We love our Android tablets. So many uses in our district for our 500+ and counting devices. From our Maintenance Department using Samsung Galaxy 10s for their ticketing system to using Nexus 7s to assess students in reading, we use them regularly. The largest issue with these is management. How do you lock down the
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I recently saw a review of Go Class on Android 4 Schools. This app definitely provides something we have been looking for. Just to summarize, my district decided on Android a few years back, first utilizing the Samsung Galaxy Tabs and now with a few hundred Nexus 7 among all the nook HDs and other
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With all the shiny devices out there, most people do not think to use a small arsenal of tech tools. We want the biggest, fastest tools, without sometimes thinking of the learning that can take place. Take for instance a recent article and infographic that I posted here. Infographics can provide so many teaching moments
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Well, we continue to purchase more and more Chromebooks. We support about 100 now, but I definitely see that number growing next school year exponentially. I mentioned in previous posts we were looking to supplement existing desktops throughout the district, and we are beginning to realize benefits from them. For instance, a Freshman English class
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We recently had our CTE (Career Tech Ed) Department purchase five Samsung 7.0 tablets. They asked me to load some apps, so I explored the Play store. With CTE, you have such a wide variety of areas. You have your business courses. You have your technical courses, like masonry and welding, and then your agriculture
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