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Are Smartphones in the Classroom a Smart Move?

The CoolCatTeacher

Are Smartphones a good idea? Liz has done consulting work and has been a featured and keynote speaker at conferences all over the United States and Canada. The post Are Smartphones in the Classroom a Smart Move? We discuss the pro’s and cons. Listen to the Show. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher.

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Why Bloomz is the Best Parent-Teacher Communication System for Me (and Probably You)

The CoolCatTeacher

Smartphone Notifications. Smartphone notifications (with a quiet period where they won’t get notifications – like at night or weekends). I haven’t used all of these features but some of them will be interesting to some of you elementary teachers: Behavior Management. Parent Teacher Conference Coordination.

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Teaching Strategies Buys ReadyRosie to Reach Parents and Children With Video Lessons

Edsurge

ReadyRosie founder and CEO Emily Roden says helping children by engaging their parents has helped her company grow to serve 6,500 Head Start programs, childcare centers and elementary schools. Roden worked as an elementary school teacher and in sales for Pearson before founding ReadyRosie in 2012.

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Classroom Tech Can Drive Student Engagement—But Schools Need to Choose Wisely

Edsurge

CUE Conference. It sits in 50 high school classrooms, 22 elementary classrooms, and two district conference rooms. With a tool designed specifically for education, teachers can share their screens wirelessly from any device with any operating system—laptop, iPad, smartphone, etc. Ed Tech Roundup. The Ed Advocate.

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The reason I am replacing my iPhone with an Android smartphone

Reading By Example

I’ll still use my 5S like an iPod Touch when wireless is available, which is helpful when controlling our Apple TV at home, or as a remote for a Keynote presentation at a conference. For example, our elementary level administrative team houses all of our minutes, spreadsheets, and schedules in Google Drive.

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Is the new education reform hiding in plain sight?

The Hechinger Report

Rogers Elementary fourth-grade teacher Sudhir Vasal created math lesson pathways so each child can progress at their own pace. Rogers Elementary School here set a three-alarm fire in the library. Rogers Elementary Principal Lisa Lovato. Photo: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report.

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Social Emotional Connections in Distance Learning

EdTechTeam

Whether using these tools in an elementary or university setting, here are some helpful virtual etiquette tips. Note: It is important to set up privacy settings in all applications before users access video conferences. . For students that lack computing devices, many chat applications can be accessed with a smartphone. .