CHROMEBOOKS IN the CLASSROOM
Chromebooks in the elementary classroom are here to stay. As we move toward a global one to one for every student in the classroom, we must learn how to use a chrome book in the way it is intended to. A chrome book is easy to use for its long life, few technical issues which means more time to spent on the learning and teaching aspect of the lesson. With schools being GOOGLE certified schools, chrome books are updated and hold everything in the google cloud which makes it easy to make sure everything is saved. Dealing with elementary students, chrome books are user friendly with buttons that are easily accessible. With chrome books, it allows the students to be their own technology technicians by allowing them to easily figure out what is going on by learning to use it by themselves.
As technology moves and changes daily, our patrons must be able to keep up with learning on their own by experimenting with what they are creating and visualizing on their chrome books. With this, the teaching of taking care of the chrome books they are given is as important. Here is a video that I show each year.
Important things to also have is a chrome book cheat sheet for teachers that will help them solve issues with students. I created a chrome book cheat sheet that I share with teachers every year. here is a copy of the shortcuts/ cheat sheet:
Chrome Book Short Cuts/ Cheat Sheet for teachers
- control shift + L = LOCK SCREEN
- control shift + Q + QUIT
- alt E = BROWSER MENU
- control switcher (or F5 key) = SCREENSHOT to DOWNLOAD FILE
- alt search = CAP LOCK
- control shift + = INCREASE SCREEN SIZE
- control shift - = DECREASE SCREEN SIZE
- control shift right parenthesis = RESET SCREEN SIZE
- Google Safe Search=WWW.GOOGLE.COM/PREFERENCES TURN ON SAFE SEARCH
- control shift refresh (or F3) = ROTATES SCREEN 90 DEGREES
- control alt ? = KEYBOARD SHORTCUT SCREEN
- control Z = UNDO
- shift alt i=black BG back to white
- cursor too big=ACCESSIBILITY-CURSOR TURN OFF
- update chromebook-BR-HELP-ABOUT-SHOULD UPDATE ITSSELF
- website issues-won't load-OPEN MSN.COM (ROCKET FILTER)- LOGIN AS YOU DO ON COMPUTER.-THEN GO BACK TO GOOGLE CHROME AND LOGIN.
- CAP LOCK TEMP-press alt + search key
- PRINT-ctrl + p
- SCREENSHOT ON CHROMEBOOK-ctrl +shift-switcher key (F5)-saves to download folder
- HIDE MENUS-ctrl + shift +F
- VOICE ON-ctrl+alt+z will turn off or settings access. uncheck chrome vox
- SCREEN DARK-settings high contrast-turn off
- TASK BAR HIDDEN-und ctrl+2
- PLAY DVD ON COMPUTER=open VCL player (orange cone) at top of screen-media-open disk for DVD
- COMPUTER SCREEN ROTATED-ctrl+alt+ up & down arrow 2019 ****
- Ctrl + alt+v=5.0.186.0_______________________________________________________________
The Technology Integration Matrix
When thinking about chrome books, I think about the Technology integration matrix.
The teacher begins the entry and the kids adapt through the conventional use of technology with their devices. The teacher is still the facilitator of this model. This means that the students are given time to explore but it is directed and monitored. Choice of tools is given to students to adapt to their project they are trying to achieve. The active part is student choice and exploration with the chrome books.
When thinking about chrome books, I think about the Technology integration matrix.
This blog I found is a great look at chrome books in the classroom and their benefits.
Other great website I found that was helpful for teachers with great ideas for chrome book lessons was:
http://www.slideshare.net/corinnew/building-thought-leadership-through-content-curation
Great post! I love the idea that Chromebooks allow the students the freedom to choose the tools they use to complete some assignments. Do you find that you need to put limits on this, or do the students truly have free rein to be creative?
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