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Smartphones in the classroom

Ask a Tech Teacher

Luckily, Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Andrew Carroll, former High School teacher, has a great analysis of the problem and discussion of solutions below: How to control smartphone usage in classroom? It’s a smartphone that your students are using. We are all aware of the negative impacts of smartphones.

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Balance the Delivery

Ask a Tech Teacher

Unaccounted time for social media and gaming usage. While already aware of the effects smartphones had on students’ attention, I tried to keep a balanced approach to using technology in my classroom. Four to six hours in front of a computer for instruction. Sounds like too much screen time?

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On paper, teens are thriving. In reality, they’re not

The Hechinger Report

For decades, researchers have tried to capture a national picture of youth well-being by combining a number of social indicators, such as obesity rates, rates of tobacco use, family access to health insurance, academic proficiency on state tests, graduation rates, drug use and teen birth rates.

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Managing Smartphone Distractions in the Classroom

edWeb.net

With the influx of diverse and multimedia instruction technology software and 1:1 programs, students have access to technology both in and out of school settings. Laptops, Chromebooks, iPads, and even cell phones are providing students with opportunities to access the internet for researching, communicating and social learning.

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On paper, teens are thriving. In reality, they’re not

The Hechinger Report

For decades, researchers have tried to capture a national picture of youth well-being by combining a number of social indicators, such as obesity rates, rates of tobacco use, family access to health insurance, academic proficiency on state tests, graduation rates, drug use and teen birth rates.

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Smartphone Learning

IT Bill

mobile computing, mobile apps, social media, BYOD, mobile learning). Mobile technologies have changed over the years: from the early PDAs, Blackberrys and feature phones with texting capability and cameras, to tablets and eReaders to the ubiquitous smartphones of today. Undergraduate Smartphone Ownership.

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Mobile learning: The good and the bad

Neo LMS

Everywhere we go, here and there, people always seem to have a mobile device in their hands, be it a smartphone or a tablet. Now owning a smartphone is like losing half our lives. Mobile learning is about transforming how everyone can access shared knowledge and resources. It’s almost a sin not to own a mobile device.