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Wacom for Education

Kathy Schrock

That is why I have used external pen tablets over the years. During the pandemic, many educators used pen tablets and blank presentation slides or online whiteboards to replace their in-classroom whiteboard when they were presenting from home. The thing about Wacom pen tablets is they continue to work forever!

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Maine Announces Learning Technology Framework

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The true value of laptops and tablets in schools is not learning to use the technology, but rather using the technology to learn. The Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI ) have been in place since 2002 and has certainly helped close the Digital Access Divide in Maine.

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50 Ways to Teach Using Music in Your Classroom

Waterford

If your classroom has tablets available, try TuneTrain —a free app that teaches children how to create music. Sociology of Education, 2002, 75(1), pp. If you’re looking for a sensory activity that younger students will enjoy, make rainstick bottles. This rhythm game is great for teaching students about percussion.

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Acer Announces Alliance With Wonder Workshop

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The bundles pair Wonder Workshop’s Cue, Dash and Dot robots with Acer Chromebooks, Chrome tablets, Window notebook PCs and Android tablets. The new STEAM bundles are being shown in Acer (2002) and Wonder Workshop’s (5418) booths this week at ISTE 2018 in Chicago at McCormick Place West Building. Prices start at $895.

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Don’t Rely on Cute Apps and Games to Teach Coding. Turn to Your Students Instead.

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In 2002, I founded a summer coding camp, SummerTech, located on the campus of Purchase College, SUNY. Don’t use tablets. That adorable program may help little Brandon and Zoe learn arithmetic or bolster their vocabulary, but when it comes to coding, there simply is no replacement for digging in and doing the work. Small groups.

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How to Set Healthy Screen Time Habits: A Guide for Parents

Waterford

Through computers, smartphones, and tablets, we have a wealth of information at our fingertips that can be both entertaining and intellectually stimulating. International Trends in Adolescent Screen-Time Behaviors From 2002 to 2010. Depending on how we use it, technology can be either a priceless tool or endless distraction.

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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

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In 2002, our team at Microsoft Education created an LMS for a world where every teacher and student had a tablet computer. Tablet computers didn’t take off until a decade later. More than 80 percent of the edtech startups created in the past five years will not survive through 2020.

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