EdTech4Beginners
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
Students receive personal devices, like a tablet or laptop, to use as part of the curriculum. Opponents argue digital media is distracting and can worsen classroom performance — but others believe forbidding digital media could hinder the performance of students who learn better with technology. Learning can often be dull.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 16, 2015
On the primary and high-school levels, schools that successfully integrate technology into their classrooms see increased performance, better behavior from students, and lowered drop-out rates. Tablets, laptops, educational gaming software, and smartphones allow schools to: Personalize the learning experience.
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Edsurge
JANUARY 10, 2023
In the past year, colleges have seen a rise in students skipping lectures , and some reports indicate that students are more prone to staring at TikTok or other distractions on their smartphones and laptops during lecture class. Most had the lecture slides up on their laptops or iPads, or were using paper notebooks and pens.
IT Bill
FEBRUARY 6, 2017
mobile computing, mobile apps, social media, BYOD, mobile learning). The ECAR study indicates that most students (appx 80%) do use their smartphones for one or more classes while only 46% consider them “essential for coursework” compared to their laptops at 93%. Such media can be submitted to an e-portfolio or blog (e.g.
The Hechinger Report
JULY 15, 2018
The schools are the brainchild of Charles Butt, a big donor to local education causes and chairman of H-E-B, the region’s largest grocery store chain. A monitor she is wearing as part of a PE project is going off, informing her she has reached her resting heart rate, and cueing her to make a note of her current activity.
The Innovative Educator
JANUARY 8, 2017
They also understand that Chromebooks last as long and are as sturdy as traditional laptops and despite the myth, they realize, just like laptops, you don’t need the internet to access your core suite of tools. When we block social networks, can we be surprised when students don’t use them responsibly?
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
The latest Lenovo Education portfolio includes new laptops, running Windows 11 or ChromeOS, built to help students and teachers embrace next-level hybrid learning. Partnering with school districts across the country, the program offers free high-speed data and free mobile hotspots–and access to at-cost laptops and tablets.
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