The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

More than twice as many principals in 2017 said students in their schools were assigned some type of mobile device, like a laptop or tablet, than in 2015. The student can be responsible for their own learning and feel good about being responsible for their own learning,” Evans said. Subscribe today!

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Laptops Survey Chromebook Mobility 110

TeacherCast

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

This year, as more classrooms are open for students, teachers are reflecting on their experiences from a full year of completely digital learning and asking themselves how they can blend what they have learned in the digital world with the new opportunities that they have available to them in their physical worlds. .

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Digital Learning Laptops Learning Meeting 113

EdTechTeacher

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The Pen Is Mightier Than the Keyboard: Advantages of Longhand Over Laptop Note Taking. The post The Pen is NOT Mightier than the Keyboard – Strategies to Embrace and Scaffold Digital Learning appeared first on EdTechTeacher. Note Taking: my most popular “innovative” topic ( Food for Thought…, 12 September 2017).

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Digital Learning Strategy Laptops Learning 110

eSchool News

MAY 25, 2016

A Michigan State University study found surprising results when researchers analyzed laptop programs. Students who receive a laptop computer from their school tend to see a noticeable increase in academic achievement, a Michigan State University study reveals. Technology should not be implemented for technology’s sake.”.

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Laptops Outcomes Learning Study 75

eSchool News

MAY 25, 2016

Students, teachers cite increased game-playing on iPads and ask for laptops to use for educational purposes. After hearing students and teachers overwhelmingly say iPad computers are used to play games in class, while laptops are better for schoolwork, Auburn and other Maine districts are sending iPads packing and returning to laptops.

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Laptops iPad Survey Technology 75

EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Q&A: Kim Buryanek on Bringing Digital Equity into Classrooms. School districts can’t just invest in laptops, mobile devices and other hardware, then call it a day. Those students can take their laptops home, but when they get home there’s a divide in connectivity. keara.dowd_i47Z. Thu, 11/07/2019 - 15:06.

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Classroom Digital Divide Laptops Elementary 204

Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

One of the most straightforward ways that technology contributes to equity in schools is ensuring that every student has access to learning materials, even outside of the classroom. Resources to help you use technology to increase equity in schools: Learn more about the Digital Learning Gap and how we’re working to close it.

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Accessibility Technology E-rate Data 335

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 5, 2019

Some digitally enabled K–12 schools find it difficult to provide appropriate lesson plans that can be accessed by all students, said Tim Clark, director of curriculum, instruction and digital learning at Chicago Public Schools. .

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Twitter Instructional Materials Blended Learning Conference 258

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. No prototype.

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Laptops Education Digital Divide Smartphone 211

Digital Promise

AUGUST 25, 2020

In addition to food distribution and social-emotional support for students, families indicated device and connectivity disparities as a critical need as schools shift to digital learning. million in funds to provide 1,528 laptops, tablets, and devices, as well as 869 hotspots for local students.

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Digital Divide Libraries Survey Meeting 286

EdTech4Beginners

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Students receive personal devices, like a tablet or laptop, to use as part of the curriculum. Opponents argue digital media is distracting and can worsen classroom performance — but others believe forbidding digital media could hinder the performance of students who learn better with technology.

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Classroom Laptops E-rate Social Media 176

Edsurge

JULY 13, 2020

Additionally, Alamo Colleges District invested $5 million in laptops, hotspots and other technology tools specifically for remote learning and working. One possible approach could be to incorporate laptop and technology accessory needs, like hotspot activation and coverage, into the tuition and fees cost structure.

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Digital Divide Laptops Mobility Accessibility 206

Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 19, 2020

Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning or The 30 Goals Challenge or take a fully accredited online course for graduate credit ( Online Learning Best Practices , Connected Educators or TESOL Methodologies )! Unplugged activities allow educators to teach coding away from laptops and tablets.

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Laptops Tablets Exercises Robotics 195

TeacherCast

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

This year, as more classrooms are open for students, teachers are reflecting on their experiences from a full year of completely digital learning and asking themselves how they can blend what they have learned in the digital world with the new opportunities that they have available to them in their physical worlds.

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Digital Learning Laptops Learning Meeting 88

EdTech4Beginners

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Effective file management is pivotal for educators and pupils in digital learning environments. As instructional resources increasingly rely on digital formats, the ability to rapidly and efficiently share PDF documents has become integral.

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Resources Classroom How To Guidelines 203

More Verbs

MARCH 18, 2016

The true value of laptops and tablets in schools is not learning to use the technology, but rather using the technology to learn. The Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI ) have been in place since 2002 and has certainly helped close the Digital Access Divide in Maine.

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Technology Learning Laptops Tablets 150

myViewBoard

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

As creativity and interaction in lessons increase, students will make more investments in learning. . Whiteboard for Windows is available on both laptop and ViewBoard (ViewSonic’s interactive flat panel). We recommend planning lessons on a laptop. All features are available for laptop users. Collaboration .

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Laptops Outcomes Blackboard Student Engagement 67

EdNews Daily

AUGUST 15, 2019

Projectors are an effective way to enhance a laptop screen’s content, allowing every student in a large room to see. Newer tech is also on the learning menu. Some classroom technology has been around for decades. Items like projectors and television are not new, but teachers do continue to use them in fresh ways.

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Technology Classroom Laptops Conference 240

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Institutions did what they could to help in the moment, trying “band-aid remedies” such as loaning out laptops or expanding Wi-Fi service into parking lots, says Mike Uhlenkamp, senior director of public affairs for the system. Loaning the occasional laptop is not a new practice in higher education, but providing them en masse may be.

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Digital Divide Laptops Tablets BYOD 193

Neo LMS

MAY 2, 2017

Some people even lobby for a right to technology for every student, in the hope of making the presence of laptops and tablets in classrooms as spread as that of blackboards and notebooks. Students are particularly excited about all of the new possibilities digital learning can offer.

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Gamification Social Media Smartphone Tablets 234

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2022

As summer vacation winds down, thousands of devices—including Chromebooks, iPads, and laptops—are in the care of school district IT departments. The true cost of the Mississippi Connects program didn’t end when students opened a pre-configured laptop, though. Indeed, many school buildings lacked high-speed internet access.

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Broadband Survey Laptops Analysis 158

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

So what will schools do when their now-new laptops wear out in a few years? Only 21 states have any kind of dedicated state funding for technology, and this can range from just digital instructional materials (e.g. The pandemic will eventually subside and those dollars will likely be funneled elsewhere.

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Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 196

Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

But he hardly sees students anymore—only the ones who log in to his daily office hours, and those remain few since his class is not a core one and the district is still figuring out how to disperse laptops to everyone. She starts each day at her kitchen table, with her laptop, paperwork, microphone and light, and meets with students.

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Classroom Education Laptops Meeting 201

EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Laptops based on Intel Ice Lake and Comet Lake processors should be firmware-upgradeable to support 802.11ax. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Get information to dispel common misconceptions about digital learning in schools. On the client side, the Samsung Galaxy S10 cellphone is among the first to support it.

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Laptops EdTech Accessibility Digital Learning 198

Digital Promise

MAY 30, 2019

In collaboration with HP and Microsoft’s Reinvent the Classroom Initiative, Digital Promise Global is launching two new programs that celebrate teachers and schools who demonstrate powerful teaching and learning with technology. Powerful use of technology contributes to closing the Digital Learning Gap.

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Learning Microsoft Blended Learning Robotics 207

Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

This Digital Learning Day, I reflect on my experiences as a new teacher, discovering the potential of digital learning in the classroom. The stage set, I lean over and click play on my laptop to start a short video. My appreciation for digital learning took time. Nothing happens. I click again.

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Digital Learning Technology eBook Classroom 74

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2019

Students enrolled through the Pell Grant use tablets and laptops to receive instruction and complete assignments, though they are never given access to the “open internet,” he says. In December 2018, Peninsula College rolled out laptops to students at the correctional facility. “We

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Technology Laptops Education Blackboard 148

EdTechTeacher

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The Pen Is Mightier Than the Keyboard: Advantages of Longhand Over Laptop Note Taking. References: Mueller, P. A., & Oppenheimer, D. Psychological Science, 25(6), 1159–1168. Carter, S. Greenberg, K., & Walker, M.

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Strategy Digital Learning Laptops Learning 84

MSEDTechie

JANUARY 9, 2013

I am so excited about Digital Learning Day February 6, 2013! Hello: Digital Learning Day is right around the corner. As a registered Digital Learning Day participant you’ll receive exclusive information including ways to participate and tips for incorporating digital tools into your daily instruction.

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Digital Learning Learning Laptops iPad 50

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Related content: Engaging distance learning starts (and continues) with collaboration.

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Laptops Learning Online Learning Digital Learning 124

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. As learning becomes increasingly connected, many districts are struggling to serve students who are disconnected at home.

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Resources E-rate Broadband Digital Divide 120

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2021

But first there will be DLAC, the Digital Learning Annual Conference , set for June 14 to 16 in Austin, Texas—with a parallel track running online. It’s what’s known as a “hybrid” conference, blending both live and virtual elements similar to how many schools slowly filtered back to full-time learning last fall.

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Broadband Conference Education Laptops 201

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

We were more interested in testing tablets than laptops and decided to focus more on the devices’ features than brand names. Students were selected at random from elementary schools of varying demographics and asked to test different electronic devices by performing activities such as: reading online text and responding to prompts.

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Technology Tablets Differentiated Instruction Blended Learning 220

Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2021

No matter what grade level they taught in middle or high school, teachers had students who struggled to use a digital learning platform or to type without painstaking hunt-and-pecking at the keyboard. “It His school district has a one-to-one device policy, so students get a laptop on the first day of school once they enter sixth grade.

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Social Media Laptops Report Tools 211

eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2023

Students who come to Morehouse College are already connected to 5 devices” including their TVs streaming, game systems, laptops, desktops, tablets, Apple watches, and cell phones, said Dr. Muhsinah Morris, Metaversity director and professor at Morehouse College. I always say we live in the age of the connected students.

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Mobility Laptops Tablets Digital Learning 122

ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The metaverse is most commonly associated with extended reality technology (virtual reality and augmented reality), as well as with social media capabilities and the use of digital avatars controlled by users. Additionally, the use of avatars within the metaverse delivers something akin to student-centered learning.

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Learning Smartphone Accessibility Social Media 370

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

All these initiatives have meant an increase in digital tools and apps that must be properly monitored and managed. What’s more, they need to be interoperable and accessible not only on laptops and mobile devices but also on smart boards. This highlights that while beneficial, the digital toolbox has become more complex and essential.

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EdTech Classroom Laptops Gamification 122