“They’re not afraid of making a mistake.”Ĭhromebooks and Google Apps have also been vital in meeting rigorous Common Core State Standards for writing. Now they’re using ‘million dollar words’ instead of ‘five dollar words’,” says fourth-grade teacher Stephanie Sullins. This new model of classroom collaboration inspires students to experiment and take more risks, knowing that they’ll receive feedback from teachers before getting a final grade. By storing documents in Google Drive, students can also rest assured that their most recent work is saved and secure. With access to the cloud, students can easily share their assignments with other students and teachers to receive feedback immediately. With these new tools, Del Mar’s staff has seen students’ writing quality dramatically improve. Between 20, the administration at Del Mar Union School District in San Diego introduced Chromebooks and Google Apps for Education to all third through sixth grade classes at all eight schools throughout the district.
While writing is predominantly a solitary activity, timely feedback is crucial for helping students to improve their skills. Using the cloud to improve writing quality and creativity Inspired by how schools are innovating with cloud technology across the region, we’re highlighting a few of the successes in California schools:ġ. This new approach to learning is helping students improve their writing and critical thinking skills, while helping teachers and staff increase productivity. From encouraging strategic thinking to improving writing skills, technology has enhanced the learning experience for students across the state.įor California students, backpacks are getting lighter as schools turn to Chromebooks, Google Apps for Education and cloud-based education apps in place of textbooks, pencils and paper. We talked to educators and administrators to reflect on how technology has changed what it means to teach and learn in California. Noting the menu at the bistro near her building - “cheeseburgers made of dry-aged beef and cave-aged cheddar” - Karen marvels that “in the new culinary economy, it seemed, everybody wanted food that had been sitting around for a long time.” When a macaron boutique replaces an African American barbershop, she looks at the “Easter eggcolored disks laid out in rows” and thinks, “This was what food had increasingly become - a luxury item, rather than a means to stay alive.” These observations are especially poignant considering Karen’s profession.Editor's note: California schools are seeing great success with Google for Education. To her credit, Karen “recognized that her life was ripe for mockery.” Rosenfeld is at her best when she takes jargon up a notch, such as the school’s “brilliant-and-exceptional” program, rather than dishing out warmed-over nicknames for Whole Foods (“Whole Paycheck”) or Design Within Reach (“Design Out of Reach”). Successful by their own measures, Karen and Matt live in a converted macaroni factory, spitting distance from several pretentious coffeehouses. This timely novel captures every character in the worst light, and the grudge matches among Brooklyn’s liberal parentocracy are nastier than any playground brawl.
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