Waterford

JUNE 9, 2020

That way, students learn to study and think critically about many different topics. For example, if you’re going to study the Civil Rights movement, you could assign The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis. You never know what new favorites you might find for your classroom library.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

They were made by pressing a reed or stick into a tablet of wet clay.[3]. Ben Franklin, Andrew Carnegie, and Others Responsible for Public Libraries in America. Founding father Ben Franklin is often considered responsible for the public library in America—sort of. Today, libraries are jewels of the community. Before 1876.”

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 3, 2019

For example, libraries are often large, open spaces and can be easily transformed into computer laboratories. Sleek, compact charging carts hold tablets and Chromebooks while taking up little space. Consider organizing your physical space so technology use is seamless throughout the school. . Send Infrastructure Needs to the Cloud.

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Brainscape

MAY 16, 2022

But now, more than ever before, our homes have become our classrooms, libraries, study dens, and offices, where we are expected to be productive. So how do you study at home? I’m so glad you asked because the team here at Brainscape has the answer for you right here, in this guide, with our best tips for studying at home!

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2017

The University of Texas at San Antonio has more than 2 million titles in its library system, and lately it’s been building a collection that most students—and future teachers—might not even know exists yet. Using an app on an iPad or other tablets, readers hover over a book to see and interact with images that appear in 3D.

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Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2020

They typically gather in classrooms to learn social studies, math, science and language arts from teachers who work at the corrections facility, located about 50 miles down the Mississippi River from St. Access to libraries has been reduced at many facilities. We went from that to ‘Everybody gets a tablet,’” Popp says.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 4, 2016

A couple of years ago, I wrote about the first six Student Discovery Sets published by the Library of Congress. The collection, now at 15 titles, covers so many of the themes studied in our school programs. This week, three new sets launched: Scientific Data: Observing, Recording, and Communicating Information. Weather Forecasting.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Now, take that same young learner or teen and plug them into a tablet or other device and watch the involvement in the learning process take flight. It should be no surprise that studies show engaged students retain more of what they have learned. The interactivity excites, drawing the learner in.

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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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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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ViewSonic Education

MAY 23, 2024

Here, desks and chairs can be easily moved, while height-adjustable tables adapt to different learning activities, from group brainstorming to individual study. Give each student a portable tablet or laptop to access a treasure trove of digital resources, fostering both individual and collaborative learning experiences.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2019

Kitkit offers a game-based learning program on tablets to help children learn independently. The app offers a library of books and videos and 2,400 learning activities across 22 sessions covering math and reading. Enuma has conducted its own efficacy studies as well, she says.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

It started with a push for desktop computers which soon expanded to iPads and the wonderful apps (like art programs) that made tablets essential tools. Today’s focus is to give every student a digital device, much as kids used to be provided tablets and pencils. Digital books often require their own proprietary program.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 27, 2017

If you don’t do anything to make the studying material more appealing, you can’t expect great engagement and results in your classroom. If you don’t do anything to make the studying material more appealing, you can’t expect great engagement and results in your classroom. As a bonus, there’s an integrated digital library of 600+ books.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 29, 2019

A learning management system is usually customized to work perfectly on any computer, tablet or smartphone, so students and teachers will have a great experience using it whenever they want on the device of their choice. Even more importantly, written messages exchanged in study groups are archived and can be accessed later as needed.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Around this time of the school year, it’s not uncommon to see sleep-deprived students slumped over library desks studying late hours in preparation for final exams. Smathers Libraries at University of Florida, has a clear view of the futuristic egg-shaped pods from her office in the university’s Health Science Center Libraries.

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EdTech4Beginners

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

When people talk about the future of technology in education, they picture every student having access to a computer or a tablet; they see paperless rooms where technology trained teachers lead the class. The appearance of massive open online courses (MOOCs) mean that it’s possible to study film-making online among other niche topics.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 27, 2017

Everyone took notes and used those to study for exams. Work is synced across all devices with apps available for iOS, Android, and tablets. It used to be, every class I taught started with students scrambling for notepaper and sharpening their pencils. If students wanted to share notes, they had to find a copy machine.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 30, 2023

Furthermore, a study conducted by PISA shows reading has a higher correlation to a student’s academic success than socioeconomic status, gender, family structure, or even time spent on homework. A study from the U.S. Digital access also allows them to move from a device at school, like a Chromebook, to their phone or tablet at home.

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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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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2019

Integrating workstations into the school library is a popular approach. These diverse spaces are often known as the “ library commons.” ” Increasingly, school libraries are less about stocking print materials and more about collaboration and creating meaning. Want to keep things calmer in the library proper?

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Waterford

APRIL 6, 2021

One study found that children who participated in musical activities had higher overall academic grades than those who did not.[2]. A study at Northwestern Oklahoma State University found that children involved in their school’s music program felt better about their individual growth and had fewer feelings of alienation.[4].

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

How ed-tech is shaping the developing world: a few case studies. When it comes to innovation and developing economies there are a lot of reports and studies that conclude with a large amounts of “shoulds” and “coulds”. Descomplica. Conclusion.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2020

“Coding gives us another way to solve our problems,” Diane Nodell, the library media specialist, reminded them. They opened their iPads and within minutes were following arrows around the grid on their tablets, producing different colors with each set of directions. One did the work on paper, the other on their tablets.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 24, 2018

(Waltham, MA) October 24, 2018 — Dr. Marina Bers has been named the new department chair of the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development at Tufts University. Dr. Bers said, “I am honored to have been appointed as the new chair of the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 20, 2018

Today, smartphones and tablets are cheaper than ever; moreover, their prices are going to decrease which means that desktop computers, as well as computer labs, are about to become extinct in schools. Thus, students will have access to all the studying materials in the shape of PDF files, presentations, apps, and streaming videos.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 8, 2023

Easy Access to Information A digital learning platform allows access to a complete library of online resources. All students can access the information anytime and from anywhere with the help of the Internet and a reading device of their choice, be it a laptop, tablet or a smartphone.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

For instance, imagine a class trip to study mountain ranges. Support for macOS and Android will follow, meaning it will be able to be used on desktop or laptop computers and smartphones or tablets without the need for any other accessories.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Innovating on the Fly Among the earliest challenges CTOs faced was how to get thousands of laptops and tablets for students and staff?while Previously we would take months to study and pilot it and do some testing. while every school district in the country was trying to do the same thing. “It

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2021

Since 2015, when the report’s authors, Victoria Rideout, president of VJR Consulting, and Vikki Katz, an associate professor at Rutgers University, first studied the issue, access to non dial-up home internet service among low-income families with children ages 6 to 13 has increased from 64 percent to 84 percent. An additional $7.17

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

The two-story building also includes a makerspace and comfortable chairs in the library, a large courtyard with a covered patio that can serve as an outdoor class­room, and an Innovation Station that houses a computer lab, 3D printers, a video and audio production ­studio and a workshop where students build things.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

DECEMBER 9, 2016

For the past 3 years, our library has participated in Hour of Code during Computer Science in Education Week. When we first started participating, classes came to the library to try out an hour of code. It was fun to see something that started in the library spread into general classrooms. Others worked alone.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

And from Bangalore is Chimple , which is taking a game-based approach to teaching literacy and math on tablets. So far the app, which includes a library of games, songs, videos and books in English and Swahili, has been tested with about 1,200 children across schools and community centers in Tanzania and Kenya. Malawi and Tanzania.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

BRUNSWICK, Maine—Like many school districts, Brunswick School Department in Maine suddenly has a lot more laptops and tablets to manage than it planned for. The January study from Common Sense Media and its partners suggests a majority of the programs helping students will expire after just a few years.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Working with partners, they had to choose one painting from each category, study it by paying particular attention to the political, economic, religious, social, industrial, and/or artistic way in which it captures/criticizes some aspect(s) of the period 1500-1800, and record their impressions accordingly. Students in Ms.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 9, 2018

Access to an effective school library program is one example of information privilege. A study conducted by Keith Curry Lance and Deb Kachel reported that between the 1999/2000 and 2015–16 school years, we saw a 19% loss in full-time school librarian positions nationwide. If your high school had a library, take one step forward.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 6, 2024

While dedicated eReader devices offer a book-like experience, eBook apps on smartphones, tablets, or computers are proving to be the future of educational reading. It also allows learners to keep up with their studies while on the move, which increases their productivity.

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