eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2025

Distraction caused by mobile devices has become a pressing issue in classrooms nationwide, impacting focus, security, and even academic performance.The Cyber Pouch offers a proactive solution to this problem by creating a distraction-free learning environment while ensuring accessibility when needed.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

kids live in a house with some form of a mobile device—and those smartphones and tablets are gobbling up a greater portion of kids' screen time than ever. In addition to that hour of TV, kids are spending about 48 minutes on a mobile device. A whopping 98 percent of U.S. YouTube could be anything. It’s user generated.”

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eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2021

Many education institutions have their own bring your own device (BYOD) policies, while downloads of educational apps have risen by 130 percent over the past year. Everything from laptops and mobile devices to interactive touchscreens and even virtual reality are becoming commonplace in schools districts, colleges, and universities.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2015

Fifty-eight percent of high school students in a national survey said they use their own mobile devices for learning in school, and 47 percent of teachers in the survey reported that their students have regular access to mobile devices in their classrooms. Next page: The importance of digital access and equity.

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eSchool News

MAY 29, 2020

Given that they are the first generation to grow up with access to personal computers, the descriptor seemed apt at the time. 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.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

To meet this challenge, we needed to address the fact that digital deserts exist within neighboring communities, and students in schools across the county may not have equitable access to modern technology at home or at school. the deployment of mobile devices.

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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. Picture a school district with 160,000 students who each have three mobile devices; that’s almost a half-million devices that need to be supported, regardless of the platform they run on.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The Speak Up data revealed an increase in students’ access to mobile devices, tablets, laptops, and Chromebooks. The largest increases seen were where schools and districts invested in Chromebooks as their students’ home devices. Related content: Keeping COVID innovations even after the pandemic passes.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2021

Given that they are the first generation to grow up with access to personal computers, the descriptor seemed apt at the time. 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.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 29, 2018

Given that an increasing number of students have access to devices in their classrooms, thanks to 1:1 initiatives and mobile device carts, it is not necessary to send students to a lab, or separate space, for online learning.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2017

From mobile devices to gaming and online learning, students are ready to take charge of their learning, often outpacing their schools in their use of these digital tools for learning. More than one-third of middle school students say they have already taken an online class in math, science and English.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2018

More children than ever have easy access to mobile devices at home and in school, making it critical to impart strong digital citizenship lessons to students.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

According to a recent Common Sense Media’s study , the percentage of children ages eight and under who’ve used a mobile device nearly doubled from 2011 to 2013, from 38 percent to 72 percent. And about two in five children under the age of two have used a mobile device.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2015

With a single unit being loud enough for three hundred people, the 30W PA419-02 is easier to play music from synced smartphones and other mobile devices through an addition of Bluetooth and NFC (near field communication) capabilities.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Smartphones, wearable technology, always-on mobile devices–now, school buses are following suit, offering wi-fi connectivity and real-time monitoring to extend learning and create safe environments.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

More often than not, students pick up a mobile device or use a computer to access videos and digital media online. With a dearth of resources online, educators can find content that meets students where they’re comfortable learning, with interactive and engaging presentation.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Education is increasingly mobile, and if you have access to mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones, chances are you’re using apps for learning, classroom management, personal organization, and more. But not all apps are created equal.

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Mobile Devices Schools Classroom Management Accessibility 273

eSchool News

MAY 30, 2024

Graphs, charts, and other visual representations of data can make complex concepts more accessible and easier to understand. Findings revealed that using mobile devices to collect data outdoors enhanced students’ conceptual understanding more than using traditional means of data collection, like note taking and sketching.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

When COVID forced school districts nationwide to quickly pivot to remote learning, we not only had to configure mobile devices for students to take home, but also implement safeguards to shield them from inappropriate content while outside school walls. Getting everyone online and on board.

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Mobile Devices Learning Accessibility Schools 278

eSchool News

JULY 10, 2017

Given students’ easy access to videos and digital resources via mobile devices and computers, it makes sense that educators would incorporate such TOOLS/MEDIA into their instruction.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2016

But we realize that’s only a starting point, and we need to do more than just give every child a mobile device. 1) High-speed internet access at home as well as school. At school, students have access to high-speed internet service. Here are three other steps we’re taking to ensure true digital equity for our students.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2015

These days, logic games aren’t all crosswords and pairs matching, especially not on mobile devices. Here, we’ve gathered a handful of those apps, and you can access more on the APPitic site. Fun apps to improve logic, spacial reasoning, and concentration skills.

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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2017

We need to communicate in ways that fit with how parents access and consume information in 2017. Bloomz took the most important parts of those platforms, made them accessible on any mobile device, and refined them in ways to target parents specifically. Harnessing the Age of Apps.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Many teachers love their mobile devices as much as their students — maybe more. Here, we’ve gathered a handful of those apps and you can access more on the APPitic site. Try these offerings for assignment grading, classroom management, and more, which every teacher will love. Apps Gone Free.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Titled Mind the Gap: Closing the Digital Divide through affordability, access, and adoption , the report from Connected Nation (CN), with support from AT&T, provides new insights into why more than 30 million eligible households are not opting to access internet service at home or leverage the ACP. However, 82.4

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Given that they are the first generation to grow up with access to personal computers, the descriptor seemed apt at the time. 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.

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Mobile Devices Teaching Learning History 252

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

With smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices, students have 24/7 access to news, information, and opinions—not all of which are well-informed or well-intentioned. Monitoring students’ internet access in school won’t help them once they leave the classroom.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Active Charge saves districts time by including all essential items such as four power banks to actively charge devices while in use, adapters to connect older devices, and a USB-C charging station for both the power banks and mobile devices. “We

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Mobile Devices Activities Accessibility Technology 258

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

As more and more schools and districts set goals to provide one-to-one access to technology to students to meet teaching and learning goals, district and school leaders are faced with the task of planning and implementing technology resources at levels that they might not have experienced in the past. Establish your vision.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Encouraging expression and creativity has never been easier, in an age where mobile devices let us combine music, art, and learning with the touch (or is that a tap?) Here, we’ve gathered a handful of those apps and you can access more on the APPitic site. Enhance creativity in young learners with these educator-selected apps.

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Mobile Devices Art Writing Accessibility 272

eSchool News

APRIL 21, 2015

In a BYOD world, managing access to popular social media sites has become critical. K-12 administrators have to consider ways to extend their network security policies to these devices as well. A comprehensive web security solution combined with a Mobile Device Management service can help address some of these concerns.

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Mobile Devices Schools Students Internet 215

eSchool News

MAY 29, 2018

A small percentage of classrooms will have the funding and resources to bring mobile devices and viewers to every student, but the majority of our schools don’t have class sets. Most schools do, however, have access to tablets or laptops, or they have a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) arrangement.

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Mobile Devices Student Engagement Activities Accessibility 268

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Mobile devices have long held promise in that they allow students to tackle problems in almost as many ways as there are apps — that is to say a nearly infinite number. Here, we’ve gathered a handful of those apps, arranged by Bloom’s levels, and you can access more on the APPitic site.

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Skills Mobile Devices Evaluation Writing 279

eSchool News

JANUARY 13, 2025

More dollars are being invested in it, partly for the equity and access it brings to all students, regardless of their school or circumstances. Well see more and more high-quality digital resources, co-created with and for youth, most of which they can access anytime, for free, on their phones or other mobile devices.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

For students across Texas and around the country, bridging the digital divide and providing reliable Internet connectivity that enables distance learning for students without Internet access are among the top priorities for state governments, school districts, teachers and parents alike. Many students across the U.S.

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eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2015

As an administrator in a one-to-one mobile device district, I’ve seen firsthand how access to devices can disrupt learning for both good and bad. But we forget that this disruption also occurs at home when the students take their device home.

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Mobile Devices Education Activities Accessibility 279

eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2021

For one, access to education has been significantly broadened, facilitating a wide range of teaching strategies and learning styles. In some cases, demand far outstripped supply, leading to backlogs of requests for laptops, tablets, Chromebooks, and other school-issued devices.

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