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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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Choosing Tech That Grows From Your Schooling Into Your Career

Ask a Tech Teacher

Smartphone Choices A smartphone is almost as essential as a laptop in the modern landscape. When selecting a smartphone, consider its compatibility with other devices like your laptop and tablet. For instance, if your school uses a lot of Apple products, a MacBook might be a more seamless fit.

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Teachers Drive Innovation. This Time, Will They Do So Within or Outside the System?

Edsurge

Like so many of our underinvested institutions, COVID-19 has pulled back the veil on a crumbling system whose cracks have deepened into crevices perhaps too vast to fill. Will our leaders modernize our school system so that our teachers choose to work there? Our public schools have operated in a precarious, neglected state for decades.

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Ban Smartphones in School? Why Not Just Disable Apps, Startup Says

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Smartphones, of course—or more specifically, smartphones in schools. The kids can’t trick the system,” says Kristi Dees, an instructional assistant for children with special needs for the Mountain View-Whisman School District in California, who advised Gredinberg and Mackey on working with local PTAs.

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Why Bloomz is the Best Parent-Teacher Communication System for Me (and Probably You)

The CoolCatTeacher

Bloomz is my parent-teacher communication system. Jessica Meacham has a comparison of all of the parent-teacher communication systems. At my school, we have a school-wide Bloomz system. Smartphone Notifications. I use the iCal calendar link from my Learning Management System (LMS) and linked it to the class calendar.

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A Tale of Two American Education Systems: An Edtech Investor’s Perspective

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She shares one computer with her family of five, lacks home internet access and uses a smartphone to connect online. In 2017, 53 percent of the students in the K-12 public education system in the United States were Black, Latinx, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indigenous or multiracial. Maria is also in the sixth grade.

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Upgrading Family Communications

A Principal's Reflections

Of course, you will hear and face a number of issues within your district or school: You may be told or feel that parents won't use an electronic system. Yes, there are always a few that will not adopt new technology, but smartphone statistics show that 95% of adults with school children have at least one smartphone at home.