A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Google Calendar : Create multiple calendars in order to easily share events with staff and sync to your mobile phones built-in calendar. Have students create a Wordle as a means of independent assessment. Create an account then download Dropbox on your computers, smartphone, and any other mobile device that you have (i.e.

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eSchool News

JULY 17, 2024

This post on mobile and broadband speeds originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. Mobile vs. broadband speeds Mobile broadband relies on cellular networks to provide internet access to devices like smartphones and tablets.

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Doug Levin

MAY 27, 2015

Specificially, it asked parents their opinion as to whether television, computers, video games, and mobile devices each have a mainly positive or a mainly negative effect on the educational development of children their child’s age. While both the content of what is being viewed/played and the context in which it is being used (e.g.,

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 27, 2018

If you were to go back in time and pinpoint when disruption began to take off, I would wager that it correlates with the proliferation of the smartphone. Had it not been for the smartphone their innovative apps might never have come to fruition or experienced immense scalability as they have. respectively by 2020.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Through mobile phones and tablets, of course. Mobile devices in the classroom: from foe to friend. The use of mobile devices in an educational setting like the classroom was received with the typical resistance to change of the system. Smartphones and tablets have become useful extensions to people’s hands.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 24, 2019

In the context of eLearning, the implementation of adaptive learning is usually performed by way of established algorithms and assessments, as opposed to the potentially arbitrary determinations of teachers themselves. Beyond simple smartphone commands, AI has found a use in the context of eLearning. Mobile Learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 26, 2018

The interactive display is a digital workspace that can operate demonstration computers, display a copy of student screens or smartphones “thrown” to it for discussion, become a large multi-touch drawing and brainstorming space, or show video and other content. Well, one concept for technology use is to let each device do what it does best.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 18, 2015

The economists found that banning mobile phones helped improve student achievement on standardized test scores , with the biggest gains seen by low-achieving and at-risk students. For instance, creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving are difficult to assess with a standardized test. Related Posts.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 25, 2023

Computers & Mobile Devices Computers and mobile devices like smartphones and tablets are the primary way learners access the internet. The teacher can then assess how well the students know the concepts by analyzing the visuals they come up with.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 11, 2012

A few weeks ago, I made a commitment to visit schools that are using social media, smartphones, texting, and other digital technologies, as a vital part of daily classroom instruction. Then, I met with two other math teachers who showed me how they use smartphones to increase class participation and to assess their students learning.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2016

This development, combined with tremendous growth in mobile device usage due to improved technology, naturally led to a shift in mobile learning patterns. Despite this promising beginning, the role of mobile devices in the classroom and in education overall is still rather limited. But this disconnect can be addressed.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2019

Technology, and especially the internet and mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones, has become ubiquitous in our daily lives and affordable even to our public schools. Mobile devices let teachers and students do what they naturally want to do: move around the classroom or campus, work one-on-one and in small groups.

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EdTech4Beginners

AUGUST 23, 2022

Mobile time clock app. If all your employees own a smartphone, a mobile time clock app is a good fit. For example, the geolocation feature of the smartphone comes in handy here. Certain time-tracking software apps let managers take control a notch higher by mentioning the IP address that is needed to assess the app.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 23, 2022

With smartphones becoming the device of choice to consume content, they are being increasingly leveraged to deliver online educational courses by schools and colleges, and learning and development training by the corporate sector. In other words, mobile learning supports eLearning and classroom teaching.

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 24, 2025

Distraction Overload: When Phones Compete with Your Lesson Smartphones have a bad reputation in classrooms, and the push to ban them in schools is picking up serious steam. Do Smartphone Bans Work? Lets dig into five common disadvantages of technology in the classroomand what you can do to stay one step ahead.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

For the lesson, students were paired up with a partner and utilized their Smartphone, iPod, etc. In math, Mrs. Chellani began the lesson with mobile learning devices and Poll Everywhere to review prior learning. In music, Mrs. Swarctz conducted a survey using Smartphones in all of her classes.

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EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 7, 2018

Let’s take a look at the some of the innovation in E-learning industry in the last 10 years: The Usage of Smartphones. Using mobile for educational purposes is a slightly new concept. Smartphones have become an essential part of our lives. However, it has taken the e-learning industry by storm. Learning Management System (LMS).

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Neo LMS

MARCH 12, 2019

Pocket: Aggregate and save your news and content, as well as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram posts on-the-go using this free smartphone app. Dropbox Receipt Scan: Did you know that with Dropbox mobile you have a quick and easy way to scan receipts using your camera – quickest way to process and store receipts on the go.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 8, 2016

There are of some things that everyone needs to know, teachers especially, in order to upgrade your e-learning: Mobilize your learning It would be an understatement to say that mobile devices are everywhere. Smartphones and tablets in classrooms can be used to enhance collaboration between students. They’re virtually ubiquitous.

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

billion—which is a good moment to reflect on how mobile learning has entered classrooms and how the company has expanded from just an app. And Urdan says Duolingo brought a mobile-first approach to the sector. Duolingo officially goes public today, with the app-based language tool now has a valuation of outstanding shares at about $3.7

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Teachers may ask the students to access the site or download its app on their smartphones. Available as a web-based app as well as mobile apps for iOS and Android devices, GooseChase EDU helps teachers create scavenger hunts with clues. Popular Tech Tools for Formative Assessments. It’s a great app for field trips.

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Education with Technology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Here are some questions about assessment and mobile learning to think about as you plan for your mobile learning. Who/ What will assess the students’ mobile learning? A) the same mobile app that the student worked on. B) a different mobile app. assesses the learning.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

In essence AR amplifies the user’s senses and unlocks yet another layer of digital information all with the power of mobile devices. Here is a possible scenario in augmented classroom learning: Location-enhanced learning - teachers can construct assessments which require location-based answers.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 1, 2020

How is assessment, instruction, and technology integration changing for our top performing high school students in light of Covid-19? Remote Learning AP Culture of Assessment. On March 20th, Collegeboard made some initial announcements about the relationship between Remote Instruction and AP Assessment in their AP Central Platform.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The new report—adding EducationSuperHighway as a partner—spends its 33 pages focused on best practices to address this gap in a series of who-what-how steps: assessing needs, procuring solutions and accessing funds. Source: “Common Sense Census: Media Use by Kids Age Zero to Eight, 2020” Childrens’ access to mobile devices may be part of it.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 7, 2019

In the past three years, our attendance rates have increased, along with our assessment scores in grades 3 through 8. Kendra LeRoy: Connecting to today’s smartphone-toting parents. School is a not a place that students have to go; it’s where they want to go.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 11, 2015

Today I introduce a new web browser based tool called imakiku , which is sure to enhance formative assessment in your classroom. Imakiku enables real-time voting, posting, and survey capabilities through the use of smartphones, tablets, or laptops. It is specifically optimized for these mobile devices.

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Learning in Hand

JULY 17, 2018

Emojis are not confined to smartphones and tablets; their charm can be put into action on mobile devices and computers since they are a standardized set of characters that work across platforms. There’s more than meets the eye when it comes to emojis. Check out the tools, resources, and ideas below.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

MAY 30, 2013

While I''ve written quite a bit about assessing writing (ad nauseum) via digital means, reading instruction and assessment have remained a primarily paper-based enterprise in my class. I signed out the mobile lab and a class set of headphones, and assigned an act a day. Gobstopper is MOBILE! A highlight of my experience!

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2023

The school is not only getting advanced devices powered by our latest processor technology and access to connectivity—many of these schools don't even have WiFi available—but also introduced to curriculum teacher training and assessment elements to model the embracing of digital learning that can occur. We can't ignore them.

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

The company, NextStep , has tested its brand of caregiver training delivered by mobile device in Colorado. It screens candidates with psychographic assessments, and those who fit receive training in certified skills via lessons on NextStep’s mobile app, along with peer, lab and clinical learning.

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Educational Technology Guy

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Dedicated to the education industry, Livescribe is kicking off a pilot program with select school districts and higher education institutions to assess use cases, as well as the impact of using the Sky wifi smartpen both in and out of the classroom. 29, 2012 —Livescribe Inc.

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edWeb.net

MAY 22, 2019

Classroom teachers are embracing the technology as a means to provide immediate feedback, assess student understanding and interact with both parents and students. The post Managing Smartphone Distractions in the Classroom appeared first on edWeb. states such as California and Utah have proposed banned cell phone legislation.

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Education with Technology

DECEMBER 14, 2013

Many schools are going mobile or one-to-one. Schools sometimes make decisions without thinking about the full consequences such as mobile and home learning. If schools supply mobile devices to the students, do the students take the mobile devices home? Teachers cannot assign at home mobile work.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

based early childhood technology and services developer best known for its GOLD observation-based assessment system and its Creative Curriculum product lines for infants, preschoolers and kindergarteners. But ReadyRosie’s growth also comes as a result of growing smartphone use among lower-income families.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

To that point, several teams are building solutions for “feature phones,” mobile devices that can connect to the internet but have limited storage and support for third-party apps. Their capabilities are often described as a halfway between basic and smartphones.)

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 8, 2015

With Smartphones. The lack of diversity in proficiency assessment is rivaled only by the relative apathy of many learners, perhaps aware of how little control they actually have over what they learn, when they learn it, and what they do with that information. Modern smartphones have the chance to change all of this. They tweet.

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