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Mobile Nations - great resources for all mobile OS's and devices

Educational Technology Guy

If you own a smartphone or tablet, you should be using Mobile Nations. Mobile Nations is a group of web sites that each focus on a mobile operating systems. These sites are great for anyone who uses a mobile system, including teachers, students, and others. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.'

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Mobile Schools: The Next Generation in Communication and Engagement

A Principal's Reflections

As an early adopter of transformative technologies, I have been watching the mobile app space carefully to see how it can benefit all facets of education. My vision is for every high school around the country to have its own native mobile app. We envision every school benefiting from having their own native mobile application.

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Twitter adds group chat and a mobile video cam

NeverEndingSearch

No secret: I rely heavily on Twitter for keeping up with professional news and for messaging and for sharing discoveries. So, I was very happy to discover that Twitter’s Direct Message feature recently expanded to include group messaging. It will likely facilitate conversations for school and teacher groups.

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Mobile Interactivity That Won’t Break the Bank

A Principal's Reflections

A few months back I read some articles on Twitter describing how educators were pairing the iPad, Apple TV, and an HDMI projector to create an interactive whiteboard experience. After reading these tweets, I realized that not only was this potential setup mobile, but it was also very cost-effective.

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ISTE 2019: Everything You Need to Know Before the First Day

EdTech Magazine

JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Follow @EdTech_K12 on Twitter for continued ISTE 2019 coverage. The event program is packed with options, ranging from a field trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to an esports outing at a local arena to dozens of “playgrounds” focused on topics such as robotics and mobile learning. . by Marquita Brown.

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Celly Launches New Service and Android App for Building Mobile Social Networks

Educational Technology Guy

Celly is a free service that offers group text messaging and polling. You can have open group chats, one-way alerts or even moderated chats. It is free to use (standard text messaging rates apply though) and anyone with a mobile phone or access to the web can use it. Today, Celly is announcing a new service.

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Instagram: A Student Vehicle for Social Change

Ask a Tech Teacher

In my last post, I wrote about using Twitter for classroom instruction. From the Wired feed from January 17, 2022, the headline reads Inside the Student-Led Covid Walkouts US high school students are demanding safer classrooms, and they’re mobilizing through group chats, Google Docs, and homespun social media campaigns.