Tooele School District details K–2 Chromebook use, coaching model and early usage data

Tooele School District EdTech staff presented an overview of K–2 device use and an instructional coaching model during a work session, saying touchscreen Chromebooks are intentionally assigned to kindergarten students and follow them through fourth grade to align with a typical device lifecycle of four to five years.

Esther (EdTech staff) said touchscreen Chromebooks remain in classroom carts for younger grades and that teachers decide whether devices go home with students. "We encourage our teachers to use the mic in the classroom," Esther said while introducing the presentation, adding that touchscreen devices work well for early learners because they mirror the touch interfaces students already use at home.

Hillary (EdTech presenter) described curriculum expectations for K–2 technology instruction and said kindergarten standards focus on foundational device literacy and simple computational thinking. "By the time they're in first grade, our first grade students build upon the kindergarten foundations by…