Sketchnotes are often created on iPads that are more expensive than Chromebooks with a paid app (Procreate). Sketchnoting is so beneficial for kids and adults. Encourage it.Īn example of this is sketchnoting. However, getting messy annotating a website or adding content to a Google Jamboard Jam to process information, give feedback, or create a digital gallery walk is different. For more on the benefits of drawing for learning, please read A Simple Way to Better Remember Things: Draw a Picture from The New York Times (1/6/19).Īnnotating a website or PDF for a grade is rotten.
Research suggests drawing is the most effective way to learn! Or just doodle for brain breaks. SourceĪs Stevens says in this video, “Just as educators work across the levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy, the levels of the SAMR model must also be flexible and align to what students are doing in a classroom.”Ĭlassrooms should be places where students always feel free to quickly jot or draw something to help them process and make connections. Stevens‘s SAMR swimming pool clearly illustrates this: The SAMR Swimming Pool by Jaclyn B. Effective technology integration incorporates constant motion through different levels of SAMR. Even the most innovative teacher uses substitution in every lesson. Of course it is! “Substitution” has become a loaded dirty word in education. Let’s start with sketching, jotting, and drawing on touchscreen Chromebooks. Reading about apps and educational uses is great but nothing matches the experience of actually using the device. The very end of this guide suggests some tools that are great but will require district Google administrators to enable the Google Play Store.īefore you do anything, even before reading this – beg, borrow, steal, cheat, lie, simply ask, or do whatever is necessary to get your hands on a new Chromebook the second it arrives in a district warehouse. Everything referenced in this post until the very end is web-based and immediately accessible upon signing in to a Chromebook. This guide is meant to help educators get started using these new Chromebooks that have both touchscreens and keyboards. David Andrade breaks down the reasons why schools may switch from iPads to Chromebook tablets for elementary students in his blog post, New tablets for Education – comparing the new Acer Chromebook Tab 10 and the new Apple iPad. There is even a just-released Chromebook tablet. Lenovo has released a Chromebook with a screen students can literally draw on with a pencil. The combination of touch and Chrome OS is probably here to stay awhile. The new education model Chromebooks have touchscreens and convert to tablet mode. Many teachers will be saying that as their school transitions to Chromebooks for students or refreshes old Chromebooks.
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