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Smartphones in Education: Redirecting Distraction with Mobile Learning

ViewSonic Education

As mobile learning becomes more and more popular, so does the potential for distraction in the classroom. With so many captivating apps and games, it is easy to see how students would have a hard time putting their smartphones and other mobile devices away. Assess Learning and Stay Organized.

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Edtech Reports Recap: Video Is Eating the World, Broadband Fails to Keep Up

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Early childhood” videos on YouTube nearly all have advertising. And as video dominates online instruction, more educators need easy-to-use resources for video creation. All in this Edtech Reports Recap. Not-so-Educational Early Childhood Videos At one point in its history, TV was decried as a “ vast wasteland.”

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Review: Acer Tab 10 Gives Students the Best of Chromebooks and Tablets

EdTech Magazine

Review: Acer Tab 10 Gives Students the Best of Chromebooks and Tablets. Do we want a Chromebook or a tablet?” That’s how conversations about classroom mobility options often start. Now, school districts can have both with the Acer Chromebook Tab 10 , the world’s first tablet running the Chrome OS. . eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Can Video Games Help Early Learners Grow?

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Since the Switch is a handheld device with a touch screen, it offers a combination of console-based and mobile game functions, which may make video gameplay easier for young children. Video Game Design With the Child in Mind The definition of the term “video game” has evolved over time and even now, it varies across sectors.

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Tools to Inspire Collaborative Discussions

Teacher Reboot Camp

These platforms are online and accessible 24 hours, 7 days a week on multiple devices (computers, tablets, mobile devices and Chromebooks). Virtual learning communities enable every student to share their thoughts, ideas, and creativity with their peers in multiple formats, such as text, video, audio, and embedded media.

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Tech-less teaching methods could alienate tech-savvy Gen Zs

eSchool News

So far, discussions have been dominated by UNESCO’s recent counsel calling on schools to ban mobile phones. Although fewer than half of all pupils have access to a tablet or laptop, and only two in five have access to a desktop computer, it’s estimated 95 percent of teens have access to a smartphone.

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What is Digital Accessibility? (And Why It’s Crucial at Schools)

ViewSonic Education

Digital accessibility is about ensuring that all users can perceive, use, and operate web content, software, mobile apps, and other forms of digital media. Video content will now often display subtitles or closed captions in order to assist those with hearing impairments. Every user deserves a first-rate digital experience on the web.