The 21st Century Principal

AUGUST 3, 2011

Next week, I will be presenting to a group of educators in my district on the subject of "Must-Have iPad and Smartphone Apps." I did a blog post a short time ago, and that list hasn''t change much, but there have been a few additions and deletions, mostly due to suggestions of those in my Personal Learning Network.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 18, 2021

Teachers are able to design better learning materials, deliver better instruction, offer better support, and overall create more personalized learning experiences for each student. Students get more engaged in their learning process, which can eventually lead to better academic outcomes.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Defined as a way to facilitate education through the use of devices like smartphones and tablets, m-learning is also a lot more than that. According to one recent study conducted by Pew Research Center , nearly 77% of Americans now own a smartphone of some kind – up from just 35% a few years ago, in 2011.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

With smartphones in our hands, virtual assistants in our homes and various ed-tech tools in our classrooms, we all rely on technology to make our lives easier during this stressful period. New features are developed constantly in order to meet the learning needs of students, from kindergarten to high school, and beyond.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 20, 2019

In one respect everyone with a smartphone has instant access to information at any time and from anywhere. Becoming a connected educator changed my entire trajectory thanks to what I was and continue to be able to glean from my Personal Learning Network (PLN) in addition an array of other means to get information discussed in this post.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 30, 2016

Finally, the authors themselves caution that the findings of this study should not be considered generalizable to deployments of tablets, desktops, smartphones or other classroom technologies, as those technologies have different affordances.

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BYOT Network

JANUARY 28, 2016

This post is part of a series about the Building Blocks for Personalized Learning. When teachers nurture the building block of Creativity for every student, they provide greater opportunities for personalized learning. This process assists them as they approach new learning tasks involving creativity.

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BYOT Network

JANUARY 28, 2016

This post is part of a series about the Building Blocks for Personalized Learning. When teachers nurture the building block of Creativity for every student, they provide greater opportunities for personalized learning. This process assists them as they approach new learning tasks involving creativity.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

It also needed to be accessible by smartphone, to help with the access issue. Some students answered the free-response questions on paper, then snapped a photo of their handwritten work on their smartphone and uploaded it. “We Students will not be able to take the test on a smartphone; they must use a computer.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

While post-pandemic growth has slowed as schools resume in-person learning, the company is still flush with cash, reporting over $1 billion in revenue in the second quarter of 2021. Personalization and … humanification? Zoom is actually a decade old, and the first conferences launched in 2012, limited to a mere 15 participants.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

utilize digital technologies in academic- and work-productive ways that go far beyond social uses or mere replication of analog instructional practices. We do a great deal of research and teaching on interesting and important topics.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 21, 2016

How many of us had a Blackberry as our first smartphone? I sure did and many members of my Personal Learning Network (PLN) still make fun of me for it as I held on a bit longer than most. Apple and Steve Jobs disrupted the smartphone business with the iPhone.

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Waterford

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

In this way, hybrid learning can be considered a subset of blended learning. Why Use Blended and Hybrid Learning? Blended and hybrid classrooms both lead to personalized assignments, a technique that can lead to more effective learning. Personalized learning is better centered around the student’s needs.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 27, 2021

They will see it as a text message, but you have the ability to type from any device (tablet, laptop, or smartphone). . Just keep in mind that mass messages have a character limit but personal messages do not. . The post Need an easier way to personalize learning & differentiate lessons? Try these 4 tools.

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2018

To use the tool, a student signs into Facebook Messenger, where they are connected with an AI chatbot that gauges the learner’s English proficiency level and learning goals in order to make a personal learning plan. Google Assistant is also available as an app for iOS devices.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 27, 2021

They will see it as a text message, but you have the ability to type from any device (tablet, laptop, or smartphone). . Just keep in mind that mass messages have a character limit but personal messages do not. . The post Need an easier way to personalize learning & differentiate lessons? Try these 4 tools.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Eight beautifully tangible cubes displaying each letter, number, and a handful of special symbols come to life before your eyes through the accompanying mobile app for smartphones and tablets. These valuable insights allow for a more personalized learning to take place within the toy, in the classroom, and at home!

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 8, 2015

With Smartphones. The lack of diversity in proficiency assessment is rivaled only by the relative apathy of many learners, perhaps aware of how little control they actually have over what they learn, when they learn it, and what they do with that information. Modern smartphones have the chance to change all of this.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 3, 2015

First, mobile learning. It was the age where almost everyone owned a smartphone - whether it was Android, Apple or Windows Phone. And learning platforms are starting to get mobile developers to publish mobile apps and have them updated on a regular basis. Just to get things going, here’s a recap of 2015.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Four Features and Benefits Of Duolingo Gamified Learning Experience : Duolingo uses gamification elements such as points, streaks, and levels to make learning fun and engaging. Personalized Learning Path : Duolingo adapts to the user’s skill level and learning pace, offering personalized lessons and exercises based on performance.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 9, 2017

This is easier than ever, they are just a smartphone away. Empower — students should be in charge of their own learning. Taking prior knowledge and students’ interest into consideration, every teacher can create a personalized learning path for each of them.

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2021

A large interactive display —equipped with the tools needed for instant collaboration—can be the centerpiece of a learning environment. Notes are easily shared across remote laptops, desktop PCs, smartphones or tablets, allowing remote students to actively collaborate with their classmates.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 22, 2018

Since the fall of 2016, the communications department at Dominguez Hills has banned smartphones, laptops and other personal technology in every classroom — with grade deductions for violations — except for teacher-guided use and “tech breaks” during longer classes such as Eames’s. It’s not just young people who are smartphone obsessed.

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Educate AI Magazine

MARCH 1, 2025

Some may see Al as an endeavor that will eventually supplant traditional learning, but in truth, Al has the potential to enhance learning by guiding students, opening doors of knowledge, and explaining concepts in detail. However, the role of AI in education needs to be carefully curated, especially when it comes to younger students.

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Educational Technology Guy

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Eight beautifully tangible cubes displaying each letter, number, and a handful of special symbols come to life before your eyes through the accompanying mobile app for smartphones and tablets. These valuable insights allow for a more personalized learning to take place within the toy, in the classroom, and at home!

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 12, 2015

We did take our smartphones and allowed our kids to each pack their iPod touches. It is cool in my opinion to make the best use of even vacation time to learn a little. Twitter has long been my number one tool for professional learning as the main tool to form my Personal Learning Network (PLN).

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2023

In the past year, colleges have seen a rise in students skipping lectures , and some reports indicate that students are more prone to staring at TikTok or other distractions on their smartphones and laptops during lecture class. We know that this is what was happening … with learning during the pandemic, but now we're all back together again.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2016

For example, early smartphones supported only basic apps such as email and web browsing; but, over time, these devices have added functionality to support a huge variety of apps that have dramatically changed how people communicate, work, travel, and seek entertainment. Next page: Education innovation longevity efforts 2-3).

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2018

The organization’s blog offers useful insights and advice on classroom technologies, digital citizenship, personalized learning and more. Keller ISD Digital Learning Blog. While tech isn’t the sole focus of the blog, the agency does highlight unique and differentiated learning styles and schools that are bolstered by tech.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2018

Their changed view — and that of others who shunned Rogers and now want in — is driven by what seems to be a magic educational elixir: personalized learning. Philanthropists, state education officials, reform advocates — even charter school leaders — are examining personalized learning. What can that look like?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Special education professionals have started to notice the potential of Generative AI to create Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), as it could help provide recommendations of personalized learning experiences by analyzing vast amounts of data, and tailor educational paths to each student’s unique needs.

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eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2019

An estimated 26 million students have learning differences, including tens of thousands of students with dyslexia, a neurological condition that affects reading and related language-based processing skills. Students with learning differences are more likely to struggle academically, socially and emotionally.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2020

As a result, in its product development process, Quizlet prioritized features that would be equally beneficial for remote or in-person learning. Many products in our interview group developed new functionality to support online learning. Staff analyze usage data and requests that they’ve received from users.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2023

Educators and caregivers may wonder why, as researchers, we are promoting a positive view of digital technologies for young adolescents, when an array of headlines suggest that smartphones and social media are responsible for problems ranging from rising rates of childhood obesity to a youth mental health epidemic.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2017

Google Cardboard costs like, what — $12 – and every kid has a smartphone. Ray also serves on the board of eLearn Institute and the board of Learning Bird Inc. Steven Anderson @web20classroom explains Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in episode 29. Vicki: And you know what? So how hard is it? Kecia: Yeah!

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eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2020

“Technology Tools for Online Education,” a mini book focused on teaching education leaders how to harness their smartphone, leverage the cloud, and connect with students using online communications, is now available. The book is part of a blended learning environment and has an accompanying four-hour, on-demand Udemy course.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 27, 2015

The Changing Role Of The Teacher In Personalized Learning Environment. Today’s students are studying and learning differently – a change confirmed by the widespread adoption of digital studying. Adaptive learning platforms provide instruction that is specific to individual students’ needs in a cost-effective manner.

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