Educational Technology Guy

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Mobile technology is huge - smartphones, tablets, laptops, Chromebooks - and provides some great learning opportunities. itslearning has gathered statistics from sources like the “Harvard Gazette,” Ambient Insight, and PBS regarding the effect of mobile devices on the education of Generation Z. infographics mobile learning'

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Kevin Corbett

JULY 25, 2014

By 2015 80% of people will be accessing the Internet from mobile devices. In 2012, 65% of workers declared their mobile devices to be their “most critical work device.”. 3.65% of information searches started on a smartphone with 64% of these searches continued on a PC or tablet. The post Why Consider Mobile Learning?

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Educators benefit from embracing the use of computers and tablets with all students. Recently, one such student demonstrated her proficiency in this skill by using a Samsung Galaxy tablet. The use of tablets creates a bridge, helping them connect with others. Technology benefits students with a variety of physical disabilities.

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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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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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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2019

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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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Since the Switch is a handheld device with a touch screen, it offers a combination of console-based and mobile game functions, which may make video gameplay easier for young children. When young children enter a virtual world of play, they’re most likely using apps on phones or tablets, according to a recent Common Sense Media analysis.

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EdTech4Beginners

AUGUST 23, 2022

A study about time tracking in 2020 by Market Research Future revealed that the U.S. Turn a tablet or computer into an online punch clock. Mobile time clock app. If all your employees own a smartphone, a mobile time clock app is a good fit. It could be a personal smartphone, telephone computer, or tablet.

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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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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 10, 2016

A recent meta-study commissioned by the Commonwealth of Learning confirms what many teachers already suspected. These findings are supported by another, larger meta-study of 41 qualitative reports from the same period, which showed that tablets and mobile devices are most effective when used in student-active contexts (Tamim et al, 2015b).

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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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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

It is free to use (standard text messaging rates apply though) and anyone with a mobile phone or access to the web can use it. The new service allows users to build instant mobile social networks, called "cells" using text messages, QR Codes, email, web or the new Android App. Today, Celly is announcing a new service.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 18, 2019

The innovative design features a keyboard that rotates completely behind the monitor , supporting a variety of configurations, from a standard notebook to a slate tablet or stand-alone display. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how mobile devices are proving to have a positive impact on K–12 learning. Dell Latitude Is Both Smart and Secure.

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EdTech4Beginners

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Because of this, you might profit much from using YouTube as a terrific tool in your online study. When students have a positive and memorable time studying online, their retention and participation rates rise, leading to a more successful course overall. Microlearning and mobile technology.

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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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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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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”. One of the challenges, from an African perspective is Internet access, as well as consistent power. Descomplica.

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Kevin Corbett

JULY 26, 2014

Everywhere I turn I see babies, toddlers and young children with tablets/ipads and smartphones. Tablets give off blue light, which has been shown to disrupt sleep patterns. I admit that I did not abide by this rule, but I also avoided handing my children a tablet just to shut them up. The post Babies and Mobile Devices.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 17, 2012

Image Credit: [link] The summit focused on the rise of tablet devices and to advances in their ability to create digital content. This is extremely relevant as about 1/3 of Americans and 760 million people globally will own a tablet in 2016. Tablet apps can get schools and educators closer to their stakeholders on a device they love.

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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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Teacher Reboot Camp

JANUARY 16, 2019

Although the article only mentions computers, I let students know the information also applies to using mobile devices, game consoles, iPads and tablets. Find activities to learn vocabulary, spelling, math, social studies and science. In class we reviewed and discussed the article, Computers and Your Health.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

$5 million NSF grant initiative leads to mobile physics instruction module. The handheld tablet and computer-based curriculum application modules called “Exploring Physics” were developed through this grant and have just become available for instructors and students.

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EmergingEdTech

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Mobile Apps Can be a Highly Effective Way to Discover and Learn New Vocabulary Think about how lucky students are these days. They can use different technologies to access knowledge at any time. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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The Web20Classroom

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

87% of students fall into multiple categories, while only 13% prefer only one learning style, according to a 2014 study from the Journal of Postgraduate Medicine. While there are many choices, tablets can provide the mobility and flexibility that teachers want and students need. Really important.

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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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Neo LMS

JULY 26, 2018

In an age of heavy STEM influence, the liberal arts, art appreciation and cultural studies are seen as somewhat of a rarefied and career-unwise privilege. However, it is also true that students who study the arts tend to have higher SAT scores than those who don’t. 6 of the best art and culture ed-tech tools.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

When Neosho Junior High School teachers and students moved into a sleek, new campus last August, they said goodbye to traditional classrooms and hello to modern learning spaces that encourage mobility, collaboration and new ways of learning. Studies show that modern learning environments improve student performance. It’s exciting.”.

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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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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. Just to get things going, here’s a recap of 2015. Second, the introduction of gamification.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2019

Kitkit offers a game-based learning program on tablets to help children learn independently. Onebillion makes a solar-powered tablet, along with the Onecourse app that houses activities for reading, writing and math, plus a library of over 300 stories. Enuma has conducted its own efficacy studies as well, she says.

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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. More so, today’s education prioritizes mobile devices which don’t have the ability to read these mediums. Desktop Computers.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2019

A growing number of entertainers, including Chapelle and musicians Jack White and John Mayer, prohibit the use of mobile devices during their performances. But some studies suggest there’s a correlation between cell phone bans and better learning outcomes. What do Dave Chapelle shows and a growing number of schools have in common?

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2011

The end result was the formation of a pilot program where students and a teacher would be given a tablet device and then be tasked with developing a plan to extend learning beyond the school day. Each of the ten tablets (5 iPads and 5 Samsung Galaxy tabs) came with 3G access for the duration of the pilot program.

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The Web20Classroom

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Devices like tablets and wearables don’t just enhance classroom learning—they can also transform field trips, making educational outings more interactive and memorable than before. Culturally stimulating field trips were found to improve critical life skills in children in a 2013 study from the University of Arkansas.

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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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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Using the fee-based CoSpaces app, teachers create immersive, engaging VR (and AR) explorations of any content (using computer or tablet) which is then available to students. All you need (for VR) is the Expeditions app, a mobile device or Chrome OS, and a Cardboard or Daydream viewer. CoSpaces Edu. More on VR.

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