Almost three years ago, I was awarded a grant that allowed me to purchase twenty Chromebooks for my classroom. When my class size increased, so did the need for more Chromebooks. We only need five more to have a complete class set.
My students use the Chromebooks on a daily basis and our projects and daily work are centered around Google Docs, Slides, and Apps. We just finished a classroom presentation on Ghost Towns in Idaho. A group of students used the Google App, MicNote, to record themselves reading a story, then share it with a peer. I have many students on Khan Academy, a program designed to challenge students at their own level and pace. We also use our Chromebooks daily to practice our math fact fluency. As a teacher, I love having my students use Google Docs to write reports. I can provide instant feedback as they are working by leaving a comment within their text.
Overall, having Chromebooks in the classroom provides my students with many opportunities for engaged, twenty-first century learning.
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Almost three years ago, I was awarded a grant that allowed me to purchase twenty Chromebooks for my classroom. When my class size increased, so did the need for more Chromebooks. We only need five more to have a complete class set.
My students use the Chromebooks on a daily basis and our projects and daily work are centered around Google Docs, Slides, and Apps. We just finished a classroom presentation on Ghost Towns in Idaho. A group of students used the Google App, MicNote, to record themselves reading a story, then share it with a peer. I have many students on Khan Academy, a program designed to challenge students at their own level and pace. We also use our Chromebooks daily to practice our math fact fluency. As a teacher, I love having my students use Google Docs to write reports. I can provide instant feedback as they are working by leaving a comment within their text.
Overall, having Chromebooks in the classroom provides my students with many opportunities for engaged, twenty-first century learning.
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