eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2023

I credit my old high school Spanish classroom for my discovery. August and September temperatures in my classroom hovered in the upper 90s and low 100s. Even though our outdoor classroom was working, and I had over a decade of experience as an outdoor educator, I led us back inside. The air conditioner didn’t work.

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My Paperless Classroom

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

The mission of My Paperless Classroom is primarily to discover the best uses of technology to support learning, and to save me from my own organizational shortcomings. Despite my love for scanners, I have not made much use of my iPad to capture documents. My tablets can connect directly to the IX100''s own wifi.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 31, 2016

The virtual classrooms might become the norm a few hundreds years from now – or maybe sooner. Slowly but steady, teachers and schools take steps towards a more virtual classroom. Mobile devices and WIFI. Tablets are on their way of becoming the classic notebooks of students. Document cameras. Smart furniture.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The products include a wide range of innovative products like the BrailleNote Touch (the first Google-certified braille tablet), iOS compatible Brailliant braille displays, digital audiobook players, desktop and portable vision/reading systems, and mobile electronic handheld magnifiers. Natural reader. Web-based tool or software.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 31, 2016

The virtual classrooms might become the norm a few hundreds years from now - or maybe sooner. Slowly but steady, teachers and schools take steps towards a more virtual classroom. Besides the individual learning times, and not cheating on tests by peeking in the next student's paper, kids need to collaborate in the classroom.

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eSchool News

MARCH 24, 2021

The AVerCharge X16 is an Adjustable and Configurable Student Device Charging and Storage Cart Designed for Today’s Ever-Changing Classroom. Optional 5” casters as well as a handle can be utilized to add mobility to the cart for classroom sharing or moving to long-term storage areas. AVer Information Inc.,

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

More important than the learning that transpires in our classrooms is the learning we inspire beyond our classroom walls. These platforms are online and accessible 24 hours, 7 days a week on multiple devices (computers, tablets, mobile devices and Chromebooks). Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar !

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Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2017

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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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

The advent of interactive large format displays further expands the options for achieving the documented benefits delivered by this transformative classroom technology. Classroom display board technology is a powerful thing. Introduced in 1801, the chalkboard was a transformative classroom technology.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 1, 2016

Ten years ago, I struggled with being the teacher with a cart full of files and no classroom of my own. For teachers, one of the artifacts of education is having a classroom. I had to share with another teacher, but it was definitely her classroom. I use Google Drive as well, but mostly for storing documents.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

What are the best-flipped learning apps for K-12 grades in flipped classrooms? The best-flipped classroom tools can transform and remodel classroom teaching, allowing in-depth learning and personalized attention that can help learners improve their grades. Khan Academy. Open Culture for K-12 Grades. Screencast-O-Matic.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The products include a wide range of innovative products like the BrailleNote Touch (the first Google-certified braille tablet), iOS compatible Brailliant braille displays, digital audiobook players, desktop and portable vision/reading systems, and mobile electronic handheld magnifiers. Natural reader. Web-based tool or software.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 2, 2019

The products include a wide range of innovative products like the BrailleNote Touch (the first Google-certified braille tablet), iOS compatible Brailliant braille displays, digital audiobook players, desktop and portable vision/reading systems, and mobile electronic handheld magnifiers. Natural reader. Web-based tool or software.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The best digital tools for the classroom are the ones that provide an easy interface, facilitate collaborations, simplify communication between students and teachers, offer quick analytics for administrators, and are cost-efficient. Best Digital Learning Tools for Future-Ready Classrooms. Moreover, the platform is free for teachers.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2019

At the same time, innovative education leaders and classroom teachers are engaging, motivating, and nurturing students to develop mindsets for college and career readiness and lifelong learning, and they are supporting social and emotional development. There are three parts to the problem—access, participation, and powerful use.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 7, 2012

Adobe recently announced its next-generation Adobe Acrobat XI software, complete with cloud services to help K-12 and higher education teachers and administrators handle complex document challenges and alleviate productivity inefficiencies. The Student and Teacher Edition of AXI is immediately through the Adobe Education Store.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 27, 2017

While she was in speech therapy she would have to do what other kids in her classroom would have to do. However, these accommodations must extend beyond the classroom. And it not just for those students in the classroom. Pretty much any device (tablet, laptop, mobile phone) can open a PDF. Forget it you might say.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 20, 2018

This is from Steven Wesley, guest blogger for Ask a Tech Teacher and ESL teacher, with intimate knowledge of tech used in the classroom. Today, smartphones and tablets are cheaper than ever; moreover, their prices are going to decrease which means that desktop computers, as well as computer labs, are about to become extinct in schools.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 3, 2015

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. Cloud classrooms will become the norm. Classrooms will finally become cloud-centric.

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iLearn Technology

APRIL 23, 2018

What it is: Flipgrid is a video discussion platform for your classroom that lets you engage and capture learning in new and awesome ways. Students can respond with short video responses using any browser, Chromebook, iPad, tablet, or mobile device. Flipgrid works in any classroom, with any age student, and within any subject.

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Fractus Learning

JUNE 9, 2016

Hi-spec and real bang for your buck, the AVer U70 USB Document Camera ticks all the boxes for an everyday classroom document camera. AVer U70 Document Camera – In the box. The more plugs and cables, the more setup, the more mess and the more hurdles to getting your camera up and running in the classroom.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

BenQ , an internationally renowned provider of visual display and collaboration solutions, is ensuring teachers and educators can quickly and easily respond to new demands in the classroom with the launch of the InstaShow WDC20E. The WDC20E also makes the most of interactive display real estate while maximizing engagement in the classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

You can use the camera on your Chromebook or laptop, mobile phone or tablet, or document camera. However, if you’re using a document camera or down-facing camera, laying an item down and then putting the next on top of it seems to work best. Non-Traditional (Specialty) Classrooms. Give students immediate feedback.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

$5 million NSF grant initiative leads to mobile physics instruction module. The handheld tablet and computer-based curriculum application modules called “Exploring Physics” were developed through this grant and have just become available for instructors and students.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2011

The end result was the formation of a pilot program where students and a teacher would be given a tablet device and then be tasked with developing a plan to extend learning beyond the school day. Each of the ten tablets (5 iPads and 5 Samsung Galaxy tabs) came with 3G access for the duration of the pilot program.

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The Electric Educator

MARCH 16, 2018

Google Forms is one of my favorite classroom tools. Here are 25 different ways you can use Google Forms in your Classroom - with an example for each! This example is based on Fahrenheit 451 in a high school English classroom and is configured to release the quiz score immediately after submitting the quiz.

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eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2019

HoverCam , a provider of innovative, interactive, and engaging education solutions, will demonstrate its full hardware and software learning platform for digital classrooms in Booth 2144 at the International Society for Technology in Education Conference (ISTE), June 23-26 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Technology has changed the classroom, but it doesn’t always change the student experience. Many jobs, services, and even cars now use touchscreen interfaces, so technology skills learned on a smartphone or tablet are particularly transferable to all manner of everyday situations. A routine that, for many, is not tremendously engaging.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 19, 2016

In the last week’s post I promised to address exactly 10 BYOD concerns that keep schools reluctant to allowing students to use their mobile devices in the classroom. But schools can overcome these issues and support all their students in experiencing a modern learning experience in the classroom.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 8, 2016

There are of some things that everyone needs to know, teachers especially, in order to upgrade your e-learning: Mobilize your learning It would be an understatement to say that mobile devices are everywhere. Smartphones and tablets in classrooms can be used to enhance collaboration between students.

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Gaggle Speaks

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

It’s becoming increasingly clear that 3D printing is not just a passing fad, but already is making a huge impact inside the classroom. Companies like SMART and Promethean have already established a presence in the marketplace with touch boards, tablets, interactive displays, interactive whiteboard systems and interactive tables.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Notion works as a web-based app , mobile app , or you can download the desktop version. A cover image is also a possibility so that it looks more like a website than a document. The Classroom Home template is set up to include introductory information about the teacher and course at the top.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 17, 2023

Canva Docs allows you to design documents supercharged with videos, images, graphics, charts, and graphs. So now you can create documents of any style just like you can a presentation inside of Canva. Add editable Design Blocks to make document banners and page dividers pop with custom text and graphics. What an amazing tool.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

More than twice as many principals in 2017 said students in their schools were assigned some type of mobile device, like a laptop or tablet, than in 2015. So what does that mean for classrooms? Schools that distribute mobile devices to students more often lay this foundation, the survey shows.

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techlearning

APRIL 20, 2018

Google Forms is one of my favorite classroom tools. Here are 25 different ways you can use Google Forms in your Classroom - with an example for each! This example is based on Fahrenheit 451 in a high school English classroom and is configured to release the quiz score immediately after submitting the quiz.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2018

When Central Coast Grammar School (CCGS) refurbished a block of classrooms recently, it installed wireless screen mirroring technology in every room. There are just classrooms, and we can teach from anywhere within them.” Literally, physically, the children are the center of the classroom.” It works on everything.

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eSchool News

MAY 11, 2016

Boxlight , an interactive classroom technology manufacturer and K-12 education solutions provider, has partnered with Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn to create a showcase classroom that will enable K-12 teachers and students to experience the full capacity and impact of interactive instruction technologies.

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