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A Simple Teacher Habit Tracker

The CoolCatTeacher

For each class, I have three things I have to do each day: lesson plans in Chalk , Google classroom assignments updated, and then I have to go back and grade the work for the day. The smartphone provided a new technique to banish these slivers of solitude: the quick glance. The Quick Glance Can Be Powerful.

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10 Ways Any Teacher Can (and Should) Use Technology

Ask a Tech Teacher

Proof enough is that Common Core summative assessments will be completed online—only possible if students use technology as comfortably as paper and pencil to demonstrate knowledge. But how do you do that if you aren’t a ‘techie’ or a ‘geek’, if you barely use a Smartphone much less the myriad of online tools.

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Fantastic Apps I Use Every Day

The CoolCatTeacher

I’ve also added some of my favorite new productivity tools for my smartphone, iPad, and a few new ones for my Mac. I can include quick formative assessment tools, drawing or brainstorming contributions from everyone and even 3d and virtual field trips. I love using them in Google Docs and Google Slides.

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Smartphone Learning

IT Bill

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. According to the ECAR 2016 Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology , 96% of undergraduate students now own a smartphone.

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K–12 Schools Find Educational Benefits in Cloud-Based Gaming

EdTech Magazine

Cloud technology allows video game streaming on nearly any device , from smartphones to traditional game consoles. Among the tech behemoths, Amazon and Google are forging inroads in cloud-based gaming. Google is testing Project Stream , and Amazon is reportedly leveraging its massive cloud presence to develop its own service.

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How To Boost Student Engagement: Modern Tools for Math Teachers

Ask a Tech Teacher

Computers & Mobile Devices Computers and mobile devices like smartphones and tablets are the primary way learners access the internet. The teacher can then assess how well the students know the concepts by analyzing the visuals they come up with.

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New Ways to Gamify Learning

Ask a Tech Teacher

Augmentation: Technology not only replaces a traditional tool but adds functionality, e.g. using Google Earth to explore the setting of a story rather than a map. e.g. using virtual meeting tools (like Google Hangouts) to include housebound students in a class. All you need is a special app that loads onto a tablet or smartphone.