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The Surprisingly Low-Tech Way Schools Are Keeping Students Off Tech

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A growing number of entertainers, including Chapelle and musicians Jack White and John Mayer, prohibit the use of mobile devices during their performances. In a similar vein, educators say they want students to pay attention in class, something they can’t do if they’re fixated on Instagram, Fortnite or the app du jour. “I’m

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Should I Stay or Should I Go? An Opinionated Guide to Changing Edtech Industry Conferences

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K-12 classrooms as a 1:1 mobile device. For more education technology events, check out our 2019 calendars: U.S. When you make plans to attend education technology industry events, remember that the conferences themselves can change as much as the industry does. Or at least go to watch the players.

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?Resource: McLeod-Shareski Book on Changing Schools

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Workforce and Economy: Schools must focus on interdisciplinary thinking, interpersonal skills, and technological fluency, so that students have skills for and value to digital marketplaces. Learning: Schools must use mobile devices, digital environments and online communities to foster learning.

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How Modern Learning Environments Support Numerous Pedagogies

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This is the next revolution in education,” Johnson says. Each neighborhood team of teachers uses the new classrooms to provide more individualized instruction and have their students pursue hands-on learning activities and work on ­interdisciplinary projects.

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