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5 Reasons Why School Computer Labs Still Matter

ViewSonic Education

The impact of mobile computing on education is indisputable. Full computer lab workstations deliver greater computing power and more screen space than mobile devices. For example, reference articles can be kept open and visible as students write a paper. It’s a case of the right tool for the job. Students type notes.

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Book Creator for Chrome: Product Review, Tips and Tricks for Teachers

The CoolCatTeacher

They can also send them as eBooks that people can read on their mobile devices or computers. Here’s a class library for an elementary classroom. From my high school classroom to this elementary classroom. Audience: Remember that audience improves student learning—nobody wants to do wastebasket work. Book Creator Features.

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10 ways to use QR Codes for Hour of Code

Ask a Tech Teacher

Most risks with QR Codes stem from the fact that they aren’t readable by humans. There are valid reasons for using QR Codes in your classroom or as a teacher-author: High Capacity – they store a lot more data, allowing you to share real content and not just IDs or references. Why use QR Codes? How do you use a QR Coder?

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6 Worthwhile Websites for High School Classes

Ask a Tech Teacher

If you’re familiar with the SAMR Model, you know it refers to the way technology tools can be used to enrich classrooms. It can be filtered by type (activity, model, or sequence) and grade (from elementary to higher education). Free, web-based and mobile. Let me put that in pedagogic terms. 5 Engineering games.

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Girl Scouts against the world

The Hechinger Report

MOBILE, Ala. We’re going to finish up our robotics badge by making a toothbrush robot,” she announced to four fellow members of Mobile, Alabama’s Girl Scout Troop 8274 in June. Switching sci-fi references, she looked at her battery’s V-splayed wires and held up her hand in the Spock sign. Live long and prosper,” she said.

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How Virtual Reality Helps This N.Y. School District Prepare Students for Their Future

Edsurge

They boast three mobile VR labs and one stationary VR lab for the district’s four elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school. Gierasch references education reform authority Michael Fullan. Three years later, Gierasch and her staff are pioneers in the world of VR for education.

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5 Ways Adobe Premiere Rush Encourages Creativity in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

I love that this works with their individual mobile phone cameras. Additionally, even if we are only working on mobile devices, students can make a full video with b-roll and music on any of their devices. To access these features, just toggle from Auto to Pro. It uses film that was preloaded in the program.

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