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Why your young students love e-learning

Neo LMS

Some people even lobby for a right to technology for every student, in the hope of making the presence of laptops and tablets in classrooms as spread as that of blackboards and notebooks. They turn to other social media sites , like Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr, Yik Yak, or Twitter. Everyone is online now.

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What Students Are Actually Doing Online

Securly

On average, students spend about 5-10 hours per day on their device(s) (smartphone, iPad, laptop, etc). Students from around the world reported using their devices for the following activities (time allocation in descending order): Social Media, Schoolwork, Entertainment, Gaming. SOCIAL MEDIA. SCHOOLWORK.

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6 Edtech New Year’s Resolutions

Tom Murray

With the new year now upon us, listed below are six edtech resolutions for 2016. Districts looking for long term sustainability by purchasing high quality devices at an affordable cost should take a hard look at both laptops and tablets for solutions. Commit to Leveraging Social Media and Telling Your Great Story!

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 33 Edition)

Doug Levin

K-12 Cyber Incident Map: 8 School Districts Have Experienced Multiple Cyber Incidents Since 2016 , which reports on a trend that I’ve seen in tracking K-12 cyber incident reports: school districts suffering repeat cyber incidents, even in the short time I’ve been tracking the issue (since the start of 2016).

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The Hottest Posts Everyone's Reading

The Innovative Educator

It responds to a story explaining why an uninformed school headmaster is wrong when he mistakenly attributes his school’s success to the fact that he banned laptops. DM9oWCDUqh — Angela Maiers (@AngelaMaiers) April 19, 2016 For the first time at the top is a post that was also at the top of my Twitter feed. Apr 14, 2016, 3219

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The Scarlet Rating: How One ‘Improvement Required’ School Seeks a Turnaround

Edsurge

Brook Avenue Elementary School in Waco, Texas has been in the papers before, but not for shiny new laptops or flexible classrooms. Pedrotti took over as principal of Brook Avenue Elementary School in January of 2016, and Torres joined her that April. BrAveLearns pic.twitter.com/O5co6gC4Ni. Jessica Torres. Our teachers are excited.

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Technology in Schools: What If We’ve Just Made Everything Worse

Fractus Learning

In my own school there is a significant change underway as we abandon our four-year iPad program for a return to students using laptops. Social Media and Mobile Devices. There is no doubting that students love their devices and social media in all its forms. Digital Literacy.