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iPads for Masterful Math: Randomizing Formative Math Assessment

The CoolCatTeacher

Sean Nank’s research shows that the single biggest method for improving learning with iPads is to use online formative assessments. You do not need iPads to implement and learn from this research. Now, Sean, you’re currently working with iPads and some online formative assessments for STEM classrooms. Opening Graphic.

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Android Apps Anyone?

A Principal's Reflections

Ever since becoming connected in March 2009 I have relied on two primary mobile devices. Image credit: [link] In 2010 I purchased my first iPad and this has been my primary tablet ever since. The first was a trio of Blackberry smart phones, which many of my connected friends have busted my chops about even up to recently.

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Why Should Your Business Offer a Captive Portal to Your Guests?

SecurEdge

In 2009, the first hotel and airline apps were just hitting the market. Instagram and iPads didn’t exist.”. Deloitte’s 2019 Travel and Hospitality Industry Outlook reveals “just how much technology has shaped the travel and hospitality industry in such a relatively short time.

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10 Myths about Teaching with Tech

Ask a Tech Teacher

When these “digital natives” show up in my classroom, they have played with iPads and their parents’ smartphones enough to know how to swipe, tap, squeeze, and shake, but they know none of the nuances required to morph the device from a toy to a productivity tool. Do you click, swipe, squeeze, and drag like a boss?

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How teachers address cell phones in class

Ask a Tech Teacher

In 2009, a National Center for Education Statistics survey showed that about 90% of schools prohibited cell phones during school hours. Finally, cell phones have become a small version of a computer be it a laptop, Chromebook, or iPad (especially an iPad). Now, in 2019, that’s dropped to about a third.

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Better Edtech Budgeting: How Yuma Elementary District Makes The Most of Its Money

Edsurge

During 2009, then-Superintendent Darwin Stiffler and Associate Superintendent Duane Sheppard of Yuma Elementary School District One in Arizona had just taken their positions and were trying to figure out how to meet students’ needs. With these laptops, many teachers rose to the challenge of using digital materials—a new concept back in 2009.

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The Enduring Power of Print for Learning in a Digital World

Digital Promise

We’ve seen more investment in classroom technologies , with students now equipped with school-issued iPads and access to e-textbooks. Teachers, parents and policymakers certainly acknowledge the growing influence of technology and have responded in kind.

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