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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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Offline Activities with Mobile Devices

Teacher Reboot Camp

Even without an Internet connection students learn a lot with mobile devices, laptops, and other technologies. Simple cell phones come with the ability to take photos, create videos, record audio, text, and take notes. Offline activities with mobile devices from Shelly Sanchez Terrell. Activities.

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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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5 Ways EdTech Helps Students with Special Needs in the Classroom

ViewSonic Education

EdTech helps make a massive difference in their success. These include impairments in hearing, vision and mobility. EdTech and the Challenges of Special Needs Learning. The term “edtech” encompasses a narrower scope of assistive technology tools. 1 EdTech Helps Students Because – It’s an Equalizer.

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14 Awesome examples of Critical Thinking EdTech

Neo LMS

14 Awesome examples of Critical Thinking EdTech. The online world has a vast number of web and mobile applications and programs that claim to enhance critical thinking. I try and separate the wheat from the chaff, in what I hope is a quality selection of Critical Thinking EdTech. Educational web apps. Other resources.

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5 Ways in which educational videos enhance online learning

Neo LMS

In many cases, their response wasn’t up to par – they just replaced lectures with video conferences! 5 Ways in which educational videos enhance online learning. And of all those valuable tools, educational videos stand as the most versatile and popular option. Videos can make any topic clear.

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10 Web Tools and Apps for Creating Screencast Videos

Teacher Reboot Camp

Creating a video of one’s screen (screencasting) is a powerful way to demonstrate knowledge. Our students can create how-to videos to teach others how to use favorite web tools or to demonstrate a process. What follows are a list of free web tools and apps to record a desktop, mobile screen, or whiteboard.

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