TE 876, Module 2, Topic 2 by Olga Morozan https://padlet.com/olga_morozan/4uqplkvhrix1 en-us 2016-10-10 05:22:19 UTC 2017-10-11 14:57:21 UTC hello@padlet.com Tuggen Even https://padlet.com/olga_morozan/4uqplkvhrix1/wish/195277779 Chromebooks are great devices to use in education. The variety of the applications and options it offers are everything teachers and students need. I use Chromebook myself for a year by now. Only downside of Chromebooks are they got slower on improvement and upgrading where Apple education started to take the lead on educational technology. I have read some articles about the newer generation of Chromebooks, which will be considered Virtual Reality more, but I am not sure how accurate it is. I hope Chromebooks keep up the educational technology quality higher and come up with newer devices and technological tools.]]> 2017-10-09 15:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/olga_morozan/4uqplkvhrix1/wish/195277779 Stacey Bauer https://padlet.com/olga_morozan/4uqplkvhrix1/wish/195387695 I have a couple of opinions on this. The first is cost. Mac books are so much more expensive than chromebooks. The second is the use of the google platform - from docs to classroom. It is easy to share documents, to edit others, to comment. When I taught English, it was amazing what we could do with Google. I think now Google is following Apple's lead and trying to break into, the once monopolized by Apple, world of education.

]]> 2017-10-09 21:13:17 UTC https://padlet.com/olga_morozan/4uqplkvhrix1/wish/195387695 Erin Solheim https://padlet.com/olga_morozan/4uqplkvhrix1/wish/195421693 Seeing as how I do not work for a Google Classroom district, I am admittedly lacking in my knowledge of Chromebooks. I believe one proponent of the tool is that it offers a variety of features like a laptop, but limited. So students can't "mess it up" as much. Easier for maintenance. Perhaps I'm wrong? I don't know.]]> 2017-10-10 01:42:13 UTC https://padlet.com/olga_morozan/4uqplkvhrix1/wish/195421693 We have gone 1-to-1 with chrome books and it was mostly because of cost. Before going 1-to-1 we had 5 mobil labs (containing 24 iMacs each) that teachers could check out. These labs were constantly in use. Because the platform most widely used was Google and most kids were working off their google drives, it made sense to go with chrome books. They fit most classrooms needs. toni_fowler https://padlet.com/olga_morozan/4uqplkvhrix1/wish/195432497 2017-10-10 03:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/olga_morozan/4uqplkvhrix1/wish/195432497 Gustavo Gonzalez:Macs are losing the battle in the educational field because they are relatively expensive devices. Schools would be offered deep discounts for purchasing in bulk, but instead they reportedly paid an additional $200 or more per device for the software and support package.Chromebooks, are cheap starting from 149 dollars. Chromebooks, in contrast, come supplied with teacher-approved apps in addition to ad-free versions of the standard Google Apps suite and access to school-specific shared Google Drives, Calendars and documents. Google also provides a dedicated Classroom app designed to help teachers organize classes and communicate with students and Administrators in the school can block many web sites that are not appropriate for students. I think that the use of chromebooks is going to be more popular every day. https://padlet.com/olga_morozan/4uqplkvhrix1/wish/196039939 2017-10-11 14:19:25 UTC https://padlet.com/olga_morozan/4uqplkvhrix1/wish/196039939 Kathleen Wagner https://padlet.com/olga_morozan/4uqplkvhrix1/wish/196058752 Several things make the Chromebook popular. The first is obvious... cost! Majority of schools do not have a large budget, so fundraising is a necessity, and getting the best bang for your buck has to happen. Second, a long battery life to make it through the school day is a must. The laptops cannot be plugged in while working, with 20 plus cords strung across a classroom. Therefore it must last through at least half the day, charge a little and make it through the rest. The Chromebook has these two major features. ]]> 2017-10-11 14:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/olga_morozan/4uqplkvhrix1/wish/196058752