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?Scaling Mobile Technology for Community College Students: 5 Tips for Entrepreneurs

Edsurge

After three years of utilizing a BYOD (bring your own device) policy with my classes at Nassau Community College, I have seen how tools like tablets and laptops can lead to better academic engagement. It’s why mobile access has been one of the most important means of connecting students to their academic resources.

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And the top e-learning trends for 2016 are.

Neo LMS

First, mobile learning. Sure, there were lots of devices released in 2014 and the years before, but 2015 was the mobile age. There are those who are already replacing their full-blown laptops with a more portable tablet. There are those who are already replacing their full-blown laptops with a more portable tablet.

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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

Securly

Will more schools embrace student-centric mobile devices? “There will be more momentum for mobile devices in classrooms with an eye toward affordable alternatives to traditional 1:1 rollouts.” ” The 1:1 initiative aimed for districts to issue each student a laptop for use in-school and at home. Indeed, $2.3

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May this Gobstopper (Now Called Curriculet) be Ever Lasting!

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

UPDATE AS OF 1/15/14: The company Gobstopper has changed its name to Curriculet, but this update hasn''t changed how I use Curriculet with my students. The stories and information in the below post still hold true despite the change in company name. I signed out the mobile lab and a class set of headphones, and assigned an act a day.

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4 Tips for using accessibility features to promote inclusion

Neo LMS

However, many technology companies are becoming increasingly aware of how different tools regarded as “assistive technology” could be impactful to everyone. In many cases, companies are developing accessibility features to be built into devices to promote access for all. Encourage usage.

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We need to rethink university IT Services

Mark Smithers

At my university it has got to the stage that I only use my own personal laptop connected to wifi network. Some staff members may be very happy with the comfort of a basic laptop or desktop computer with standard software knowing that will get desktop support if things go wrong. The issue of control has got completely out of hand.

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Learning to learn: A skill set for the 21st century student

Neo LMS

Fast Company collected a few jobs of the future that might have a plausible existence, but who knows how the world will look like in 2036? Companies expect all their employees to know how to communicate well and are sometimes surprised at the number of young people who prove the contrary. Collaboration skills. Digital literacy skills.

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