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Verizon Mobile Learning Academy

The Mobile Native

New national research indicates that training teachers to integrate mobile technology into instruction may have a positive effect on students’ standardized test scores and academic achievement. 'New Key findings include: · Standardized test scores in math of students participating in the program increased by 4.13

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OPINION: Ask not what can be done with a humanities degree

The Hechinger Report

They opened opportunities for economic and social mobility and moved my parents’ generation beyond the experiences of their grandparents and great-grandparents, many of whom, as first- and second-generation immigrants to this country in the nineteenth century, started their working lives as farmers or day laborers.

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Triumphs and Troubles in Online Learning Abroad

Edsurge

Modest by comparison, Western Governors University, the largest in the U.S., Today, online education provides access to great masses of college students in the developing world, with Open Universities in Bangladesh, Iran, Pakistan, South Africa and Turkey together currently enrolling more than 7 million students.

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Protecting Student Data Privacy as a Guiding EdTech Principle

Lightspeed Systems

Everything else pales in comparison. As a company, we understand the importance of privacy to our online visitors, to schools who register for our services, and to the students and staff whose information we may access on behalf of a School. Within K-12 education, there is no greater priority than student welfare.

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

Highlights include: A comparison of how each authoring app handles key functionality, including interactivity, mobile design, accessibility, and more Important factors that impact the total price, such as integrations and support Learning trends that are most likely to affect your future needs, and more!

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ReadWorks Review for Teachers and Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Teachers can also turn on ELL and Extra Support for Article-A-Day assignment allowing students to access a number of extra features including access to English audio versions of every text and the ability to provide directions for Article-A-Day and read aloud by a fluent reader in a pre-defined language.

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EdTech definitions every teacher should know: Part 1

Neo LMS

I have also situated phrases that are often incorrectly interchanged against one another for what I hope is a useful comparison. So when viewing “reality” through the camera or mobile screen, digital tools augment or add to what you see. Where possible I will define general tech terms in an educational context.

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