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Balance the Delivery

Ask a Tech Teacher

Unaccounted time for social media and gaming usage. While already aware of the effects smartphones had on students’ attention, I tried to keep a balanced approach to using technology in my classroom. Four to six hours in front of a computer for instruction. Sounds like too much screen time?

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7 PROs and CONs of m-learning in the classroom

Neo LMS

Mobile learning is generally defined as training or education conducted via a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet, generally connected to a wireless network such as GSM, G3 or Wifi. 7 PROs and CONs of m-learning in the classroom. With this type of increasing ubiquity, smartphones, can be at least part of the solution.

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How to Blend Learning with Play for a Kid-friendly Summer

Ask a Tech Teacher

So much of learning today is about technology. Kids think they know tech because they do stuff on Mom’s smartphone she doesn’t understand, but the bar is higher than that. Science simulations — lots of choices at the Middle School level. Technology.

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Unlock Your Second Brain: A Guide to Choosing the Best Digital Notetaking App

The CoolCatTeacher

If I didn't include yours, just message me on social media and tell your story! I do think that digital notes do help us because we can have them in our pocket available 24/7 when we have our smartphone with us. I've also included a transcript below that I have checked for errors.

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Tips for Successful Digital Parenting

The CoolCatTeacher

Should kids put up their smartphones and talk to each other and parents sometimes? His thought leadership around blended pedagogy has been published in Education Week, Ed-Tech Magazine, and The Learning Transformation: A Guide to Blended Learning for Administrators. How much time on devices is too much time?

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The Role of Digital Learning Platforms in the Academic Growth of Students

Kitaboo on EdTech

It can also be a virtual classroom tool or a virtual learning environment (VLE). While each platform varies in function and features, all digital learning platforms can support all types of learning, i.e., online learning , classroom learning, and blended learning.

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Being there

Learning with 'e's

When you're online, or using your smartphone to communicate, do you ever feel 'connected' to the person at the other end? 1976) The Social Psychology of Telecommunications. 2007) The influence of communication technologies and approaches to study on transactional distance in blended learning. Williams, E. and Christie, B.