One-to-One Rollouts

In this episode, Ricky and Kristy discuss One-to-One Rollouts as well as Google’s Project Bloks, 5 things to focus on this fall, and EverFi getting some heavy hitting backers.

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EverFi Attracting Big Investors –

A Fortune.com article explains that Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt Are Pumping Millions into an Ed Tech Startup called EverFi. The total amount of funding raised in this round is 40 million. When you get the CEO’s of Amazon and Alphabet to fund you… it is time for people to pay attention. The CEO of EverFi, Davidson says, “We’re trying to get the private sector to really engage in local education.” I’d say, they’re not just trying anymore with such heavy hitters financially engaged.

5 Classroom Priorities for the Fall –

An Ed Tech Magazine article gives us 5 Classroom Tech Priorities for the Coming School Year. The article gives 5 priorities that schools should be focusing on as summer nears an end. The 5 are Networks, Mobile, Security and Student Privacy, Digital Interactive Projectors, and 3-D Printing.

Google’s Project Bloks –

An Ed Tech Magazine Article on Google’s Project Bloks explains how the project can change the coding world. The Bloks consist of three components: a Brain Board that provides power and sends instructions to a toy or tablet; Base Boards outfitted with sensors; and Pucks that can receive various instructions (such as turn on, move left, play). If you go to the link, you’ll see there is a great video that introduces Project Bloks which is currently still in active research. Here is the Project Bloks home page.

Featured Segment: One-to-One Rollouts –

We talked a lot about One-to-One Rollouts and decided that whatever you choose it should involve thorough planning, start small and build slowly, feature a well planned professional development plan, and device choices that consider student usage and price.

Here is a link to some resources to help with 1 to 1 Rollouts.

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