Yesterday being Teacher Appreciation Day, I thought it was appropriate that this was the roll out day for the Chromebooks. I didn't plan it, but it was nice. I work very hard every day to bring a meaningful experience to students, but sometimes that is difficult when we are so confined to four walls and a board. Yes, I can show them things, and ask them questions, but I've always wanted my students to be creators. Now I have been given that chance.
I started out yesterday with tech people to help students who didn't know their passwords or were having some tech issues, so it went rather smoothly. Once everyone was in we did an intro to the touchpad since there are some shortcuts. I explained all the icons at the bottom and we went into Drive. Student immediately thought we were going to write a research paper because that is all they believe can be done. Depending on how long log in took, some classes stopped there. Others were able to create a table and label the categories.
In terms of management, I did have a couple instances where students were playing in other people's assignment and they have lost the laptop for a day or two depending on the severity. Today I will open up the backchannel for conversation because I believe it is important for them to talk, but I would rather I be able to moderate it.
Overall, for day 1 I think it was a success!
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