Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2017

After three years of utilizing a BYOD (bring your own device) policy with my classes at Nassau Community College, I have seen how tools like tablets and laptops can lead to better academic engagement. It’s why mobile access has been one of the most important means of connecting students to their academic resources.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

Usually, that meant desktop computers, iPads, and laptops, either in small groups or 1:1. Books can be read online or on most mobile devices. You can read them online, on a mobile device, or download them. International Children’s Digital Library. Open Library. Gutenberg Project.

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Libraries Mobility eBook Android 124

Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 24, 2024

Strategies for Navigating Through DRM Challenges Multi-Platform eBook Readers Library Backup DRM Free Alternatives Advocate for a Positive Change VI. Library Backup Do not forget to regularly back up your eBook library to combat unforeseen content expirations. Challenges of DRM V. Wrapping Up What is DRM?

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eBook Libraries Industry Accessibility 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 30, 2020

Economic disparities across education systems mean some students have access to laptops, to regular internet access, to printers. Low-income students can’t count on these things; a laptop may be shared among family members and/or students may rely on mobile devices that are not compatible with learning-management platforms.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 2, 2016

Get students to share devices and produce videos in small groups of 3 to 4. In my digital book, Learning to Go , I provide a handout for students to break into small groups with roles and duties. The easiest and quickest way is to make sure you have a laptop where students can upload with the camera cord.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Holland’s students use the board in a variety of ways, both individually and in groups. Facilitation of group projects and individual presentations. Advanced Touch Capability Fosters Group Interaction. An optional trolley stand offers added flexibility for mobile resource sharing and height adjustment.

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Technology Classroom EdTech Training 256

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 30, 2021

Quick Tip Video Library. The Chrome web browser is the learning environment for all things Google , whether you are on a Chromebook, PC, Mac, or mobile device. Note: the directions referred to in this episode and post are based on the desktop version of Chrome, not the mobile app. ” Tab Groups. Sign-in & Sync.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

. — After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. Ramos’ parents promised to buy her a laptop eventually, but bills mounted and it wasn’t in the family’s budget.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Students can access the tests on laptops, desktops, and tablets. The best part of Socrative is that you can use it on almost all digital devices, including smartphones, laptops, computers, and tablets. Seesaw’s flexible online tools support 1:1, small group, or whole-school communications. REQUEST DEMO READ MORE.

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Tools eBook Classroom Future Ready 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 11, 2016

Someone in your school, maybe the parent group, will raise the question of WHY NOT a paperless classroom? digital devices for students–Chromebooks, laptops, iPads, or netbooks. The other feels like the catalog room of the Library of Congress. There are lots of options for laptops, Chromebooks, and iPads.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2020

The school’s one-to-one iPad program gives every student a sixth-generation iPad and every teacher a MacBook Air laptop and iPad Pro device. Building a digital library with allowed apps for students. We also adopted the Mosyle mobile device management solution. How device management tools help 21st century teachers.

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iPad STEM Case Study Technology 148

NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 3, 2017

But, there is NOT just one right way to do library. But should a formal makerspace need to be a part of every school library? . At conferences, librarians share with me that their administrators insist they devote significant library real estate to 3D printing and a variety of other maker equipment.

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Libraries Robotics Maker Movement Mobility 61

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Every Earth Day, someone in your school, maybe the parent group, raises the question of WHY NOT a paperless classroom? digital devices for students–Chromebooks, laptops, iPads, or netbooks. The other feels like the catalog room of the Library of Congress. Would you trade your smartphone for a 1983 Nokia mobile phone?

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

This disparity in home computer and internet access, dubbed the “homework gap,” was a slow-burning problem for most districts in the days when schools were in session and students could get online at libraries, after-school programs, coffee shops and other community gathering spots. Coronavirus gave many just days.

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Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 70

The Daring Librarian

MAY 26, 2014

Our sister library is Central Middle School of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and we had a great time the other day chatting with them about books! Both groups of our kiddos picked out books they loved & wanted to share and did quick book talks. Users are able to comment and like stories or join groups associated with the website.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

With the merger, all lessons and resources designed to be presented on an interactive whiteboard can now be shared across a connected classroom and sent to students’ Chromebooks, tablets, and laptops using ClassFlow. We’re extremely excited about what this integration means for the 2.5

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techlearning

AUGUST 23, 2018

WeVideo worked closely with Skoletube to create a unique version of its video editing platform that tightly integrates with the SkoleTube platform on both mobile and desktop devices. Since then, WeVideo has been used by tens of thousands of students and teachers across Denmark.

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Chromebook Classroom Microsoft Video 42

Fractus Learning

JUNE 11, 2021

The viewer, member, and admin access permit teachers and students to interact in group data analysis projects and create classroom presentations. Static and dynamic maps help students plot directions to specified locations, for example, from home to school or the library. Search maps in Google Maps mobile app to find places on the go.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 6, 2012

Previously via laptop computers, but more recently via mobile devices. Kids who we assume lack access to technology are increasingly getting access through mobile devices and resources in their commmunities. Another group was found to be going online to pursue interests and passions. How are their learning lives evolving?

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Digital Divide Technology Social Media Mobility 61

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 19, 2012

Take a peek at what I created for our study of Romeo & Juliet and a group work review for Cask of Amontillado. The worksheets I have designed over the years have portability in mind: rather than lug textbooks and overflowing binders around the class, students carried one piece of paper to various locations for group work and stations.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 18, 2021

Quick Tip Video Library. Mobile app users are notified when the recording starts or stops, but cannot control recording. You can’t record if you join the meeting only to present, such as from a laptop while already in a video conference room. Have you ever needed to mute noisy notifications in a tab in Chrome?

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

inch Full HD touch displays, all Spin 5 models have a 360-degree hinge that allows four usage modes (laptop, tablet, display, and tent). This device can be applied across a variety of activities, from literacy groups to ELL lessons. Available with either 15.6-inch inch or 13.3-inch ACHIEVE3000 PRO ( WWW.ACHIEVE3000.COM

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Robotics Chromebook Edmentum Mobility 41

MindShift

JULY 19, 2018

Kids up to 8 years old spent almost an hour a day on mobile devices, Common Sense Media reported last year. But mobile devices don’t have to be a distraction. Cloud-based, or web-based, programs work on desktops and laptops, while cross-platform apps function on mobile devices.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Both desktops and laptops continue to have places in modern classrooms. At many schools, laptops are issued to students to use throughout the school year. In general lessons, laptops are used primarily for note-taking, writing, and independent research. for group learning activities. And what is it doing for education?

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Technology Classroom Smartphone Laptops 431

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The state of Connecticut thinks it may have found a straightforward solution to the problem: Give every student in grades K-12 a laptop and pay for their internet. In March, a local nonprofit, Partnership for Connecticut, spent $24 million to buy laptops. And for the past few months, the state has quietly been rolling it out.

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Digital Divide Broadband Laptops Libraries 206

TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 20, 2015

It’s an app library, a media consumption device, and a mobile learning tool that makes yesterday’s graphing calculators, smartboards, and laptops look like abacuses. Unlocking The Learning Potential Of The iPad. by Terry Heick. Pop culture’s plaything and #edtech’s (somewhat dimming?) Insist on transfer.

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iPad Learning Laptops Mobile Learning 40

ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

USB-C also allows much higher power transmission, enough to power laptops and larger peripherals like big monitors, which means that users can do away with a host of other cables. Modern teaching calls for diverse methods and media, with group work, video, class discussion, Q&As, and many other activities.

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ViewSonic Education

JULY 30, 2023

For example, maybe some only connect with laptops while others allow for mobile devices. It is easy to connect single content to all displays for effective multi-group environments. With options for remote and group sharing, you don’t have to worry about making sure everyone gets the correct information on time.

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

The 1:1 districts involved in the summit discussion have made a wide range of device choices, including Windows laptops (for junior-high students in Auburn, Alabama and for high-school students in Columbus, Indiana) and iPads in grades 1–12 in New Braunfels, Texas. WHAT DEVICES ARE YOU USING, AND IN WHICH GRADES?

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EdNews Daily

MAY 14, 2019

I only have to dig out my laptop when I need to write instead of just read. This group was described in February 2018 as unsurprisingly highly engaged with mobile, and their usage patterns indicate trends that the mobile mainstream will follow over the next six to twelve months.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Not long ago, mobile devices were considered perfect for any past-time activity, and had no place in the classroom. Students can work in groups, under the direct supervision of teachers. Small groups enhance collaboration, and sometimes a device can be enough for two to four kids.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 23, 2020

Estrella Rodriguez, a pregnant community college student with her 5-year-old daughter, Nevaeh, is grateful for the women who bought her diapers when they saw her on line at Costco, but also anxious to get her laptop computer back from her shuttered campus. Photo by Uvaldo Rodriguez. She said she is “forever grateful.” Photo by Rashad Paige.

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Laptops Education Online Learning Report 145

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2021

“For low-income kids it’s really hard for programs to run in person,” said Jodi Grant, executive director of Afterschool Alliance, a nonprofit advocacy group. “It It costs a lot more to run a program now because you have to have all of the Covid interventions, the PPE and you need to have smaller groups of kids.”.

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Survey Laptops Accessibility Report 140

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

COLLABORATE Space provides persistent space to store messages, documents, whiteboards, recordings, meeting minutes, or anything else exchanged on a specific topic or project during a call or meeting at anytime, and is accessible from any device, whether it be a mobile, desktop, or room appliance.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

New features include a web-based teacher console, automatic keyword library updates, GDPR compliance support, and more. The groundbreaking 20-minute assessment of oral reading fluency, comprehension, and foundational reading skills is delivered online, enabling group administration and saving teachers hours of time.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

The goal is to stop tethering teaching to “seat time” — where students are grouped by age and taught at a uniform, semester pace — and instead adopt competency-based education, in which students progress through skills and concepts by demonstrating proficiency. “If Jaguar Academy is often library-quiet. We take the tests.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

CODING PLUGGED Name: Code Car Made by: Let’s Start Coding Website: letsstartcoding.com Cost: $45 Audience: Ages 8+ (younger if working in groups or with instructor support) What it Does: Code Car teaches basic text-based coding using C++ language through fun projects that ask students to modify the car.

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Robotics Android Software Tablets 67