eSchool News

JANUARY 7, 2019

In the past three years, our attendance rates have increased, along with our assessment scores in grades 3 through 8. We believe the digital learning initiative has been a foundation for their success. Kendra LeRoy: Connecting to today’s smartphone-toting parents.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 18, 2015

Murphy & Beland’s recent study is making the rounds online, particularly among those who are eager to find reasons to ban learning technologies in classrooms. For instance, creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving are difficult to assess with a standardized test. if they did, how sad is that?).

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 24, 2019

Adaptive learning is a style of education where resources, activities, projects, and assignments are tailored to each student’s individual needs. Thus far, adaptive learning has been largely experimental, with companies and competitors having spent the past couple of years working out the kinks and engaging in small-scale execution.

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IT Bill

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

For the past several years the Horizon Report has listed mobile learning, in one form or another, as an emerging educational technology (e.g. mobile computing, mobile apps, social media, BYOD, mobile learning). Undergraduate Smartphone Ownership. What would we then need to do differently?

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 27, 2018

If you were to go back in time and pinpoint when disruption began to take off, I would wager that it correlates with the proliferation of the smartphone. Had it not been for the smartphone their innovative apps might never have come to fruition or experienced immense scalability as they have. Powerful learning devices.

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

billion—which is a good moment to reflect on how mobile learning has entered classrooms and how the company has expanded from just an app. And Urdan says Duolingo brought a mobile-first approach to the sector. billion, making its total valuation more than $4.7 Duolingo has a few things going for itself.

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EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 7, 2018

Let’s take a look at the some of the innovation in E-learning industry in the last 10 years: The Usage of Smartphones. Using mobile for educational purposes is a slightly new concept. However, it has taken the e-learning industry by storm. Smartphones have become an essential part of our lives.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 8, 2015

With Smartphones. The lack of diversity in proficiency assessment is rivaled only by the relative apathy of many learners, perhaps aware of how little control they actually have over what they learn, when they learn it, and what they do with that information. Modern smartphones have the chance to change all of this.

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Education with Technology

DECEMBER 14, 2013

Many schools are going mobile or one-to-one. Schools sometimes make decisions without thinking about the full consequences such as mobile and home learning. If schools supply mobile devices to the students, do the students take the mobile devices home? Teachers cannot assign at home mobile work.

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Education with Technology

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

How will the students’ mobile device primarily be used? What other ways can teachers have students use mobile devices to engage in learning? to introduce the learning goal to the students before the teacher does in class such as in a flipped classroom. to present alternative ways of learning the learning goal.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

In essence AR amplifies the user’s senses and unlocks yet another layer of digital information all with the power of mobile devices. Here is a possible scenario in augmented classroom learning: Location-enhanced learning - teachers can construct assessments which require location-based answers.

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Education with Technology

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Students can use laptops and mobile devices to hear authentic language, read authentic texts, read tweets about famous performers, see up-to-the-moment culture, watch video clips, see tv shows, and communicate with native speakers (Tuttle, 2013). Teachers can help students select those learning activities appropriate to their language level.

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EmergingEdTech

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

In this video interview, Classtime CEO Valentin Ruest shows us this powerful review and assessment platform. Classtime is a great platform for assessing student understanding on the fly, or for. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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EmergingEdTech

JANUARY 4, 2017

Explore 4 Different Web Apps for Assessment in This AppEd Review Roundup! Happy New Year and welcome to our first RoundUp of 2017. Over the break, we took a bit of time to recharge our batteries and. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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BYOT Network

MAY 21, 2015

When you see a student with a personal mobile device in the classroom, what do you think is happening with that device? As educators, we could argue the instructional merits of what is happening with the smartphone that the student is holding. Most students carry mobile learning tools in their pockets. watching a video.

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BYOT Network

JANUARY 24, 2015

This phenomenon also occurs when parents pass smartphones or tablets to their children in the backseat of the car or in a shopping cart. It is difficult to tell how the use of mobile devices at early ages changes student learning. What are the ramifications of the Passback Effect?

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 23, 2022

With smartphones becoming the device of choice to consume content, they are being increasingly leveraged to deliver online educational courses by schools and colleges, and learning and development training by the corporate sector. In other words, mobile learning supports eLearning and classroom teaching.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

For the lesson, students were paired up with a partner and utilized their Smartphone, iPod, etc. In math, Mrs. Chellani began the lesson with mobile learning devices and Poll Everywhere to review prior learning. In music, Mrs. Swarctz conducted a survey using Smartphones in all of her classes.

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GoConqr

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Mobile learning. The most common device among students is the smartphone. It is therefore important that eLearning content is mobile supported. Many online learning platforms can be used with smartphones, tablets, and desktop computers. Barbara Geyer-Hayden (MA Programme Director, Germany).

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 27, 2015

Today’s students are studying and learning differently – a change confirmed by the widespread adoption of digital studying. Our recent study found that 81% of college students use mobile devices (such as smartphones and tablets) to study, the second most popular device category behind laptops and up 40 percent in usage since 2013.

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EmergingEdTech

MAY 4, 2016

This Month: Rubric-Assessed Smartphone & Web Apps for CHEMISTRY Think chemistry can’t be taught using instructional technology? Think again. This month, we’re sharing four of our favorite. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Through mobile phones and tablets, of course. Mobile devices in the classroom: from foe to friend. The use of mobile devices in an educational setting like the classroom was received with the typical resistance to change of the system. Smartphones and tablets have become useful extensions to people’s hands.

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EmergingEdTech

APRIL 7, 2016

Many of Today’s Web Apps Work Fine for Tablet Users, so Why Not Review Them Too? With this edition of the Roundup, we are announcing that App Ed Review has started reviewing websites! Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

” BYOD programs allow students to use their own technology (usually smartphone or tablet) in a classroom. BYOD is often seen as a way of solving budget concerns while increasing the authenticity of learning experiences , while critics point to the problems BYOD can cause for district IT, privacy concerns, and more. ” (12).

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

iSpring QuizMaker is a quiz creation tool that you can use to create interactive quizzes, surveys, and assessments. This post originally appeared in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning ( www.educatorstechnology.com ). iSpring QuizMaker is simple and easy to use.

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EmergingEdTech

JULY 14, 2015

Young Students can Build Their Reading Skills This Summer With These Top Rated Rubric-Assessed Apps Summer is a great time to get your child’s reading skills ahead of the pack before school starts, [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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EmergingEdTech

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Rubric-Assessed Article Library Apps for Research Projects At App Ed Review, we’ve been thinking about research and the ways apps can be used to support students conducting research. We see research. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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EmergingEdTech

JUNE 3, 2015

Highly Rated Rubric-Assessed Art Apps For Your Classroom or Just for Fun! With summer right around the corner, it is time to relax, decompress, and then start thinking about next year (when you’re. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 11, 2012

A few weeks ago, I made a commitment to visit schools that are using social media, smartphones, texting, and other digital technologies, as a vital part of daily classroom instruction. I believe helping students to apply what they learn in the classroom to the real world is arguably the greatest responsibility of a teacher.

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EmergingEdTech

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Good Grammar = Better Oral and Written Communication. Bring on the Grammar Apps to Pump up This Vital Skill Set. Do your students think grammar is a drag? Do they find their grammar worksheets and. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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EmergingEdTech

MARCH 10, 2016

Hands-on experiences are second to none for learning, so this month’s Roundup is dedicated to. Chemistry, Biology, Geography, and More Will Come to Life With These Exciting, Highly Rated Apps! Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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EmergingEdTech

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

And What do you do to Keep Improving When You are Already one of the Most Widely Used Education Apps Around? I knew Quizlet was popular, but when I spoke with Quizlet CEO Matt Glotzbach recently, I. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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EmergingEdTech

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Fun Math Apps and Unique Dictionary Tools Bring a Spark to Vital Academic Subjects As school has been in session for a few months, students get settled into their classroom routines, and their. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Higher education is going through a massive transformation thanks to the adoption of new technologies like mobile learning , gamification and digital courseware. The transformation towards digital has been accelerated impacting all aspects of education including learning materials and content. Analytics and Assessment.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2016

This development, combined with tremendous growth in mobile device usage due to improved technology, naturally led to a shift in mobile learning patterns. Despite this promising beginning, the role of mobile devices in the classroom and in education overall is still rather limited. But this disconnect can be addressed.

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