Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

About half own a tablet computer, while three-quarters own desktop or laptop computers. Using learning material and platforms that are accessible on any device may help more students stay on track with schoolwork while they’re stuck at home. Tapping Cell Signal Remote learning depends not only on tools, but also on signals.

Laptops 205

Laptops Tablets Smartphone Mobility 205

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 12, 2015

12 Principles Of Mobile Learning. Mobile Learning is about self-actuated personalization. As learning practices and technology tools change, mobile learning itself will continue to evolve. As mobile learning is a blend of the digital and physical, diverse metrics (i.e., by Terry Heick.

Mobile Learning 40

Mobile Learning Mobility Learning Edmodo 40

Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

When Howard-Suamico School District went digital, giving every student in grades 3 and up tablets or laptops, the change was immediate and dramatic. Students were excited about learning. The funds will go toward purchasing MiFi devices, which provide mobile broadband access, so that 15 percent can connect at home for free.

Resources 120

Resources E-rate Broadband Digital Divide 120

Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2015

A recent order to modernize E-rate , the first update to the plan in nearly two decades, doesn’t increase the annual cap, but it does promise extra money for Wi-Fi and broadband access, two priorities of the Obama administration. With approaches like these, digital learning doesn’t stop when students leave the classroom.'

E-rate 120

E-rate Broadband Libraries Mobility 120

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

The survey, released by Pearson and conducted on its behalf by Harris Poll, finds that while student ownership of mobile devices continues to increase, wi-fi connectivity at school lags behind home access. Use of both tablets and smartphones (at home, school or elsewhere) has risen across all grade levels.

Mobility 40

Mobility Pearson Tablets Smartphone 40

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.

Smartphone 28

Smartphone Learning Mobility Social Media 28

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Left to navigate the ins and outs of using tablets or laptops in the classrooms on their own, teachers may quickly return to their traditional teaching methods as the equipment gathers dust and/or gets used primarily for entertainment and gaming.

Chromebook 40

Chromebook Laptops Training System 40