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Mentoring Minds Launches Mobile App to Support Instruction and Student Success

eSchool News

Mentoring Minds , a leading provider of K-12 instructional and critical thinking materials, announces the availability of the Mentoring Minds Resource Library, a mobile app comprised of resources to support instruction and promote student success. All of our blog posts are written for educators—by educators. per month or $29.99 per year.

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Importance of Assistive Technology

N2Y

For many students with disabilities, assistive technology (AT) is critically important in removing barriers to mobility, communication, socialization, and learning. Download this white paper to learn more about: How assistive technology supports students in the 13 IDEA categories of disability.

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Installing Network Infrastructure for Mobile-First Learning

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This shift—from “one-size-fits-all” to differentiated instruction based on student strengths and to personalized learning where students take responsibility for directing their own learning—is driving many leading districts to a new “mobile-first” technology strategy. Click here to download the full white paper.

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How to Embrace Unconventional Classroom Designs

EdTech Magazine

GPAEA and its partner schools incorporate these three design tenets for modern learning spaces: The classroom furniture must be mobile and flexible. Ensure the new space has reliable broadband and ample outlets for powering equipment and recharging mobile devices. Each collaborative area must have access to a digital display.

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Schools Need Robust Networks to Support Internet of Things

EdTech Magazine

Similar to the rise of mobility and one-to-one computing programs, IoT will undoubtedly impact IT infrastructure. In school settings, IoT is used primarily for physical building security — door locks, smart lighting and HVAC systems, video surveillance and sensor monitoring.

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Report: Teens feel ‘addicted’ to mobile devices

eSchool News

A new report reveals that half of teenagers said mobile device addiction impacts their daily lives. Half of teenagers surveyed in a new poll said they “feel addicted” to their mobile devices, and 59 percent of parents participating in the survey said they agree their children are addicted.

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XPRIZE: The Real Winners? Underserved Adult Learners

Digital Promise

This translates to limited upward mobility for them and their children; children of parents with low literacy skills have a 72 percent chance of being at the lowest reading levels themselves, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), which diminishes the worker pipeline for the future.

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