EdNews Daily

JULY 30, 2019

According to techcrunch.com , the average age for a child getting their first smartphone is now 10.3 Smartphones trail at 45% (up from 39% in 2012). Eighty-eight percent (88) of 13-17-year-olds have access to cellphones. Ninety-one (91) percent have access to computers, tablets or cellphones.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Then they use their smartphone to dial a Millennial (born between 1981 and 1996) or Gen Z (born after 1996) family member to rescue them. A high school dropout cannot tap on an app and get the help they need if it involves more than one organization.

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2016

The district is also known for having one of the largest dropout rates and one of the highest pupil-to-teacher ratios in the country. Most learners have access to a tablet device, iPad, or some other form of smartphone device, but many don't have physical books at home. What is available to my learners at school and at home?

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2022

Other students faced barriers of access. If one was using the computer, the other would have to join class from his smartphone, which made it difficult to see his peers or anything the teacher might have been demonstrating on the screen. Related: Hundreds of thousands of students still can’t access online learning.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

During college fairs or campus visits, a college representative using MyInTuition can hand a student a smartphone or a tablet, allowing him or her to input familiar household income information and receive a likely financial-aid estimate on the spot. “I I have a Ph.D. in economics, I’m pretty good at this sort of thing.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Anxiety over the influence of technology in schools, as in our lives, is an old story — but one made painfully acute by the glowing smartphone on which you may be reading this article. She added, “Facebook plays no role in the Summit Learning Program and has no access to any student data.”). There are no exceptions to this.”

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