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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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Celebrating School Library Month with Buncee and PebbleGo

Buncee

April is School Library Month and it brings an opportunity to highlight the work done and impact made by librarians and media specialists. First sponsored in 1958 by the American Library Association (ALA), it originally got its start after the creation of the National Book Committee, a non-profit organization in 1954.

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Some Excellent Social Bookmarking Tools for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Diigo collaborative features enable you to share your bookmarks with groups and colleagues. Flipboard is available as a Chrome extension, a browser button, and a mobile app for iOS and Android. Pocket also offers text to speech service allowing you to listen to your articles on the go using mobile app.

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ReadWorks Review for Teachers and Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

You can also organize students into different groups and differentiate instruction based on students needs. ReadWorks offers several features to enhance reading instruction and learning. Teachers can turn on audio for the entire class, specific groups, or for individual students. Some of these features include: 1.

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iCivics Offers Tons of Free Resources and Tools to Promote Civics Education

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

mixed-ability pairs, small groups or whole class. This is where you, as a teacher, can access iCivics' entire library including: 1- Curriculum Units Curriculum units are digital and print resources designed specifically for use with high school and middle school students. They are good for 1:1. How to get started using iCivics?

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Best Lesson Planner Apps for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

There are also mobile apps that allow teachers to create, edit and share their lessons on the go. A sample of these mobile apps are included below. Nearpod Nearpod is a web tool and mobile app that offers a wide variety of interactive tools that enable you to create engaging lessons for your students.

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Low Tech? No Problem. Here are 3 Alternative Ways to Help Distance Learning Happen.

Edsurge

The tests will be device-agnostic, meaning students will be able to complete them at home using computers, tablets or mobile phones , or even write their responses by hand and take a photo of them to submit. To take advantage of the near-ubiquity of cellular service, some school districts have recently distributed mobile hotspots to students.

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