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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also, keep in mind that practice tests likely haven't been timed and aren't necessarily focused on content at all. Teachers need to familiarize students with all of the tools available on the chrome books. There may be quite a bit of conversation going on between teachers and students during these practice sessions, which of course can't happen during the actual test[/quote]

OK, you are predicting disaster and doom. But you don't know for sure, because nobody has taken the tests yet. I am predicting lack of disaster and absence of doom. But I don't know for sure, because nobody has taken the tests yet. Only time will tell which of us is correct.[/quote]

Well, I have been teaching for over 20 years and know when something is developmentally  appropriate for children. I've taken the online practice assessments and they are quite challenging. I believe many scores will be negatively impacted by poor computer skills. In order to get through the reading portion of the test, you really need to have strong keyboarding skills. 
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with the ability to transfer usage skills from one computer to another

We spend a few class periods allowing HS students to become acquainted with the Chromebooks, for example.

The questions are very hard.  And if the kids couldn't pass the HSAs, there's no way they'll pass PARCC.  no way . . .

I have 9th graders reading at a low elementary level. They'll never graduate at this rate.  [/quote]

The reason you have 9th graders reading at a low elementary level is probably because they were likely taught sight words at the expense of phonics.  It's because the existing curriculum and standards sucked prior to Common Core.

As for Chromebooks, it's not as though they need to understand the OS or algorithms or how CPUs and RAM work or anything involved, for the purposes of PARCC all they need to know is how to navigate the test app, for crying out loud.  VERY basic stuff.[/quote]

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