Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

Laptops and internet connections are not available in every household , and even students who usually have such resources available may now find themselves competing for them with siblings or parents studying or working from home. About half own a tablet computer, while three-quarters own desktop or laptop computers.

Tablets 211

Tablets Laptops Smartphone Mobility 211

Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

When Howard-Suamico School District went digital, giving every student in grades 3 and up tablets or laptops, the change was immediate and dramatic. Students were excited about learning. The funds will go toward purchasing MiFi devices, which provide mobile broadband access, so that 15 percent can connect at home for free.

Resources 120

Resources E-rate Broadband Digital Divide 120

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

As campuses locked their gates out of fear of infection, most American college students rushed to their laptops to study from home. Compared to building hugely expensive schools on ground, virtual campuses with direct mobile access are much cheaper and a far more rapid way forward. Elsewhere, not everyone was as fortunate.

Online Learning 161

Online Learning Learning Mobility Blackboard 161

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 12, 2015

12 Principles Of Mobile Learning. Mobile Learning is about self-actuated personalization. As learning practices and technology tools change, mobile learning itself will continue to evolve. As mobile learning is a blend of the digital and physical, diverse metrics (i.e., by Terry Heick.

Mobile Learning 40

Mobile Learning Mobility Learning Edmodo 40

eSchool News

MAY 10, 2016

While 96 percent of Americans in urban areas have access to fixed broadband, only 70 percent of New Mexicans have broadband access at home. I’m sure that other students in the Hatch community have this problem as well.”. In rural communities, the problem is even worse — only one in three can access the internet at home.

Digital Divide 40

Digital Divide E-rate Broadband Laptops 40

IT Bill

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

For the past several years the Horizon Report has listed mobile learning, in one form or another, as an emerging educational technology (e.g. mobile computing, mobile apps, social media, BYOD, mobile learning).

Smartphone 28

Smartphone Learning Mobility Social Media 28

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

The IT department is important to ensure that the technical aspects are appropriate, but the LMS is a tool to enhance learning, not IT. Reliable and suitable devices (laptop computers) for staff. If we want staff to embrace technology to enhance learning and teaching, we need to provide them with devices that empower them.

LMS 40

LMS Laptops Tablets System 40