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Digital education in the smartphone era

eSchool News

For much of the past two decades, educators have commonly referred to millennials as “digital natives.” Not only are these students growing up with widespread access to computers and the internet, they are surrounded by smartphones and other mobile devices with impressive computing power.

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Digital teaching and learning in the smartphone era

eSchool News

For much of the past two decades, educators have commonly referred to millennials as “digital natives.” Not only are these students growing up with widespread access to computers and the internet, they are surrounded by smartphones and other mobile devices with impressive computing power.

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Digital teaching and learning in the smartphone era

eSchool News

For much of the past two decades, educators have commonly referred to millennials as “digital natives.” Not only are these students growing up with widespread access to computers and the internet, they are surrounded by smartphones and other mobile devices with impressive computing power.

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12 Ways to Update Your Online Presence

Ask a Tech Teacher

Update links and references that are out of date. Check the appearance of your blog on a smartphone and iPad. This is especially true with new potential readers who don’t know you so don’t want to spend more time than necessary on your post. Consider freshening images or banners. Does it display properly?

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How to Make Your Smartphone a Little Less So

ProfHacker

As a website, ProfHacker is very much of the smartphone age. But today I wanted to refer folks to Nathan Toups’s excellent post on turning your smartphone into a dumber phone. Do you have strategies for “turning down the volume” on your smartphone’s appeal? Please share in comments!

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CamScanner - great app to scan paper docs using smartphone camera

Educational Technology Guy

Take a picture of important documents, meeting agendas, whiteboards, and more and save them as PDF files for future reference and use. This app turns your smartphone into a scanner and document processor. You can add tags to the files too, and search text in the scanned picture. Give it a try. Google Play Store Apple App Store.

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What is a Stylus Pen?

ViewSonic Education

This includes various digital devices like touchscreen computer monitors , smartphones, or tablets. ” In its 21 st- century form, it refers to a digital input tool designed for touchscreen safe use. Therefore, you’ll see passive pens being used mainly with interactive flat panel displays and smartphones for more basic needs.

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