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5 Benefits of Technology in the Classroom

ViewSonic Education

In a fairly short time, amazing innovations like iPads, laptops, and smartphones have opened up a new world of information for students of all ages. When it comes to integrating technology into the classroom for these types of students, ebooks and interactive whiteboards are good choices.

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What Can Be Gained When We Lose Our Connection With Technology

Reading By Example

“Learn anytime, anywhere” is proudly proclaimed when educators effuse all the benefits of learning via online courses and through social media such as Twitter. What didn’t make the cut: My laptop, my smartphone, and anything school-related. Determining what social media is truly necessary on my phone.

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11 Essential EdTech Action Steps for Back to School

The CoolCatTeacher

Simple Updates to Your Classroom Procedures and Workflow sponsored by EdTech Software From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Understand Where Textbooks Are Going: Test eBook “Mashup” Software to See How It Works. And not all parents are on social media. Set Up Social Media.

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Learning for the Always-On Generation (Part 3)

EdNews Daily

The digital generations are highly social – although not in the same way that the older generations are. Today, as a result of constant exposure to digital reading formats, reading also involves viewing the layouts of things such as social media pages, websites, tablets, smartphone screens, ebooks, and video games.

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#IntentionalConnectivity: why my phone no longer controls me (& how you can take charge, too)

The Cornerstone for Teachers

What if you’d laid there and read a book or eBook for a few minutes instead–something that is uplifting, energizing, and gets you ready to start the day? I started noticing how bad I felt when I checked social media and my email all day long. How the constant “checking” destroys our focus and creates overwhelm.

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What’s The Best Proofreading Software For Editing in 2021?

Fractus Learning

Whether you want to proofread a document on your laptop, send a quick email to a client, teacher, or boss, or write a social media post, Grammarly is there to help you find spelling mistakes, punctuation errors and enhance your vocabulary. Integrations : Mac OS, iOS, Chrome, Android, Facebook, LinkedIn, Gmail, Twitter.

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Trends to watch in 2016: technologies

Bryan Alexander

There’s also the problem of long-term trends, with our tendency to underestimate long-term effects, and the way some developments can take a long, long time to arrive (cf ebooks). The laptop and desktop worlds struggle. There’s nothing like the dominance shown of old by laptops and (further back, children) desktops.

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