ChromeBook classroom

Setting

• AP European History
• 90+ Students in 4 sections
• The 5th section?

Why Chromebooks?

21st Century Skills

• Web based computing
• Collaborative research and writing
• Inquiry and project based learning
• Facilitating digital productivity vs. consumption

Device Management

• Google Integration
• Management Console
• Instant startup and connectivity
• Ease of updates and virus protection
• Multiple users, individual experience

Costs and Savings

Advantages of Laptops

• Flexible use, multiple classes and curriculum support
• Retirement and local grant program supports BYOD

Pedagogy vs. Technology