Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

As a guy who lives on the cutting edge of technology, I found it very frustrating to see how far behind the school was, not just in terms of their use of one-off tech and old-school tools, like clickers and white boards, but their failure to connect the dots between better outcomes and using things like big data and mobile technologies.”

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

Laptops and internet connections are not available in every household , and even students who usually have such resources available may now find themselves competing for them with siblings or parents studying or working from home. About half own a tablet computer, while three-quarters own desktop or laptop computers.

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techlearning

JUNE 25, 2018

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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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2016

A Michigan State University study found surprising results when researchers analyzed laptop programs. Students who receive a laptop computer from their school tend to see a noticeable increase in academic achievement, a Michigan State University study reveals. Technology should not be implemented for technology’s sake.”.

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techlearning

MARCH 27, 2018

Toshiba America Business Solutions ’ technology initiative is enabling students, teachers and administrators at King/Drew Magnet High School of Medicine & Science in Los Angeles to print from anywhere on campus using a mobile device. [

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

As a guy who lives on the cutting edge of technology, I found it very frustrating to see how far behind the school was, not just in terms of their use of one-off tech and old-school tools, like clickers and white boards, but their failure to connect the dots between better outcomes and using things like big data and mobile technologies.”

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Study Assistive Technology Data Course 92

Edsurge

JULY 13, 2020

This plan serves as a $10 million investment to help the district’s more than 65,000 students complete their academic pathways and support their aspirations toward social and economic mobility. A laptop loan program alone fails to meet the need if the student doesn’t have internet connectivity at home.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 29, 2024

Future Trends in Interactive Digital Textbooks Virtual and Augmented Reality Artificial Intelligence Mobile Learning IV. All you need is a connected device, be it a smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Mobile Learning Mobile devices have become part of human life. Their textbooks must be readily available anywhere and anytime.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

My graduate studies focused on integrating technology across the curriculum. From then on I brought my laptop computer to class. I didn’t need a projector nor a large screen TV, I only needed a laptop sized monitor. We began taking our mobile lab to schools, churches, libraries, and other non-profit sites.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 20, 2018

Mobile learning is generally defined as training or education conducted via a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet, generally connected to a wireless network such as GSM, G3 or Wifi. This study found that in 2017, 71% of teens claimed to either own or have use of a smartphone.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Protocols for these mobile devices have little in common today with how they were addressed a decade ago. When students want to do quick research on a topic, look up a word, run a calculation, or review a concept, they can hop on a cell phone much faster than logging into a Chromebook or laptop. And why not?

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Mobility iPad Survey Chromebook 172

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Many universities encourage students to purchase laptops that they can bring to class. Charities like One Laptop per Child provide low-cost laptops to disadvantaged students. Over the past few years, I have noticed an increasing number of students who bring laptops to class. Our Classroom Internet Study.

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eSchool News

JULY 11, 2016

It’s a question we hear all too often—from parents, technology critics, and, of course, the news media: Do those pricey laptops schools buy actually improve academic results? Laptops by themselves change little. Is it simply because laptops are a visible component and thus are easy to measure? On the surface, it seems logical.

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EdTech4Beginners

MAY 16, 2016

Children need to know what they will be studying over the day. You must be on a computer or laptop to download the timetable (click’file’ then ‘download’ or ‘make a copy’). You need the Google Slides App if you are on a mobile device. Timetables are very important to have in the classroom.

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Laptops EdTech Mobility Google 189

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2020

Repurpose cart devices or class laptops to go home. Access the required site through mobile devices. Provide mobile hotspots distributed by school. Study Ladder- -lots of online resources for kids. How to I provide equity for those without computers or internet access at home is challenging? coronaviruseducation.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

LMSs and other digital tools are ideal for self-study; teachers can upload all sorts of class materials on online platforms and assess students there. The latter enjoy a modern and engaging learning method, one that is adapted to their study pace and routine. Read more: 4 Things any teacher training program should include from now on.

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Technology LMS EdTech Strategy 390

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Pearson/Harris Poll reveals new findings on mobile device ownership and how wi-fi access impacts learning in school. The survey, released by Pearson and conducted on its behalf by Harris Poll, finds that while student ownership of mobile devices continues to increase, wi-fi connectivity at school lags behind home access.

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Brainscape

MAY 9, 2019

Traditional studying not working for you? Being a psychology major during all of undergrad, I was always aware of various study habits such as: space repetition and chunking – and how effective those were over cramming (which I still ended up doing). This forced me to actually be more active about studying.

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2019

The impact of mobile computing on education is indisputable. Full computer lab workstations deliver greater computing power and more screen space than mobile devices. Laptops sit much lower on a work surface. Does your school issue laptops or Chromebooks to all students? Testing and studying. Students type notes.

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Neo LMS

JULY 12, 2018

Mobile Beacon. Mobile Beacon is a mobile data provider established by the North American Catholic Educational Programming Foundation (NACEPF), and provides high quality 4G data to nonprofits and schools, for as little as $10 a month. Find the full, and very helpful toolkit here. Sprint’s 1 Million Project. EveryoneOn.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Since those early days, two million Canadian students avoided COVID-19 danger, continuing their studies remotely during the pandemic at Canada’s fully online colleges—including Athabasca University in Alberta and at highly ranked colleges like McGill University in Montreal. Another 26,000 study at a lower-cost affiliate, Tech Millennium.

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Neo LMS

MAY 2, 2017

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. E-learning is mobile. Kids live in the same world as we do, and they keep up pretty well in terms of mobile devices ownership.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 2, 2017

The projects seek bold new designs for learning, contrasting with today’s typical laptop- or tablet-based apps. NSF uses the term “cyberlearning” for its portfolio of research projects that investigate emerging technology and emerging learning sciences.

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MindShift

JUNE 27, 2017

They sat logged into their school-provided Chromebooks studying exercise ideas from their sports coaches. Without the school computer, she wouldn’t have had her own laptop to work on. million mobile computers were sold for K-12 classrooms for a few hundred dollars. In 2016 alone, 12.6 Courtesy of Jodi Meyer).

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Unlike television programming that is available at a specific time for viewing, the teacher-generated data packets are stored locally on the devices so students can access them whenever they are ready to study and learn, even without an internet connection. So, we already have infrastructure that has nearly ubiquitous coverage.

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Educator Innovator

DECEMBER 6, 2016

New media educator Howard Rheingold interviews educator Shelly Terrell about her new book, which highlights the power of students’ mobile devices to drive learning in and out of the classroom. But, that was the extent of my experimentation with mobile learning. I had been encouraging students to take charge of their learning.

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Mobile Learning Mobility Wiki Learning 28

Neo LMS

JANUARY 4, 2018

Interestingly the study also found that similar gender bias ratios can be found in the uptake of tertiary education across the countries studied. Looking through some of the Pew Center’s research on this makes for some interesting reading particularly with regard to trends around mobile usage compared with fixed broadband.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Students with juvenile idiopathic arthritis or spina bifida, for example, may need to attend regular physical therapy sessions to retain their mobility. Doing so on a laptop or tablet lets their classmates move on to other assignments. Technology allows caregivers to take a more empowered role in helping kids with their studies.

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Connecting 2 the World

MARCH 22, 2014

How has mobile technology affected distributed groups? In a recent chapter I wrote about mobile technology, researchers (Ladner, 2008; Julsrud & Bakke, 2009) found that there is a blurring of the lines between work and home life. The mobile phone allows group members to access knowledge and social networks, but either publicly (i.e.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

There is no doubt in my mind that this process limited the amount of students who opted to bring their own mobile learning devices to school. We decided to trash the old process reliant on paper and emails by replacing it with a seamless alternative that empowered students to want to bring their mobile devices to school.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

For example, we study diseases of the human body in seventh grade. One landmark study of 85 teachers in 170 classrooms showed IWB’s impact on student achievement. In his study, this amounted to an overall 31% gain. Findings from the Marzano study support the importance of teacher training. Make time for PD.

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Technology Classroom EdTech Training 256

Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 23, 2016

Special education teachers are more likely to use mobile apps with their students than general education teachers, but are not receiving enough formal training on the use of mobile technology for instructional purposes, according to a report released today as part of a new initiative examining the role of mobile technology in special ed.

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Connecting 2 the World

JULY 14, 2014

Mobile Technology is here to stay. Many of us may try to resist integrating mobile technology into our classrooms. What are some ways in which mobile technology has changed the classroom? What are some ways in which mobile technology has changed the classroom? It is a fact of academic life. This is true of all majors.

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Mobility Smartphone Edmodo Digital Divide 54

Neo LMS

DECEMBER 3, 2015

First, mobile learning. Sure, there were lots of devices released in 2014 and the years before, but 2015 was the mobile age. There are those who are already replacing their full-blown laptops with a more portable tablet. There are those who are already replacing their full-blown laptops with a more portable tablet.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

He references a study EDUCAUSE puts out every year. Basically what it says is if you look at American college students, pretty much all own laptops and smartphones,” Hill says. “A The 2017 study finds that laptops “are king, smartphones are queen” and as for tablets, they’re “on the way out.”

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Tablets iPad Smartphone Laptops 92

Fractus Learning

JANUARY 21, 2022

The size of the college desk determines the work surface and footprint; the best desks offer good work areas without taking up too much space in the study room. The surface space should accommodate the type of studies and the college student’s study habits. Is there enough room for doors and drawers to open? Portability.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2021

April 21, 2021 – Kajeet ®, a leading provider of mobile IoT connectivity, software and hardware solutions that deliver safe, reliable and controlled internet connectivity to students, enterprises, state and local governments and IoT solution providers, announced today its global expansion into the U.K. patents in mobile technologies.

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