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. Where this isn’t an option, they can use school computers and tablets—a viable option as 94% of U.S. public schools provide students with computers.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2011

The end result was the formation of a pilot program where students and a teacher would be given a tablet device and then be tasked with developing a plan to extend learning beyond the school day. Each of the ten tablets (5 iPads and 5 Samsung Galaxy tabs) came with 3G access for the duration of the pilot program.

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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

AUGUST 5, 2024

Technology Integration: By integrating computers, tablets, interactive displays , and other forms of EdTech , active learning spaces provide access to a wealth of information and interactive experiences, making lessons dynamic and engaging. Accessibility: Arrange furniture for easy movement, especially for students using mobility aids.

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The Web20Classroom

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Instead of students having access to handheld technology (tablet, laptop, etc) only part of the school day, more and more students began to have access when they need it. From frameworks to assessments and more, you will find a lot of great content here. In the last several years, a major shift in instruction began to happen.

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BYOD Learning Tablets Laptops 279

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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Digital Learning E-rate Learning Mobility 335

Hapara

MARCH 22, 2023

Today’s students are learning on computers, tablets and mobile-devices and using the internet for class activities, research, assessments, communication and collaboration. Use the following questions to assess the effectiveness of the web filter you currently have or are considering.

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Assessment Google Chromebook Tablets 147

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. Will it work across all / most mobile platforms and also work within a desktop web browser? Assessment - Is the work on the app assessable by the teacher?

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Mobility Learning Outcomes iPad 100

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 2, 2023

The Role of Assistive Technology in Promoting Inclusive Education Persons with disabilities may struggle with coordination problems, short attention spans, and limited mobility, which may or may not be obvious. Insufficient planning and student assessments Assistive tech implementations also require thorough planning and student assessments.

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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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Mobile Learning Mobility Smartphone LMS 113

EdTech4Beginners

AUGUST 23, 2022

Turn a tablet or computer into an online punch clock. Mobile time clock app. If all your employees own a smartphone, a mobile time clock app is a good fit. Certain time-tracking software apps let managers take control a notch higher by mentioning the IP address that is needed to assess the app. Punch clock kiosk.

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How To Software Smartphone Tablets 262

The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 26, 2018

Small, handheld devices like mobile phones are good for viewing static slides, but they’re epic for sending formative assessment data to the teacher and the whole class. Formative assessment is a not-so-secret of my own success, and the interactive display is part of this as I show certain items and hide others.

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Classroom Smartphone Data Assessment 331

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

Books can be read online or on most mobile devices. You can read them online, on a mobile device, or download them. The online activities can be used for one-on-one instruction using a computer, tablet, or class instruction on an interactive whiteboard. Books are read on the website or a tablet. Gutenberg Project.

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Libraries Mobility eBook Android 164

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

In math, Mrs. Chellani began the lesson with mobile learning devices and Poll Everywhere to review prior learning. She then utilized a variety of virtual manipulatives (using the SMART tablet ) from the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives.

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Digital Learning Poll Everywhere Learning Smartphone 271

Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 25, 2015

You can accomplish so many time consuming tasks, such as grading, assessment, providing feedback, research, creating spreadsheets, and more with Google Apps for Education (GAFE) , Google mobile apps, extensions, add-ons, and scripts. Google has many free incredible apps and tools that work on any device to bring you Teacher Zen.

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Google Tools Mobility eBook 150

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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BYOD E-rate Khan Academy LMS 150

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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Educational Technology Guy

OCTOBER 29, 2012

The smartpen is also easier to take notes with then a keyboard, or even a stylus on a tablet. 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.

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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

DECEMBER 20, 2017

The CRESST team at UCLA, which focuses on data analysis and student assessment, helped us dig deeper. They created a neural net to use a child’s gameplay data to predict that child’s score on a subset of the TEMA-3 early math assessment.

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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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Broadband Report Video EdTech 208

The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

So imagine this: Now you have the ability to overlay digital objects throughout the physical world, and your phone or tablet lets you peek into that “augmented world” and interact with these objects. When you download Metaverse onto your mobile device, click the “scan” button to launch the experience.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 15, 2016

Linoit and Popplet both have free mobile apps. #3 I gave my high school students requirements, such as they had to have the class participate in at least one hands-on activity, give us a timeline, use multimedia materials to present information, give an interactive assessment/reading/listening. . #2 Post links to web 2.0

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eBook Mobility Groups Guidelines 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. Tagged on: August 22, 2017 Children’s Learning With Tablet Technology is Often Too Passive | UT News → Joan Hughes writes: "Can tablets teach children basic math and reading skills?

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EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. Tagged on: August 22, 2017 Children’s Learning With Tablet Technology is Often Too Passive | UT News → Joan Hughes writes: "Can tablets teach children basic math and reading skills?

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EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

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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Survey Smartphone Tablets Laptops 150

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

Chowdhury’s plan in Physics was for students to use their iPads/tablets and create screen casts of them solving a dynamics problem with details of every step. They also feel that the teacher is too smart and just because she solved a problem easily on the board doesn''t mean they will be able to do the same.

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Edmodo Poll Everywhere Educreations Digital Learning 270

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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Smartphone Tablets Education Mobility 102

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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Common Core Digital Citizenship Analysis Assessment 162

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 31, 2016

An LMS — Learning Management System — is a digital tool that tracks a wide variety of student-teacher interactions such as homework, grading, sharing of resources, parent communication, assessments, and more. That means it’s accessible from school or home, with any platform (including Macs, PCs, Chromebooks, and tablets).

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Connecting 2 the World

JUNE 21, 2011

I was a member of a panel at a recent CDETG conference on Mobile Technology. This last meeting was on mobile technology, something that I have noticed is a growing trend in my classes. I had never thought of the mechanics behind mobile technology (partly because I don't use apps on any of my own mobile technology.my

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Mobility Technology Conference iPhone 59

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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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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Mobility Android BYOD eBook 45

ViewSonic Education

MARCH 24, 2025

Plus, AI-powered tools like ClassSwift are stepping up in big waysauto-grading assessments, generating curriculum-aligned quizzes, and even delivering personalized feedback based on student data. These AI personalization features can save hours of prep and grading time, giving teachers more space to focus on connecting with students.

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Technology Classroom How To Smartphone 243

EdTechTeacher

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

I have recently been writing about the qualitative formative assessment toolkit (QFAT for short) which is something that has come out of my research on and practice with mobile devices, multimedia, and formative assessment. Reshan Richards Don’t miss the chance to hear Reshan Richards LIVE at iPad Summit San Diego !

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Education with Technology

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

How will the students’ mobile device primarily be used? What other ways can teachers have students use mobile devices to engage in learning? to assess student learning and provide feedback to the students (formative assessment). to assess students summatively (final grade on unit, project…).

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Tom Murray

JUNE 8, 2016

Organize and map the core curriculum, resources, and assessments the district is currently utilizing. Assess and understand current infrastructure and broadband capabilities. Assess utilization rates and strategize the vision. Estimate total cost of ownership, predict refresh cycles, and determine what will be sustainable.

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