Edsurge
OCTOBER 19, 2017
kids live in a house with some form of a mobile device—and those smartphones and tablets are gobbling up a greater portion of kids' screen time than ever. In addition to that hour of TV, kids are spending about 48 minutes on a mobile device. In addition to that hour of TV, kids are spending about 48 minutes on a mobile device.
Digital Promise
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Like many districts that strived to close the digital divide during the pandemic, Roselle Public Schools (New Jersey) took up the mantle to address student and community WiFi access across the entire borough. The district invested in mobile hotspot vehicles that are deployed daily across eight areas of town.
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eSchool News
NOVEMBER 5, 2017
New research has unearthed a dramatic increase in the number of young children who have their own tablet device–42 percent compared to 1 percent in 2011. Next page: Has the digital divide between high- and low-income families closed?).
MindShift
OCTOBER 19, 2017
The nationally representative parent survey found that 98 percent of homes with children now have a mobile device — such as a tablet or smartphone. Mobile devices are now just as common as televisions in family homes. The growth of mobile is a dramatic change. That’s a huge leap from 52 percent just six years ago.
Graphite Blog
OCTOBER 16, 2017
The newest wave of the Common Sense Census: Media Use by Kids Age Zero to Eight (also conducted in 2011 and 2013) shines a spotlight on the increasing presence that devices and media have in young kids’ lives. For educators, the rise of mobile media in homes presents us with an important role to play for kids and families.
Learning with 'e's
MARCH 19, 2012
Mobile learning is on the rise. It was inevitable that the mobile phone would be brought into the classroom, with or without 'permission'. Many children use their mobile phones in class even though school rules forbid them to do so. What would encourage schools to sanction the use of personal devices?
EdTechSandyK
FEBRUARY 10, 2012
Notes from TCEA 2012 Presentation by Eanes ISD Tech Group and Carl Hooker, Director of Instructional Technology, Eanes ISD Presentation posted at: edtech.eanesisd.net/tcea Research Behind BYOT 2011 Horizon Report K12 Edition - Published every year. Mobile devices are predicted by 2011 Horizon report to be in mainstream in one year or less.
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