Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 7, 2023

Unfortunately, YouTube does come with a number of distracting and sometimes outright inappropriate elements that make several school districts restrict its access. Since its introduction around the year 2012 TED Ed has grown in popularity and content and now boasts a network of over 650.000 teachers.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

NOVEMBER 24, 2012

My nominations for the 2012 EduBlogs Awards are all about being inspired and helped throughout this year. Best ed tech / resource sharing blog - Educational Technology and Mobile Learning. I access it via paper.li. Best mobile app - TripIt. Med Kharbach does an excellent job of curating edtech tools.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 12, 2015

12 Principles Of Mobile Learning. Ed note: This post has been updated and republished from a 2012 post. Mobile Learning is about self-actuated personalization. As learning practices and technology tools change, mobile learning itself will continue to evolve. The cloud is the enabler of “smart” mobility.

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EdTechSandyK

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

My 2012 Edublog Award Nominations Are: Best Individual Blog: Cool Cat Teacher by Vicki Davis Vicki not only blogs about education and educational technology, but she also shares her personal struggles balancing family and professional life. Be quick about it, though, because the nominations are due by Monday, November 26th.

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all. More important, states are starting to recognize the need for equitable access off site.

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Connecting 2 the World

MARCH 16, 2014

The focus of this post is on defining social identity as it relates to mobile technology. Cell phones and mobile technology has created a new level of social identity in which a person does not have to physically be present to categorize themselves or play a role expected when they perceive themselves as part of a group.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

They expect the same flexibility, mobility and always-on services they get with everything from travel and entertainment, also from educational providers. In Ontario, Canada, for instance, the somewhat shocking facts are: 99% of all Ontario elementary and secondary students have access to computers at school. Skills gap.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 7, 2023

While some boycott YouTube for their own reasons, a number of people can not access YouTube because of institutional or workplace restrictions. Regardless of the reason why you can't access YouTube, the option below are good alternatives to YouTube. However, not everybody is a fan of YouTube.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 18, 2016

Speak Up found that 50 percent of teachers were looking for such resources, up from 27 percent in 2012. Are easy to find and easy to access on mobile devices (53 percent). CoSN Calls Broadband Access Outside School a ‘Civil Right’ for Students. Make it easier to understand difficult concepts (55 percent).

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2018

More children than ever have easy access to mobile devices at home and in school, making it critical to impart strong digital citizenship lessons to students. Teenagers’ social media use has doubled in recent years , from 34 percent who reported using social media multiple times a day in 2012 to 70 percent reporting the same today.

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The 21st Century Principal

JUNE 27, 2012

This reminder is the 2012 NMC Horizon Report K-12 Edition ( You can download it here. 2012 NMC Horizon Report Near Adoption Technologies Where is technology going in the next 5 years, and what might be some things we can expect as educational leaders? More and more schools are re-thinking policy regarding students having these devices.

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SpeechTechie

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Best educational wiki Karen Janowski and Joyce Valenza''s UDL Tech Toolkit is a one-stop shop for tools to help any learner access the curriculum. Best mobile app Toontastic , again, cause Animation=Language, and because Launchpad has continued to develop context and allowed school-based SLPs to access them with the All-access Pass.

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Connecting 2 the World

MARCH 22, 2014

In addition, the internet made communication more efficient as an email could be left overnight for someone to access the next day. However, due to the computer still being tied to a line, if a person was away from the office for any length of time, a colleague would need to access and review their emails.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 18, 2023

Since I published this post over 10 years ago (2012), podcasting has come a long way. Hardware The hardware you will need to create a podcast include a computer (or mobile device), headphones, and a microphone. It has become mainstream with more and more teachers and educators incorporating it into their teaching practice.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 12, 2012

Throughout the entire 2011-2012 school year, we worked to refine our approach, implementation, and learning outcomes for the program. Mobile learning devices (i.e. Even though our school has more than enough available technology in four computer labs and two mobile carts, some students are more comfortable working on their own devices.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2019

million across 38 deals in 2012 to $276.5 He co-founded eSped, a K-12 software suite to help districts serve special-needs students, which sold to Frontline Education in 2016, and has operated Blindfold Games since 2013 to offer accessible games to adults with visual impairments. million across 71 deals in 2017.

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SpeechTechie

JANUARY 28, 2012

The presentation is called Links to Content and talks specifically about resources that make curriculum content more interactive and visual and, therefore, more accessible to students with language and other difficulties. Here is the link to the presentation , and here is the weblist.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Educators across the nation can now access Teacher Training Pathways , a free platform offering courses aligned to micro-credentials on remote and hybrid learning, instructional technology coaching and more. Applications are now being accepted by Digital Promise from districts with Title I schools across the nation.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Will more schools embrace student-centric mobile devices? “There will be more momentum for mobile devices in classrooms with an eye toward affordable alternatives to traditional 1:1 rollouts.” “Teachers will have access to expanded professional development programs.” Will the cloud continue to reign?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Clever single sign-on also works with the Track it Forward mobile app. Get reports and data instantly to analyze and gain more insight on your institution and use Clever single sign-on for secure access using existing student credentials. www.trackitforward.com. www.clever.com.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2015

E-rate helps schools and libraries get affordable Internet access by discounting the cost of service based on the school’s location – urban or rural – and the percentage of low-income students served. The funding requested by schools reached nearly $5 billion in 2012 and 2013, according to District Administration magazine.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 7, 2023

TED-Ed started around 2012 with the concept of creating video lessons on topics that spark learners curiosity. Only those with the URL can access and view the lesson. This post originally appeared in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning ( www.educatorstechnology.com ). What is a TED-Ed Club?

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Science museums from all around the world capture and document this knowledge allowing anyone interested in learning about science, to access this wealth of knowledge and learn about major achievements and milestones that got us where we are today. Since 2012, the museum witnessed some major renovations to accommodate the planetarium.

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EdNews Daily

JULY 24, 2016

EdCast Knowledge Networks TM power social, mobile and cloud-based learning for influential institutions, enterprises, governments and nonprofits and enables millions of lifelong learners to collaborate. Karl Mehta and his team are passionate about the global impact of mobile and online education. What are some of EdCast’s goals?

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

In the days following December 14th, 2012 school administrators, educators, law enforcement personnel and parents have undertaken the most comprehensive look at school safety since the Columbine massacre of 1999. The following is a guest post by Erik Endress.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Securing a bachelor’s degree from a respected non-profit institution continues to be one of the clearest pathways to social mobility and strong job outcomes in the U.S., and alternative credentials like boot camps and certificates have emerged as powerful stepping stones to careers in the digital economy.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2017

Access to online resources including digital content, interactive education apps and websites, videos, experts and peers is no longer a “nice to have” but rather a necessity. Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director, SETDA, noted the importance of having safe WiFi access.

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eSchool News

MAY 31, 2017

And though Gen Z is starting to graduate this year, there’s still a massive amount of them within various levels of education—nearly 73 million (born between 1995 and 2012), according to Time magazine. Here’s a hint: Don’t expect Millennials.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Founded in 2012, Duolingo claims more than 300 million users, of whom 30 million are active on a monthly basis, according to the company. According to SensorTower, a mobile app analytics firm, Duolingo is the top-grossing education mobile app worldwide. To date, company has raised $138 million. billion in 2020 to $10.5

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Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2021

At the turn of this century, adventurous faculty ventured out into cyberspace on their own, propelled by their own talent, accompanied merely by a laptop and internet access. million from 2012 to 2019. None of those costly resources were essential drivers of online enterprises as they are today.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 5, 2016

You can also access these in my PearlTree of Bookmarked Sites. ebook, Learning to Go , which has digital/mobile activities for any device and editable/printable handouts and rubrics. Lesson Plan Resources ELT and Teach Meet International Online 2012 in Shelly Sanchez Terrell (shellyterrell). Free ESL Lesson Plan Sites.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

What would it look like if the 2012 craze around massive open online courses were rekindled in service of hybrid colleges? For those who believe public universities should help spur social mobility, this is a dream prospect. 2012 Associates or Bachelors Working adults. Patton University Holdings, P.B.C. Working adults.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The video’s simplicity and accessibility is the point for ReadyRosie, which offers parents ways to turn a chore like putting away groceries into vocabulary practice. Roden worked as an elementary school teacher and in sales for Pearson before founding ReadyRosie in 2012. It’s smooth and in the pantry,” the boy says slowly. she asks. “Uh-huh,”

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2021

They’re about a decade behind their university counterparts, who helped to found edX in 2012 , the same year that startup Coursera launched its competing service, now worth millions. The expenses of operating Unmudl are shared among the community college partners and employers who pay to have access to the platform. Who Benefits?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2016

Popular mobile devices may come and go, but the iPad has remained a hit in the K-12 classroom. But even though they’re in schools, our work with teachers has led us to understand that while many of them would like to use iPads meaningfully in their classrooms, they can’t because of time, access, and training.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2019

That means that the students then get to access that content asynchronously on their time. That was something that Khan Academy understood—the value for students to access content at their convenience in the environments in which they're comfortable, and to be able to see the same lecture over and over again.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

In 2012, 30 million primary-age children (or 1 out of 5) in sub-Saharan Africa did not attend any school. These services include access to an in-house “technical team to help support our startups,” Martin adds. Humanity’s future may well be in Africa, where 60 percent of the population are under the age of 25.

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