{"id":808611,"date":"2023-01-04T02:45:11","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T09:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/?p=11433"},"modified":"2023-11-21T11:58:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T19:58:45","slug":"leo-academy-trust-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/leo-academy-trust-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Enhancing digital lessons on Chromebooks with One by Wacom pen tablets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]

LEO Academy Trust: A 21st century, digital primary school<\/h3>\n

Located throughout the London borough of Sutton in the United Kingdom, LEO Academy Trust<\/a> serves over 3,500 pupils and 400 staff members at seven different primary schools. The Trust was formed in 2015, and has continuously been developing a self-improving network of learning communities that provide opportunities for their staff, students, and the local community.<\/p>\n

LEO Academy Trust schools use technology that benefits all stakeholders \u2013 students, teachers, parents, and schools and exemplifies a well-rounded, 21st-Century education. As a Google for Education Reference School<\/a> and a Department for Education Demonstrator School<\/a>, its students and instructors are all using Google Chromebooks<\/a> and Google Workspace for Education<\/a>. To make the best use of the Google tools, the Trust has provided each student and instructor with their own Chromebook<\/a>, access to the best digital software — and a One by Wacom<\/a> pen tablet.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/06\/one-by-wacom-1024×664.jpg” alt=”one by wacom” title_text=”one-by-wacom” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”00f4b5b0-d76a-47a8-802e-f4c4969cc63d” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]

High tech classrooms come with benefits and challenges<\/h3>\n

While touchscreen devices like Chromebooks<\/a> provide high educational value and increased efficiency, productivity and student engagement, many of the teaching and learning processes used in classrooms rely on written input, like handwriting, sketching, and drawing, which are often difficult to do on many digital devices using a mouse, keyboard, trackpad, or finger swipe.<\/p>\n

For young students who are not yet able to type well, having the ability to handwrite is vitally important. LEO\u2019s teachers recognized that students needed to be able to write out things like math or science equations, and there was a need to bridge the gap between the benefits of digital instruction and the learning styles and modalities of the various students.<\/p>\n

\"Juulan\"<\/p>\n

\u201cEve<\/em>n with stude<\/em>nts who have touchscreen tablets, the presentation was better using the Wacom [tablets]. They had more control and precision than a stylus on the screen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

~ Ms. Julaan Govier, Teacher, LEO Academy Trust<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Bridging the digital divide<\/h3>\n

Teachers turned to the Trust to solve this dilemma: they needed a tool that could provide digital equity and improve lessons in a more efficient and effective way. The schools integrate a high level of technology in their lessons, including Google Jamboard<\/a>, Nearpod<\/a>, and Google Classroom<\/a>, and while many of these digital tools have built-in capabilities for digital input and interactivity, it is often the case that students struggle to legibly write out a math equation or scribble a diagram. Doing so with a mouse or trackpad was awkward and uncomfortable and resulted in less-than-satisfactory outcomes.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/03\/Wacom_LEO_students-768×727-1-1.png” alt=”one by wacom” title_text=”Wacom_LEO_students-768×727-1″ show_bottom_space_tablet=”” show_bottom_space_phone=”” show_bottom_space_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”00f4b5b0-d76a-47a8-802e-f4c4969cc63d” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]

The power of the pen<\/h3>\n

The Trust researched low-cost, affordable, and dependable tools to bridge the digital divide that students were facing with their Chromebooks, and decided to pilot the use of a classroom set of One by Wacom<\/a> tablets. The One by Wacom has better accuracy than a touchscreen tablet or stylus used directly on the Chromebook\u2019s display, and as the students write with the pen on the tablet, their hands don\u2019t cover the on-screen visuals.<\/p>\n

The One by Wacom pen tablets are certified to work with Chromebook, and allow students to handwrite, annotate, sketch, create and collaborate using a stylus. Each student simply connects a single USB cable to their Chromebook and the tablet is immediately ready-to-go — no
batteries or charging necessary.<\/p>\n

More equality, higher accuracy, easier learning<\/h3>\n

Students and teachers at LEO Academy Trust have been excited to integrate the One by Wacom tablets as a part of their standard tech stack across multiple subjects, thus enhancing and extending the use of digital tools in all classrooms.<\/p>\n

The 140 students who participated in the pilot ranged in age from 5 to 11 and 96 (69%) found the One by Wacom tablets made it easier to complete their work, particularly in mathematics, an area where teachers and students had previously struggled to deliver student-centered learning content using digital tools.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ make_equal=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(145,182,134,0.5)” width=”100%” width_tablet=”95%” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”2560px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”10px|0px|10px|0px|true|true” custom_margin_tablet=”10px|0px|10px|0px|true|true” custom_margin_phone=”10px|0px|10px|0px|true|true” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”||10px||false|true” custom_padding_phone=”||10px||false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/07\/Teacher_Student_intuos_890x525.jpg” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” module_alignment=”center” min_height_tablet=”” min_height_phone=”” min_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” height=”200px” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_line_height=”1.5em” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true” custom_margin_tablet=”0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true” custom_margin_phone=”0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”10px|0px|10px|0px|true|true” custom_padding_tablet=”|20px||20px|true|true” custom_padding_phone=”|20px||20px|true|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” text_font_size_tablet=”16px” text_font_size_phone=”15px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]

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How the One by Wacom tablets and Chromebooks were used in the LEO Academy Trust classes<\/h3>\n