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Circling around the interwebs recently has been an article on the Atlantic by Jean Twenge, “ Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? ” If you have not yet read the piece, then I encourage you to do so. MORE
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By contrast, the iPhone essentially defined the smartphone as we know it today, which has disrupted PCs. Smartphones have made computing accessible to billions of people around the world who couldn’t afford a PC. The post How Apple defined the smartphone, and why healthcare innovators should care appeared first on Christensen Institute People use the term “Disruptive Innovation” to mean a lot of different things, but it actually has a very specific definition. MORE
While many technological innovations have undoubtedly transformed the position in a relatively short period of time, perhaps there is none greater than the advent of the Smartphone. Guest post by John Falino. Cross posted at ON PRINCIPAL As noted in the “ The Principalship: What’s Most Important? ” (Post: 9/13), the nature of the Principalship has changed dramatically in a very short period of time. MORE
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Here are two apps that you can use for document scanning on your Smartphone, and they are both free. That way, I only need my smartphone to access materials. I''m one of those people who loves to be paperless and scan in any paper documents I have. MORE
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While parents are rejoicing that kids are back in school, and they survived winter break, teachers and administrators might be noticing more students with smartphones. Preparing Students For Smartphone Ownership. Preparing A Classroom For A Smartphone Invasion. MORE
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Next week, I will be presenting to a group of educators in my district on the subject of "Must-Have iPad and Smartphone Apps." Must-Have iPad and Smartphone Apps Presentation. administrators educators iPad apps smartphone apps technology leadership I did a blog post a short time ago, and that list hasn''t change much, but there have been a few additions and deletions, mostly due to suggestions of those in my Personal Learning Network. MORE
Many teachers are left wondering whether personal technologies such as smartphones actually have a place in education and what risks and threats accompany them. They bring their smartphones into the classroom, and will use them whether schools ban them or not. MORE
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April, 2015 Presentation Remote is a Chrome app that allows you to use your smartphone to remotely control your presentations on Google Drive, Prezi, Scribd, Slideshare and Dropbox. Of course, to be.read more. google docs MORE
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The accepted dichotomy in this study and the media seems to be 1) doing low-level knowledge work while smartphones are banned, or 2) doing low-level knowledge work while smartphones are present (and, presumably, distracting). MORE
Next page: How students and smartphones mix. How are students using mobile devices for educational purposes? Googling, tweeting and texting are an integral part of Professor Andres Caiaffa’s classroom’s culture. “As MORE
Cellphone and smartphones are the stars, as ownership keeps on rising to something close to ubiquity. “Roughly nine-in-ten American adults (92%) own a mobile phone of some kind.” How do Americans use technology? Pew gives us another excellent and useful report. MORE
Today, they play with smartphones. Julia Janosikova. Physics, Mathematics and Informatics Teacher. Zakladna Skola, Zahoracka. Malacky, Slovakia. JuliaJanosikova. Bringing real-world activities into the classroom engages students and gives educators new ways to connect with them. This philosophy not only directs MIE Expert Julia Janosikova’s teaching approach, it helped her discover her calling. MORE
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Most students use smartphones with unfiltered access to the Internet. Schools and parents need to get smart about how they talk to kids about smartphones. The post How Do We Teach Kids to Use Smartphones Safely? MORE
Reviews Software apps consumer fatigue smartphonesThe app economy, we’re told, is “bigger than Hollywood.” ” Apple likes to boast of how many jobs its app store has created, and even the president exhorts the young folks to program their phones, not just play with them. MORE
This app turns your smartphone into a scanner and document processor. CamScanner is a great app that I use quite often. The app is available for iOS and Android and the free version is very useful. The paid version, $4.99 on both platforms, adds some useful features, like uploading directly to Evernote. You get a 7 day trial of the paid version free, and can get an additional 60 day trial by sharing it on social networks. MORE
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Things I still know I can’t do on my smartphone : Run a Google hangout on air, but I can attend one. FYI: This post was written on my smartphone in Google docs, then copied/pasted into the web version of WordPress, and the image was added while I was on a computer. MORE
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The post Smartphones Meet Adult Education appeared first on Digital Promise. Mobile technologies allow adult learners to study anytime, anywhere, extending their learning far beyond classroom hours.
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It's a question most parents will wrestle with at some point — when is the right time to give my child a smartphone? Let's tick through a few other questions first. Image credit: LA Johnson/NPR
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With Smartphones. With Smartphones. Permanently Disrupting Education. by Terry Heick The concept of disruption is an apt one in our fluid, digital, and almost destructively social world. In response to the counterculture movement of the 1960s and 1970s, it’s not surprising to see that trend continue now that technology has caught up with our inherently rebellious ways. […]. The post Permanently Disrupting Education. appeared first on TeachThought.
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So what’s a parent to do when a child, possibly a very young child, asks for a smartphone? To learn more, let’s look at two families: one where smartphones are allowed for elementary to middle school-aged kids, and one where they are not.
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In the first part of this discussion , we reviewed schools’ ongoing classroom bans on students’ cellphones — or more accurately smartphones. Below is an introductory list of some ways these teachers are leveraging their students’ smartphones for good.
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The post 50 Reasons It’s Time For Smartphones In Every Classroom appeared first on TeachThought. Our Most Popular Terry Heick The Future Of Learning General Veteran Teacher
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FEBRUARY 13, 2018
If the Russian psychologist Ivan Pavlov were alive today, what would he say about smartphones? That’s exactly what’s happening with smartphones, says David Greenfield , a psychologist and assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Connecticut.
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But with today’s smartphones, can this still be the case? In the pre-smartphone era, when traditional mobile phones – or “dumb phones”, how I like to call them – ruled the world, students simply couldn’t use their phones for learning. Smartphones and the AIDA approach.
ProfHacker
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Reviews Software apps consumer fatigue smartphonesThe app economy, we’re told, is “bigger than Hollywood.” ” Apple likes to boast of how many jobs its app store has created, and even the president exhorts the young folks to program their phones, not just play with them.
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With Smartphones. Modern smartphones have the chance to change all of this. Through smartphone implantation, power, pace, and patterns are decentralized, from institutions and educators to individual learners. Not every student has a cell phone, much less a smartphone.
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While schools debate whether or not using smartphones in the classroom is beneficial, students are already using them […]. The post Three Reasons to Use Smartphones in the Classroom appeared first on Where Learning Clicks. Mobile devices are here to stay.
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The post Using Parental Controls To Manage Smartphone Distractions appeared first on TeachThought. Author information. Terry Heick. Director at TeachThought. Founder & Director of TeachThought, humanist, technologist, futurist, failed philosopher, macro thinker extraordinaire.
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Here are two apps that you can use for document scanning on your Smartphone, and they are both free. That way, I only need my smartphone to access materials. I''m one of those people who loves to be paperless and scan in any paper documents I have.
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MARCH 6, 2017
Bring physics to life using lab sensors built right into your smartphone. Techlearning Resources App of the Day
ProfHacker
APRIL 19, 2017
Things I still know I can’t do on my smartphone : Run a Google hangout on air, but I can attend one. FYI: This post was written on my smartphone in Google docs, then copied/pasted into the web version of WordPress, and the image was added while I was on a computer.
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AUGUST 16, 2015
Rules for responsible smartphone use can vary by age and student. An April Pew Research Center study reported that 88 percent of 13- to 17-year-olds have or have access to some sort of phone; 73 percent have or have access to a smartphone.
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APRIL 26, 2016
Students Adonis Scott (left), and Donavin Haugen (right) use their smartphones to sign up for an online review quiz. I have guidelines for cellphone and smartphone use, but it’s a constant struggle to keep kids engaged in lessons and off their phones.
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JUNE 8, 2015
You may have seen my friend, Eric Sheninger's recent post, "Finally, an SIS Worth Switching For". Eric and I are both on Alma's Advisory Board and like him, I'm excited about this platform. As an SIS, it's the best-in-class.
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OCTOBER 30, 2015
News data smartphone studentsnew data from Pew on US technology device ownership.
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NOVEMBER 13, 2016
It is a small, wireless sensor that pairs with smartphones or tablets to gather data such as acceleration, pressure, magnetic field, and temperature.
EmergingEdTech
APRIL 17, 2017
April is Financial Literacy Awareness Month Today children of all ages have access smartphones or tablets, and this reality makes mobile apps one of the best avenues for teaching kids and young.
The Christensen Institute
MAY 4, 2017
By contrast, the iPhone essentially defined the smartphone as we know it today, which has disrupted PCs. Smartphones have made computing accessible to billions of people around the world who couldn’t afford a PC. The post How Apple defined the smartphone, and why healthcare innovators should care appeared first on Christensen Institute People use the term “Disruptive Innovation” to mean a lot of different things, but it actually has a very specific definition.
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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
This app turns your smartphone into a scanner and document processor. CamScanner is a great app that I use quite often. The app is available for iOS and Android and the free version is very useful. The paid version, $4.99 on both platforms, adds some useful features, like uploading directly to Evernote. You get a 7 day trial of the paid version free, and can get an additional 60 day trial by sharing it on social networks.
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Free Tools & Resources iPads and Other Tablet Devices iPhones and Smartphones Project Based Learning _ Miscellaneous Tools and Topics 3d hologram phone project students classroom project smartphone hologram fun science math art project phone 3d projectionThis can be a Great Project for Science, Math, Art, Technology Classes and More This is just so much fun. One of my son’s made one of these a while back and I’ve been meaning to share it.
eSchool News
JULY 29, 2015
Next page: How students and smartphones mix. How are students using mobile devices for educational purposes? Googling, tweeting and texting are an integral part of Professor Andres Caiaffa’s classroom’s culture. “As
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While parents are rejoicing that kids are back in school, and they survived winter break, teachers and administrators might be noticing more students with smartphones. Preparing Students For Smartphone Ownership. Preparing A Classroom For A Smartphone Invasion.
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TeacherCast
NOVEMBER 27, 2015
These apps are available on many devices, including smartphones. Here are four reasons why you should download a reading app on your smartphone. Getting a reading app for your smartphone is an incredibly smart decision to make if you love books.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
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April, 2015 Presentation Remote is a Chrome app that allows you to use your smartphone to remotely control your presentations on Google Drive, Prezi, Scribd, Slideshare and Dropbox. Of course, to be.read more. google docs
Bryan Alexander
OCTOBER 30, 2015
Cellphone and smartphones are the stars, as ownership keeps on rising to something close to ubiquity. “Roughly nine-in-ten American adults (92%) own a mobile phone of some kind.” How do Americans use technology? Pew gives us another excellent and useful report.
The 21st Century Principal
AUGUST 3, 2011
Next week, I will be presenting to a group of educators in my district on the subject of "Must-Have iPad and Smartphone Apps." Must-Have iPad and Smartphone Apps Presentation. administrators educators iPad apps smartphone apps technology leadership I did a blog post a short time ago, and that list hasn''t change much, but there have been a few additions and deletions, mostly due to suggestions of those in my Personal Learning Network.
The 21st Century Principal
APRIL 6, 2015
Office Lens is a new scanner app for your iOS device or Android device that turns your smartphone into a pocket scanner. You can turn your pictures of notes on a whiteboard or handwritten notes on a piece of paper into notes that can be edited in Microsoft Word or PowerPoint.
Daily Edventures
OCTOBER 12, 2017
Today, they play with smartphones. Julia Janosikova. Physics, Mathematics and Informatics Teacher. Zakladna Skola, Zahoracka. Malacky, Slovakia. JuliaJanosikova. Bringing real-world activities into the classroom engages students and gives educators new ways to connect with them. This philosophy not only directs MIE Expert Julia Janosikova’s teaching approach, it helped her discover her calling.
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 2, 2017
By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Are smartphone confiscation policies out? Bring Your Own Device Mobile Device Management Mobility SmartphonesWe’ve gathered some best practices from today’s educators.
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NOVEMBER 6, 2013
While many technological innovations have undoubtedly transformed the position in a relatively short period of time, perhaps there is none greater than the advent of the Smartphone. Guest post by John Falino. Cross posted at ON PRINCIPAL As noted in the “ The Principalship: What’s Most Important? ” (Post: 9/13), the nature of the Principalship has changed dramatically in a very short period of time.
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