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10 Tips for Teaching Remotely

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This includes your LMS, virtual meeting tool, cloud accounts, email, scan, social media, and sharing. Instead, I loaded the document onto my iPad (or laptop) and interacted with it there. Have backup batteries for your phone, laptop, and iPad. But you do need the right equipment and setup to make that happen.

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Why your young students love e-learning

Neo LMS

Some people even lobby for a right to technology for every student, in the hope of making the presence of laptops and tablets in classrooms as spread as that of blackboards and notebooks. They turn to other social media sites , like Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr, Yik Yak, or Twitter. Everyone is online now.

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7 PROs and CONs of m-learning in the classroom

Neo LMS

There is however, I think, a nuance between learning that is possible on a portable device such as a laptop, and the learning possible on smaller devices such as tablets and smartphones, a difference which simply boils down to ergonomics: screen size and navigation. 7 PROs and CONs of m-learning in the classroom.

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Mobile learning: The good and the bad

Neo LMS

It’s about mobilizing the learning experience, from being merely seated in a classroom discussing matters with your teacher or stuck with a laptop at home answering online assessments, to taking an assessment while in a cab. Learners are more motivated and engaged when they learn using their mobile devices, and encourages social learning.

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The challenges of mobile learning in the classroom

Neo LMS

Tablets are the number one choice for classroom learning, as they are somewhere in the middle ground between the reliability of laptops and the mobility of smartphones. It’s easy for students to text with friends, play games, watch funny videos, browse social media channels or even answer calls.

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Is your classroom ready for BYOD?

Neo LMS

School IT teams must also be competent and well-trained so they know how to deal with problems ranging from login problems with the LMS, improper device configuration, to device synchronization errors. Social media control When I was in college I’d always tweet random things using any device I would bring to class.

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6 Practical strategies for teaching across the digital divide

Neo LMS

For instance if you only have one laptop with broadband access that requires a teacher sign-in, then look at designing project-based learning modules with teams of students where online research is simply one component of a larger project. Starting a social media account. How online shopping works. The basics of online research.