Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

ClassDojo is a free online system that helps teachers promote positive behavior in their classroom by letting them track and share student progress and positive behaviors and areas of concern. Teachers can then walk around the classroom and reinforce positive behavior by awarding students with feedback in real-time. To date, over 3.5

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Nik Peachey

MARCH 30, 2013

A couple of years back I wrote about a really nice web based tool called Xtranormal and since then I've heard from so many teachers saying how useful their students have found it, so I was delighted yesterday to find that the same makes had now produced a free mobile / tablet app called Tellagami.

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2019

How does higher education use mobile technology to teach? The edtech seminar I'm teaching this semester recently explored the post-desktop world, and to get students thinking about the differences, I began with a quick exercise, asking them to rearrange the classroom into old-school rows. They have to learn how to learn autonomously.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 7, 2017

The idea behind it is simple: students are allowed and encouraged to use their own phones, tablets, e-readers, or notebooks in the classroom. By allowing kids to bring and use their mobile devices in the classroom, schools can make learning more fun and engaging. Don’t you feel like something is missing in this picture?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2022

A big push that we started to do with COVID was to make our website mobile accessible" because some students lacked enough laptops at home. How has the pandemic changed classroom dynamics, with so many classrooms forced online over the past two years by health concerns? “It

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 1, 2019

There are a lot of options if you want to bring programmable robots to your classroom. To get started, I needed a mobile device (like an iPhone, Android phone, or an iPad–the latter is recommended), a Bluetooth connection, and a risk-takers mentality. Suggestion : I started on my iPhone but quickly switched to my iPad.

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Nik Peachey

DECEMBER 6, 2012

In 2010, after buying my first iPad I decided to do some research into how teachers were using mobile devices in their classrooms and their teaching. At this stage ‘smart’ phones were already starting to make an impact and tablet devices were just coming onto the market.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

More and more schools adopt BYOD policies and allow students to bring their own mobile phones, tablets, eBooks, and other devices in the classroom, and use them as tools to enhance learning. Yes, mobile devices allow kids to play games, watch funny videos, or chat online on social media channels. Top 10 BYOD concerns: 1.

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EmergingEdTech

APRIL 13, 2015

We’ve combed and curated the Web to find collections of the best apps for students and for teaching and learning, specifically for Android-based tablets and smartphones. Following are hundreds. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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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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The Mobile Native

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Cross Post From Tony Vincent''s Learning in Hand Interested in iPad, iPod touch, tablets, netbooks, laptops, phones, apps, podcasting, Android, iOS, and web-based tools? Excited about mobile technology for learning and teaching? Then join me for Mobile Learning Experience 2012 April 11-13 in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Connecting 2 the World

JUNE 21, 2011

I was a member of a panel at a recent CDETG conference on Mobile Technology. This last meeting was on mobile technology, something that I have noticed is a growing trend in my classes. I had never thought of the mechanics behind mobile technology (partly because I don't use apps on any of my own mobile technology.my

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EmergingEdTech

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Exploring the use of Instragram Reels in the Foreign Language Classroom (with ideas that can work in most subjects!) Given the global popularity of the TikTok application, it is normal for others to. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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eSchool News

JULY 13, 2015

Educators can wirelessly collect data from more than 40 sensors on tablets and mobile devices in science and STEM classrooms. Using the low-cost Go Wireless Link and Vernier sensors, students and teachers can now wirelessly collect data and perform data analysis on an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 9, 2018

Luckily, augmented and virtual reality tools (often abbreviated AR and VR respectively) are becoming readily accessible to anyone with a smartphone, tablet or even a Chromebook. The tools listed are in no particular order and are tools that are readily accessible with smartphones, tablets, Chromebooks or even desktop computers.

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Hansen's Link to Tech

MARCH 5, 2014

-Free Socrative: smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via smartphones, laptops, and tablets. This student response system allows teachers to send out questions, prompts, and assessments to smartphones, laptops, or tablets.

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The Electric Educator

AUGUST 2, 2016

Virtual reality (VR) is beginning to gain traction as a viable classroom learning tool. A compatible mobile device Most mid-grade and higher cell phones support VR content. The iPhone, Nexus, and Galaxy devices are all VR compatible. Tablets (iPad and Android) can be used to view VR content in “normal” mode.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Resources You Can Use in the Classroom. I have one my sister gave me for Savannah college of Art and design that they did with the iPhone. Expeditions uses an app on the teacher’s tablet in conjunction with the Cardboard viewer to guide students on virtual reality field trips. Cool virtual reality tool. It was incredible.

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Technology Tidbits

MARCH 24, 2014

Swivl is an innovative robotic device (accompanied w/ mobile app) that holds a mobile device (i.e tablet, iPad, iPhone etc.) Also, Swivl has a secure cloud environment for sharing video and a user can use the mobile app to edit their video as well as add other content to their video (i.e. images, slides, etc.)

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MSEDTechie

APRIL 20, 2016

Video in the classroom is powerful, because it has the ability to make the classroom come alive, and make meaningful learning experiences and connections. Here are a few ways you can incorporate video projects in your classroom—on a daily basis. But how do you make sure you’re keeping things fresh?

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EdTechSandyK

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

The strongest reactions usually came from people who were already iPhone and iPad users themselves. The same principles can apply to any tablet, laptop, or mobile device you are deploying to teachers. Even teachers with smart phone/tablet experience do not know all of the ins and outs of the device.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2018

He’s been involved with cutting-edge educational technology, including virtual worlds, mobile applications, new media, and the web, for more than 15 years. And because you can access them with your mobile devices—your phone, your tablet, your laptop—there’s a pervasiveness in the way you get to your courses.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 26, 2016

Available for a modest $35, Google’s cute little device plugs easily into the HDMI port on your TV and allows you to stream media from your mobile device or your laptop or desktop. It plays nice with iPhone, iPad, Android phone and tablet, Mac and Windows laptops, and Chromebooks. No need to set up new log-ins.

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TeacherCast

MAY 25, 2019

Fortunately for this teacher, there are several advantages to having MacBooks in the class vs being in a Chromebook only classroom. Classroom Podcasting Equipment. As we discuss in our Ultimate Guide to Podcasting , there are several things to consider when selecting microphones for either your studio or classroom-based podcast.

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Create Multimedia eBooks in a 1 iPad Classroom by Wesley Fryer Enhanced eBooks on iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches can include audio, video, and interactive animations in addition to digital text, images and links. Learn how to evaluate digital games for effectiveness in the classroom and learn the difference between an App and a Game.

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EmergingEdTech

AUGUST 24, 2016

App Enables Students to Practice Speaking in Private and Build Their Skills We all have our preferred strategies and our little box of tricks to lower learning anxiety in the classroom. However, [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 12, 2019

Teachers can use podcasts in their classrooms, for professional learning, or to explore their own interests. Depending on your mobile platform you can consider the following apps for podcast listening: Apple Podcasts (iOS). Podcasts in the Classroom. Podcasts can also be used to enhance the learning experience in your classroom.

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 3, 2015

As someone who primarily taught math and science when I was a classroom teacher, I associated robots, robotics curriculum, and robot apps as things that were only used in those subjects. Sphero is a robotic ball that can pair with an iPad, tablet, iPhone, or smartphone through Bluetooth, and getting started is relatively easy.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 3, 2011

Think about it in a lower elementary classroom. Skype took off and more and more teachers are using it in the classroom. Even Skype itself got in the game late in the year and created a place for teachers to sign-up to connected with other classrooms. The best part is that others can do the same. Very easy and lots of potential.

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Fractus Learning

JUNE 9, 2016

When you buy an iPhone there is nothing more in the box than the phone itself. Hi-spec and real bang for your buck, the AVer U70 USB Document Camera ticks all the boxes for an everyday classroom document camera. The U70’s camera is the heart of what makes this document camera such a powerful piece of classroom equipment.

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Nik Peachey

JUNE 12, 2013

So this is my classroom set up of preference and these are the key components. For those who aren't familiar with Airplay, it's an Apple function that allows you to use the wireless to project sound and vision from an iPhone, iPad, iTouch etc of to Apple TV. So, now hopefully I'll be getting asked this question a lot less often.

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Learning in Hand

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

QR (Quick Response) codes can make classrooms more efficient and interactive. There’s a version for iPhone , iPad , Android , Blackberry and Windows Phone. It works well on desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Click the Download button on mobile, desktop, and laptop devices to save a PNG or JPEG image file.

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MSEDTechie

JANUARY 26, 2015

Our students now in elementary school have never had a time in their lives where mobile technology wasn''t present. Look at the most innovative technology we have today: iPhone, ChromeBook, Galaxy Note, iMac, or whatever your favorite tool might be. Kahoot.it : This is a free, game-based classroom response system. per student.

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Adam Welcome

APRIL 7, 2016

Transitioning what our classrooms use to look like into what they would eventually become with student interaction, student choice and using our devices to leverage all that learning The transformation of that school was amazing to be a part of and watch, truly amazing. Sphero’s should be a staple in all of our classrooms.

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

(Young people don''t say "Not another version of the iPhone!) The founding fathers would be amazed by cars and airplanes if they saw today''s world, but they would be very comfortable and familiar with the majority of classrooms today (that''s not a good thing, by the way.). Everyone has access to all the information they need.

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EmergingEdTech

AUGUST 3, 2015

Creative Commons License Image Source With Competition Slowly Creeping in, How Goes it for the Behemoth of the Classroom Tablet Scene? When Apple released the iPad in 2010, they took the world by. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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EmergingEdTech

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Technology has brought a crucial paradox into the lives of students: The same gadgets that help them complete their work are also their biggest distraction from getting work done. Over the past few. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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