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Author: Andrew T Schwab
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I get this every once in a while from the folks in schools that aren’t in the classroom. Google Apps isn’t for real work and kids need to learn Microsoft Office to compete in the work force. Really? US Army Goes Google – http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2013/10/us-army-to-cut-costs-improve.html 72 of the top 100 Universities use Google Apps – http://sheepdog.com/2013/05/what-do-72-of-the-100-top-universities-in-the-u-s-know-that-you-dont/ Over 50%…
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When Jon says best, I listen (unless he’s talking about iPads). The tweet. Check out the blog post about grading projects by Reed Gillespie here.
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I shipped out for basic a few months before my 18th birthday. My service wasn’t heroic or brave or even selfless, I enlisted to escape. That plane ride to Fort Sill Oklahoma saved me from a dark path and offered me the possibility of something better. The G.I. Bill put me through college where I…
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Well, I just finished my reflection for Module 2 of the Professional Leading Learner LEC program. If you need something to put you to sleep, you can read it here. What I didn’t write about but was thinking about is the activity we did about presentations. As teachers I have always believed we need to…
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I received a login invite to the new CAASPP online assessment Admin interface Test Operations Management System (TOMS). The first thing I did after checking out the sparse dashboard interface was check my profile for correct contact info. Never mind the inactive user, not sure what that’s about, I went to update my contact number and…
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It is the nature of us that the few will make YouTube videos about car repair so that rest of us can be “YouTube” mechanics. In such a reality, do we all need to learn how to make videos the same way we all must learn how to read and write? I don’t know the answer but…
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Recently, Jon Corippo called me out on twitter for taking the easy route with chromebooks when it comes to getting devices into the hands of students. I respect Jon immensely as a visionary educational leader who consistently challenges me to think about what I am doing and why. In fact, Jon is the person who…
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Fall CUE has come and gone. What a weekend. After an hour and a half turned three and a half hour drive up Thursday night, Friday morning came way too early. CUE had a new registration system in place. One that involved bar codes and printing instead of manual hunt and peck through folders. After…
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I’ll cut to the chase. There is no such thing as the perfect device. Not in our personal lives and certainly not in school. While I tend to gravitate to my tiny iPhone 5 for twitter, calendar, email, photos, video and the occasional phone call, I do my serious work on a MacBook or more…
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I am working on my last minute addition to the #fallcue presentation lineup for Saturday entitled “Going 1:1 with Chromebooks” and I’m having a hard time finding enough material to cover the 50 minutes. Chromebooks are just too easy. It goes something like this Step 1. Go Google Apps for Education (GAFE) Step 2. Get good…
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