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How to Use a Chromebook in The Classroom? 10 Essential Questions to Ask
Sep 9, 2019 | Blended Learning Ideas, Chromebooks, Google, Google/Chromebooks
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___TVE_SHORTCODE_RAW__<h2><strong>How to Use a Chromebook in The Classroom? </strong></h2><p>How do we use these <a href="https://www.google.com/chromebook/">Chromebooks</a> effectively is a question being asked by educators and administrators alike. Chromebooks give us an amazing opportunity to try new teaching strategies and put students at the center of their learning - so asking how to use a Chromebook effectively is a great start.</p><h2>How to Use a Chromebook: 10 Important Teaching and Learning-Based Questions to Ask!</h2><p><img class="alignleft wp-image-3966" src="http://www.hollyclark.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-09-at-12.42.06-PM.png" alt="" width="36" height="78" /></p><p>How can I use the Chromebook in the classroom to <strong>activate curiosity</strong> before we begin a lesson or (or even decide on) the learning outcome?</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hollyclark.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-09-at-12.28.09-PM.png"><img class="wp-image-3956 alignleft" src="http://www.hollyclark.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-09-at-12.28.09-PM.png" alt="" width="79" height="83" /></a></p><p>Is there a way to use the Chromebook to allow students <strong>access to materials that are representational of different identities, backgrounds, and cultures</strong>? Check out this post on <a href="https://www.hollyclark.org/2019/09/11/is-there-techquity-in-your-chromebook-infused-classroom/">Techquity</a> for ideas on doing this.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hollyclark.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-09-at-12.17.39-PM.png"><img class="alignleft wp-image-3952" src="http://www.hollyclark.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-09-at-12.17.39-PM.png" alt="" width="58" height="93" /></a></p><p> </p><p>How can the Chromebook be used to make the <strong>learning more individual and student-centered?</strong><a href="http://www.hollyclark.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-09-at-1.17.21-PM.png"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-3975" src="http://www.hollyclark.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-09-at-1.17.21-PM.png" alt="Idea Graphics for Hyperdocs " width="353" height="118" /></a></p><p><img class="wp-image-3951 alignleft" src="http://www.hollyclark.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-09-at-12.16.36-PM.png" alt="" width="70" height="107" /></p><p> </p><p>Can I use the technology to enhance the experience by <strong>making it more collaborative</strong>? How can students work together on this project instead of alone?</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hollyclark.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-09-at-12.29.27-PM.png"><img class="alignleft wp-image-3958" src="http://www.hollyclark.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-09-at-12.29.27-PM.png" alt="" width="43" height="73" /></a></p><p> </p><p>Can the Chromebooks be used to allow students to <strong>access different opinions and ideas</strong>?</p><p> </p><p><img class="alignleft wp-image-3957" src="http://www.hollyclark.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-09-at-12.30.07-PM.png" alt="" width="42" height="67" /></p><p>How can I design learning assessments where students use the Chromebook to give real-time assessment information and <strong>make their thinking and learning visible? </strong>Here is a great post on ways to <a href="https://www.hollyclark.org/2020/03/15/visible-thinking-routines-for-remotelearning/">make student thinking visible</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.hollyclark.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-09-at-1.09.50-PM.png"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-3972" src="http://www.hollyclark.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-09-at-1.09.50-PM.png" alt="Idea graphics for Flipgrid" width="448" height="98" /></a></p><p><a href="https://www.hollyclark.org/2020/04/24/flipgrid-topic-ideas%f0%9f%92%9a%f0%9f%92%9a/">Great Flipgrid Post of Ideas</a></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img class="alignleft wp-image-3964" src="http://www.hollyclark.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-09-at-12.33.07-PM.png" alt="" width="54" height="72" />Are all of my students showing their understanding in the same way? Is there a way for me to allow for <strong>demonstrations of knowledge that are more student-centered</strong> and meet the needs of each of their learning differences?</span></p><p><a href="https://www.hollyclark.org/2020/04/07/4-reasons-demonstrations-of-learning-make-powerful-assessments-for-remotelearning/">Demonstrations of Knowledge Post</a></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img class="alignleft wp-image-3962" src="http://www.hollyclark.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-09-at-12.35.12-PM.png" alt="" width="49" height="82" /></span></p><p> </p><p>How is this better than a worksheet or written response? If it’s not, how can I <strong>make the learning richer and more dynamic</strong> using the Chromebook? (i.e are they just filling in the blank or regurgitating answers?)</p><p><a href="http://www.hollyclark.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-09-at-1.15.10-PM.png"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-3974" src="http://www.hollyclark.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-09-at-1.15.10-PM.png" alt="ideas graphic for Adobe Spark" width="368" height="128" /></a></p><p><a href="https://www.hollyclark.org/2020/02/09/five-incredible-ways-to-infuse-your-classroom-with-adobe-spark/">5 Incredible Ways to Use Infuse Your Classroom with Adobe Spark</a></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img class="alignleft wp-image-3960" src="http://www.hollyclark.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-09-at-12.36.12-PM.png" alt="" width="39" height="68" />How can I use the Chromebooks to allow students to <strong>experience learning outside of the four walls of the classroom?</strong> </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Can we connect with another classroom on this particular learning outcome? Can we bring in an expert?</span></i></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img class="alignleft wp-image-3961" src="http://www.hollyclark.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-09-at-12.37.23-PM.png" alt="" width="60" height="68" />How can I bring in those learning tools that will help all students the same access to information is there a tool that can help a <strong>struggling learner have better access to the information</strong>? </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">What inclusive tools are out there?</span></i></p>__TVE_SHORTCODE_RAW___