eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

Key points: Building an app for kids came with unique challenges A new era for teachers as AI disrupts instruction With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts For more news on AI tools for kids, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub A recent survey found that 88 percent of U.S.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Given that they are the first generation to grow up with access to personal computers, the descriptor seemed apt at the time. But today’s students–the emerging Generation Z–are demonstrating what it really means to be a true digital native. Related content: 10 findings about K-12 digital learning.

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ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In general, education in the metaverse relies on the use of avatars, digital representations of users, which students can use to interact with one another. Educators can also interact within these digital learning spaces using their own avatars, resulting in a classroom situation within a virtual learning environment.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2019

In an unusual move intended to shake up how college teaching is done around the world, Carnegie Mellon University today announced that it will give away dozens of the digital-learning software tools it has built over more than a decade—and make their underlying code available for anyone to see and modify.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 7, 2019

Community providers, such as the University AME Zion Church (UAMEZ) in Palo Alto, California, understand that digital literacy development, like any learning, starts with building trust in the community and meeting learners where they are.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 25, 2019

Learning is more digital than ever and it will only continue in that direction. But along the advantages and immense potential of digital learning, threats are lurking in the binary universe as well. Digital security threats can come from new and unexpected sources. Try to change your passwords frequently.

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Neo LMS

MAY 2, 2017

Students are particularly excited about all of the new possibilities digital learning can offer. Why do kids love e-learning? The figures for smartphones are a bit lower, but this shouldn’t come as a surprise, since smartphones are not the most preferred mobile device to support students’ learning anyway.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow and the founder of the heralded Speak Up Research Project, along with a panel of students, had a conversation about decades of trends and the latest shifts in digital learning today. In 2014, only one in four students had direct access to technology in class. We’ve redefined digital learning.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

They allow students to learn at their own pace, access materials, and create projects and presentations without expensive items. Recent research has shown how screen time, specifically time on smartphones, molds our brains well into adolescence and adulthood. The phone had become an adolescent addiction — and not just for me.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

However, many young children have limited access to high-quality educational opportunities because of socioeconomic factors and technological barriers. Mahajan shares, “Rocket Learning’s mission is to make quality education and learning accessible to every child from the earliest stage possible.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Principals at blended learning schools agree digital content increases student engagement. Among the teachers in these classrooms, 50% or more stated that because of digital learning, students are: Working together more often. More motivated to learn. Taking greater ownership of their learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Early exposure to technology can help children develop digital literacy skills. Around 70% of kindergartners can use educational apps on tablets or smartphones. 00:04:34:18 – 00:04:39:18 Vicki Davis Icon Bingo.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

smartphone and Wi-Fi adoption, which continues to grow unabated as evidenced in latest internet trends deck from renowned investor Mary Meeker. In education technology, a litany of surveys published this decade have touted the growing adoption of digital learning tools. That’s arguably the case for U.S.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Digital learning tools are the pen and paper of our time. Digital technology is the lens through which we are experiencing the world now. In typical classrooms, students learn from textbooks or lectures and then solve the problems given at the end of the chapter. is a great formative assessment tool for grades 8 to 12.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

as the leader in digital learning, representing the most adventurous innovations. Today, online education provides access to great masses of college students in the developing world, with Open Universities in Bangladesh, Iran, Pakistan, South Africa and Turkey together currently enrolling more than 7 million students.

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2023

And we introduce technologies in ways to make them more affordable and accessible to schools, districts and educational agencies. How else does Qualcomm address the digital divide among students? We’re very passionate about addressing digital poverty by bringing more connected solutions to the market. We can't ignore them.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Just as formal education systems made a dramatic shift to digital since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, on-the-job training is changing as well. The same forces that transformed classrooms have accelerated the adoption of more digital learning in workplace training—advancing a trend that was already underway.

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eSchool News

JULY 25, 2024

Key points: Virtual reality connects students with limitless learning opportunities 3 AR/VR resources that nurture student curiosity Reaching the 4Cs with 3D and virtual reality For more news on VR, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Integrating virtual reality (VR) into your classroom may be easier than you think.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2020

That flip spurred Nearpod leaders to “create a quick-to-access teacher dashboard for a student-paced lesson,” according to Romero-Heaps. Similarly, the company prioritized optimizing the user experience on mobile devices to accommodate students who had only a smartphone to access digital learning.

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2021

In-class whiteboards or video kits that can be accessed remotely—and in real time—by students create an immersive experience for at-home students that’s more akin to the classroom. With these tools, schools can begin to change the digital landscape for the betterment of their student body.

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Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2020

The challenge: how students can complete lab work without access to a science lab. The sudden jump to online learning has upturned education disciplines around the globe. But in the world of science education, the lack of lab access has led educators to seek alternatives. million students, through the end of the year.

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eSchool News

MAY 17, 2024

Given that today’s students are digital natives , it makes sense for schools to invest in modern educational technology such as interactive whiteboards. After all, these students likely learned their ABCs and 123s using their parents’ smartphones or tablets. As of 2023, 92 percent of K-12 schools in the U.S.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Virtual reality tools also hypothetically could increase access to higher education by making it more possible to teach students who can’t necessarily make it to a college classroom. Even students accustomed to using smartphones are often surprised and excited to try the immersive technology, Ray says.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 23, 2019

There are many reasons as to why K-12 students must leverage digital textbooks in their learning journey; portability and cost-effectiveness being two of the major factors inspiring this change. Let us have a look at why digital textbooks are more effective for K-12 curriculum: 1.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 8, 2020

As schools all around the country are closing due to COVID-19 and classrooms are moving online, many districts are scrambling to support their educators and students with distance learning. One of the biggest challenges they face is that an estimated 5 million families with school-aged children don’t have access to the Internet at home.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 8, 2023

What is a Digital Learning Platform? Gone are the days when learning was restricted to the classroom, with the instructor being the primary source of knowledge. A digital learning platform can be a learning management system (LMS) or learning content management systems (LCMS).

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MARCH 8, 2021

What are digital learning platforms? Gone are the days when learning was restricted to the classroom, with the instructor being the primary source of knowledge. A digital learning platform can be a learning management system (LMS) or learning content management systems (LCMS).

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

Since the beginning, the tool has focused on mobile delivery on a smartphone, and the company claims it is the leading mobile learning platform globally , with more than 500 million downloads between the Apple App Store and Google Play, and 40 million monthly active users. Duolingo has a few things going for itself.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

These are now accessible to Course Hero members on the company’s YouTube channel. “We One student may watch a clip on his smartphone at his kid’s soccer practice, and another may log in at 2 a.m. I’ve seen people make videos on their smartphones or using a GoPro. That’s not what this is,” says Wooten.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

So we took a look at our competition—video games, iPads, smartphones—and realized while students were happily spending time on their devices, we were giving them old fashioned paper-and-pencil activities. Our parents have access to me at any time of the day through Remind, which lets them text me if they need anything. The solution?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Key points: Digital tools are powering a new era of K-12 learning Still, challenges remain–among them, equity and access Stay up to date on the latest trends about learning in the digital age In today’s digital age, learning has gone through a profound transformation, reshaping traditional educational models.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2023

More importantly, they must be given control of when and how these digital tools are used. Think about how adults use their smartphones; they use them whenever they need to. Imagine a classroom where students have unfettered access to digital tools and resources whenever needed.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2020

Not so long ago, students did most of their learning at school, and maybe while doing homework or during trips to the museum. Now, learning—like the internet—is everywhere thanks to the ubiquity of smartphones and chromebooks. We ask questions that have to do with digital learning, but we also ask questions about school climate.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2020

Today, students register painlessly from their dorm, home, or anywhere with their laptop or smartphone. And that is what students now expect, since digital services have practically eliminated standing in line anywhere. Raised on apps and on-demand media, students can access almost anything, merely by keying a link.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2016

The need for digital learning content in classrooms is nothing new, but teachers, parents, and students are becoming more vocal in their desire to provide or have access to such materials outside of the school day or school year. Smartphones (28 percent). Interactive whiteboards (45 percent).

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2020

Often the college already pays for access to one of them. One reason, she adds, is that students may be logging on through their smartphones, or watching a recording later instead of tuning in live. “I'd rather that you do that for your students, for yourself than to cancel all the classes,” she argues.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 15, 2019

They talk differently, play differently, communicate differently, and most importantly, they learn differently than previous generations. Jukes, Schaaf and Mohan (2015) identified nine key learning attributes of the digital generations. With today’s generation of digital kids, this multitasking all happens much faster.

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