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Is a Backpack the Key to Closing the Homework Gap?

EdTech Magazine

Kajeet ’s ConnectEdNow campaign , announced in June, aims to make broadband access more affordable by providing students with portable Wi-Fi hotspot devices, a $200 mobile device subsidy and discounted data plans from Verizon , T-Mobile and other LTE providers.

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Verizon Innovative App Challenge for Secondary Students

The Innovative Educator

The Challenge is a collaborative competition that offers $10,000 grants and Samsung Galaxy Tabs for winning secondary schools and students. While designing their apps, students will consider marketplace need, usefulness, audience and viability.

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These New Web-Based AR and VR Tools Are Perfect for Chromebooks

Edsurge

Today’s most popular augmented and virtual reality applications are typically available for mobile devices, but many classrooms have moved from tablets to Chromebooks, especially at the secondary level. The resource can be used on a Chromebook, laptop or mobile devices to allow students to easily design and share a VR world.

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The Surprisingly Low-Tech Way Schools Are Keeping Students Off Tech

Edsurge

A growing number of entertainers, including Chapelle and musicians Jack White and John Mayer, prohibit the use of mobile devices during their performances. One study of high schools in England found that those that introduced a mobile phone ban saw an improvement in student performance on a year-end test.

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Mind Blown by Notion: a Great Tool for Teachers and Students – SULS0188

Shake Up Learning

Notion is a great tool for teachers and secondary students. Notion works as a web-based app , mobile app , or you can download the desktop version. However, there is great potential for secondary students to utilize this platform. In this episode, Kasey explores the Notion application and how teachers and students can use it.

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Teaching AP Students Remotely: What Does It Look Like?

EdTechTeacher

On any given day students can participate in these mobile friendly classes covering AP topics such as: Tonicization through Secondary Dominant Chords, Voting Rights and Models of Voting Behavior, and Introduction to Acids and Bases. The live stream of learning is divided into 10 different 45 minutes periods starting at 9 a.m.

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Robust Networking and Data Center Solutions Power Tech Tools in the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

District leaders and community stakeholders typically express more excitement about highly visible end-user technologies such as mobile devices and interactive whiteboards, Brantley says. “A For example, one district that bought tablets had no cellular connection or Wi-Fi on-premises.

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