eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2020

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.

Mobile Devices

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

We set up a working group with members from the technology and curriculum departments, as well as school administrators, to answer a simple question–was a full 1:1 rollout feasible? The right devices for all users. A good mobile device management (MDM) solution. A strong communications plan. Lots of flexibility.

Mobile Devices

Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2020

I regularly speak with college leaders in my work, and I understand the long hours they have logged in service to their communities. Striking the right balance between candidness and compassion, strength and vulnerability, realism and optimism in communication is an elusive target in the best of times.

Communication

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Also, technology is used to communicate with parents, keep schools secure, ease the responsibilities of staff and administrators, control building systems, and more. It involves far more than picking up the latest mobile device and downloading one or two educational apps. and 5GHz spectrums? Here’s why.

Technology

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Lisa Wills, executive director of curriculum and instruction for Ector County Independent School District (ISD) in Odessa, Texas, answered these questions and more in a 45-minute session at FETC. But what is high-impact tutoring and how can administrators find the right program for their district and schools?

Mobile Devices

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Galaxy Next Generation introduced G2 LINK , a classroom audio system that enhances teacher communication and student engagement in the classroom and throughout the school community. Teachers can access the front office, enable daily communications campus-wide, or initiative an emergency alert from the touch of a button.

STEM

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2016

To ban or not to ban, that is always the question when it comes to personal devices in the classroom. If used intentionally, mobile devices can be an express pass to exploring beyond the walls of our schools. Often, this process takes time and includes various structures to ensure content mastery.

Mobile Devices

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

To help tackle this tech issue, and ensure these devices don’t become distractions, many schools are turning to mobile device management. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 schools need strong mobile device management services. Mobile Device Management Basics for Schools. According to NPR , 53 percent of U.S.

Mobile Devices

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

To help tackle this tech issue, and ensure these devices don’t become distractions, many schools are turning to mobile device management. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 schools need strong mobile device management services. Mobile Device Management Basics for Schools. According to NPR , 53 percent of U.S.

Mobile Devices

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

To help tackle this tech issue, and ensure these devices don’t become distractions, many schools are turning to mobile device management. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 schools need strong mobile device management services. Mobile Device Management Basics for Schools. According to NPR , 53 percent of U.S.

Mobile Devices

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

To help tackle this tech issue, and ensure these devices don’t become distractions, many schools are turning to mobile device management. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 schools need strong mobile device management services. Mobile Device Management Basics for Schools. According to NPR , 53 percent of U.S.

Mobile Devices

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

To help tackle this tech issue, and ensure these devices don’t become distractions, many schools are turning to mobile device management. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 schools need strong mobile device management services. Mobile Device Management Basics for Schools. According to NPR , 53 percent of U.S.

Mobile Devices

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

To help tackle this tech issue, and ensure these devices don’t become distractions, many schools are turning to mobile device management. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 schools need strong mobile device management services. Mobile Device Management Basics for Schools. According to NPR , 53 percent of U.S.

Mobile Devices

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2019

To help tackle this tech issue, and ensure these devices don’t become distractions, many schools are turning to mobile device management. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 schools need strong mobile device management services. Mobile Device Management Basics for Schools. According to NPR , 53 percent of U.S.

Mobile Devices

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2018

It’s a question as frustrating as a hangnail, asked virtually every time I give a public lecture on teen brain development. I end up misting the auditorium with questions, gentle as rolling fog, and just as obscuring. Questions about brain-effects have equal ambiguity. By “digital” I mean mobile devices, primarily texting.

Mobile Devices

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 13, 2020

On my blog, Ask a Tech Teacher , I run a column called Dear Otto where I answer teacher questions about how to integrate technology into their classes. Of late, the most common question is, “How to I assess student digital literacy?” Especially today–in a COVID-19 world–this is a good question.

Knowledge

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

All too often, they would wind up needing to ask their instructor a question about the assignment but had no time to receive an answer before the deadline passed. This means removing distractions like mobile devices and unrelated browser windows and soliciting the help of friends and family to honor their space.

Online Learning

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2019

Several technology-based tools can take PD to the next level, boosting problem solving and communication between staffers and inspiring teachers to use those educational tools to create their own student-facing lessons. Digital breakouts in conjunction with badging are a few of the best — and easiest — to implement.

Gamification

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Ed tech leaders throughout America are invited to take a short 10-question quiz to find out which action hero best fits their personality. Roughly 7-in-10 teachers assign homework requiring broadband access at home; however one-third of those students lack home internet access, according to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Mobile Devices

Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2018

As educators, our responsibility is to begin to answer questions such as: “How do we help students become better consumers of information, data, and communication?” The proliferation of mobile devices and high-speed Wi-Fi have made videos a common outlet for information-sharing.

Teaching

Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Many schools have purchased communication tools and portals, but parents and students generally must log in to gain insights. Teachers have little time to plan or communicate with peers about what is going on in their classrooms. We sought to answer the following questions: How is technology used in the classroom?

Assignments

Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2021

With enhanced connectivity and collaboration tools, these displays make it easier for students and teachers to communicate—both in person and online. The display includes a built-in document viewer—allowing students to work on files they usually view on their computers or mobile devices—as well as image editing and painting tools.

Hybrid Learning

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 7, 2020

You either already use JotForm (as do over 2 million others) or you’ve heard of it as the gold standard for forms creation whether on PCs, Macs, or mobile devices. Backchannel : Provide a form with a simple starter question, say, “Questions? Quick assessments: Send out a question during a virtual meeting.

Mobile Devices

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. And Hostos isn’t resting on its laurels. Out With Silos, in With Teamwork. The initial results were mixed.

Mobile Devices

Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Three Questions District Leaders Need to Ask Check Out These ClassLink Resources: ClassLink OneClick is a single sign-on (SSO) experience especially designed for education. Without understanding these questions, districts will have trouble understanding how well—or poorly—their allocation of resources is serving their students and teachers.

Mobile Devices

Edsurge

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Education and cutting-edge technologies are core to the many programs at NYC Media Lab , where we lead university-corporate partnerships, communications and events. The student can then use the block to trigger the process of photosynthesis while visualizing the results in a headset or on a mobile device.

Technology

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

A topic dear to me–and one I get lots of questions about–is teaching Kindergartners to Tech. I can even show them how to break the virtual keyboard on their favorite mobile device into two, making it perfect for thumbing, and then remind them that’s an alternative, not the only way.

Learning Technologies

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

In the survey, school district representatives also answered questions about E-rate, broadband connectivity, cloud computing and data interoperability. He put it this way: “Could you have an equal chance to apply for college if you’re at McDonald’s on your mobile device, versus if you’re at home on your desktop?”

Mobile Devices

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 13, 2015

No text, audio, video–all the information is communicated with a picture and how the student formats it: Share an audio story using Voki or Tellagami. Give the students class time to add comments and/or questions to the work of new friends. For ice breakers that use mobile devices, check out Jackie Gerstein’s article.

Mobile Devices

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

In the gaming industry, the term usually refers to a game played on a console or other device that connects to a TV, a handheld player, a computer or mobile device, and most game developers would say a video game involves rules and mechanisms to achieve goals. The early years in a child’s life are a time of discovery.

Mobile Devices

Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2025

Anything but Text Personalize your communication with avatars, emojis, Animojis, Memojis, Bitmojis, whatever it takes. Google Voice allows you to share a professional phone number that will be routed through your personal device (thus hiding your personal info from students.)

Online Learning

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2020

How device management tools help 21st century teachers. We also adopted the Mosyle mobile device management solution. Because you can’t issue technology devices without understanding that these can be a productivity tool or a distraction. Building a digital library with allowed apps for students.

Lecturing

eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

And so we did a lot of work with our stakeholders, had a lot of meetings and we had one simple question, what are the hopes for the? And so we created a logo with the colors and so pretty soon when people saw the logo, they started asking questions about it. We created a PowerPoint where we go to the community. Results right?

Technology

Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2025

Anything but Text Personalize your communication with avatars, emojis, Animojis, Memojis, Bitmojis, whatever it takes. Google Voice allows you to share a professional phone number that will be routed through your personal device (thus hiding your personal info from students.)

Online Learning

Gaggle Speaks

JANUARY 31, 2018

The company’s suite of communication and collaboration tools is part of a growing number of school district technology initiatives. Meet is the company’s video meeting platform while Chat gets billed as a communication app that takes direct messaging to Hangouts. One example involved a student who liked cartoon characters.

Mobile Devices

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2017

For some, that could look like a system that can share data with others, or a single platform that does everything—from course registration, to housing student data, to communicating with students when signs show they might need extra support. With the enrollment analytics, that’s just a matter of students answering questions.

Mobile Devices

Edsurge

JULY 20, 2016

But Obama’s use of mobile devices and social media changed political campaigns forever. We want to give kids problems for them to solve, so have them collect and organize information, collaborate with others, create a solution, and communicate that solution outside the classroom—all through this type of learning experiment.

Social Studies