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Mobile Schools: The Next Generation in Communication and Engagement

A Principal's Reflections

As an early adopter of transformative technologies, I have been watching the mobile app space carefully to see how it can benefit all facets of education. My vision is for every high school around the country to have its own native mobile app. We envision every school benefiting from having their own native mobile application.

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Do Online Degrees Lead to Jobs as Reliably as Traditional Ones?

Edsurge

Think of the giant digital companies formed by founders who met in a dorm (most notably, Facebook and Microsoft). Bourdieu studied ways power is transferred and maintained across generations, claiming that your college marks you, reproducing the class status you inherit from your family, with your social position frozen.

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Celly Launches New Service and Android App for Building Mobile Social Networks

Educational Technology Guy

It is free to use (standard text messaging rates apply though) and anyone with a mobile phone or access to the web can use it. The new service allows users to build instant mobile social networks, called "cells" using text messages, QR Codes, email, web or the new Android App. Today, Celly is announcing a new service.

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Boosting Digital Literacies for a Purpose

Digital Promise

These skills include the ability to navigate, interpret information, generate information, and communicate online and through mobile devices. UAMEZ’s Tech Team designed opportunities for learners to “build their internet confidence” by performing Google searches and using web apps, such as Google Drive, for productivity.

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How to block websites in K-12 schools

Hapara

Whether students type keywords into a Google search box or enter a URL (uniform resource locator) into the search engine address bar, your web filter should block unwanted content from reaching learners. . Gaming sites, the latest social media sites and online forums can be distracting for kids. Keyword filtering. But because H?para

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With JotForm, Summer Camp Registration Couldn’t Be Easier

Ask a Tech Teacher

If you’re not familiar with JotForm , it is the gold standard for form creation whether on PCs, Macs, or mobile devices. Once the form is completed, it can be shared via a link or social media, or integrated into DropBox, Google Docs, and many other popular platforms. It’s organizing enrollees.

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Who else is collecting data about your children?

Securly

Digital footprints are not exclusive to online shoppers or avid social media users; everyone has one, including your 5-year-old child. However, “age limits” did not stop persistent pre-teens from joining social media and gaming sites. Now, Google Maps includes “shareable lists”; on the note of privacy, WLRN writes “.the

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