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Why This HBCU Surprised Every Freshman With The Latest Apple Tech

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The private liberal arts college in Richmond, Virginia, is working with Apple to outfit about 400 freshmen with an iPad Air, Apple Watch, smart keyboard and assortment of supporting devices as part of the program dubbed Mobile Learning, Mobile Life. It’s a first-of-its-kind partnership between an HBCU and the tech titan.

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Innovation In E-learning In The Last 10 Years

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Let’s take a look at the some of the innovation in E-learning industry in the last 10 years: The Usage of Smartphones. Using mobile for educational purposes is a slightly new concept. However, it has taken the e-learning industry by storm. MOOC is not a new concept in the e-learning industry.

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Duolingo IPO Shows Investors Think Edtech Is Still Growing.

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billion—which is a good moment to reflect on how mobile learning has entered classrooms and how the company has expanded from just an app. And it turns out that online language learning is the fastest-growing market segment within the edtech industry. And Urdan says Duolingo brought a mobile-first approach to the sector.

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How Does Text Blaze Help Teachers Reclaim Their Time?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Text Blaze also uses industry-leading Cloud service providers. Its core systems are built on the Google Cloud Platform located in the United States. This post originally appeared in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning ( www.educatorstechnology.com ). Where can I find examples?

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Turning ‘Google Maps for Education’ From Metaphor to Reality

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In his latest EdSurge column , Michael Horn laid out how Google Maps offers an aspirational metaphor for what the future of educational tools could look like. Today, Google Maps is an open ecosystem for accurate, real-time geospatial and navigation data.

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Incredible: Growth of this technology crushes Apple, Microsoft in K-12 classrooms

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The report from Futuresource Consulting notes that annual mobile PC shipments in the K-12 education market grew 18 percent year-on-year in 2016. The steady growth is due in part to school districts expanding one-to-one learning programs and technology initiatives.

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Why a 21st Century Teacher Isn’t Just a “Guide on the Side”

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Under industrial rules, a teacher is trained (‘prepared’) to implement a skill—to follow a pacing guide, roll out a reading program, deliver content, and ‘manage’ a classroom. No matter how much Google or AI invades the classroom, teachers will still deliver knowledge. Preparing teachers for this new role amplifies the challenge.