Smartphone and Technology Support

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2023

The report cites evidence showing that learning benefits disappear if technology is used in excess or in the absence of a qualified teacher. Smartphones in schools have also proven to be a distraction to learning, yet fewer than a quarter of countries ban their use in schools. “We

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Closing the Digital Learning Gap

Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2019

In recent years, to support these outcomes, a growing number of forward-thinking states, districts, schools, and teachers have adopted technology in learning and strategies proven to be effective. Technology can enable deepened understanding and problem-solving, and support learning how to learn.

Digital Learning

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5 Home and Smart Phone Filtering Options for Parents

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Children with smartphones have unfiltered access to the Internet unless their parents make a decision to filter. Why Do Students Need Protection on their SmartPhones? Mike Daugherty is a husband, father, author, technology director, Google Innovator, and possible Starbucks addict. Bio as submitted.

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Screen Time in School: Finding the Right Balance for Your Classroom

Graphite Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

Managing Smartphones in the Classroom. Smartphones are a monumental challenge for teachers and schools. Or on the other, is it possible to harness the potential of smartphones as learning tools? Or on the other, is it possible to harness the potential of smartphones as learning tools? Perhaps something in-between?

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Should you Teach Typing? And Does it Work?

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 2, 2018

It has become a familiar argument between those who believe children intuitively learn to type (“see them on smartphones and iPads–they don’t need help”) and those of us who believe instruction makes them better, faster. This topic that is close to my tech teacher soul.

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Classroom Tech Can Drive Student Engagement—But Schools Need to Choose Wisely

Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2019

The technology is used daily to support the high school’s 1:1 laptop program. With a tool designed specifically for education, teachers can share their screens wirelessly from any device with any operating system—laptop, iPad, smartphone, etc. Talk with the trainers, the tech people, and try the technology."

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Ambient learning

Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

One clear example of technology supported ambient learning can be seen in the increasing use of Augmented Reality (AR) tools in the workplace. Viewing work contexts via a smartphone camera while superimposing additional digital information has multiple benefits that are still being explored.

Learning

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Integrating technology

Learning with 'e's

APRIL 16, 2020

I designed the series with teachers in mind, especially those who have been compelled by the recent crisis to migrate all of their teaching to online and technology supported education. Several people have already completed the first three modules and have posted favourable comments, so I guess I'm doing something right!

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Support Struggling Readers District Wide with Assistive Tech

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Two assistive technology teachers shared their experiences and recommendations during a recent edWebinar led by Terrie Noland, Vice President of Educator Initiatives at Learning Ally. Another advantage of audiobooks is that they can be made accessible at home and on smartphones, not just in the classroom.

Assistive Technology

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Back to #EDEN

Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 11, 2019

It's a professional community of educators interested in technology supported learning. In that year I was just starting out in the world of educational technology, and I presented some of my research at the EDEN summer conference in Poitiers, France. Where is EDEN, you may ask? It's everywhere.

MOOC

MOOC Social Media Technology Support Conference

Why schools shouldn't ban smartphones

Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

I was asked to write an opinion piece for the Western Morning News earlier this week as a response to the comments from Ofsted and their advisers on the use of technology in schools. Many teachers are left wondering whether personal technologies such as smartphones actually have a place in education and what risks and threats accompany them.

Smartphone

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Here’s Why Teachers Adopt New Tech — and Why They Don’t

Edsurge

MAY 29, 2019

If the technology supports this, it meets the primary requirement. Can the tech support or provide a learning activity that can be classified within Bloom’s taxonomy? Even though the integration of the technology was “a little cumbersome” at first, her students’ level of engagement made the investment worthwhile.

EdTech

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Connecting Parents to Student’s Digital Lives

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 2, 2018

We recorded a show with Mike about Home filtering: 5 Home and Smartphone Filtering Options for Parents. Mike Daugherty is a husband, father, author, technology director, Google Innovator, and possible Starbucks addict. He has eighteen years of experience in K-12 technology support serving in a wide variety of roles.

Social Media

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Nearly 60% of Teens Use Their Own Mobile Devices in School for Learning

The Innovative Educator

MAY 3, 2015

Almost three-quarters of students with school-provided devices as well as students with limited or non-existent technology access at school agreed that every student should be able to use a mobile device during the school day for learning.

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