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Smartphones in Education: Redirecting Distraction with Mobile Learning

ViewSonic Education

With so many captivating apps and games, it is easy to see how students would have a hard time putting their smartphones and other mobile devices away. Smartphones have always been associated with leisure and entertainment more than education and learning, and teachers are inclined toward blanket bans in the classroom.

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How To Boost Student Engagement: Modern Tools for Math Teachers

Ask a Tech Teacher

Wondering how to get your students upbeat about learning math? According to the study, learners who only received teacher training and did not engage with the online learning tools had poorer achievement scores. Teachers enjoy a boost in student engagement The use of interactive technology helps make lessons fascinating.

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Why Are We Biased Against Games for Learning?

Doug Levin

I finished it as an agnostic—I’m willing to be convinced that well-designed games have much to teach those Toppo calls “the real rule-makers” about differentiation, assessment, and curriculum—not just student engagement.

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The current ways m-learning is making online education better

Neo LMS

Students of all ages love them almost by default. Teachers who use them can discover they can save time with them, keep students engaged longer, improve communication with both students and their parents and even create real learning impact. Smartphones and tablets have become useful extensions to people’s hands.

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Online Whiteboarding vs. Whiteboarding Apps: Which is Better for the Classroom?

ViewSonic Education

In short, digital whiteboards, also known as virtual or online whiteboards, enhance the functions of physical whiteboards on devices like computers, smartphones, or tablets—preferably those with touchscreens for interactive use—by incorporating multimedia, interactive modules, and more.

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A Commitment to Digital Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Below I have summarized some of the pre-planned activities that my teachers planned and had their students engaged in on Digital Learning Day. History class, students learned about the rise of Jacksonian Democracy and had to determine if Jackson was a highly successful president or a corrupt leader. Image credit: [link] In Ms.

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Closing the Digital Learning Gap

Digital Promise

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. Increase Feedback and Assessment. On the contrary, when used in powerful ways, technology supports teachers in their efforts to help students engage and achieve.