Digital Promise

MARCH 30, 2020

As schools across the country have rapidly shifted to distance learning due to school closures brought about by the coronavirus (COVID-19), students have been sent home with school-issued devices like laptops or tablets so they can continue their learning from home. Finally, keep it simple.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2024

The Social Institute , whose mission is to empower millions of students to navigate their social world — including social media and technology — in positive, healthy, and high-character ways, released its 2024 Student Insights Report: How Social Media, Tech, and Current Events Impact Student Well-Being.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The company has built several tools to do that, including a customizable reading challenge platform and a mobile app, reading challenge templates, and diverse book recommendations. The latest Lenovo Education portfolio includes new laptops, running Windows 11 or ChromeOS, built to help students and teachers embrace next-level hybrid learning.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The game teaches kids about passwords, identity theft, scams, phishing, cyber bullying, sexting, social media issues and much more. This has become more critical as students use laptops, mobile devices, and home computers routinely. This provides a simple way to give each child the basics on how to stay safe online.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 22, 2018

Since the fall of 2016, the communications department at Dominguez Hills has banned smartphones, laptops and other personal technology in every classroom — with grade deductions for violations — except for teacher-guided use and “tech breaks” during longer classes such as Eames’s. It’s not just young people who are smartphone obsessed.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Since 2020, the social media app has invested millions of dollars and teamed with experts, public figures, and educational institutions to post more learning material under the hashtag #LeanOnTikTok. Sure, they can share it afterwards on social media and spread the word. It’s a daunting issue – but one that we can solve.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 25, 2015

This ends up resulting in the formation of rules and policies that severely restrict or prohibit student use of mobile technology and social media as tools to support and/or enhance learning. As the presentation began to focus on mobile learning initiatives a hand immediately went up. Here we go!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Protocols for these mobile devices have little in common today with how they were addressed a decade ago. When students want to do quick research on a topic, look up a word, run a calculation, or review a concept, they can hop on a cell phone much faster than logging into a Chromebook or laptop. And why not?

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 12, 2015

12 Principles Of Mobile Learning. Mobile Learning is about self-actuated personalization. As learning practices and technology tools change, mobile learning itself will continue to evolve. As mobile learning is a blend of the digital and physical, diverse metrics (i.e., by Terry Heick. Transparent. Asynchronous .

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2018

Social media, contrary to its reputation, actually seems to improve certain prosocial behaviors—empathy, to name one—in teenage populations. Researchers in one study followed a group of 10-14-year-olds for a year, tracking their use of use social media, primarily Twitter and Facebook. I ask, “Xbox? Then I pause.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 13, 2013

It is time to realize that social media, technology, and the change process are not the enemy. To this end, teachers and students are now routinely utilizing social media and other various Web 2.0 Instead of viewing student-owned technology as a hindrance, it is now wholeheartedly embraced as a mobile learning tool.

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Educator Innovator

DECEMBER 6, 2016

New media educator Howard Rheingold interviews educator Shelly Terrell about her new book, which highlights the power of students’ mobile devices to drive learning in and out of the classroom. But, that was the extent of my experimentation with mobile learning. I’ve learned a great deal from her. By Howard Rheingold.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 11, 2018

That trend is called m-learning , otherwise known as Mobile Learning. Where they’re located, or whether a desktop or laptop computer is around, is now irrelevant. Another one of the major ways that m-learning is transforming online education – particularly in K-12 environments – has to do with social networking.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The developmentally appropriate lessons come after requests from schools, and will focus on The Social Institute’s Seven Social Standards , which serve as a set of guiding principles for social media and tech use. Olympians) to be their best selves on all platforms, we help them “win the game of social media.”

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Connecting 2 the World

JULY 14, 2014

Mobile Technology is here to stay. Many of us may try to resist integrating mobile technology into our classrooms. What are some ways in which mobile technology has changed the classroom? What are some ways in which mobile technology has changed the classroom? It is a fact of academic life. This is true of all majors.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Now I’m a technology teacher for elementary students and I’ve noticed that many love using computers, laptops, mobiles, and other technologies to play games, watch videos, or take pictures, but most students use technology without appreciating how the technology works or does what we want it to.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Not long ago, mobile devices were considered perfect for any past-time activity, and had no place in the classroom. Students can play games, watch stupid videos, browse inappropriate websites, spend time on social media, or catch up on the latest episodes of their favorite series.

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Connecting 2 the World

MARCH 22, 2014

How has mobile technology affected distributed groups? In a recent chapter I wrote about mobile technology, researchers (Ladner, 2008; Julsrud & Bakke, 2009) found that there is a blurring of the lines between work and home life. The mobile phone allows group members to access knowledge and social networks, but either publicly (i.e.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Today’s youth are digital natives who are unaware of life without Internet access, instant communication, mobile phones and an abundance of on-demand information sitting in their pockets. Research shows that most youth use the Internet to view media outlets and to communicate with friends through social media applications.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

He is passionate about using educational technology to improve outcomes for both students and teachers in all subject areas and in collaborating with other international educators through social media. He blogs on a fairly regular basis about Computer Science and his creation of the Hackable Classroom at [link].

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Another advantage of Amazon Kindle is that the Kindle app is available on all kinds of devices like tablets, smartphones, laptops, etc. The platform also integrates easily with social media, allowing you to optimize your eBook distribution and sales. 6 Reasons Why Publishers Need a Mobile App to Expand Reach.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Then, you get into a rhythm: Jot an idea down as a ‘draft post’ using whatever digital device you like (mobile, iPad, laptop, computer. Blogging Social media Teacher resources Teaching Tech tips' It does, but only when you first start, as you’re getting settled. flesh it out when the muse hits.

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The Web20Classroom

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Our mobility, use of social media and access to devices has made making connections easy and impactful. And who has time to sit in front of a laptop for hours searching for just the right blog post. And who has time to sit in front of a laptop for hours searching for just the right blog post.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 5, 2010

In particular they emphasized the importance of accessibility to technology and the use of social media to improve communication in regards to school events, news, achievements etc. These will be added to the mobile iPod learning lab that currently houses 28 nanos. -

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eSchool News

MAY 3, 2017

Although wireless access technology has been in schools for several years, earlier-generation solutions have not been robust enough to keep pace with growing mobility requirements. Even social media channels have become learning tools for the creative classroom.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2021

They didn’t have a high-tech classroom with fancy equipment — in fact most students didn’t even have laptops or access to the internet. The program operates in what she calls a “mobile-first environment,” meaning 90 percent of the program is taught on a phone, even though classes are in-person.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 19, 2016

Procedure for link shortening and mobile sharing: Copy the hyperlink for the page or lesson that relates to a particular page in my textbook. For example, if they are sharing their screen and want to give the hyperlink to the class, they should be able to follow the procedure included in point two for link shortening and mobile sharing.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Ever wonder how stories promoted by ‘thought leaders’ on social media get selected? government, yet 92 percent of its most popular sites fail to meet basic standards for security, speed, mobile friendliness, or accessibility. Filter bubbles are bad, including in educational technology.

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EdNews Daily

MAY 14, 2019

Audiobooks, social media and smartphone newsfeeds are what Americans are doing. I only have to dig out my laptop when I need to write instead of just read. My laptop touch screen has to be cleaned a lot because I am always getting goo on it. On smartphones. I don’t get it, so I started poking around.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 15, 2020

DMPS distributed nearly 21,000 laptop computers to students throughout Des Moines during two weeks in mid-April. Des Moines Public Schools distributed nearly 21,000 laptop computers to students during two weeks in mid-April. She’s still a central figure in my son’s life, and I’m so grateful for her!

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Nik Peachey

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Once the poll has been launched there are a number of other nice features including an automatically generated QR code to make the poll easy to access for students on mobile phones. You can also share the poll quite easily through a range of social media or get an embed code to add it to a webpage or blog.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 21, 2016

Desktop computers, laptops, tablets, mobile phones, speakers, TVs, video projectors, recording cameras, online conference devices, presentation boards, printers, etc., A personal email address and a few social media accounts may help a first time employee with figuring out how to use all of the above, but are surely not enough.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 19, 2019

Do you need to have a desktop or laptop to get the most out of the platform, or would a smartphone work best? What social media do you use regularly for communicating with your students and parents? What social media do you use regularly for communicating with your students and parents? Join the Community.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The Speak Up data revealed an increase in students’ access to mobile devices, tablets, laptops, and Chromebooks. There was a weekly increase of 41% in online animated movies and less, but still significant, increases in simulations, online curriculum use, mobile apps for learning, and cloud-based collaboration tools.

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EdTechTeam

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Tool #1: Mobile Technology. The first, and arguably the most obvious, tool for instructional coaches is some sort of mobile technology. This can be a laptop computer, a chromebook, an iPad, or even just your cell phone (though something more conducive to complex work is encouraged). A word of caution about coaching mobility.

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edWeb.net

JULY 2, 2020

Everyone would have their tablet or laptop. However, transitioning to remote online learning was a significant hurdle for teachers and students who may have had familiarity with using these mobile devices for different types of digital content, but not necessarily from the standpoint of using them from an instructional component at home.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

When I used edtech in my classroom, uncharged devices from the mobile laptop cart were among my biggest concerns. None of my students had a smartphone, so they weren’t as conditioned as teens today to constantly check their social media. Browsing other websites wasn’t a common occurrence.

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