The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 3, 2011

So here is my reflections on 2010 and my predictions for 2011. They are moving more and more into the mobile market and now you can do video calls on the iPhone. Tablets- The iPad is wicked cool. This is the chance for us to see what will be hot in electronics this year and I expect it to be tablets. I want to be hip.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

What researchers have found is that mobile technology is widespread and heavily utilized, although the majority of mobiles are still non-smart phones with basic features. The deal saw the books delivered to over 600,000 government distributed teacher tablets across the country, amounting to over 40 million individual e-textbooks!

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 22, 2014

” To help increase digital literacy awareness in underserved communities, Broadband Rhode Island , a partner with RIFLI, created a curriculum in 2011 for adult education teachers to promote digital literacy among adult learners. But lending the tablets is only part of the access puzzle. As a result, Ms.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2023

I “discovered” it as a teacher in 2011. If we can provide 1:1 tablets, surely we can do 1:1 clipboards plus a class wagon, or “go-bin,” with writing utensils, foam sit spots, and a portable whiteboard. I offer one common sense proposal to help. Many educators deployed it in fall 2020. But it’s hardly new. Teach students outdoors.

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The 21st Century Principal

APRIL 23, 2013

The report continues: “One in four teens are “cell-mostly” internet users, who say they mostly go online using their phone and not using some other device such as a desktop or laptop computer,” Smartphone adoption among American teens has increased substantially and our students have “pervasive mobile access to the Internet.”

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In 2011, large-format interactive flat-panel displays (IFPDs) displays became a new alternative. Finally, they offer multiple points of interactivity and are as easy to use as a tablet or smartphone. . An optional trolley stand offers added flexibility for mobile resource sharing and height adjustment.

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Technology Classroom EdTech Training 256

EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Notes from the closing session of the TCEA 2011 Google Academy Professional Development for Becoming A Google Apps Certified Trainer - both in person at TCEA, webinars, and on your own options. Outside of school, students are increasingly interacting with the world through mobile devices - phones and tablets.

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The Mobile Native

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Cross Post From Tony Vincent''s Learning in Hand Interested in iPad, iPod touch, tablets, netbooks, laptops, phones, apps, podcasting, Android, iOS, and web-based tools? Excited about mobile technology for learning and teaching? Then join me for Mobile Learning Experience 2012 April 11-13 in Phoenix, Arizona.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2011

The book is entitled Communicating & Connecting With Social Media: Essentials for Principals and will be available from Solution Tree on May 19, 2011 Using Twitter to Build Your School’s Brand The good news is that open-communication practices in a social media world don’t have to be intimidating. See figure 1.1 for a visual.)

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2024

As of 2021, 9% of the STEM workforce was Black, which was an increase from 7% in 2011. ” The inventory found that, statewide, 7 out of 10 schools (70%) report that they deploy mobile learning devices such as laptop or tablet computers to students on a 1:1 basis.

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Notes from TCEA 2011 Panel. Much smaller than the in-person mobilization to register the same number of people. Are tablets ready? Get PTA and booster clubs to mobilize. digital content tcea tcea 2011 Texas Texas legislature Texas State Board of Education' 700,000 people registered in 2000. What device?

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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.

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The Web20Classroom

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

There is a wonderful site (run by a very dear friend of mine, Adam, who was the 2011 ISTE Outstanding Young Educator , so you know this place has to be top notch.) Oh and do you have a smartphone or tablet device at home? For some, using all or any of those sites can be overwhelming, intimidating, or time consuming. And it''s true.

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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 20, 2015

I also think that all administrators should have a smartphone or tablet. This way, they can be mobile and still have access to their data, information, and resources and be able to communicate more effectively and efficiently with staff, students, and parents. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 10, 2016

I use it as a mobile hotspot for my Chromebook while traveling too. LTE tablet that I got for free when I got my LG G4 smartphone. It's also durable, as I've dropped it a few times and it's still here. My work smartphone is a Samsung Galaxy 7 which I use when traveling. I like it, but I like LG's software and screen size better.

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Kathy Schrock

MARCH 30, 2016

I purchased a few Higher Ground cases over the years, as they expanded their line of products to include tablet cases and sleeves. I remember, at ISTE 2011, everyone received either a Higher Ground iPad 2 sleeve or a 15" Higher Ground laptop sleeve in their registration bag. It has been so much fun to explore their capabilities !

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2015

When he thinks back to 2010-2011, Pete Just, chief technology officer at the Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township in Indiana remembers how hard K-12 schools were pushing to integrate iPads into their classrooms. All it did was let students sit and watch something,” said Just. “It Handing out iPads.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

In 2011, large-format interactive flat panel (IFP) displays became a new alternative. Finally, they offer multiple points of interactivity and are as easy to use as a tablet or smartphone. An optional trolley stand offers added flexibility for mobile resource sharing and height adjustment. Cost & Administrative Benefits.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

Chowdhury’s plan in Physics was for students to use their iPads/tablets and create screen casts of them solving a dynamics problem with details of every step. They also feel that the teacher is too smart and just because she solved a problem easily on the board doesn''t mean they will be able to do the same.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 30, 2015

PROS: Portability: These little cuties are so light and mobile that kids carry them around in their backpacks or just in their cases (we have cases with shoulder straps). I’ve worked with other mobile device managers, and I think this is definitely the simplest. 6 Steps to a Successful Tablet Roll-out. At roughly about 2.5

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EdTechTeam

MARCH 27, 2017

Don’t make assumptions Even with all of the devices I was able to get through grants, my kids still went home every day empty-handed; I never had enough hardware to send each student home with their own laptop or tablet. Nevertheless, I still assigned online homework almost daily and digital projects we did in class continued at home.

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

At the top of the 2011 Horizon Report’s technology adoption list is electronic books. Electronic books are quite popular with consumers and the 2011 Horizon Report acknowledges that. Here’s my own shortlist of considerations based on the 2011 Horizon Report: 1.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2016

Dictation, a voice recognition feature that was once limited to powerful desktop workstations, has recently been integrated into the operating systems of most mobile devices. The average typing speed of an elementary school student is 10-20 wpm (Bullock, 2011), while the average person dictates about 100-120 wpm (Wong, 2011).

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Without mobile phones, a gig economy and increasing concerns over automobile carbon emissions on the climate, ridesharing would have likely flopped. The cornerstone of the effort was to put a tablet computer equipped with a digital curriculum in the hands of every student.

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The Principal of Change

DECEMBER 13, 2018

If you’re thinking you don’t have the time, remember that your technology is mobile. You can do what I did; take your computer or tablet and work in classrooms. If we want “innovation” to flourish in our schools, we have to be willing to immerse ourselves in the environments where it is going to happen.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 19, 2015

Understanding How Learning Works (Or Doesn't) -With the proliferation of tablets, mobile devices and laptops, students can be more connected to their learning than ever before. Photo Credit: Learning Neighbourhood 2011 via photopin (license). What do you think? What will a transformation to fully digital classrooms require?

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MindShift

JULY 19, 2018

Smartphones and tablets have quickly become a permanent part of students’ daily lives. Kids up to 8 years old spent almost an hour a day on mobile devices, Common Sense Media reported last year. On average, 13- to 18-year-olds spend about nine hours a day on entertainment media, much of which is on tablets and smart phones.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

“Students learn by doing, and the littleBits STEAM Coding Starter Kits provide a great way to teach important STEAM skills through hands-on learning experiences,” said Glenn Collins, vice president of mobile computing at CDI. Students learn through creating games and inventions, and even generating their own music. assets annually.

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Innovative Interactive Presentation Tools to Bring Your Classroom to Life by Bryan Miller Interactive response systems have evolved from the formal clickers, to now operating on mobile devices. Bryan gives you a head to head comparison of all of the popular interactive response systems that work on your classroom''s mobile devices.

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The Thinking Stick

JANUARY 9, 2015

2010: The Year of the Mobile Web (iPad, Android, iPhone do I need to say more?). 2011: The Year of the QR Code (These little buggers start showing up everywhere). 2012: Mobile and Integration (Chromebooks, iPads, laptops, tablets, phablets, phones…yeah the list goes on and on). Here’s my other predictions….I’ll

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Learning with 'e's

DECEMBER 28, 2011

Continuing my review of the year, here are my top five places for 2011. Mombasa is an island city of almost 1 million souls, and is surrounded by water, so I went equipped with malaria tablets and insect repellent, and believe me, they were needed. Mombasa, Kenya. Full story in Out of Africa. Dublin, Ireland.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 3, 2012

EduBloggerCon 2011 Philadelphia Many past attendees will tell you that this is the event to attend at ISTE because it''s all about connecting and sharing. This is a great event for beginners and regular attenders alike! Come join us for an amazing community experience filled with interesting conversations in a highly social environment.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The 2011 Global Education Conference is also fast approaching: November 14 - 18. The Rise of the Low-Cost Tablet & the Promise It May Hold for Learning BYOD: Does It Solve or Does It Worsen K-12 Tech Woes? This includes video games, mobile games and the like. We have attendees signed up from 133 countries! Not a reader.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 11, 2018

That trend is called m-learning , otherwise known as Mobile Learning. Defined as a way to facilitate education through the use of devices like smartphones and tablets, m-learning is also a lot more than that. More than that, there were 2.1 billion smartphones worldwide as of 2016 – a number that is expected to climb to 2.5

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ProfHacker

DECEMBER 12, 2016

For more ideas, check out the previous guides: 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , and 2009 — or share your favorite gifts with us in the comments! For those who enjoy listening to music or to internet radio on their phone, tablet, or computer, a good bluetooth speaker might be a good choice.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

In 2011, the analyst firm Gartner predicted that annual tablet shipments would exceed 300 million units by 2015. “Software is eating the world,” investor Marc Andreessen pronounced in a Wall Street Journal op-ed in 2011. But Martin Cooper, a Motorola exec, made the first mobile telephone call in 1973, not 1983.

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Trends Report iPhone Software 40

MindShift

JULY 27, 2015

Research shows that including a variety of stakeholders—from parents to students to school teachers and staff—in the design and implementation of a school change is critical to its success (Mitra&Gross, 2009; Osberg, Pope, &Galloway, 2006; Rice, 2011).Will Will everyone buy into your plans for change?

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