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Are Smartphones in the Classroom a Smart Move?

The CoolCatTeacher

Are Smartphones a good idea? She authored Toys to Tools: Connecting Student Cell Phones to Education (published by ISTE in 2008), Cell Phones in the Classroom: A Practical Guide for the K-12 Educator (published by ISTE in 2011), Help Your Child Learn With Their Cell Phone and Web 2.0 We discuss the pro’s and cons.

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Using Cell Phones and Other Devices In and Out of the Classroom

The Mobile Native

Join us on November 8th for our community''s next webinar to see how smartphones (mobile learning devices) were successfully integrated into the curriculum at St. Live, EdTech Talk, and the Reform Symposium. Marys City Schools in 2008. Marys City Schools is the longest running mobile learning program in the country.

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Can Technology in the Classroom Replace Expensive Textbooks

Kitaboo on EdTech

Smartphones, tablets, and laptops had become a permanent requirement along with using technology in the classrooms by this time. Decrease in State Funding: The government has been scaling back on the funding on college education since the great recession of 2008.

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Leading a District Effectively During an Unprecedented School Year

edWeb.net

Domenech has served as executive director of the American Association of School Administrators since July 2008. In 2016, Technology & Learning selected him as one of the “big 10” most influential people in edtech, and the Center for Digital Education identified him as a Top 30 Technologist/Transformer/Trailblazer. Dr. Daniel A.

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Video, Apps, Newsletters and Portals—Four Ways Technology Can Boost Parent Engagement

Edsurge

A 2008 study , for example, found that parental involvement in middle school boosts both students’ engagement and performance. K-12 Resources about ESSA, Edtech, and More. Helping parents get involved in their children’s education is clearly worth the effort. Help teachers reach parents with easy-to-use conferencing apps.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 34 Edition)

Doug Levin

I recently revisited the central prediction of the influential 2008 book, Disrupting Class – that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet – in two blog posts ( here and here ). Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 34 Edition)

Doug Levin

I recently revisited the central prediction of the influential 2008 book, Disrupting Class – that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet – in two blog posts ( here and here ). Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150