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Report: Teens feel ‘addicted’ to mobile devices

eSchool News

A new report reveals that half of teenagers said mobile device addiction impacts their daily lives. Half of teenagers surveyed in a new poll said they “feel addicted” to their mobile devices, and 59 percent of parents participating in the survey said they agree their children are addicted.

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These 10 TED-Ed videos will hold your students’ attention

eSchool News

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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10 free apps to build logic skills

eSchool News

These days, logic games aren’t all crosswords and pairs matching, especially not on mobile devices. It is designed to avoid unnecessary decoration to keep kids’ attention on geometric concepts. Fun apps to improve logic, spacial reasoning, and concentration skills. Tangram XL.

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Virtual classrooms free for 90 days

eSchool News

Features include real-time comprehension checks with multiple-choice polling questions, virtual hand raising, non-verbal emoji feedback, whiteboarding, attention tracking, and more. 100% cloud-based phone, mobility and unified communications system gives districts a collaborative edge. OfficeSuite UC e-Learning solutions.

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BlueZoo Expands into Occupancy Monitoring for Social Distancing with BlueFox Count

eSchool News

“By using mobile phones as a proxy for people, BlueFox products monitor a space without the overhead of continuous staff attention. BlueFox senses all the mobile devices located within a distance of up to 300 feet (100 meters) from the sensor and reports how many phones are detected within the space.

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How rest can reignite your passion for teaching 

eSchool News

Sensory rest: Like most professionals, teachers depend on computers and mobile devices that make constant demands on your attention. Finding the time and space to be alone and just breathe, even for a few minutes, can be enormously restorative and deliver the energy boost you need to give your full attention to your students.

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How to Create Immersive Learning Experiences on Mobile Devices

EdTech Magazine

In an ongoing quest to maintain students’ attention, new visualization and interaction tools are a natural fit,” says Eric Abbruzzese, principal analyst at ABI Research, in a press release for their “Augmented and Virtual Reality in Education” report.