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The Drivers of a Successful BYOD Initiative

A Principal's Reflections

As a result of the advances in technology and an increase in Wi-Fi access, schools have slowly begun to respond to this trend. For many, even the most stubborn school districts that have fought this trend for years have begun to change course. The overall goal of any BYOD initiative should be to support and enhance student learning.

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9 Great Tools for BYOD Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

With the advance of technology and mobile gadgetry there emerged a wide variety of learning trends endemic to 21st century classroom environment. One of these trends is what is conventionally.read more

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Textbooks optional: What unbundling and BYOD mean for learning technology

eSchool News

Other tools going the way of the overhead projector? As part of the macro trend of unbundling education, teachers are delivering a modern, customized curriculum by curating content in the form of videos, online text, and apps–moving beyond the physical textbooks. Enter the age of BYOD. While 25 percent of U.S.

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Are Students Off-Task in Class on Phones? There's an App for That!

A Principal's Reflections

The key , whether 1:1 or BYOD, is to thoroughly plan and put learning at the forefront for kids, teachers, and administrators. The hope is that it will act as a support tool that teachers can use to help their students develop healthy phone habits while maintaining engagement on learning tasks in the classroom. Getting started is easy.

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#2: 10 education trends for 2018

eSchool News

Below, experts from various areas of the education industry share trends that will help shape K-12 education in 2018. This ongoing trend is causing districts to make more strategic decisions about their professional-development investments. Strategic enrollment management. Jinal Jhaveri, Founder and CEO of SchoolMint.

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Navigating Your Journey to Remote Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Gone are handshakes and fist bumps replaced by conversations at a distance of six feet or more or through tools like FaceTime. In my hometown of Houston, bars and restaurants have closed for fifteen days, which has been a trend occurring across the world to limit the spread of the disease. Develop the means for real engagement.

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The Value of Machine-Driven Initiatives for K–12 Schools

EdTech Magazine

Advanced machine learning tools now leverage human-inspired “deep neural networks” to deliver both pattern recognition and behavioral prediction, while AI solutions are designed to mimic human decision-making based on available data. A key benefit of intelligent algorithms : detecting patterns in vast data sets that frustrate human efforts.

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