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The challenges of mobile learning in the classroom

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This is especially evident over the decade, as schools have increasingly adopted mobile learning as a signature initiative using BYOD and 1:1 programs and investing in tablets to provide their students with access to a wealth of relevant educational content and learning opportunities. Mobile students.

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Pearson Still Won’t Buy Your Startup. But It May Invest in It.

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Pearson probably still won’t buy your startup. Today, the publisher announced the launch of Pearson Ventures, a $50 million fund earmarked for education technology startups raising Series A and B rounds. The fund is framed as an effort to “future proof the company,” says Owen Henkel, managing director of Pearson Ventures.

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What’s Next for Pearson? (Not Buying Your Education Startup.)

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For Pearson, the world’s largest education company, some of its recent tumult in past years have been self-imposed, even deliberate, under the helm of John Fallon. But last year, Pearson posted a profit , the first sign that its rocky journey to transform itself into a digital-focused learning company may have turned the corner.

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Digital Signage Growth Helps K–12 Schools Get Their Messages Out

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Mobile Integration Engages Digital Natives. Digital signage also offers mobile integration , so schools can push information to devices like smartphones. This also lets staff use mobile devices to update, operate and monitor digital signage systems.).

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Companies go to high schools for career training

eSchool News

“Their goal is to have trained employees ready to enter the field; ours as a career center is to give students the workforce and soft skills to be employable in whatever they choose,” said Jim Pearson, director of the Hinds center. The goal should be preparing students for a career with mobility, Rosen said.

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Why your young students love e-learning

Neo LMS

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. A recent Pearson Student Mobile Device Survey clearly states that the number of students who regularly use a tablet has grown compared to the previous year. The answer is Brasilia, FYI).

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Mobile use rises, but school wi-fi stagnates

eSchool News

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.