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Settings: Writing in Multiple Languages
October 23, 2013
Tags: 1:1, Chromebook, Student Devices, Students
One amazing feature of Google Docs and Google Slides that has been discovered by CCSD21 staff members since we began using Google Apps is that Google is smart enough to know when you are writing in another language–even when your Google Apps language is set to English and when your computer is set to English. […]
Extending Chromebook Battery Life
October 23, 2013
Tags: 1:1, Chromebook, Student Devices, Students
The first set of Chromebooks purchased in School District are made by Acer. They have been purchased with a standard 16 GB SSD drive and additional RAM–4 GB. Most importantly, the extended six-cell battery has been purchased for all of these Chromebooks. This battery is estimated to provide 6.5 hours of power to the Chromebook […]
Using Chromebooks without the Internet
October 24, 2013
Tags: 1:1, Chromebook, Student Devices, Students
You now have a Chromebook. What if you do not have the Internet at home? What if you are going somewhere in which there is no Internet and you need to do some work on your Chromebook while you are there? In either case, our Chromebooks have more and more functionality even without the Internet. […]
Using Google Keep as your Assignment Book
January 12, 2014
Tags: Chromebook, Google Apps, Google Keep, Student Devices, Students
Within hours of eighth graders first receiving their Chromebooks in October 2013, students were discovering that their Chromebooks could serve as a more modern, more effective version of the traditional assignment notebook. We’ve identified multiple strategies for effectively using your Chromebook to keep track of your assignments and manage your time and work. In this […]
Using Google Calendar as your Assignment Book
January 12, 2014
Tags: Calendar, Chromebook, Google Apps, Student Devices, Students
Within hours of eighth graders first receiving their Chromebooks in October 2013, students were discovering that their Chromebooks could serve as a more modern, more effective version of the traditional assignment notebook. We’ve identified multiple strategies for effectively using your Chromebook to keep track of your assignments and manage your time and work. In this […]
Each District 21 school is named after an American author, and learning and literacy is at the center of our Professional Learning Community. The Modern Pen provides a collaborative location in which District 21 teachers can come together to learn the skills that will enable their students to learn new skills and to understand concepts at an even different level than before.
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