eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

When combined with a mobile device and Merge EDU apps, the Merge Cube can transform into virtually any 3D object, enabling a powerful new way to learn that is innovative yet familiar. Only, instead of being physical models, they are digital 3D models that use the Merge Cube and augmented reality technology.

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Teaching Mobile Devices Science Quizzes 303

EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

According to a report from K–12 device company Kajeet, the number of mobile devices sold to K–12 schools grew 10 percent year-over-year, with 73 percent of teachers polled agreeing technology has changed classroom dynamics over the past five years for the better. Video has proven to be an effective learning tool as well.

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Mobile Devices Schools Internet Activities 161

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2020

To keep students engaged in STEM learning during school closures, Vernier Software & Technology is offering a robust collection of free remote learning solutions for teachers and students. Students can perform their own analysis of the sample data and answer questions based on their results.

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STEM Laboratory Teachers Mobile Devices 226

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The ELMO Board allows educators to capture ideas and enable student engagement while sharing digital resources. ELMO’s document cameras offer various ways to help students visualize objects and see in detail. The digital pen allows teachers to enhance lectures and maintain eye contact with students while working remotely.

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STEM Math Internet Mobile Devices 338

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

These resources aim to boost student engagement, deepen understanding and make learning more interactive and memorable. Distraction caused by mobile devices has become a pressing issue in classrooms nationwide, impacting focus, security, and even academic performance.

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Mobile Devices Coaching Grades Curriculum 228

Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2017

ClearScholar , a student engagement platform where students can receive notifications, store information and virtually interact with their university, today announced it has received $1.25 We’re providing a student engagement platform that helps nudge students to get more engaged in meaningful relationships and staff.”

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Student Engagement Mobile Devices Students Feedback 75

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2016

If used intentionally, mobile devices can be an express pass to exploring beyond the walls of our schools. While pushing students to learn outside our classrooms is a step in the right direction, how do we ensure that these experiences lead to deeper learning ?

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Mobile Devices Teachers Learning Lecturing 156

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

Some reasons why you may find these tools beneficial are: Organization: organize lesson plans, assignments, and resources efficiently Communication: between teachers, students, and parents to foster a collaborative relationship, keep everyone informed Student Engagement: to make learning more interesting and interactive Time Management: schedule reminders, (..)

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Classroom Management Mobile Devices Plagiarism Quizzes 183

EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Educators and administrators have raised concerns over the rate of disciplinary action involving minority students, with schools in states such as New York showing significant differences in instances of expulsion and suspension between white and black students.

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Study Mobile Devices Teaching Methods Participation 167

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

And because the Zoom platform uses a generous slice of computer memory, mobile devices or locations with patchy bandwidth struggle. That’s been a problem particularly for low-income students or those in rural areas that lack network connectivity. (More staff means adding more licenses.) That’s a huge benefit for us.”

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Learning Mobile Devices Students Quizzes 216

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

This approach to teaching allows educators to transform the way students learn by creating personalized lessons that integrate mobile devices into workflows and maximize the true power of digital devices in today’s classrooms. The paradigm of teaching is shifting from analog to interactive.

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Mobile Devices Feedback Assignments Grades 135

Edsurge

MAY 31, 2023

To reduce learning barriers in the classroom, teachers need to plan for different methods of student engagement and make materials accessible to all students. Riley Mulcahy, founder of the RILEY Project , provides a unique perspective as a former student and current administrative assistant at Compass High School.

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Universal Design Disabilities Mobile Devices Students 212

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 26, 2015

is designed for ease of use and is accessible from computers or mobile devices. Current topic packs include formative assessment, classroom management, and student engagement, and new packs will be added each month. The new product, which debuted at the 2015 ASCD Conference on Educational Leadership in San Diego, Calif.,

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Teachers Mobile Devices Discussions Classroom Management 148

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The included free AVerTouch software provides additional tools and interactivity to keep students engaged with the curriculum. USB powered, the M5 is also easily plugged into the teacher computer without an additional power source needed.

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Distance Learning Mobile Devices Learning Intelligence 135

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2019

School and school district websites are increasingly becoming marketing tools for attracting students and setting the tone for all potential incoming students. This highly competitive environment means that school and school district websites need to attract more students, engage with parents, and even recruit high-level staffing.

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Mobile Devices Schools Disabilities Instructors 177

Edsurge

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Mobile AR, VR, and voice technologies are creating more interactive learning experiences. And AI-powered education platforms can help to improve student engagement with global culture and history. A student interacts with a tangible block, and when activated by AR, that block becomes the sun.

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Technology Education Mobile Devices Culture 167

eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2016

Powered by an externally accessible, upgradeable Android™ platform central processing unit (CPU), the market-leading ActivPanel unleashes the power of teacher and student connectivity.

Mobile Devices 112

Mobile Devices Accessibility Curriculum Student Engagement 112

Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2025

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.) Since students are more apt to reach out with questions using their mobile devices, the messaging option is important. Mobile Fact sheet.

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Online Learning Activities Multidisciplinary Teaching 97

Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2017

The tool can display students’ responses in real-time anonymously on the class monitor, or privately on the teacher’s dashboard. Pear Deck works on most web browsers on desktop and mobile devices. Sorry, Internet Explorer.)

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Mobile Devices Assignments Internet Student Engagement 128

Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2025

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.) Since students are more apt to reach out with questions using their mobile devices, the messaging option is important. Mobile Fact sheet.

Online Learning 89

Online Learning Activities Multidisciplinary Teaching 89

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2018

Let’s dig deeper into the three principles and discuss some real world classroom applications to lead to a more inclusive learning experience for all students. Engagement Let’s start with engagement, or finding ways to motivate learners and promote persistence as they move through the learning activities.

Mobile Devices 167

Mobile Devices Motivation Writing Assignments 167

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 8, 2021

These include preferred language (you pick from about a hundred languages), customized background, sound level, QR code (for the classroom screen; students scan it in and it displays on any mobile device — isn’t that cool?), Timeline JS.

Social Studies 159

Social Studies Study Mobile Devices Art 159

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2020

Building a digital library with allowed apps for students. 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.

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Lecturing Mobile Devices STEM Attention 155

Edsurge

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Used effectively, it can extend instructional time beyond the classroom and enable interactive learning as students effortlessly review class recordings, collaborate with peers, and record insights via their mobile device. Passive video linked from an LMS no longer cuts it.

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Mobile Devices Failure Lecturing Instructors 127

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2017

LaKisha included descriptions of programs of study and student resources and an interactive campus map that highlights important landmarks, allowing visitors to easily find their way around. By supplementing in-person tours with a mobile tours app, colleges are able to reach more students without adding staff.

Mobile Devices 88

Mobile Devices Students Fairness Communication 88

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

By collaborating with peers, conducting research, and presenting findings, students not only acquire subject-specific skills but also develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication abilities essential for success in the 21st century. What are tools and techniques in education?

Teaching 130

Teaching Textbooks Learning Styles Teaching Methods 130

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

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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Interdisciplinary Mobile Devices Schools Motivation 66

Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

If schools are to genuinely prepare graduates to be powerful lifelong learners, they must stop blocking mobile devices, digital environments, and online communities out of fear, nostalgia, or concerns about maintaining control. Student Engagement.

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Interdisciplinary Mobile Devices Schools Learning Spaces 82

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 18, 2016

An intuitive website and/or app 1) has an easy-to-understand start-up screen that clearly identifies how to use the tool, 2) the process for using the tool is similar to others the students is familiar with, and 3) the student can independently launch and operate the web tool or app without requiring an adult. is it user-friendly ?

Reading 110

Reading Mobile Devices Critical Thinking Quizzes 110

Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2016

Dictation, a voice recognition feature that was once limited to powerful desktop workstations, has recently been integrated into the operating systems of most mobile devices. Here's one reason to use student-led dictation in your classroom: it can support student-directed learning. How Does Dictation Work?

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Writing Mobile Devices Students Internet 118

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Asking a series of questions at the start for students to reflect on individually or with a partner (“ think-pair-share ”) will increase the likelihood of participation. You might ask what skills or knowledge students believe are critical in the age of AI? Single word responses can be turned into a word cloud to spur discussion.

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Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 134

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Understanding Assistive Technology Assistive technologies are software or hardware systems with technical components that enhance the learning capacities of students with disabilities. They aim to support students’ engagement and communication so they can understand lessons and adapt to their learning environments efficiently.

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Assistive Technology Disabilities Technology Education 97

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Asking a series of questions at the start for students to reflect on individually or with a partner (“ think-pair-share ”) will increase the likelihood of participation. You might ask what skills or knowledge students believe are critical in the age of AI? Single word responses can be turned into a word cloud to spur discussion.

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Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 119

District Administration

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Using a central management platform is crucial to ensuring that devices enhance learning District Administration Custom Publishing Group Computers and mobile devices aren’t just changing the way that content is delivered, they have changed the way that students engage with their learning and the role of the teacher.

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Mobile Devices Technology Student Engagement Teachers 41

Faculty Focus

MAY 23, 2024

For example, in a political science class, students might find a community activist, someone who is ideally active in a topic that is interesting to the students, and talk to them about what it’s like to be a community activist, how they got started, what they do to create action, how to be an activist, and questions of that sort.

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Laboratory Failure Assignments Instructors 107

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 4, 2019

Students login – no email required. The website is easy to navigate and the variety of material keeps students engaged for hours (really — I’m serious). Many students need help to learn the right way to keyboard and how to type with speed and accuracy. Teachers create a class account. Classroom Suggestions.

Activities 88

Activities Schools Ethics Writing 88

Faculty Focus

MAY 23, 2024

For example, in a political science class, students might find a community activist, someone who is ideally active in a topic that is interesting to the students, and talk to them about what it’s like to be a community activist, how they got started, what they do to create action, how to be an activist, and questions of that sort.

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Laboratory Failure Assignments Instructors 87