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Smartphones in Education: Redirecting Distraction with Mobile Learning

ViewSonic Education

As mobile learning becomes more and more popular, so does the potential for distraction in the classroom. With so many captivating apps and games, it is easy to see how students would have a hard time putting their smartphones and other mobile devices away. Assess Learning and Stay Organized.

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Resources You Need During Covid-19

Ask a Tech Teacher

Newsela COVID-19 resource center (and free access to their paid products this school year). Blackboard. CourseSites –like Blackboard, but free for some set-up. Many students don’t have a home computer or access to the internet. Many Districts are deploying mobile hotspots to help students with internet access.

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Blackboard launches New Learning Experience platform

eSchool News

Blackboard has launched a new K-12 platform for districts and schools that brings together institutions, parents, teachers, and learners in an integrated approach that addresses fundamental requirements for student success including school safety and security, family and community engagement and personalized competency-based learning.

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Computing, Cost Savings and the Cloud: The Value of Virtualization

EdTech Magazine

Even amid the proliferation of mobile technology in K–12 schools through BYOD programs and one-to-one computing, desktop computers remain a popular choice. Also, many Chromebook apps don't require internet access, which is another plus given the persistent “ homework gap ” faced by students who don’t have an internet connection at home.

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How to make student-teacher communication work

eSchool News

With the appropriate tools and tech access, instructional assistance from afar can be academically beneficial, and digital student-teacher communication can work. Dr. Julie Evans, Chief Executive Officer of Project Tomorrow, explained how during an edWebinar sponsored by Blackboard. Communications conversion.

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Speak Up 2020: A look at digital learning and transformation

eSchool News

In a recent edWeb edLeader Panel sponsored by Project Tomorrow , Dr. Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, and Christina Fleming, Vice President of Blackboard K12, presented the Speak Up 2019-2020 National Findings titled D igital Learning During the Pandemic: Emerging Evidence of an Education Transformation.

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60+ Great Educational Websites

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

I only included a sample click on the list to access the entire collection. To provide you with an easy way to access these resources, I compiled for you the list below featuring some of the best science websites and platforms. The web is full of resources that you can use to bring science to life in and outside of your classroom.