What device is cost effective, keeps students globally connected, and can operate offline when wifi is not available? The lightweight chromebook has all the noted features and more. Students all over the world obtain similar problems where education is concerned and many school districts have been searching for a universal solution. So experts asked themselves and surveyed students about which issues were the most dire and then proceeded with research to determine which digital device would suffice for students, according to their suggestions. Most students complain about crammed lockers ready to explode with textbooks, having to carry multiple, heavy textbooks from classroom to classroom, not having access to their documents on the computer, …show more content…
After shoving all the books, folders, binders, workbooks, pencil bags, a backpack, a coat, and addition items into the locker, barely any room remains. This usually resorts in the demolishing of expensive textbooks by students which is highly wasteful. This is one prime reason chromebooks were seeked out by school districts and welcomed by so many. The chromebook is lightweight, usually weighing approximately 3 pounds, is very slim in size, and is generally eleven to twelve inches in length (Chromebooks and Education: A Perfect Match). One may conclude the chromebook is merely another pricey item to place in a student’s locker, but the chromebook actually allows for students to have online textbooks, email, additional Apps, and a Google Docs. These features may seem miniscule, but to users the chromebook combines all the necessities into one small device. All of the tools that could be found in a student’s locker can be found on the chromebook which makes life a lot easier for students to transport and organize. This feature makes the chromebook desired by many including the school because less money is spent purchasing new textbooks for students, and by the students because instead of having to lug around textbooks, folders, and binders from classroom to classroom, only a chromebook is
A student was sitting in class and a teacher said Everyone get your chromebooks out. The student opened their chromebook and it wouldn’t turn on. The student raised their hand and said My chromebook is uncharged. The teacher told the student oh well you have to work and watch from another student's chromebook. Having students do this can be a problem because students then can’t work at their own pace and usually don’t work as well because their not hands on and in front of them to focus on. If a student's chromebook isn’t charged or unuseable they should be able to get their charger from their locker and be able to charge their chromebook. When students have their chromebooks right infront, 67% of students say that they are more focused and may have a better education based off of learning of their chromebook. So if students say this and the school rules don’t allow students to use their chargers during school, they may not be able to focus as well
My mission is to use my degree in Curriculum Instruction with Instructional Technology with my classroom. In doing so I am committed to being consistent, agile, reliable, and accessible to all. I want to continue to teach through technology while encouraging creative and critical thinking. While using chromebooks in the classroom the students will be able to complete online assignments that will be assigned throughout the year. For the students that need extra help they will be able to work on individual assignments. The programs that I am using this year are Prodigy and Mobymax. Prodigy allows students to play and learn math to strengthen skills that they are lacking. Mobymax allows the students to see how they are progressing in all subject
It is a normal day at Elk Mound high school, the students all have chromebooks, working hard. The teacher seamlessly enters grades into the gradebook. So far the day has been perfect, until disaster strikes! Out of nowhere, all the chromebooks disconnect from the internet, and productivity has come to a sudden, and unpredictable, stop. Everyone in Elk Mound starts to despair! Who will come to the rescue?
If one were to glance into the classrooms of Timberlane Middle School, in Pennington, NJ, one would observe 90 master teachers, educating more than 850 students, valiantly attempting to conduct instruction utilizing Google’s G Suite for Education applications. However, with an increased teacher workload and class sizes, new educational programs and initiatives, and an emphasis on preparing for high stakes testing, the full use of G Suite for Education applications by teachers have not been universally implemented beyond a cursory level. Furthermore, each student at Timberlane receives a Chromebook and instruction on G Suite for Education applications in a computer technology class, with the expectation they will utilize this knowledge to complete
As more and more schools are becoming wireless, all students would need to do is sign into the school’s wireless network to have free access to the Internet. Critics argue that this will lead to “distractions” and will cause “behavior and discipline issues”. Tucker, in response, points out that, in our society, mobile devices are “lifelines” and integrating them into the classroom will allow educators and administrators to teach valuable life skills that will extend far beyond the classroom walls.
Throughout this class we have all heard Ms. Buckler say “Bring your chromebooks to class charged!” Or we heard
Strategic Alternative Three: To low-budget students in higher education, Amazon’s Kindle Fire is the epitome of user friendly tablet experiences which provides the most comprehensive and affordable online textbook library by offering a bargain price on both the tablet and textbooks, and by consolidating heavy books into one, light device.
Let’s say the school board is going to take chromebooks away from the school. What side do you stand on. I think we should keep chromebooks because they are so helpfull for our everyday use. I stand with keeping chromebooks and here are my reasons why.
To sum up, requiring students to carry their own chromebooks decreases the congestion and wasted time in the classroom.
My Chromebook is dead and I don't havve the charger. I left it at my dad's house when I left for school this morning. I don't have any way to check my grades, do my online homework, or look anything up on the internet. Without Chromebooks, students are completely disconnected from school. That's why the Chesterfeild County Public School Boardshould continue letting us have our Chromebooks. Chromebooks help students with their responsibility, they're eco-friendly, and they're efficient.
Mostly we will meet two groups of people manipulating Macs and PCs mainly in contemporary society. Either is proud of the outstanding performances of Macs or PCs. In contrast, there are consumers who are involved in a dilemma of starting from Mac or PC in their life with computers. Before making a comparison of the different types of computers, nevertheless, one most indispensable crux is to clarify the distinctions between PCs and Macs. Actually, many people easily makes the common mistake, a Mac is not a “PC”, which originally stands for “personal computer”. In fact, a Mac is a personal computer; moreover, a Mac is an extraordinary personal computer that enables varies manipulators to express their ideas with high creativity. Instead, the “PC” people mention today chiefly means the computers exploited based on the MSDOS system (Knight). Thus, broadly speaking, both of Macs and other PCs can be called “personal computers”.
Schools are now finding it possible to utilize computers over books, smartboards over
Many people argue that by using laptops during lectures, students are able to actively participate in the class and they have better communication with the professors despite large class sizes (Fried, 2008, p.2). Through classroom resources such as university and course online platforms, students are able to access the information they are learning about in their lectures. However, students themselves also have a very particular view on this topic, as they are very protective over their belongings and do not want to have their laptops banned from the classroom: “more and more faculty are banning laptops from their classrooms because of perceptions that they distract students and detract from learning,” (Fried, 2008, p.1). Prohibiting the use of laptops in university classrooms is becoming a more common solution to multitasking and student distraction. Universities enforce this regulation in order to prevent distraction and multitasking from impacting a students and surrounding student’s academic
The use of cell phones in schools is one of the biggest issues being debated today since technology is growing more and more every day. Higgins discusses in his article that Datla, a sophomore says, “Using technology in everyday life is not that new to us because we grew up with technology.” The current generation has grown up using cell phones, computers, tablets, and many more devices their whole life. Some schools have installed free Wi-Fi so students can get high-speed Internet on their mobile devices, but it comes with a few rules. For example, the
As more people began to access the Internet through smart phones and tablets rather than laptops and computers, it is not a surprise that they would also want to transform the American education system by bringing tablets into classrooms. In fact, a few schools around the country have already replaced textbooks with tablets and have seen improvements in students’ standardized test scores. Using tablets instead of textbooks is not only convenient and helpful, but it can also reduce the amount of paper wastes in school. However, it is not a good idea to completely transform textbooks with tablets with the current technology, for it can not only be damaging to the environment and costly to set up, but also might not be effective in improving K-12 education in the long run.