Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The purpose of this post is to share with you this collection of apps that enable you to remotely access your computer and view your files and installed applications as if you were sitting down next to it. Some of these apps offer way more functionalities such as webcam access, audio and video streaming, collaboration, and many more.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 20, 2021

we have a access to our income streams on our digital devices. Any moderately-talented hacker can access your computer’s webcam and microphone remotely. VPNs can be used on phones, desktops, laptops, iPads, and more. If this sounds onerous, it’s worse to have your identity highjacked or your online access corrupted.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

Usually, that meant desktop computers, iPads, and laptops, either in small groups or 1:1. Good intentions to give all students access to the world’s knowledge were derailed by the cost of the websites and webtools that made that happen. Books can be read online or on most mobile devices. Gutenberg Project. Listen and Read.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

MS Office), simultaneously collaborate on and edit various document formats, access your documents from anywhere in the word, and embed links to your docs in emails, websites, blogs, etc. Google Calendar : Create multiple calendars in order to easily share events with staff and sync to your mobile phones built-in calendar.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 26, 2014

They can keep these notes in the cloud so they can access them anywhere or on the go and they can also share them with others or create notes collaboratively with their peers. They can upload their own images or draw on their iPads. Lucid Chart web/iPad app - Collaborate with others and create flow charts, concept maps, and more.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 14, 2015

The Every Classroom Matters Show: Tony Vincent, Expert on Teaching with Mobile Devices Tony Vincent started using mobile devices in the classroom back in the days of Palm Pilots. Since then, he’s become an expert on everything mobile. He shares about infopics and how you can use them for a student reporter project.

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 21, 2013

When it comes to mobile learning there are loads of great sites for apps for kids and teachers. Well my friend, here are my Top 10 Apps For Learners and Curators (All of these are for iPad but you can find many, or an equivalent, in the Android Market as well) 1) Google Drive-Where would I be without Google Drive and Google Docs?

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 19, 2012

Then there is his younger sister who will regularly ask to use my iPad so she can either care for her virtual horse or dress Barbies in creative ways. My point here is that many children across the world have access to, and are using, technology outside of school in a variety of ways. Treat students like 21 st Century adolescents.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2023

At the time, nearly 16 million students in the United States lacked home internet access, according to a widely cited report from Common Sense Media. Despite incremental progress made to narrow the digital divide, students’ success today hinges on having access to a connected device and high-speed internet in the classroom and at home.

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EdTechSandyK

AUGUST 30, 2013

The Background Photo Used Under a Creative Commons License In the Spring of 2013, my school district committed to issuing an iPad to every classroom teacher. Most of the iPads would be in the hands of teachers by the end of the semester. We were about to distribute iPads to 800 teachers. Time was of the essence.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2011

Each of the ten tablets (5 iPads and 5 Samsung Galaxy tabs) came with 3G access for the duration of the pilot program. Here are some of their thoughts: Anita wrote: My iPad was surprisingly most useful with the defaulted notes application. One of the greatest features is simply the notepad that is already installed on the iPad.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

APRIL 1, 2017

With the Poetry Foundation app students can find and explore poetry on an iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and Android device. The Poetry Creator Verses iOS app takes a spin on the concept of magnetic poetry by providing students with access to several unique dictionaries (Hip Hop, LOL, etc.) Students can also use Image Chef online.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 12, 2012

Mobile learning devices (i.e. Smartphones and Internet accessible devices have been used by students to conduct web-based research, take notes using Evernote , manage work through Google Docs or Dropbox , organize their assignments on their calendars, and develop projects with a variety of other tools.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 13, 2012

With the rise of mobile devices and tablets in the classroom, I’m finding so many examples of organizations that are capitalizing on these tools to create new resources for teachers and students. You can find more information about TAP here. Recently the organization announced the creation of a TAP “app” called the tapObserver app.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 22, 2023

Share it in a teacher-provided summer activity folder (this should be quick to use, maybe through Google Drive if students have access to that). Make an audio recording of your thoughts (using a mobile app like Audio Memo ). Any age: Explore the night sky using an iPad app like GoSkyWatch. Let kids dig deeply into their passion.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

With the advance of technology and especially mobile technology, all these hardships become a thing of the past. These apps offer specialized courses, step by step guides and lessons, video tutorials, access to online teachers, and many more. Compatibility: iPhone/iPad and Android / Price: Free, offers in-app purchases / Age: 4+ 2.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

To identify a plant, install one of the apps below, take a picture of the plant or flower you are interested in using the camera of your mobile device and let the app do the work for you. PictureThis PictureThis is a great plant identification app for both Android and iPhone/iPad. PlantNet PlantNet lets you identify plants by picture.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The apps offer access to a wide variety of step-by-step lessons, video tutorials, and interactive activities to help users learn guitar playing in fun and engaging ways. Compatibility: iPhone/iPad and Android / Price: Free, offers in-app purchases / Age: 4+ 2. Songsterr Tabs Songsterr is another good app for learning to play guitar.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2018

According to Futuresource , a UK market research firm, devices running the Chrome operating system accounted for close to 60 percent of all sales of mobile devices in the U.S. Indeed, the company proved rumors right by unveiling a new iPad. inch iPad, unveiled by Apple’s vice president, Greg Joswiak. Here’s what we saw.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 13, 2020

It is easy to set up and administer (no training required), provides teachers with a dashboard to track student progress and needs, and is compatible with all desktop and mobile devices. This severely affects the way the school makes the best use of their investment in Chromebooks, iPads, and technology in general. NorthstarDigLit.

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Nik Peachey

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Check out my ebook As a result of that workshop and the research that developed from it I've now developed this list of criteria for evaluating mobile apps for educational purposes. Technical Accessibility - Will all the students have the necessary equipment to use it? Security - Is the app secure?

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EdTechTeacher

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Often times when schools go one-to-one with iPads, teachers continue to do what they’ve always done. It’s not that using technology iPads as a substitut e for pen and paper is “bad.” When iPads are added to the pedagogical equation, the recipe for curriculum, instruction, and assessment changes. Google Chrome.

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 27, 2018

Android Apps for Education Android is the most popular mobile operating system in the world, running on smartphones and tablets. And don't forget about all of the Chrome Apps, Extensions and full websites Chromebooks and the Chromebook Tab can access. Chrome and Android all in one!

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Teacher Reboot Camp

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

“Technology is enabling our need to be mobile. Tons of free mobile apps engage our students in the research process, which includes planning, searching for information, note-taking, evaluating information, and disseminating their research. Mobile Research: 20+ Mobile Apps from Shelly Sanchez Terrell.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

“Technology is enabling our need to be mobile. Tons of free mobile apps engage our students in the research process, which includes planning, searching for information, note-taking, evaluating information, and disseminating their research. Mobile Research: 20+ Mobile Apps from Shelly Sanchez Terrell.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 16, 2012

I''ve used many an iPhone and iPad in the past and been underwhelmed. webOS is the slickest mobile OS in terms of user interface and multi-tasking. Many people asked me if I owned an iPhone or iPad and I had not. I''ve used friends'' iPhones or iPads a lot, but didn''t own one. iPad product review' The button.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Students can type from school or home on any device, including iPads. In the process, you’ll need to Identify your school to enable us to be in touch with you to give you access during the Typeathon. It’s open to any class from any school in the world. To get started for FREE you will need to: Start your teacher account.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2021

Can giving students access to the latest tech gadgets from day one of college make a difference in their success? The iPads are equipped with the school’s learning management system, he says, to ensure students can access their classes from anywhere and that IT can push updates to the software at any time.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

And, ownership of smartphones — mobile devices with an internet connection — has tripled in recent years among young people. ” “Children who are on a smartphone or iPad all the time aren’t developing the social and emotional intelligence tools we need in conversation,” Ms. Steiner-Adair said.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

kids live in a house with some form of a mobile device—and those smartphones and tablets are gobbling up a greater portion of kids' screen time than ever. In addition to that hour of TV, kids are spending about 48 minutes on a mobile device. In addition to that hour of TV, kids are spending about 48 minutes on a mobile device.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Will more schools embrace student-centric mobile devices? These were the pressing questions of the time – a time 8-months after the release of the first iPad and 6-months before the release of the first Chromebook. Then there was the iPad. While the iPad cost anywhere from $300 – $400, Chromebooks were sold from $199.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 19, 2023

Enter them to an easily accessible digital calendar like Google Calendar and share with students, parents, and interested stakeholders. Would you trade your smartphone for a 1983 Nokia mobile phone? Instead, people use a digital calendar that automatically syncs life events across all of their digital devices. And then charge.

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Kathy Schrock

JULY 19, 2014

Since many classrooms now have at least part time access to 1:1 mobile devices, whether on a cart, a BYOD environment, or a true 1:1 program, I thought I would showcase how some of these can easily be used with mobile devices. Written in 1993, the structures are sound and can easily be adapted for use with mobile devices.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Protocols for these mobile devices have little in common today with how they were addressed a decade ago. What do you do about personal devices that circumvent the school security to access the Internet? In many schools, Internet access is spotty, undependable, and a challenge to manage. And why not?

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Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 16, 2013

They had launched an iOS app this past September, and an Android app after that, to help teachers be able to use their tool while moving around the room, and even access it when not in the classroom. The full press release is below: ClassDojo Mobilizes More Teachers to Build Students’ Character Anywhere with Version 2.0

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

It''s web based, has Mac and Windows apps and mobile apps for iOS and Android. I have Google Docs on there, but also have other files uploaded there for easy access and use anywhere. iOS users now have reason to rejoice, as you can now edit and create new Google Documents on your iPhone or iPad. I love it.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 6, 2020

Instructions are both written and audio, making them accessible to lots of learners. The program is free, online (it does have a non-flash version for iPads), and is best completed over a series of sessions. The Game is free, suggested for grades 4-12, and delivered via website or mobile app. How the Stock Market Works.

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