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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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11 Tips for Engaging Parents

Teacher Reboot Camp

Below are a few tips and resources from my presentation, Engaging Parents with Technology and Social Media. Every school needs a social media plan and guidelines. Check out how other schools use social media to inform parents. Get parents to sign your Acceptable Use/ Responsible Use Policy (AUP/RUP).

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Creating a safe environment for online learning

Neo LMS

From an email address to a social security number, just about any piece of personal information can be used by cybercriminals for malicious means. Even seemingly innocent social media posts can contain clues that hackers can use to guess passwords for other online portals that the students or their parents may use at home.

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7 PROs and CONs of m-learning in the classroom

Neo LMS

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. With this type of increasing ubiquity, smartphones, can be at least part of the solution.

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Teaching students how to manage digital distractions

Neo LMS

Others claim that emotional support and social engagement are the primary drivers of using social media more often. banning mobile phones improves outcomes for the low-achieving students the most and has no significant impact on high achievers. Read more: Smartphones in the classroom: friend or foe? Managing devices.

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World Backup Day March 31st: Student data security

Neo LMS

The increasing rate of students’ digital information being exposed can be, in part, chalked up to a lack of formal training and establishment of cybersecurity policies across educational institutions. What are the risks. What can be done to improve security and protect student information? First of all, have the Tech Talk with your children.

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Top 10 BYOD concerns — and how to overcome them [Part 1]

Neo LMS

More and more schools adopt BYOD policies and allow students to bring their own mobile phones, tablets, eBooks, and other devices in the classroom, and use them as tools to enhance learning. Both success stories and failure stories of adopting BYOD policies and implementing BYOD programs in schools belong to this process.

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