EdNews Daily

JULY 30, 2019

According to techcrunch.com , the average age for a child getting their first smartphone is now 10.3 Smartphones trail at 45% (up from 39% in 2012). More parents are sending their young children to elementary school with a smartphone. How do researchers account for the increase in bullying ?

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edWeb.net

JULY 23, 2021

How to fully engage students: The current and next generation of learners have never lived without smartphones, the internet, etc. Currently, AASA is looking for demonstration districts to implement their recommendations and transform education. Key Challenges Identified by the Commission. These tools have become extensions of their body.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Then they use their smartphone to dial a Millennial (born between 1981 and 1996) or Gen Z (born after 1996) family member to rescue them. A high school dropout cannot tap on an app and get the help they need if it involves more than one organization.

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2016

The district is also known for having one of the largest dropout rates and one of the highest pupil-to-teacher ratios in the country. Most learners have access to a tablet device, iPad, or some other form of smartphone device, but many don't have physical books at home. What is available to my learners at school and at home?

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

During college fairs or campus visits, a college representative using MyInTuition can hand a student a smartphone or a tablet, allowing him or her to input familiar household income information and receive a likely financial-aid estimate on the spot. “I I have a Ph.D. in economics, I’m pretty good at this sort of thing.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2022

If one was using the computer, the other would have to join class from his smartphone, which made it difficult to see his peers or anything the teacher might have been demonstrating on the screen. Sometimes, their mother would bring home her work computer so that both boys could have a device to work on.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2018

It feels natural to a generation groomed to presume that everything is calibrated to their needs and wants — whether it’s online shopping, news or math homework — and raised with smartphones in their hands. It sounds benign, and wonderful, to many parents. Schools, districts and even entire states are embracing it.

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