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JUNE 17, 2019

Make it mobile friendly – Making your website mobile-friendly means that it provides a great user experience regardless of the device it is viewed on. Design for accessibility – Many school and district websites are not in compliance with the WCAG 2.0 or the extended WCAG 2.1

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Mobile Devices Schools Disabilities Instructors 171

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APRIL 6, 2020

Students start the course with a pre-test to determine a baseline for their financial literacy. At the end, they take a post-test to measure improvement in their financial literacy. Students start by selecting their state, county, or metropolitan area, and then evaluate costs vs. expenses in that area. Rich Kid, Smart Kid.

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Teaching Mobile Devices Middle School Middle School 144

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APRIL 5, 2019

Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education’s Turning the Tide Campaign is a great example of an effort to help underrepresented and low-income students see themselves in a college environment while encouraging university admissions professionals to consider a broader set of experiences when evaluating applicants.

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Counselling Secondary Education Mobile Devices Students 167

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

We can help entrepreneurs understand how to evaluate their products and demonstrate their effectiveness. Another allows the creation of personalized, adaptive tests to improve and track learning. Others enable teachers to turn mobile devices into science equipment and students into practicing scientists.

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Education Mobile Devices History Evaluation 155

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

In a study of 140,000 classrooms in K-12 schools across 39 states, more than half showed no evidence of students using technology to gather, evaluate, or use information for learning. Most classrooms have access to at least one computer or mobile device, and 77% of school districts have high speed broadband.

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Curriculum Technology Textbooks Essay 153

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

To alleviate some of their worries, he’s trying to meet students where they’re at—online and on mobile devices—and upgrade the entire student financial aid process while doing so. With a smattering of products now available and others in beta-testing, Chumley says “the most exciting piece is how all of this ties together.”

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Mobile Devices Students Evaluation Feedback 85

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APRIL 18, 2016

Does the web tool encourage higher-order thinking –creativity, evaluation, critical thinking, problem solving? This includes an app to develop vocabulary (Spelling City), three to build overarching reading skills (Starfall, Flocabulary, and Teach Your Monster to Read) and a great game-based program to test out new skills (the Sports Network).

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Reading Mobile Devices Critical Thinking Quizzes 109

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MAY 1, 2018

It encourages students to learn the material, relearn weak areas, and removes the fear-of-failure brain freeze that many students experience on test day. The two-hour proctored final exam (required for college credit) must be completed on a computer rather than a mobile device or tablet. Things to know.

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Exams Quizzes Textbooks Mobile Devices 83

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JULY 22, 2016

Still, none provides everything so evaluate them against your needs. I’ve started for you by noting cost, what digital devices they work best on, and suggested age group: Educreations . It works on the web, with Chromebooks, and on mobile devices, but be aware: Each is a bit different with varied set-ups.

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Mobile Devices Activities Middle School Middle School 87