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Mobile use rises, but school wi-fi stagnates

eSchool News

Pearson/Harris Poll reveals new findings on mobile device ownership and how wi-fi access impacts learning in school. The survey, released by Pearson and conducted on its behalf by Harris Poll, finds that while student ownership of mobile devices continues to increase, wi-fi connectivity at school lags behind home access.

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English + Common Core + Mobile = Success in Learning Poster Session at ISTE 2014

Education with Technology

In my ISTE Sunday 8-10 am poster session, I demonstrate many diverse mobile activities to help students achieve the English Language Arts Common Core Anchor Statements through mobile devices. The mobile activities focus on free common tool apps that are available on both the Android and the iPad.

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12 Ways to Join the Twitter Party to Celebrate Digital Learning Day 2014

mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

engchat — Digital Learning Day (@OfficialDLDay) February 4, 2014 4. link] — IEL (@IELconnects) January 31, 2014 8. Join the National Association of Elementary Principals @NAESP ''s tweet chat on digital safety and citizenship using the hashtag #digisafety. Join the Twitter party on Feb. 8-9PM EST (3PM HST) 9.

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English +Common Core +Mobile = Success (ISTE2014 Poster -details)

Education with Technology

Here are the ten examples I showed at my English + Common Core + Mobile ISTE 2014 Poster Session: Based on CCSS Anchor Statements: L.2 2 Take a Conventions Mobile Online Quiz to pick the incorrect sentence from four choices (capitalization). 7 Integrate mobile content. English Common Core Mobile Activities.

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2014 Global Education Conference - Day Two!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Promoting collaboration across borders: two approaches - Anne Fox, Trainer, learning coach Service Learning for Highs School Students - Max Bone, Student Using international student art exchanges to deliver 21st Century Learning Skills - Cheryl Iozzo/ Greenwich Connecticut Public Schools/ Ed.D,

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Strategies for Motivating Students: Start with Intrinsic Motivation

Waterford

Elementary-aged children are highly motivated when their teachers prioritize content mastery and understanding over high test scores.[2] Learning in a mobile age: An investigation of student motivation. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, February 2014, 30(1), pp. Gamification and student motivation. Schiefele, U.

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How our high-poverty school reduced suspensions by 97%

eSchool News

When we arrived at Betty Best Elementary in Houston in the summer of 2014 and dug into the school’s data, we saw there were 627 office referrals during the previous year. From 2014 to 2018, we reduced the number of office referrals by 37 percent, in-school suspension days by 52 percent, and out-of-school suspension days by 97 percent.

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