Back to School with Chromebooks
I have decided to re use Molly Schroeder's post and add some tweaks for our schools. Thank you Molly for publishing this!
"Many of you are heading back to school this year with more devices in the classroom that you’ve ever had access to! Chromebooks have spread like wildfire into schools all over the world and now students have the world’s information at their fingertips! Let’s make sure that we use those devices for engaging, real world learning in the digital age.
"Many of you are heading back to school this year with more devices in the classroom that you’ve ever had access to! Chromebooks have spread like wildfire into schools all over the world and now students have the world’s information at their fingertips! Let’s make sure that we use those devices for engaging, real world learning in the digital age.
Here are a few things to think about as you head back to your Chromebook Classroom.
1. Make sure to review Chromebook vocabulary together in the first week so that you are all on the same page when you talk about the OmniBox, Tabs and Extensions. Remember you can Hide or show your bookmarks bar with command +B or Control +B.
Even pointing where the "Apps List" and the "Hot Dog" are is important.
The refresh button above the number 4 key on your Chromebook - we call it the Google Magic Button - because REFRESH usually solves most of our Google hiccups.
Create a common language of vocabulary with your students and establish those terms early.
2. Customize your Chrome Browser with these extensions and teach the students how to use them. It’s probably a good idea to also have a conversation with your students about when it is appropriate for them to download something from the Chrome Web Store. We like to create some rules about searching and downloading extensions. Have a conversation and set expectations clearly.
- Read & Write for Google - Accessibility extension for emerging or struggling readers and writers.
- Google Dictionary - View definitions and hear pronunciations easily as you browse the web.
- Awesome Screenshot - Capture a web page or any portion, annotate the image and save to drive.
- Clearly - Clearly makes blog posts, articles and webpages clean and easy to read.
- Shorten Me - Instantly shorten links with goo.gl, copy them to your clipboard and generate a QR code.
- SpeakIt - Tired of reading? Select text you want to read and listen to it. SpeakIt converts text into speech so you no longer need to read.
- TechSmith SnagIt - Take a screenshot, screen capture, or screen video recording. Collaborate and show what you know.
3. Make sure to talk about Chromebook Care the first time you take the Chromebooks out of the cart. James Sanders created this fun Chromebook Care video that you can share with your students to encourage proper care of your precious devices.
4. Use this Cheat Sheet for Keyboard Shortcuts and share it with your students.
5.Digital Age Learning is using devices to ACCESS CONTENT, COLLABORATE and CREATE.
Here are a few great websites and tools for Digital Age Learning in these specific areas..
CONTENT | COLLABORATE | CREATE |
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6. Finally, remember that we are all LIVING IN BETA. Launch things early in your classroom and work with the students to make them better. Have a bias towards action with Digital Learning in your classroom and use all of the hiccups, mistakes, and failures as a way to create a community of problem solves in your classroom. The world’s information is at the fingertips of your students - make sure that we are asking questions that the students don’t just have to Google to find an answer to! Ask questions where the kids are CREATING the answer!"
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