EdNews Daily

MAY 14, 2019

Audiobooks, social media and smartphone newsfeeds are what Americans are doing. On smartphones. It’s considered by pundits that the shift in access via smartphones has caused a mutation in content consumption away from only books and long-form reading. The Smartphone Take-over. consumers have a smartphone.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 21, 2018

Mobile Integration Engages Digital Natives. Digital signage also offers mobile integration , so schools can push information to devices like smartphones. This also lets staff use mobile devices to update, operate and monitor digital signage systems.). Content Subtype.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Smartphones are everywhere. Teachers are starting to use smartphones for photography, video and art. Meri Walker, the iPhone Art Girl, gives us the essential smartphone photography tips and smartphone photography apps that we need. Mobile artist communities are growing. What are mobile artists? We have them.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

This is especially evident over the decade, as schools have increasingly adopted mobile learning as a signature initiative using BYOD and 1:1 programs and investing in tablets to provide their students with access to a wealth of relevant educational content and learning opportunities. Mobile students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The smartphone provided a new technique to banish these slivers of solitude: the quick glance. At the slightest hint of boredom, you can now surreptitiously glance at any number of apps or mobile-adapter websites that have been optimized to provide you an immediate and satisfying dose of input by other minds.”

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 9, 2016

The combination of students and mobile devices in the classroom has long been a debate topic among education professionals. The use of mobile devices during classes is often regarded as an element of distraction for students. But with today’s smartphones, can this still be the case? Smartphones and the AIDA approach.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 8, 2018

Even though the cost of mobile devices has gone down, considerable purchasing challenges persist. 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. I thought this was a genius idea!

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 12, 2020

By using smartphones as VR displays, immersive technology has become more affordable and accessible, according to a recent study published in the Education and Information Technologies journal. For many schools, these mobile device–based solutions are a cost-effective option for providing similar immersive experiences.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 11, 2020

By using smartphones as VR displays, immersive technology has become more affordable and accessible, according to a recent study published in the Education and Information Technologies journal. For many schools, these mobile device–based solutions are a cost-effective option for providing similar immersive experiences.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 15, 2024

Now that so many children carry smartphones, do you track your child’s location? With the rise of smartphones and other technological advancements, keeping track of your child’s location has become more convenient than before. These apps use smartphones’ GPS capabilities to offer location information.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Today, my teacher colleagues tell me kids arrive at school already comfortable in the use of iPads and smartphones, doing movements like swipe, squeeze, and flick better than most adults. You’ve seen it yourself when your own kids want to play a digital game, an app on a smartphone, or Xbox. Kindergartners learn technology fast.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Google Calendar : Create multiple calendars in order to easily share events with staff and sync to your mobile phones built-in calendar. Create an account then download Dropbox on your computers, smartphone, and any other mobile device that you have (i.e. Use a smartphone to upload picture and audio notes.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 4, 2015

Frank Smith Mobile devices are more prevalent in K–12 classrooms than ever. A new survey on mobile learning from Project Tomorrow shows that today's schools are relying increasingly on students having experience with devices like smartphones and tablets to engage in modern curriculum.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 14, 2020

Yes, there are always a few that will not adopt new technology, but smartphone statistics show that 95% of adults with school children have at least one smartphone at home. The good news is that parents with smartphones do have internet even if they don't have cable internet at home. What about parents with no internet?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2025

Lunch hours are spent hunched over smartphones, and after-school time means less sports and more Snapchat. With more than 300 clubs and sports to choose from, SPS students are happier, healthier, and less likely to reach for their smartphones. In only two years, student engagement in extracurriculars has nearly doubled.

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eSchool News

MAY 29, 2020

Not only are these students growing up with widespread access to computers and the internet, they are surrounded by smartphones and other mobile devices with impressive computing power. But today’s students–the emerging Generation Z–are demonstrating what it really means to be a true digital native.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2019

Kajeet ’s ConnectEdNow campaign , announced in June, aims to make broadband access more affordable by providing students with portable Wi-Fi hotspot devices, a $200 mobile device subsidy and discounted data plans from Verizon , T-Mobile and other LTE providers.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Then see some common modern additions to the classroom ranging from computers to smartphones. Smartphones. Smartphones are often overlooked as EdTech because they are so often the cause of distractions, but they are a valuable learning tool. . Take a brief look at the history of technology’s uneasy relationship with education.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

But there’s a big challenge that all education IT leaders face : Managing smartphones, laptops and other connected devices securely and at scale. To help tackle this tech issue, and ensure these devices don’t become distractions, many schools are turning to mobile device management. Mobile Device Management Basics for Schools.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

But there’s a big challenge that all education IT leaders face : Managing smartphones, laptops and other connected devices securely and at scale. To help tackle this tech issue, and ensure these devices don’t become distractions, many schools are turning to mobile device management. Mobile Device Management Basics for Schools.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

But there’s a big challenge that all education IT leaders face : Managing smartphones, laptops and other connected devices securely and at scale. To help tackle this tech issue, and ensure these devices don’t become distractions, many schools are turning to mobile device management. Mobile Device Management Basics for Schools.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

But there’s a big challenge that all education IT leaders face : Managing smartphones, laptops and other connected devices securely and at scale. To help tackle this tech issue, and ensure these devices don’t become distractions, many schools are turning to mobile device management. Mobile Device Management Basics for Schools.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

But there’s a big challenge that all education IT leaders face : Managing smartphones, laptops and other connected devices securely and at scale. To help tackle this tech issue, and ensure these devices don’t become distractions, many schools are turning to mobile device management. Mobile Device Management Basics for Schools.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

But there’s a big challenge that all education IT leaders face : Managing smartphones, laptops and other connected devices securely and at scale. To help tackle this tech issue, and ensure these devices don’t become distractions, many schools are turning to mobile device management. Mobile Device Management Basics for Schools.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2019

But there’s a big challenge that all education IT leaders face : Managing smartphones, laptops and other connected devices securely and at scale. To help tackle this tech issue, and ensure these devices don’t become distractions, many schools are turning to mobile device management. Mobile Device Management Basics for Schools.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 23, 2018

As a team in the Barbara Bush Foundation Adult Literacy XPRIZE competition, which challenged teams to create mobile apps that result in improved literacy among low-skilled adult learners, Learning Upgrade needed to address these forces head-on. Finally, developers should consider building mobile platforms for adult learners.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 4, 2020

Is banning smartphones in the classroom a viable solution? Many articles often cite this study as solid proof for banning smartphones. banning mobile phones improves outcomes for the low-achieving students the most and has no significant impact on high achievers. Read more: Smartphones in the classroom: friend or foe?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 21, 2019

Today, my teacher colleagues tell me kids arrive at school already comfortable in the use of iPads and smartphones, doing movements like swipe, squeeze, and flick better than most adults. You’ve seen it yourself when your own kids want to play a digital game, an app on a smartphone, or Xbox. Kindergartners learn technology fast.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 16, 2020

By using smartphones as VR displays, immersive technology has become more affordable and accessible, according to a recent study published in the Education and Information Technologies journal. For many schools, these mobile device–based solutions are a cost-effective option for providing similar immersive experiences.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 14, 2020

By using smartphones as VR displays, immersive technology has become more affordable and accessible, according to a recent study published in the Education and Information Technologies journal. For many schools, these mobile device–based solutions are a cost-effective option for providing similar immersive experiences.

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eSchool News

JULY 17, 2024

This post on mobile and broadband speeds originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. Mobile vs. broadband speeds Mobile broadband relies on cellular networks to provide internet access to devices like smartphones and tablets.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 20, 2021

To start, I downloaded the app to my smartphone and to my desktop. A smartphone’s native hotspot allows you to link to the internet through your personal internet account rather than the free WiFi provided in coffee shops, restaurants, hotels, and everywhere else. Use Signal instead. Hotspot from your phone.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 29, 2021

Also, teachers can build an edtech digital ecosystem similar to those on smartphones to design a creative learning experience. Standalone VR headsets don’t require additional mobile devices and offer a fully immersive VR experience. Teachers can screen capture students’ work and give instant feedback. VR headsets.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 2, 2017

By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Are smartphone confiscation policies out? We’ve gathered some best practices from today’s educators.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 2, 2016

By Amy Brown Tablets, notebooks and, yes, even smartphones can improve learning outcomes, but only if schools plan deployment carefully.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2021

Not only are these students growing up with widespread access to computers and the internet, they are surrounded by smartphones and other mobile devices with impressive computing power. But today’s students–the emerging Generation Z–are demonstrating what it really means to be a true digital native.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 6, 2023

I’ll start this list with web-based options, by grade level (click the grade you teach) and then continue with a mash-up: Kindergarten 1st grade 2nd grade 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade HS Apps BeeBop –based on the Beebop floor robot–free Cargo-Bot —logic iPad game Cato’s Hike (K+) Codea (Perfect for Intermediate+) Daisy the Dinosaur —intro (..)

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