Well as you can see from the date above today was obviously not Christmas morning in the first grade classroom. However, based on the facial expressions and excitement the students had today they may have been able to make you think twice about that.
Yesterday I got everything set up on the Chromebooks that needed to be setup. Today we began the preparation for the roll out. I gave a mini-lesson to the students on how to start-up and use their Chromebooks. As of right now Google Drive is their "home base". This is where their folders are with their documents inside. I put a practice document in with a list of their spelling words. Step-by-step the students followed directions on how to access their folders and find the documents that would be inside. I was impressed with the usability of the Chromebooks and how easy the learning curve was. The students had little to no difficulty. They stayed on task the entire time and kept screeching "THIS IS SOOOO COOL!" The mini-lesson was concluded by numbering each student's Chromebook and iPad and informing them that this was going to be their's to use all year. Each student was individually shown where and how to plug in their devices. I made a big deal about how important charging them is and that is their responsibility to make sure it is charged and ready to be used for whenever we may need them.
I will be using the Chromebooks and iPads in my lesson this Thursday. The classroom teacher also had plans to use them Chromebooks this week. It is so exciting to get students involved with technology and see how much enjoyment it adds to their learning.
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