The Lenovo 10e Chromebook Tablet is out! Here are our thoughts on this new education-focused Chromebook tablet.
We’ve been amazed at how quickly some of our ed-tech partners have responded to shifting learning environments brought on my COVID-19 closures. GoGuardian–one of our go-to classroom management software providers–has been no exception. By tapping into the needs of schools prepping for long-term distance learning, GoGuardian has built one of the best tools we’ve seen for facilitating remote learning sessions. This new synchronous learning tool, Video Conferencing, will be launched in time for …
Trafera’s Lenovo Specialist, talks through Lenovo’s 2020 updates and the main differences between ThinkPad’s E, L, and T-Series. Learn what devices could be a good fit for your students and staff.
Riverside School District IT Director, Eric Rux, compares COVID-19 to the eruption of MT. St. Helens and talks about how he and his fellow staff made a smooth shift to online learning. By: Eric Rux | IT Director, Riverside School District, WA
Defending your students and staff from Coronavirus and other illnesses starts with keeping the thing they use most–their technology–clean.
Beat the curve on school technology purchasing 2020 has been a year like no other. In March alone, we saw tens of thousands of Chromebooks rush-ordered by districts needing take-home devices for their students. Many schools had only a matter of days to shift entire districts to online learning, while at the same time, manufacturing disruptions in China resulted in significant availability issues. These snags in the supply chain caused …
The buzz is spreading as tech vendors continue to show their generosity With how quickly the COVID-19 situation has been developing, it’s hard to remember what the world was like even three weeks ago. FireFly had just begun sending employees home to work remotely and many schools had only just begun talking about what moving to online classes would look like. Now, contingency plans have turned to reality and, practically …
FireFly is donating 100 Chromebooks to schools adapting to coronavirus closures. Join us as we #OutGiveCorona!
FireFly Joins Earle Brown Elementary for a Day of Technology In December, educators around the world joined together for Computer Science Education Week. These seven days were aimed at inspiring students to take interest in coding and computer science.
Using Google Workspace for Education for real-time feedback and collaboration While feedback is proven to be an important aspect of student success, sometimes the reality is that it is hard to reach every student and give timely feedback. The presence of teacher-to-student feedback and student-to-student feedback in the classroom has been on the rise, as John Hattie and his research points out in his book “Visible Learning”. For those not …