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Smartphones in Education: Redirecting Distraction with Mobile Learning

ViewSonic Education

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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The pandemic is boosting student-directed learning

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Project Tomorrow’s Speak Up Research Project surveyed the perspectives of over 137,000 K-12 students, parents and educators, revealing how they see technology as a critical tool in increasing students’ ownership of their learning journey.

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5 ways for school leaders to promote equity, student agency

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The report, Empowering and Engaging Student Voice to Create Equity in Education , comes from Project Tomorrow, a national education nonprofit supporting the implementation of research-based learning experiences, and Blackboard Inc., a global edtech software and solutions company.

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Speak Up 2020: A look at digital learning and transformation

eSchool News

In a recent edWeb edLeader Panel sponsored by Project Tomorrow , Dr. Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, and Christina Fleming, Vice President of Blackboard K12, presented the Speak Up 2019-2020 National Findings titled D igital Learning During the Pandemic: Emerging Evidence of an Education Transformation.

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Wednesday (Early) + Survey - What Should Students Learn in the 21st Century?

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Charles has created a survey he''d appreciate you filling out and your support in promoting: “This presentation will explore the stunning recent advances of technology (A.I., Please consider responding and also letting others know about the survey. Robotics, Biotech) and describe their impact on jobs and society. Log in at [link].

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How the pandemic is driving a shift in student-directed learning

eSchool News

Project Tomorrow’s Speak Up Research Project surveyed the perspectives of over 137,000 K-12 students, parents and educators, revealing how they see technology as a critical tool in increasing students’ ownership of their learning journey.

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Sustaining online learning during COVID-19

eSchool News

When Project Tomorrow surveyed students in 2015 about what they envision schools will look like in 2020, one student described school as being the place where there would be more educational videos, online class discussions, online games, and texting between teachers and students. Everyone would have their tablet or laptop.