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The Surprisingly Low-Tech Way Schools Are Keeping Students Off Tech

Edsurge

A growing number of entertainers, including Chapelle and musicians Jack White and John Mayer, prohibit the use of mobile devices during their performances. Founded in 2014, the San Francisco-based company says that it has leased pouches to more than 1,000 schools across the country, including a handful of colleges and universities.

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#savings: Can Social Media Nudge Teens into Smarter Money Choices?

MindShift

In the fall of 2008, Ted Gonder was studying economics at the University of Chicago as the world economy melted down around him. “We Now a nonprofit called Moneythink , it has with 30 university chapters in 10 states, Moneythink takes a blended learning approach, by mixing personalized mentoring with the power of social media.

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The Free and Online 2014 School Leadership Summit Starts Wednesday! (Full Session List)

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We have gotten much more mobile-friendly , as there are Collaborate apps for iOS and Android, and the conference schedule and session links can be easily accessed on mobile devices by going to [link] from your mobile device or clicking on the "mobile schedule" link in the Summit menu.

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Here's what you missed at the MidWest Technology Conference 2014 #METC14

MSEDTechie

Social Studies: [link] - tons of resources on creating effective flipped videos. link] [link] [link] social media - @METCenews [link] Solution for a teacher Web site, assignment submission, and a dozen other things that we do in a dozen different ways, but all in one place. I co-presented two workshops this year.

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14 Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education

TeachThought - Learn better.

The definition of asynchronous learning helps us understand the need for asynchronous access to this content, especially when this access is not through a dated university learning management system, but something more authentic to the student, maybe even accessed on their own mobile devices. That’s good. We shall see. An example?

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How to Find the Best iOS Apps for Your Classroom

Shake Up Learning

Mobile Learning Resources from Shake Up Learning. This is an updated post inspired by Felix Jacomino ’s 2014 iPadpalooza presentation, “ 500,000 Apps in 60 Minutes ,” “Give a teacher an app, she has a lesson for the day. Private Google+ Community and Study Group. Class Tech Tips. Elementary. Augmented Reality.

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With technology, schools try to level the economic playing field

eSchool News

They’re going to social media sites. For example, a 2014 University of Connecticut study found that lower-income students were worse at locating and evaluating online information than their higher-income peers. Researchers are learning that not all access to technology is equal.