eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

As more of our lives are consumed with digital technology — social media, texting and smartphones — is it any wonder that our children are growing up with electronic gadgets as companions? And, ownership of smartphones — mobile devices with an internet connection — has tripled in recent years among young people.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 19, 2023

Would you trade your smartphone for a 1983 Nokia mobile phone? link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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edWeb.net

MAY 22, 2019

Technology has become an integral element in our students’ educational journey. With the influx of diverse and multimedia instruction technology software and 1:1 programs, students have access to technology both in and out of school settings. The post Managing Smartphone Distractions in the Classroom appeared first on edWeb.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Animatron –design and publish animated and interactive content that plays everywhere, from desktop computers to mobile devices. Cargo-Bot —logic iPad game. Move the Turtle –programming via iPad for middle school. App Inventor –build Android apps on a smartphones; from MIT. See if some of them work for you: Websites.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Countdown to an event day app This app enables you to create gorgeous countdowns and use them in your mobile device's widgets. It works great on every device, from smartphones to personal computers. Age: 4+ Compatibility: iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and Mac) and Android. It works with social media, messages or emails."

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Today’s K-12 students are coming to the classrooms toting three or more mobile devices, from smartphones and laptops to tablets and smart watches. Technology continues to shape the future of how we educate our children and operate our schools, from flipped classrooms to the use of augmented and virtual reality.

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 27, 2018

Android Apps for Education Android is the most popular mobile operating system in the world, running on smartphones and tablets. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. But, you can also use Android Apps on Chromebooks , including the new Chromebook Tab 10 Chrome OS tablet. Chrome and Android all in one!

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

And one of the key ways schools are enhancing their connection with students is through personal technology. Leading schools understand that technology and student services go hand-in-hand, as mobile devices are now ubiquitous (a study by Pearson Education indicates that 9 out of 10 college students own a smartphone).

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Doug Levin

MAY 27, 2015

Wartella referenced Northwestern University’s own “ Parenting in the Age of Digital Technology: A National Survey (Revised June 2014). While the range of questions addressed in this study is quite broad, the authors did probe parents’ views about the educational impact of technology on their young children’s lives.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JULY 11, 2019

A child of age four picks up an iPad and starts a game. A friendly voice from the iPad says, click on the word bake, which is colored red. Hence, this article will discuss how technology can become a companion for pre-k children. Benefits of Digital Technology in Pre-K Learning. This is the digital age.

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The Mobile Native

AUGUST 17, 2012

Guest Post for SmartBlogs on Education Over the past four years, I have had the privilege of teaching in a forward-thinking school district that has embraced the use of mobile learning devices in the classroom. Mobile learning has become the new buzzword in many educational communities.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 8, 2015

With Smartphones. In response to the counterculture movement of the 1960s and 1970s, it’s not surprising to see that trend continue now that technology has caught up with our inherently rebellious ways. Modern smartphones have the chance to change all of this. Permanently Disrupting Education. by Terry Heick. They facebook.

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2019

This semester I’m teaching a graduate seminar on education and technology for Georgetown University. How does higher education use mobile technology to teach? When I ended the exercise and allowed them to reconfigure the space they were delighted–and had a new sense of the difference between fixed and mobile learning.

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Education with Technology

JUNE 28, 2014

Based on my presentation at ISTE 2014 Mobile Megashare. Find six similarities in a mobile picture from another culture (“Wars are caused by differences, not similarities.”-Tuttle. Have students interview a person from another country for a specific topic about her/his country and record on mobile. ”-Tuttle. ).

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 12, 2012

Mobile learning devices (i.e. Smartphones and Internet accessible devices have been used by students to conduct web-based research, take notes using Evernote , manage work through Google Docs or Dropbox , organize their assignments on their calendars, and develop projects with a variety of other tools.

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 13, 2024

USB-C gaming monitors are bringing mobile gamers into a whole new era. Dive into this guide to turbocharge your mobile gaming setup. Smartphones have carved out a niche for themselves in the gaming world, fusing portability with powerful hardware to offer gaming experiences once only possible on game consoles and PCs.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 22, 2016

More often than I would like, I hear educators and parents lament the impact of technology on writing. Paper may have been the technology of our time, but it is not the only tool available for our students. So what could writing look like when a writing mindset is applied to mobile technologies?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2018

The poster child for a cutting-edge classroom over the years has included computers (back in your mom’s schooldays), iPads (a surprisingly long time ago), 3D printing, Maker Space, and G Suite. Then, scan the trigger image with a mobile device app and see what happens! How’s it different from Virtual Reality.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The technology I use in my classroom everyday? Check out Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen’s show on iPad apps for elementary classrooms. iKross Tripod with adapters for smartphones, tablets, GoPro, and DSLR Camera – [link]. Do you want to know my productivity tips and tricks? Well, Happy Valentine’s Day!

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EdTechSandyK

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

Photo Used Under Creative Commons License My last post was on the plan the educational technology team in my school district came up with for iPad Basic Training for Teachers. You want HOW MUCH TIME to do basic iPad training?" The strongest reactions usually came from people who were already iPhone and iPad users themselves.

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EmergingEdTech

MARCH 12, 2020

Today’s youth is in the centre of an unplanned, extensive experiment, surrounded by digital technologies that were hardly around a decade ago. Mobile apps are at the very apex of this boom and. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 1, 2019

It can be used at home, in school, or as an extracurricular tool for teaching STEAM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, art, and math). To get started, I needed a mobile device (like an iPhone, Android phone, or an iPad–the latter is recommended), a Bluetooth connection, and a risk-takers mentality.

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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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Education with Technology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Technology can play a critical role in the learning process. 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.

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EmergingEdTech

JULY 17, 2019

In fact, research shows that 51% of high school students bring a smartphone to school every. K-12 education today needs to cater to the learning style of Gen Z, the generation of “digital natives.” Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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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. Transparent. Asynchronous .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2015

a series of symbols, used synonymously as text and grouped to imply or prompt the multimedia in the games and programs that happen on computers, websites, and mobile apps. Most programming classes, training, and games take place on websites, but with the popularity of iPads, developers created apps to put the learning where kids live.

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Kevin Corbett

JULY 26, 2014

Everywhere I turn I see babies, toddlers and young children with tablets/ipads and smartphones. As a technology reporter and mommy blogger, you’d think the Fisher-Price Apptivity Seat for newborns — an infant seat with a holder for an iPad — would be something I appreciate. The post Babies and Mobile Devices.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 23, 2023

This is where technology steps in, bridging the gap between our creative aspirations and the vast expanse of the universe. In this digital age, our smartphones have evolved into indispensable tools, capable of guiding us through the complexities of astronomical photography. With over 3.2

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2015

For many, it means attending conferences like ISTE and NEA to learn how the heck to integrate technology into their lesson plans. Bring the latest version of the Google Maps app on your smartphone or iPad, complete with audio directions. iPad, Chromebook, or netbook. And they won’t have a pencil sharpener anywhere.

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 11, 2013

There are formal contexts for mobile learning, but it is in the leisure time/travelling/down time that mobile learning still comes to the fore. It can be actuated via a smartphone or iPad, laptop or in-person, but access is constant–which in turn shifts a unique burden to learn on the shoulders of the student."

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EmergingEdTech

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Students are Likely to Have an Unprecedented Level of Flexibility and Functionality in the Mobile-Enabled Higher Ed World of Tomorrow The folks at Anagram Interactive have partenered with Radar.io Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 16, 2012

I''ve used many an iPhone and iPad in the past and been underwhelmed. webOS is the slickest mobile OS in terms of user interface and multi-tasking. Many people asked me if I owned an iPhone or iPad and I had not. I''ve used friends'' iPhones or iPads a lot, but didn''t own one. iPad product review'

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EmergingEdTech

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Mobile Apps Can be a Highly Effective Way to Discover and Learn New Vocabulary Think about how lucky students are these days. They can use different technologies to access knowledge at any time. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Technology is moving and changing rapidly across the world while connecting us in unforeseen ways. Today’s youth are digital natives who are unaware of life without Internet access, instant communication, mobile phones and an abundance of on-demand information sitting in their pockets. Some 68% go online at least daily. [1].

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 22, 2017

Kids will love having a valid reason to use Mom’s smartphone camera. Any age: Pit your math and technology skills against your child’s in an online math-based car race game like Grand Prix Multiplication. Make an audio recording of your thoughts (using a mobile app like Audio Memo ). Any age: Read ebooks.

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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? Android cell phone ipad Mobile Mobile device Mobile learning tablet Teacher cellphone Classroom learning mobile mobile device Smartphone Tablet'

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