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Smartphones in the classroom

Ask a Tech Teacher

Luckily, Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Andrew Carroll, former High School teacher, has a great analysis of the problem and discussion of solutions below: How to control smartphone usage in classroom? It’s a smartphone that your students are using. We are all aware of the negative impacts of smartphones.

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Is a Backpack the Key to Closing the Homework Gap?

EdTech Magazine

In addition to extra homework time, offering Wi-Fi during students’ rides might also provide some secondary benefits. Kajeet, which produces a Wi-Fi-enabled smart school bus, says a school district in Missouri that piloted a six-month Wi-Fi access program saw a 45 percent decrease in bus-related disciplinary referrals.

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Education technology and the future of Higher Ed leadership

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To quote a study on Evolllution , “60 percent of respondents said technology has fundamentally changed post-secondary teaching and learning. Now, more than ever, higher education needs leadership that reflects its new avatar: leadership that’s not just future-ready, but future-forward.

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Chromebook or Tablet for the Classroom? Finding the Best of Both Worlds

EdTechTeam

Schools often find themselves choosing between laptops or tablets, without realizing there is a way to have the best of both through hybrid devices such as the Acer Spin or Acer Switch, that starts as a laptop but allows the screen to fold or flip into a tablet. Getting Creative with Touchscreens & Tablets . Illustrations.

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21st Century School — How Technology Is Changing Education

Ask a Tech Teacher

Tablets, laptops, educational gaming software, and smartphones allow schools to: Personalize the learning experience. The physical appearance of primary and secondary school classrooms is changing as many schools trade individual student desks for large tables around which students may sit with their laptops and tablets.

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

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Yondr pouch and unlocking device (Source: Yondr) For most adults, the idea of being separated from a smartphone for just one hour can stir anxiety. Without smartphones, students are also “using a little bit more brain power,” quips Shiu. So it’s understandable that some students were unhappy about the new policy (to put it mildly).

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The Rise – and Possible Fall – of the Graphing Calculator

Digital Promise

Whether teachers continue to use these tools or ditch them in favor of new ones, graphing technology will likely always have a place in secondary math education. As mathematics educators, we think the graphing calculator transformed American classrooms for the better. Understanding Math. Read the original article.