The first post of a 4-part series on 1:1 at Leyden High Schools.Jason Markey, principal of East Leyden High School Leyden High School District, located just outside of Chicago, serves the communities of Franklin Park, Schiller Park, River Grove, Rosemont, and parts of Northlake and Melrose Park. Our two high schools serve just over 3,500...
Category: Chromebooks
The Logistics of 1:1 Chromebooks at Leyden [guest post]
The second post in a series about 1:1 at Leyden by Bryan Weinert, Director of Technology for Leyden CHSD 212 @LeydenTechies – Author of the Leyden Techies Blog The wonderful thing about Chromebooks, is Chromebooks are wonderful things. Their tops are made out of rubber, their bottoms are made out of springs. They’re bouncy, flouncy,...
What Can You Expect When Moving Learning to the Web? [guest post]
The third post of a 5-part series on 1:1 at Leyden High Schools. This post is from Mikkel Storaasli, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction for the Leyden High School District. This post is also cross-posted on Mikke’s blog, Surely You Can’t Be Serious. Leyden High School District 212, right next door to Chicago’s O’Hare International...
Tech Support Internship: Student-led support for Leyden’s Chromebook initiative [guest post]
Part 4 of a 5-part series on 1:1 with Chromebooks at Leyden High Schools. This post was written collaboratively by the four teachers who work with the Tech Support Internship program: Jason Cartwright, Adam Labriola, Lauren Martire, and Tony Pecucci. More information is available at the East Leyden and West Leyden TSI Websites. Overview The Tech...
The Student Perspective on Chromebooks at Leyden High Schools [guest post]
This is the fifth and final post in the guest blog series on 1:1 at Leyden High Schools.By Jason Markey, East Leyden High School Principal The student perspectives below are from Justyna Chojnowski, Amina Patel, and Joaquin Cardenas at East Leyden High School. For a greater perspective on our 1:1 initiative please see our past...
The digital equity concerns of ‘good enough’
Tim Holt says: [George] Couros had a really nice statement in his article “… Technology should be at the point of instruction and be as accessible in learning as a pencil; it shouldn’t be an event. How many pencil labs do you have in your school?” Great point. Tech should be at the point of...