Ditch That Textbook

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Mobile devices are everywhere. Adults and children are using smartphones, tablets, e-readers and more to interact with each other and the web every day. More people interact with digital media through mobile now than through desktop computers, and that number continues to grow.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 12, 2020

Immersive technologies such as AR and VR have the potential to transform student learning in the K–12 classroom. By using smartphones as VR displays, immersive technology has become more affordable and accessible, according to a recent study published in the Education and Information Technologies journal.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 11, 2020

Immersive technologies such as AR and VR have the potential to transform student learning in the K–12 classroom. By using smartphones as VR displays, immersive technology has become more affordable and accessible, according to a recent study published in the Education and Information Technologies journal.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Mobile technologies allow adult learners to study anytime, anywhere, extending their learning far beyond classroom hours. Watch this recorded webinar to hear from teachers and learners themselves about how one mobile app, Learning Upgrade , is moving the needle for English language learners.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 19, 2023

Every Earth Day (April 22, 2023 this year–see our previous article on Earth Day Class Activities ) someone in your school, maybe the parent group, raises the question of WHY NOT a paperless classroom? Classroom activities should be handled the same. The traditional classroom vs. paperless is like a cell phone vs. an iPhone.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 29, 2021

The pandemic has opened the doors to the use of IoT solutions in the classroom as a sign of evolution from the occasional usage of technology in our lessons. 5 Practical applications of IoT in the classroom. Here are a few practical applications of IoT that you can use in the classroom: Interactive whiteboards. VR headsets.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 16, 2020

Immersive technologies such as AR and VR have the potential to transform student learning in the K–12 classroom. By using smartphones as VR displays, immersive technology has become more affordable and accessible, according to a recent study published in the Education and Information Technologies journal.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 14, 2020

Immersive technologies such as AR and VR have the potential to transform student learning in the K–12 classroom. By using smartphones as VR displays, immersive technology has become more affordable and accessible, according to a recent study published in the Education and Information Technologies journal.

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eSchool News

MAY 29, 2020

Not only are these students growing up with widespread access to computers and the internet, they are surrounded by smartphones and other mobile devices with impressive computing power. But today’s students–the emerging Generation Z–are demonstrating what it really means to be a true digital native.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2021

Not only are these students growing up with widespread access to computers and the internet, they are surrounded by smartphones and other mobile devices with impressive computing power. But today’s students–the emerging Generation Z–are demonstrating what it really means to be a true digital native.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 8, 2018

Even though the cost of mobile devices has gone down, considerable purchasing challenges persist. As I was conducting some learning walks with the admin team I noticed some kindergarten students in Deborah Weckerly’s class engaged in blended learning activities using smartphones.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 20, 2016

Everywhere we go, here and there, people always seem to have a mobile device in their hands, be it a smartphone or a tablet. It’s almost a sin not to own a mobile device. Our mobile devices are online 24/7. Now owning a smartphone is like losing half our lives. Mobile learning of course.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 31, 2022

For each class, I have three things I have to do each day: lesson plans in Chalk , Google classroom assignments updated, and then I have to go back and grade the work for the day. The smartphone provided a new technique to banish these slivers of solitude: the quick glance. Harnessing the Quick Glance for My Benefit.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Not only are these students growing up with widespread access to computers and the internet, they are surrounded by smartphones and other mobile devices with impressive computing power. But today’s students–the emerging Generation Z–are demonstrating what it really means to be a true digital native.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

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 transformed the classroom. Interactive Whiteboards: A History.

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EdTech4Beginners

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The utilization of YouTube videos in the classroom may be beneficial for instructors and entertaining for students. Even the camera on your smartphone may help generate instructional movies, allowing you to avoid a significant amount of money while fulfilling your role as an instructor. Microlearning and mobile technology.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 2, 2016

By Amy Brown Tablets, notebooks and, yes, even smartphones can improve learning outcomes, but only if schools plan deployment carefully.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2024

So far, discussions have been dominated by UNESCO’s recent counsel calling on schools to ban mobile phones. Although fewer than half of all pupils have access to a tablet or laptop, and only two in five have access to a desktop computer, it’s estimated 95 percent of teens have access to a smartphone.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 18, 2015

Murphy & Beland’s recent study is making the rounds online, particularly among those who are eager to find reasons to ban learning technologies in classrooms. Lots, so admit that if you’d had access to a smartphone or your friends on Facebook back then, you would have turned that way too. if they did, how sad is that?).

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Neo LMS

MARCH 20, 2018

Mobile learning is generally defined as training or education conducted via a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet, generally connected to a wireless network such as GSM, G3 or Wifi. 7 PROs and CONs of m-learning in the classroom. So, then, why all the hoopla about m-learning?

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edWeb.net

MAY 22, 2019

Classroom teachers are embracing the technology as a means to provide immediate feedback, assess student understanding and interact with both parents and students. Holden and students in his district set out to find out if this research pertained to students and if these devices are disrupting the classroom. The Research.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 21, 2018

Mobile Integration Engages Digital Natives. Digital signage also offers mobile integration , so schools can push information to devices like smartphones. This also lets staff use mobile devices to update, operate and monitor digital signage systems.). Content Subtype.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 4, 2020

Nowadays, as it was back then, distraction remains the top enemy of classroom learning. Is banning smartphones in the classroom a viable solution? Many articles often cite this study as solid proof for banning smartphones. Read more: Smartphones in the classroom: friend or foe? It was just different.

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2022

The debate about mobile phones in the classroom can get heated. Others push to ban cell phones from the classroom altogether. Two years ago, English Language Arts teacher Tyler Rablin promoted cell phone use in the classroom, encouraging his students to bring their phones to class. He’s had a change of heart.

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Educational Technology Guy

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Mobile technology is huge - smartphones, tablets, laptops, Chromebooks - and provides some great learning opportunities. itslearning has gathered statistics from sources like the “Harvard Gazette,” Ambient Insight, and PBS regarding the effect of mobile devices on the education of Generation Z. infographics mobile learning'

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

In today’s classrooms, keeping children focused on the content they are studying is a big challenge. Hence, we bring you some of the most popular and result-oriented classroom technologies that can help you improve the learning outcomes of your class: Best Digital Learning Tools to Make Classrooms Interesting and Engaging.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Today, my teacher colleagues tell me kids arrive at school already comfortable in the use of iPads and smartphones, doing movements like swipe, squeeze, and flick better than most adults. You’ve seen it yourself when your own kids want to play a digital game, an app on a smartphone, or Xbox.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

As more of our lives are consumed with digital technology — social media, texting and smartphones — is it any wonder that our children are growing up with electronic gadgets as companions? And, ownership of smartphones — mobile devices with an internet connection — has tripled in recent years among young people.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 14, 2020

Yes, there are always a few that will not adopt new technology, but smartphone statistics show that 95% of adults with school children have at least one smartphone at home. The good news is that parents with smartphones do have internet even if they don't have cable internet at home. What about parents with no internet?

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Almost any smartphone or tablet can do the trick. Speaking of students and teachers, AR apps can be very helpful for both of them in the classroom. With a mobile device and some AR trigger images, teachers can create awesome classes, where they don’t spoon-feed new knowledge to students, but tap on their natural curiosity.

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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. And those were the five tech devices that should be part of all classrooms. Smart furniture.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 25, 2023

Let’s discuss some of the tools and techniques math teachers can use in the classroom today. Computers & Mobile Devices Computers and mobile devices like smartphones and tablets are the primary way learners access the internet. Teachers can use these to guide students in handling complicated math formulas.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2018

TCEA 2018: Educators Meet in Austin to Discuss the Future of the Classroom. This annual event brings together educators, administrators and IT leaders to discuss innovative tips on everything from professional development and classroom tech to thought leadership on accessibility. meghan.bogardu…. Mon, 01/15/2018 - 10:32.

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EdTech4Beginners

AUGUST 30, 2017

As a teacher, you can apply for a free Animoto Classroom account , and create up to 50 free sub-accounts for students. Animoto also has a free mobile app available for iOS and Android devices if you’ve got a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) classroom. How do I use Animoto? What would I use Animoto for? T eacher intros.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 27, 2018

If you were to go back in time and pinpoint when disruption began to take off, I would wager that it correlates with the proliferation of the smartphone. Had it not been for the smartphone their innovative apps might never have come to fruition or experienced immense scalability as they have. respectively by 2020.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

In essence AR amplifies the user’s senses and unlocks yet another layer of digital information all with the power of mobile devices. How does it work in the classroom? Here is a possible scenario in augmented classroom learning: Location-enhanced learning - teachers can construct assessments which require location-based answers.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Technology use is becoming more prevalent in classrooms and for academic work outside of school, but it still varies widely by country, according to a new global survey. Nearly two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework, according to the Cambridge International Global Education Census Survey.

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