Does this student sound familiar?

Watch this video to hear the voice of a digital native, very much like our students!  District 64 is making strides to accommodate our digital natives, and next year it'll be even easier with our 1:1 initiative!

Google must of known we are going one to one next year...

Check out Google's new product, coming soon, to our Google Apps for Education domain.  I think this will be an AWESOME addition to our Google Apps.

Classroom is a new, free tool coming to Google Apps for Education that helps teachers easily and quickly create and organize assignments, provide feedback, and communicate with their classes. This video highlights the experiences of some of the teachers and students who gave us feedback to help develop Classroom. Learn more: http://google.com/edu/classroom

Are you excited about the increase in instructional tools (technology) that we will be receiving next year?  Do you have any questions?  Concerns?  I'd love to hear them!   Let me know!

What's a Chromebook?

This blog post is courtesy of Michael Johnson, ITC at Field School.  

By now, you've likely seen Dr. Bresnahan's email about the BATC proposal for 1:1 computers. But, rather than going with iPads or Macbooks, the word "Chromebook" is being thrown around. So, what in the heck is a Chromebook and what does it have to do with education?

 The video points out just about every reason why I think this is a great idea. What the video doesn't mention is that a Chromebook is just $250. So, it's an easy, versatile, fast, productive and a fiscally responsible solution to our district's plan for technology. I call that a win-win-win-win-win and an extra win since it's Spring Break tomorrow!