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Smartphones in Education: Redirecting Distraction with Mobile Learning

ViewSonic Education

As mobile learning becomes more and more popular, so does the potential for distraction in the classroom. 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.

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On the Go: Mobile Learning Solutions for IT Teams

EdTech Magazine

Whether they’re learning in class or at home, students need access to devices. The Importance of Mobile Tech Tools in Today’s Classroom Environment Device portability reflects educators’ increasing awareness that conventional classroom learning isn’t everything. “…

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Creating Digital Books to Help Others: 20+ Apps, Tools & Ideas

Teacher Reboot Camp

Fortunately, several free web tools and apps help students quickly and easily create and publish digital books. Keep scrolling to access my bookmarks of free web tools and apps for creating digital books on any device. Book Creation Web Tools & Apps. Subscribe for FREE to receive regular updates!

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10 Web Tools and Apps for Creating Screencast Videos

Teacher Reboot Camp

Our students can create how-to videos to teach others how to use favorite web tools or to demonstrate a process. Students can use screencasting tools with whiteboards to show how to complete an equation, to create visual word problems, or explain a theory. Screencasting Web Tools and Apps. Screencast with your iPhone.

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9 EdTech Ideas to Use Now

The CoolCatTeacher

Sponsor: Planboard & Chalk As we prepare to teach in a blended or distance learning environment, a rock-solid lesson planner is a must. My school uses Planboard with Chalk.com ’s curriculum planning tool. I use a free program called Planboard for my lesson planning.

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Pump Students Up with Digital Icebreakers

Teacher Reboot Camp

Useful web tools include GoAnimate, Powtoons, Little Bird Tales, ToonDoo , and Makebeliefs Comix. Goal Collages/Vision Boards - Students can use digital poster and scrapbook tools and apps to create goal collages and vision boards. Try any of these tools: Buncee , Tackk , Biteslides , Smore , ThingLink , or Pic-Collage.

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30+ Web Tools, Apps, and Resources to Engage With Humor

Teacher Reboot Camp

Humor makes learning fun, is a great way to ease the anxiety of preparing for tests, makes boring topics more bearable, and prepares the brain to learn difficult topics. Below are our some free web tools, resources and apps your students will enjoy. Get your copy of Learning to Go and The 30 Goals for Teachers.

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