eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The Merge Cube is an innovative school supply: with a single Merge Cube, students have access to thousands of dollars of real-world 3D models they can use for hands-on learning.” Science is full of abstract and complex concepts that become concrete for students only when they have access to the right hands-on resources.”.

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Teaching Mobile Devices Science Quizzes 305

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The school district is also working with Carousel partner Jamf to securely convert Apple TV devices into media players, and providing access to meeting room schedules on mobile devices. The K-12 public school district now uses Carousel Cloud to distribute department-specific messaging throughout its high school.

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Mobile Devices Schools Elementary School Elementary School 241

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Häkkinen leads the Accessibility Standards and Inclusive Technology Research Group at ETS, the 60-plus-year-old nonprofit educational testing and assessment organization that administers K-12 state exams along with the well-known GRE and TOEFL, among other tests. I think support for Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) is also important.

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Accessibility Disabilities Assistive Technology Learning Disabilities 166

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

Good intentions to give all students access to the world’s knowledge were derailed by the cost of the websites and webtools that made that happen. Turns out — and not really a surprise — the cost of the digital devices was minor compared to the cost of the websites and webtools required to meet goals. Listen and Read.

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Reading Mobile Devices Quizzes Language 183

eSchool News

JULY 4, 2018

Mobile devices are a key component in many classrooms, and apps go hand-in-hand with those mobile devices. When those apps are free and device-agnostic, it’s even easier to integrate them into the classroom. Tinkercad , a free web-based tool, offers access to online 3D design and 3D printing.

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Mobile Devices Quizzes Language Languages 220

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Second is the need to create a 21 st century learning environment that is accessible for all students, encourages engagement and collaboration, and can be more easily tailored for different learning levels and needs. What’s more, they need to be interoperable and accessible not only on laptops and mobile devices but also on smart boards.

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Gamification Mobile Devices Hybrid Learning Teaching Methods 293

Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

The use of AR can make learning more accessible while increasing the engagement of all students. AR can also create digital overlays on printed textbooks, allowing students to access additional content, such as videos or animations, with their mobile devices. You can just use your phone or any mobile device.”

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Teachers Mobile Devices Students Language 200

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2023

Books can be read online or on most mobile devices. You can read them online, on a mobile device, or download them. International Children’s Digital Library The ICDL offers over 4,600 digital children’s books in over 59 languages that exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages, and ideas.

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Reading Mobile Devices Language Languages 167

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

With Stacks customizable themes, configurable drag-and-drop layouts, social media integrations, granular user roles and multi-language support for more than 60 languages, libraries are now able to create online content with ease. More than ever, students use mobile devices to manage their assignments.

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Mobile Devices Instructors Feedback Math 212

eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The controls teachers had, a wide variety of content and worlds, and Minecraft’s “low threshold but infinite ceiling” (as Microsoft says) made it a title that was accessible to nearly every student. It could also run on almost every platform, and both PCs and mobile devices. Tip 3: Embed esports into existing curriculum.

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Hybrid Learning STEM Schools Mobile Devices 328

Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2017

Stanford doctoral student Molly Zielezinski and Professor Linda Darling-Hammond summarized researched findings about practices that support positive outcomes of technology use for underserved students, such as one-to-one access to devices, high-speed Internet, and the right blend of teachers and technology.

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Educational Technologies Technology Mobile Devices Education 165

eSchool News

AUGUST 13, 2021

Upgrades include the addition of Navigator to help schools transition to Alma, the App Center to integrate third party apps, and Multilingual Parent and Student Portals which allow families to use the Spanish version of the portals to register their children and access their grades.

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Mobile Devices Students English Language 130

eSchool News

MAY 17, 2016

Today, More than 90 percent of families own a mobile device , and nine in ten (94 percent) families have some kind of internet access, even among families below the poverty level. So how can we bring them back, and get them engaged with their kids’ learning? The same way we engage their kids — with technology!

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Technology Mobile Devices Communication Internet 207

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

It’s a big deal for a startup that was founded in 2011 on the bet that as internet connectivity and mobile devices became more affordable and accessible in classrooms, teachers and students would need a way to create and share digital content and resources. Mystery Science had raised just $4.5 million in outside capital.)

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Mobile Devices Learning Quizzes Science 206

eSchool News

MARCH 1, 2016

Then search engines arrived, completely revolutionizing the way students accessed and consumed information over the web. Students have access to more resources and information, allowing them to expand their learning potential beyond their immediate physical environment. This includes social networking tools that are easily accessible.

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Mobile Devices Schools Internet Coaching 189

eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2021

More than 500 schools will use IXL to supplement math instruction and approximately 20,000 students can access one-on-one virtual tutoring opportunities through Wyzant , the nation’s largest tutoring network. Through IXL, Florida schools access a B.E.S.T. Currently used by 12 million students and in all of the top 100 U.S.

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Math Mobile Devices Schools English 152

eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2016

TabPilot released Teacher Tools for iOS, an app that allows teachers to control student iPads in their classrooms with tools that have previously only been available through the cloud-based teacher console, normally accessed on the teacher’s computer. Teacher Tools is a set of features of TabPilot MDM for Schools.

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Classroom Management Mobile Devices Language Languages 120

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Nemko and her staff were aware of the “30 million word gap”: the research-backed idea that children who grow up in poverty come to school having heard 30 million fewer spoken words than their peers from middle-class or upper-class homes putting them at a sharp disadvantage in terms of their language skills. Houston has a similar initiative.

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English Language Languages Attention 190

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2019

XPRIZE plans to share the data collected during its field tests and help the companies add more support for other languages and mobile devices. Children can’t access quality schools,” Chung says. “This is a point in education where we can do things differently,” she says.

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Game-Based Learning Mobile Devices Testing Math 141

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

It's adding functionality to its myHostos mobile app and reaching out to students with Succeed@Hostos , an early warning system that enhances timely communication between students, professors and staff. They require remedial classes or English-language instruction. Out With Silos, in With Teamwork.

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Mobile Devices Coaching English Students 134

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

Good intentions to give all students access to the world’s knowledge were derailed by the cost of the websites and webtools that made that happen. Turns out — and not really a surprise — the cost of the digital devices was minor compared to the cost of the websites and webtools required to meet goals. Listen and Read.

Reading 74

Reading Mobile Devices Quizzes Language 74

Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

Several parents with children in low-performing schools view a child’s academic struggles as an individual responsibility — their child’s fault, or their own — but access to and understanding of school data can help them identify broader problems. For example, is only their child reading below grade-level or are a majority of the students?

Local Government 140

Local Government Schools English Exams 140

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 8, 2021

These include preferred language (you pick from about a hundred languages), customized background, sound level, QR code (for the classroom screen; students scan it in and it displays on any mobile device — isn’t that cool?), Where on Google Earth is Carmen Sandiego.

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Social Studies Study Mobile Devices Art 158

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The Pittsburgh-based developer of a popular language learning app has raised $30 million in a Series F round from CapitalG, the growth equity investment fund from Alphabet (the umbrella company for Google) and an existing investor in Duolingo. It also created an “Events” portal where language learners can organize local meetups.

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Language Languages Mobile Devices English 102

EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

School districts can’t just invest in laptops, mobile devices and other hardware, then call it a day. We have an 18 percent English-language learner population. Our elementary schools are almost one-to-one, with a 1-to-2 ratio of devices to students. Asking the right question about access was our first hurdle.

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Mobile Devices Elementary School Elementary School English 109

Edsurge

MAY 4, 2018

Some people will testify that they learned new languages fluently simply by sitting in front of a screen and streaming. One person on a Duolingo forum noted after six months of watching Turkish soap operas that she could conversationally speak the language. But what does educational really mean? But what does educational really mean?”

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Mobile Devices Language Languages Instructors 86

eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2023

Options include non-binary gender expression, assistive technology and mobility devices, culturally diverse articles of clothing, diverse religious settings and symbols, many skin tones, different body shapes, and unlimited options for family structures.

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Activities Mobile Devices Culture Participation 276

Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

These services include access to an in-house “technical team to help support our startups,” Martin adds. To that point, several teams are building solutions for “feature phones,” mobile devices that can connect to the internet but have limited storage and support for third-party apps.

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Mobile Devices Failure Internet Languages 130

Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2017

A common tool seen in the world language and social studies classrooms at my school is Quizlet Live. After notifying administrators–just to ensure there isn’t some other school event that would interfere–use edtech tools and students’ mobile devices to move the lesson beyond your classroom walls and spill into the hallways.

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Activities Mobile Devices Social Studies Math 143

Edsurge

MAY 29, 2018

he’s been using virtual labs to create more realistic learning opportunities for online students—changes he believes will make quality education more authentic and accessible for all learners. Facing vast differences in language, culture and lifestyle, Byun, his wife and three children moved to Los Angeles where he earned a Ph.D.

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Mobile Devices Motivation Students Online Learning 133

eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The program offers free access to digital reading resources, engaging families and supporting language learning across the community. Kevin 1/3 of our students speak a second language or are considered English learners and footsteps to brilliance. Everybody has access to it. Is actually bilingual. Big part of.

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Technology Schools English Mobile Devices 161

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Topics include languages, music, technology, social studies, science, engineering, maths, journalism, and more. They are sortable by grade level and/or subject and can be adapted to four different UK languages. C-Span Classroom is free but requires registration to access materials. Explore.org. Futures Channel.

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Mobile Devices History Education Textbooks 84

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Here’s what your students can achieve in an inclusive classroom that provides these devices: Enriches communication Various assistive technologies support hearing, reading, and writing, enriching communication between you and students with deafness, hearing loss, language disorder , or speech impediment.

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Assistive Technology Disabilities Technology Education 97

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2018

This annual event brings together educators, administrators and IT leaders to discuss innovative tips on everything from professional development and classroom tech to thought leadership on accessibility. 5-9, TCEA 2018 is expected to boast more than 8,000 attendees, 1,000 sessions and 450 exhibitors from a variety of tech companies.

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Discussions Gamification Mobile Devices Distance Learning 63

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 24, 2018

Mediawiki, the engine behind Wikipedia and Wiktionary , is a free software application written in the PHP programming language and well-suited to large online presences. It is one of the largest cloud-based virtual classroom platforms and known for its ease-of-use, simplicity, mobility, customization, and affordability.

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Mobile Devices Blended Courses Discussions Knowledge 79

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 16, 2019

It is a physical device connected to the Internet via WiFi that you can talk to, ask questions of, and get help from on particular topics. It will sit passively on a desk or shelf until activated by a key phrase (such as “Hey Alexa”) and then will respond in conversational language. Each device is a little different.

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Mobile Devices Intelligence Exams Questions 98

eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2023

Options include non-binary gender expression, assistive technology and mobility devices, culturally diverse articles of clothing, diverse religious settings and symbols, many skin tones, different body shapes, and unlimited options for family structures.

Activities 130

Activities Mobile Devices Culture Participation 130