The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2022

I am a dad of two teenage sons, the only ones in their respective grades without smartphones. Today’s teens spend up to nine hours a day on screens or smartphones, while children ages 8 to 12 are on for four to six hours, according to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Just over half (53 percent) of students surveyed had security software on their computers, only 37 percent had smartphone protection and an even lower number, 14 percent, had some security installed on their tablets. . Despite that, 43 percent said they believed that they wouldn’t ever be a victim of a cybercrime. The consequence?

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 27, 2018

Three years ago, an innovative educator in Jersey City Public Schools ’ Division B introduced drones to a class of elementary students with autism. Users control the machines via smartphone apps or with optional remote-control hardware. With Drones, Students Tackle Complex Topics. meghan.bogardu…. Tue, 03/27/2018 - 12:04.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 16, 2018

Starting in the fall of 2011, Burns spent two years working in a one-to-one environment with tablets in an elementary school setting. The school received federal funding that included money for classroom technology. As a result of those early experiences, she began speaking and sharing what she learned locally with other districts.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2019

Recent Pew Research data shows that 95 percent of teens have access to a smartphone and 45 percent are online “almost constantly.” And in New Jersey, Slackwood Elementary School is using an AI-assisted teaching assistant called Happy Numbers to identify where students are struggling with math benchmarks and provide personalized assistance.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 17, 2018

Digital Citizenship for Students at Elementary School Levels. Elementary students should be taught how to stay safe online, but mainly, they need to learn that the online world is connected to the real world. Unified School District fifth-grade teacher Tammy Dunbar and Concord Road Elementary (N.Y.) Manteca (Calif.)

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 17, 2018

Digital Citizenship for Students at Elementary School Levels. Elementary students should be taught how to stay safe online, but mainly, they need to learn that the online world is connected to the real world. Unified School District fifth-grade teacher Tammy Dunbar and Concord Road Elementary (N.Y.) Manteca (Calif.)

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2024

Across wealthy countries, academic achievement has taken a nosedive as children’s smartphone ownership has surged. Research has also indicated that excessive cellphone use is associated with adverse effects on student well-being, texting in class is linked to lower grades and just having one’s smartphone nearby decreases cognitive capacity.

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eSchool News

MARCH 8, 2018

Every student should have access to technology, whether it be computers, smartphones, or tablets because almost everything we do requires some form of programming. There are several advantages of learning to code in elementary school. Why coding instruction should begin as early as possible.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2019

Subscribe to the Show In today’s show, we’ll discuss: Backwards classroom race 60-second pitches Face off Smartphone ping pong Penny catch Plus, Rob gives a 40-second pitch to teachers about the reasons they need brain breaks in their classroom. Listen Now Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher Stream by clicking here.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 30, 2018

First, 3D bear is a free download for smartphones and tablets. Got a smartphone or tablet? Recently, I hosted a webinar (embedded above) with some Augmented Reality Teaching enthusiasts who had a lot to say about AR, how to teach with it, and where they think it’s going in the future. How does AR work in 3D Bear?

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Neo LMS

MAY 2, 2017

Or this: when two people argue over what is the capital city of Brazil, do you think they pause their conversation until they get home to their desktop PCs and look up that piece of information, or they just pull out their smartphones and end the discussion then and there? The answer is Brasilia, FYI).

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2017

Any elementary classroom. This is usually the first app they get.One of the favorite things my students do is take a phone and put it on the smartphone app and Facetime with it. I believe these robots make an excellent addition to: Classroom maker space. Summer camps and robotics experiences. Summer enrichment.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Your Smartphone. Your smartphone should be your personal secretary. Some essential things to learn how to do on your smartphone are: How to add reminders (with your voice if possible). If you’re not using your smartphone for studying or if you just can’t get off Snapchat, put your phone up. Digital flashcards (See #8).

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 8, 2018

With that being said I do want to share a pretty cool and practical idea I stumbled upon during one of my coaching visits with Wells Elementary School. As I was conducting some learning walks with the admin team I noticed some kindergarten students in Deborah Weckerly’s class engaged in blended learning activities using smartphones.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Check out Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen’s show on iPad apps for elementary classrooms. DJI Phone Camera Gimbal from OSMO Mobile [link] – the price has dropped from $399 to $299 from when I bought it so the price I stated in the podcast is actually lower now – a handheld “tripod” for smartphones.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 30, 2017

Smartphone Notifications. Smartphone notifications (with a quiet period where they won’t get notifications – like at night or weekends). I haven’t used all of these features but some of them will be interesting to some of you elementary teachers: Behavior Management. They can be notified by: Email.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 24, 2018

It’s one of the few technologies that inspires students who have never known life without smartphones and the internet. Younger students—preschool to early elementary—typically learn through experience. Virtual reality (VR) is an exciting new concept that continues to shape how users see the world around them.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In a fairly short time, amazing innovations like iPads, laptops, and smartphones have opened up a new world of information for students of all ages. This is just as true for the elementary classroom as it is for the lecture hall. It’s no exaggeration to say that technology has transformed the classroom and brought enormous benefits.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 21, 2020

SplashLearn is curriculum-aligned and covers Pre-kindergarten through Grade 5 for math, and elementary reading for kids from 3 to 8 years. With availability on Android, one of the most popular smartphone operating systems in the world with over 86.6% More information available at www.splashlearn.com.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

78% of elementary school students, 69% of middle school students, and 49% of high schoolers now use a tablet in their school life. The figures for smartphones are a bit lower, but this shouldn’t come as a surprise, since smartphones are not the most preferred mobile device to support students’ learning anyway.

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Around 70% of kindergartners can use educational apps on tablets or smartphones. 00:01:25:09 – 00:01:50:19 Debbie Tannenbaum This is my 25th year in education, my sixth year as a tech coach, and during my first year as a tech coach, I'm in elementary school. So tell us a little bit about your journey.

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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. The students’ phones were turned into mini data collection devices.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The good news is that information is easier to come by than ever before—many students, even at an elementary age, have access to smartphones, the Internet, and a pervasive, never-ending flow of social media. This project is suitable for elementary through high school students. Media Literacy Week.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Students who need their smartphone to capture learning will drain the battery of their smartphone rapidly. While Dragon Naturally Speaking is the top of the line, students can use dictation on their smartphone devices. Work with students and their teachers to help auditory learners set up an auditory organization system.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 16, 2025

If we think about studying a lot and then using the smartphone or watching a stream of TikTok videos, that can be very detrimental for the memory trace to go from a short-term memory to the long-term memory, she says. Theyre not allowed at all on elementary and middle school campuses. Theyre not allowed in any K-12 classrooms.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Children as young as two are utilizing tablets, exploring the apps on smartphones, and accessing knowledge via the internet. Felicia Zorn has taught both middle school in Georgia and elementary school in Tennessee. Now, children are digital natives. Or better yet, why should we integrate online learning into our classrooms ?

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

So what’s a parent to do when a child, possibly a very young child, asks for a smartphone? We hear that smartphones can be addictive, that screen time can hurt learning , but can’t these minicomputers also teach kids about responsibility and put educational apps at their tiny fingertips?

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Neo LMS

MAY 3, 2022

Melissa Turner, as PTO president of Washington Elementary decided to offer teachers time on their own to catch up on their work. Southland Elementary PTO leaders have been organizing parents for several years now to cover staff members’ classroom doors. Classroom door decor. Encourage teachers to pose for photos.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 11, 2024

I love how my students can edit together but can also view live changes on their smartphones using a QR code demo that is still private just to them and me. Not only have I used MAD-Learn for the first global collaborative app-building project, I love having my students build together and host a "shark tank competition."

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2019

can of soda, and smart enough to automatically sync with your desktop, smartphone, or iPad. You can also visit PASCO website’s Digital Library for hundreds of free labs and experiments that can be sorted by age group (elementary, MS, HS, AP, or University) or subject. It can detect movement within a range of 15 cm to 4 m.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 27, 2019

Smartphones are sometimes smarter than their owners and the idea of people going to Mars moved away from sci-fi novels and into the realm of things that might happen in the not so distant future. A version of this post was originally published in Teach Secondary Magazine , July 2019. She was like another person in our class.

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Waterford

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Because many students have 24/7 access to a smartphone, online bullies can follow them around, giving no sense of relief. 8] Half of US states have laws about bullying in schools, and 12 states have laws specifically targeted at cyberbullying in elementary schools.[13]. Cyberbullying in Elementary School.” Waterford.org.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 10, 2017

Technology includes the iPads toddlers play on, the smartphones we use to guide our days, the apps that turn our lights on and off–or start our car. Elementary-age students think this is true, but something happens between 4th and 8th grade. They begin to shy away from the academics they used to love. Classroom Architect.

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Kevin Corbett

JULY 25, 2014

72% of best selling apps in 2012 were aimed at PREschoolers and children in elementary school. 52% of children now have access to a smartphone or tablet. 57% of college students use a smartphone (2013 data seems low to me). Infographic Mobile Learning #highered Higher Education infographic mlearning smartphones in college'

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

With remote learning in full swing for a little over half of American elementary and high school schools, students are spending even more time in front of a screen: By some accounts, students are getting up to 5 or 6 hours of additional technology use per day. Many experts point to the rise in smartphone/technology use as a major factor.

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