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Digital access to library resources

January 18, 2017January 18, 2017 Kathleen Finn 14 Comments 1:1, St. Francis Xavier

A case study in a 1:1 school Our small school is blessed to have an unusually large library space: nearly

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Teaching copyright with video mashups

July 11, 2016July 13, 2016 Kathleen Finn 0 Comments 1:1, copyright, St. Francis Xavier

In a 1:1 Android environment Copyright. Fair Use. Public Domain. The meaning of these concepts as applied to creative work,

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1:1 norms and digital citizenship action research
Action Research 

Implementing 1:1 norms and digital citizenship

April 25, 2016December 7, 2018 Audrey Homan 3 Comments 1:1, Brattleboro Area Middle School, MGC, Middle Grades Institute (MGI)

How do student behaviors change? Debi Serafino, a math teacher at Brattleboro Area Middle School, presents the results of her semester-long action

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A community-based interdisciplinary unit

April 4, 2016November 16, 2016 Susan Hennessey 6 Comments 1:1, Hazen Union School, MGC, Middle Grades Institute (MGI), Popplet

A tech-rich case study from rural Vermont The team from Hazen Union Middle School, in Hardwick, Vermont, conducted an action research project

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Leonardo da Vinci’s Smartphone

March 18, 2016April 14, 2022 Lori Morse 2 Comments 1:1, app-smashing, Google Draw, history, social media, Thinglink

History from the Inside Out Every two years our team does an interdisciplinary unit on the European Renaissance. I’m a

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using digital tools to change student goal-setting and reflection
Action Research Goal-setting 

Using digital tools to change student goal-setting and reflection

March 14, 2016April 13, 2022 Audrey Homan 6 Comments 1:1, goal-setting, Google Docs, Google Forms, Google Sites, MGC, Shrewsbury Mountain School, Wallingford Elementary School

Measuring how students approach goal-setting in the 5th and 6th grades   Educators at Wallingford Elementary School and Shrewsbury Mountain

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Google Tools for personal learning plans
Action Research 

Google Tools for personal learning plans (PLPs)

March 7, 2016December 7, 2018 Life LeGeros 13 Comments 1:1, Google Classroom, Google Docs, Google Drawings, Google Sites, Google Slides, Lucid Press, MGC, Middle Grades Institute (MGI), Williston Central School

A teacher-authored case study Today we hear from a grade 5-6 team venturing into the world of personal learning plans (PLPs)

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Mill River PD action research
Action Research 

How does professional development affect technology integration?

February 29, 2016December 7, 2018 Audrey Homan 11 Comments 1:1, EdPuzzle, Google Classroom, Kahoot, MGC, Middle Grades Institute (MGI), Mill River Union High School, nearpod

The impact of PD in a 1:1 teaching environment A trio of middle grades educators from Mill River Union High

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Katie Bryant SLC action research
Action Research Student-Led Conferences 

Student-led conferences and engagement in PLPs

February 10, 2016October 1, 2019 Audrey Homan 11 Comments 1:1, Act 77, family communication, Google Slideshow, Lamoille Union Middle School, MGC, Middle Grades Institute (MGI)

A middle school case study Katie Bryant, an English teacher at Lamoille Union Middle School, presents the results of her

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Establishing behavior expectations in a 1:1

September 14, 2015January 5, 2021 Audrey Homan 5 Comments 1:1, group device management, Hunt Middle School, Peoples Academy Middle Level

Who decides the acceptable ways to use devices in your school? You’ve jumped through the hoops, filled out the paperwork,

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Innovative Edtech Classrooms 

Multiple platforms, multiple voices: scenes from a 1:1 rollout

September 3, 2015September 3, 2015 Susan Hennessey 7 Comments 1:1, Blogger, family communication, Hazen Union School, student voice

Collaborative blogging puts students’ voices out front Hazen Union School 8th grade student Elijah Lew-Smith shared the first student post of the

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News 

How do educators begin planning for 1:1?

June 27, 2015April 13, 2022 Audrey Homan 3 Comments 1:1

Reflections from Vermont educators embarking on the 1:1 process As the 2015 Middle Grades Institute draws to a close, we

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The 21st Century Classroom 

Taking the lid off technology

October 20, 2014April 14, 2022 Audrey Homan 3 Comments 1:1, current events, iPads, open source
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The unintended consequences of branded tech in the classroom In this episode of The 21st Century Classroom, Tarrant Institute graduate

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Lessons learned from a 1:1 rollout

October 3, 2014April 15, 2022 Meredith Swallow 14 Comments 1:1, Google Apps for Education, Google tablets, St Francis Xavier School

A 1:1 technology initiative necessitates dedication and enthusiasm from teachers, students, administrators, families, and other participants in educational communities.  Over

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News 

What We’re Reading: 1:1 rollout tools

September 4, 2014April 13, 2022 Audrey Homan 3 Comments 1:1, Chromebooks, family involvement, iPads

A parent presentation video, visit a model Chromebook school, and 1:1 consulting options With Fair Haven Union High School, the

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News Tools We Like 

What you should know about iPad cases

July 18, 2014April 14, 2022 Audrey Homan 12 Comments 1:1, intro to iPads, iPad cases, iPads

Getting mobile devices into the hands of educators and students is the name of the game, but what happens after to

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News 

What We’re Reading: 1:1 edition

July 15, 2014July 29, 2014 Audrey Homan 3 Comments 1:1, Chaka Khan

What We’re Reading Gear up for your upcoming or ongoing 1:1 device programs this summer with these thought-provoking reads

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News 

Recap: 1:1 in Vermont Schools

April 11, 2014March 26, 2015 Audrey Homan 2 Comments 1:1, Manchester Elementary Middle School

[View the story “1:1 in Vermont Schools” on Storify]

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A Google Drive lesson for iPads + iPad skill checklist

November 11, 2013 Audrey Homan 0 Comments 1:1, Google Drive, iPads

Meet Theresa White. She teaches 4th and 5th grade at Roxbury Village School, and this past summer, in preparation for

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Videos 

From PAML’s 1:1 Toolkit: dotepub

October 18, 2013February 23, 2016 Audrey Homan 0 Comments 1:1, iPads, Peoples Academy Middle Level

Our partners at Peoples Academy Middle Level are going 1:1 with iPads, and the educators have put together a Google

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Innovative Edtech Classrooms News 

1:1 rollout with Hunt Middle School

December 26, 2012 Audrey Homan 0 Comments 1:1, Hunt Middle School

Susan Hennessey was on hand with her iPad camera to record the Oasis team at Hunt Middle School, in Burlington,

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Beyond Success: 1:1 As A Transformative Journey

October 1, 2012February 28, 2016 Audrey Homan 0 Comments 1:1

John Downes and Susan Hennessey, of the Tarrant Institute for Innovative Education at the University of Vermont (tarrantinstitute.org), presented this

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Rob Gervais on going 1:1 with iPads

July 30, 2012February 28, 2016 Audrey Homan 0 Comments 1:1, iPads

Going 1:1 with iPads: lessons learned In this 40 minute webinar, Rob Gervais, director of technology for Enosburg Town Schools, goes

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