a classroom set of Google Chromebooks
- Acer C720 - currently $249 on Amazon
- Students log into their Google account and go to my website as soon as they enter the classroom
- The William S. Hart District is a Google Apps for Education (GAFE) district
- Every staff member has a GAFE account
- Every student has a GAFE account
- We started off with a "pre-test" yesterday
- Students logged onto my website to get the link
- They clicked link to my pre-test (when I opened it)
- They filled out the Google Form
- I then used Flubaroo to grade the form and email them their results instantly
- Later yesterday afternoon, I used Autocrat to take their form responses and put it into a format that easier for me to read and comment on
- Google Classroom (GAFE only)
- Paperless classroom just means less paper
- This was unthinkable in our district three years ago
- Work with your IT Department (mine is awesome!)
- Have your people call my people
- Jon Carrino, Director of Technology Services
- Infrastructure comes before devices
- Chromebooks are the way to go for our district
- Find a way (1:1, BYOD, whatever it takes)
- Always consider equity
If we have time, let's talk briefly about connecting to kids via text message. Options I like best are:
- Celly - http://cel.ly
- Remind (formerly Remind101) - http://www.remind.com
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