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Mobile learning: The good and the bad

Neo LMS

Everywhere we go, here and there, people always seem to have a mobile device in their hands, be it a smartphone or a tablet. It’s almost a sin not to own a mobile device. Our mobile devices are online 24/7. Mobile learning of course. The pros The most obvious reason is that almost everyone owns a mobile device.

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zSpace Unveils World’s First AR/VR Laptop

techlearning

CHICAGO – June 25, 2018 – According to a national study by , schools with one-to-one laptop environments show higher levels of academic achievement. Now with today’s launch of the world’s first augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR) laptop from Silicon Valley company, zSpace Inc.,

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Pedagogy first, technology second – the key to successful hybrid classes

Neo LMS

Simple questions such as how to access a course from the LMS or where to find the invitation link to a Zoom meeting, or an online assessment have simple solutions. So, each time you assign virtual homework or ask students to complete an online class, put yourself in their shoes and anticipate potential issues to tackle them quickly.

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Surge in Chromebook Adoption Leads to Increasing Need to Keep Students Safe    

Gaggle Speaks

Earlier this year, we worked in partnership with Project Tomorrow to ask students and K-12 administrators interesting questions about their online life and what happens using their schools’ collaboration tools. Not surprisingly, schools or districts are providing their students with a range of different mobile learning devices.

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FOLLOW THE MONEY: FUNDING INNOVATION

techlearning

Or are there mobile laptop/tablet stations?) ? In making its transition to online assessment, Delaware used this strategy. What resources are presently available in schools, and how are they distributed? For example, are there two computers in every classroom or a dedicated physical computer lab?

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T&L’S ISTE 2018 BEST OF SHOW AWARDS WINNERS

techlearning

inch Full HD touch displays, all Spin 5 models have a 360-degree hinge that allows four usage modes (laptop, tablet, display, and tent). Judges liked the Bluetooth streaming functionality, its mobility, and its audio capabilities, allowing up to 6 users at a time to use it with headphones. Available with either 15.6-inch inch or 13.3-inch

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Ban Laptops" Op-Eds. For the past ten years, every ten months or so, someone would pen an op-ed claiming it was time to ban laptops in the classroom. For their part, critics of laptop bans claimed the studies the op-eds frequently cite were flawed, reductive, and out-of-date. One Laptop Per Child. WTF is Unizin ?!

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