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School Is Hard for Mobile Students. These Districts Want to Help.

Edsurge

—a mostly working-class suburban city just across the Mystic River from Boston—high student mobility used to be a challenge without a clear solution. The Five District Partnership , which includes Chelsea, was formed in 2012. Not all mobility is bad. And student mobility is nothing new here.

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The Fabulous Field Trip Guide: Mobile Learning and QR Codes

Teacher Reboot Camp

In 2012, I visited the British Library with Terry Freedman. As I venture to more museums, landmarks and national parks, I have noticed how these sites are making their exhibits more engaging by adding a mobile component. Before planning your next field trip, discover ways the site is integrating QR codes, mobile apps, and.

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Coronavirus Chronicles 001 – Greene County Public Schools

Dangerously Irrelevant

Andrea Whitmarsh, for sharing how the Greene County Public Schools in Virginia are mobilizing during these early days! Supporting effective technology integration and implementation: 2012 ISTE Leadership Forum #isteLF12. If you and your school(s) would like to be featured in the Coronavirus Chronicles series, get in touch !

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EdTechSandyK's Top Five Posts of 2012

EdTechSandyK

White Rocket Burst Used With Permission As the new year begins, I thought it would be interesting to start my 2013 postings by looking back on the five most popular posts on this blog from 2012. The popularity of this post also shows that we''re all looking to learn from the early adopters in the iPad/mobile learning arena.

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Why Consider Mobile Learning? (Infographic)

Kevin Corbett

By 2015 80% of people will be accessing the Internet from mobile devices. In 2012, 65% of workers declared their mobile devices to be their “most critical work device.”. 4.99% of mobile learners believed the format and presentation enhanced their learning. The post Why Consider Mobile Learning? Source: [link].

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GED and other high school equivalency degrees drop by more than 40% nationwide since 2012

The Hechinger Report

Red states are where the annual issuance of new high school equivalency diplomas has fallen by more than 50 percent between 2012 and 2016. Specifically, the annual number of test takers who completed one of the three exams has fallen more than 45 percent from more than 570,000 in 2012 to roughly 310,000 in 2016. Data source: Thomas J.

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Mobile Learning Experience 2012 - April 11-13 in Phoenix, Arizona

The Mobile Native

Excited about mobile technology for learning and teaching? Then join me for Mobile Learning Experience 2012 April 11-13 in Phoenix, Arizona. It''s my pleasure to be on the team organizing Mobile Learning Experience 2012. Registration for Mobile Learning Experience 2012 is open.