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Increase Student Engagement and

Student Learning by Using Chromebooks

in K-12 Classrooms Alice A. Christie, Ph.D.

Arizona State University President’s Professor Emeritus

Learning About Chromebooks for Education

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Too often we teach our past …

…instead of facilitating our learners’ futures. Moving from Paper to Digital

How do we make the transition?

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Have you ever felt like this when YOU called the HELP DESK?

Workshop Focus � Pedagogy: Teaching and Learning

� NOT the Technology

Workshop Focus � Instructional strategies for using mobile

technologies to: � foster active, participatory learning � increase student engagement in the learning

process � create exciting,

exploratory, empowering, student-centered learning environments

Our Challenge, as Educators � To use technology effectively to:

�  create student-centered classrooms

�  create exciting, empowering, exploratory environments that focus on student engagement in the learning process

�  instill in students a curiosity about geography, science, mathematics, social studies, language, and the world in which they live

Chromebooks in Education

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Chromebooks

� Google’s vision of the future � Chrome OS eliminates:

�  antivirus software

�  locally installed applications

�  the need to update applications and drivers

�  the need for extensive external storage

� But, Chrome OS also eliminates: �  The use of high-end productivity apps

Can you use your Chromebook as your ONLY laptop?

� Chromebooks � Laptops that run Chrome OS � Chrome OS

� Chrome browser � Plus a few extras that provide a limited

computer interface around the Chrome browser

Those Extras � A Google account login screen that allows users to access:

�  Chrome bookmarks

�  Chrome extensions

�  Chrome apps

�  Other browser data will sync with your Chromebook.

� Anyone can log into any Chromebook & access his/her account � A desktop taskbar with an app menu listing your installed

Chrome apps � Window management features that allow you to open apps in

their own dedicated windows, easily resize windows to take up the left and right sides of your screen, and so on.

Those Extras - Continued

� A system-tray like area with a clock, Wi-Fi menu, battery indicator, and icon for the current user.

� Chrome’s settings page with some functionality

� Files app along with local file viewers that allow you to view images, watch videos, play music, open documents, extract .zip files, etc.

� Some “packaged apps” that run offline:

� Scratchpad

� A camera

� A calculator

� A help app that teaches you about your Chromebook

Chromebook Challenges � Printing:

� Google Cloud Print � Google Cloud Print Connector for older

printers � Don’t try to plug your printer directly

into your Chromebook, though — that won’t work.

Chromebook Challenges � Using Local Files with Chrome OS

� Files App: � allows you to download and view many common

file types offline

� gives you access to your Google Drive

� Chromebooks support the use of USB drives, USB mice, external hard drives, SD cards, digital cameras, etc. for external storage

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Chromebook Challenges � Using Powerful Local Apps

�  Chromebooks lack advanced features found in: � Microsoft Office

� Photoshop � Video editors � Web Design programs

� Other powerful desktop applications

� Note: most people don’t actually use many of these features

Another Chromebook Story

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Locate, Download, and Evaluate Chrome Apps � Chrome Web Store

� Popular

� Recommended for You

� Collections

� Productivity � Utilities

� Social and Communication

NOT: Education

Evaluating Mobile Apps

� Dr. Christie’s C7 Evaluation Model � Tony Vincent’s Educational App Evaluation Rubric � Kathy Schrock’s Critical Evaluation of a Content-

Based App

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Chrome Apps

� A set of desktop-like applications based on Web technologies

� Many open in their own windows and work offline � Some have advanced features such as USB device

support

C7 Evaluation Model

Create

Connect

Communicate

Collaborate

Contextualize

Critique

Choose

C7 Model

� To what extent does an app allow students and teachers to:

� Create (write, draw, make movies, make music, etc.);

� Connect (reach out and connect with others locally or globally, F2F or virtually);

� Communicate (talk with others, share ideas, publicize creations, etc.);

� Collaborate (work, write, draw, brainstorm with others);

� Contextualize (view from a more global context, relate one idea with another, relate one content area with another, see interrelationships);

� Critique (think critically about issues or ideas; evaluate relevance, reliability, credibility, authority, or accuracy); and

� Choose (topic, tool, process).

C7 Model

C7 Evaluation Model

Create

Connect

Communicate

Collaborate

Contextualize

Critique

Choose

C7 Model

My Favorites

Sit back! Relax! Just take notes or screen shots! You should feel free to agree or disagree!

My Favorites – Create: Write

�  Writer (The Internet Typewriter)

�  Evernote Web

�  Google Keep

�  Quick Note

�  Write Space (Offline full screen editor)

�  Scratchpad

�  Pixton Comic Maker for Chromebooks

�  EasyBib

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My Favorites – Create: Speak

�  VoiceNote

�  Dictanote – Speech Recognizer

�  Kaizena (Voice Comments for Students)

�  Voice Recognition (Type with your voice)

�  Online Voice Recorder

�  Chrome Speak

My Favorites – Create: Draw

�  Google Drawings

�  Deviant Art Muro

�  Draw.io (Draw diagrams)

�  Sketch Mobile (multi-touch drawing app)

�  Pixlr Touch Up (Photo Editor)

�  LoupeCard (card creator)

•  Sumo Paint

My Favorites – Create: Make a Movie

�  WeVideo – Video Editor and Make

�  Magisto

�  SuperFlix Video Maker

�  Animoto Videos

�  Go Animate

My Favorites – Create: Make a Map

�  Scribble Maps

�  Google Maps

�  MindMapr

�  MindMap

�  MindMup Free Mind Map Website

�  MindMeister

�  Connected Mind

�  LucidChart Diagrams Online

My Favorites – Create: Make a Mindmap My Favorites – Create: Presentation Tools

�  Springpad (Create and share notebooks)

�  Wixie (Online authoring for education)

�  Prezi

�  SlideGo Presentation

�  Google Slides

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My Favorites – Create: Websites

�  Weebly

�  Google Sites

�  Zoho Sites

My Favorites – Connect �  Google Handouts

�  Connect With Me (connects social networks)

�  Chrome Remote Desktop (access another’s computer)

�  Video Chat Rounds

�  ooVoo Video Chat (up to 12 people across all platforms

�  Pocket (connect with text and video offline)

My Favorites – Communicate

�  Sazneo (Platform for team communication)

�  Gmail

�  Gmail Offline

�  Mail to Drive (copies attachments from Gmail to Google Drive)

�  Imo Messenger (chat on FaceBook, Google Talk and more)

�  Lino

�  Padlet

�  Cacoo – Diagramming and Real-Time Collaboration

�  Realtime Board: Whiteboard for Collaboration

�  Vyew (collaborate in a continuous meeting room)

My Favorites – Collaborate

My Favorites – Contextualize �  QuickEarth

�  Google Maps

�  Country Flags

�  Earth Clock

�  Camera

My Favorites – Contextualize by Using GPS-Enabled Devices

� Geocaching Intro

� Geocaching ($9.99)

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My Favorites – Critique

�  Lego Builder

�  Scoot & Doodle (solve problems in real-time)

�  Sudoku Puzzles

�  Jigsaw Puzzles (including make your own puzzle)

�  Color Paths (develops analytical thinking)

Choose � Students choose:

� Sub-topic within the standards-based area of study

� One app among many to complete their assignment � A process that aligns with their learning style

�  Write: Google Keep

�  Draw: Sketch Mobile

�  Make a Movie: Animoto Video Maker

�  Create: SpringPad

�  Create a Mind Map: MindMapr

�  Other: Your Choice of Apps

Choose: Hands-On Activity – Tell Your Story

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Some Popular Chrome Apps

� Pixlr Touch Up* – photo editing

� Pocket* - offline reading in full-screen mode

� Text* - text editing � WorkFlowy* - create lists of

thoughts, tasks, links, instructions, etc.

� Google Keep* - note-taking � Read Later Fast* - offline

reading

� Any.Do - task management

� WeatherBug - local weather forecasts

� Gliffy Diagrams - diagrams, flowcharts, floor plans, mind maps

� Exfm - music service � UberConference - audio

conferencing

* No Internet Required

Other Evaluation Tools

� Tony Vincent’s Rubric � Kathy Schrock’s Rubric

Evaluating Mobile Apps (Pages 29-34)

�  Tony Vincent’s Rubric

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To what extent does your favorite app allow students and teachers to:

� Create � Connect � Collaborate � Communicate � Contextualize � Critique � Choose

? C7 Model


Switching Gears: Apps for Teachers

Best Apps: Productivity Apps for Teachers within Google Drive

� Google Forms

� Google Drawing

n Google Document

n Google Spreadsheet

n Google Slides

Best Apps: Utility Apps for Teachers

� Collaboration: DropBox

� News: Feedly or Google News

� Utilities: Online Timer

� Diigo (social bookmarking)

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Best Apps: Utility Apps for Teachers

� Numerics Calculator and Converter

� Dictionary.com

� Thesaurus.com

� Learnboost (grading an attendance)

� Class Dojo (Classroom Management)

Web-Based Professional Development

� iTunes U � TED

� Diigo

Closing Activity: Sharing Using Padlet


Note: There is a Padlet App for Chromebooks

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Website:

www.alicechristie.org

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