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Smartphones in Education: Redirecting Distraction with Mobile Learning

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Furthermore, while not every student has access to a notebook or tablet computer, a recent survey by the Pew Research Center shows that 95% of American teens own a smartphone. In fact, this poll indicates that nearly half of American teens are online “almost constantly,” even during school hours.

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Educators Want More Mobile Technologies for Classroom Use, Better PD

Marketplace K-12

Mobile technologies in particular have the ability to resonate with and support the instruction of special education students, said Richard E. Ferdig, summit professor of learning technologies at the research center and a co-author of the report. The project is funded in part by AT&T. ” More Than 400 Apps Reviewed.

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The 3 Biggest Remote Teaching Concerns We Need to Solve Now

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Simply scanning a worksheet and uploading it online as a PDF document without making it compatible for screen readers (assistive technology tools that transmit information on a computer screen to blind or visually impaired individuals) might make learning impossible for a blind or visually impaired student.

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eBook Reader Apps – The Next Best Investment for K12 Organizations

Kitaboo on EdTech

A recent survey by Pew Research shows that more people read books – both as a hobby and as part of their school/college courses – on their phones and tablets. That apart, eReaders also support assistive technologies such as text-to-speech and optoelectronic reading systems, making educational content accessible.

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