eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2017

As more schools discover the power and benefits of education technology, mobile devices such as Chromebooks, Macs and iPads in the classroom are becoming commonplace. Teachers access quiz results to know before their next class how well each student understands the concepts they’re teaching.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2015

In fact, many middle and high school students have access to mobile devices and are using those devices for schoolwork. And, according to a 2014 report by Project Tomorrow, almost a third of those students are using a mobile device issued by their schools. 2 pencils and lined paper.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Educators See Positive Impact of Mobile Devices in K–12. A new report from national education nonprofit Project Tomorrow says adding mobile devices to the classroom provides students with equity, empowerment and a better understanding of complex concepts. Mobile Devices Encourage Further Classroom Equity.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Trox , a leading North American provider of education technology and collaboration solutions, today announced the launch of its new proprietary Trox SHIELD SM Protection Program for Chromebooks and other mobile devices. Demand for Chromebooks and laptops is at an all-time high for schools.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2015

With the growth of technology, the reliance on students to fill in the communication gap between teachers and parents has disappeared. As a result, a new challenge for teachers has emerged. E-mail is simply too slow and cumbersome. Next page: Tools to make class communication simpler.

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eSchool News

JULY 13, 2015

Educators can wirelessly collect data from more than 40 sensors on tablets and mobile devices in science and STEM classrooms. Using the low-cost Go Wireless Link and Vernier sensors, students and teachers can now wirelessly collect data and perform data analysis on an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. “Go

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Try these offerings for assignment grading, classroom management, and more, which every teacher will love. Many teachers love their mobile devices as much as their students — maybe more. Some apps, naturally, are must-have for busy educators.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2019

K–12 Schools Need Strong Mobile Device Management Services. K–12 students and teachers rely heavily on mobile devices for learning and teaching, respectively, which means IT leaders need solutions to manage these endpoints. eli.zimmerman_9856. Fri, 10/25/2019 - 11:39. million to 5.8

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eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2021

Many education institutions have their own bring your own device (BYOD) policies, while downloads of educational apps have risen by 130 percent over the past year. Everything from laptops and mobile devices to interactive touchscreens and even virtual reality are becoming commonplace in schools districts, colleges, and universities.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 8, 2021

His first order of business as the Illinois district’s CTO involved distributing devices to students and teachers who needed them to continue learning or instructing from home. From there, he says, his focus turned to device management. It was a Friday in March, and Arbor Park School District No.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 29, 2018

Given that an increasing number of students have access to devices in their classrooms, thanks to 1:1 initiatives and mobile device carts, it is not necessary to send students to a lab, or separate space, for online learning. Instead, an entire class can rotation between online and offline activities together in a single space.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2015

Fifty-eight percent of high school students in a national survey said they use their own mobile devices for learning in school, and 47 percent of teachers in the survey reported that their students have regular access to mobile devices in their classrooms.

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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. Physics with Video Analysis Lab Book: Teachers can download this e-book for free through June 2020.

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eSchool News

MAY 29, 2020

Not only are these students growing up with widespread access to computers and the internet, they are surrounded by smartphones and other mobile devices with impressive computing power. As a history teacher for nearly three decades, I have seen this transformation firsthand.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Today’s K-12 students are coming to the classrooms toting three or more mobile devices, from smartphones and laptops to tablets and smart watches. Picture a school district with 160,000 students who each have three mobile devices; that’s almost a half-million devices that need to be supported, regardless of the platform they run on.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The research surveyed more than 136,000 K-12 students, teachers, and parents, focused on what digital learning looked like during the pandemic, and revealed potential emerging transformation evidence. The Speak Up data revealed an increase in students’ access to mobile devices, tablets, laptops, and Chromebooks.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 12, 2015

Both seasoned educators and those new to the teaching profession must confront these daunting challenges, which demand fundamental changes in the way teachers teach and students learn. Creating dynamic digital stories with mobile devices. My goal is to get teachers resources and activities they can use with students today!

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

the deployment of mobile devices. In deploying the devices, the district targeted grade levels and courses such as 7th-grade civics, 9th- and 10th-grade English, and middle school math. Additionally, mobile devices were provided to additional subject areas, including laptops to all elementary schools.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2021

Not only are these students growing up with widespread access to computers and the internet, they are surrounded by smartphones and other mobile devices with impressive computing power. As a history teacher for nearly three decades, I have seen this transformation firsthand.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

AR can also create digital overlays on printed textbooks, allowing students to access additional content, such as videos or animations, with their mobile devices. You can just use your phone or any mobile device.” Spierenburg likens AR to a safety net for students. “It You don’t need any special hardware.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Apps are often a great way for educators to leverage classroom mobile devices and engage students in different concepts. This makes it better suited for students to learn and practice at their own pace with teacher support. And by now, “there’s an app for that” certainly rings true in most situations.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Laptops, tablets and smartphones connect users with information in less than a second, and because mobility has increased our connectivity, we’ve increased our connections with all parts of the world. iEARN empowers teachers and young people to work together online using the Internet and other new communications technologies.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Administrators, technology leaders, classroom teachers, and educators in all roles have persevered as they taught each and every one of their students during a global pandemic. The Hannibal School District #60 employs nearly 600 staff members, including nearly 260 teachers.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Being able to initiate a controlled emergency notification protocol to alert, notify and monitor directly from a mobile device, classroom audio system, or interactive flat panel is essential. Topics will include: How to immediately notify teachers of a lockdown through software alerts. Register now!

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2020

K-12 school systems have taken many actions to ensure that students have the technology they need to learn from home, such as distributing mobile devices and wireless hotspots to students who need them and even negotiating deals with internet service providers to extend free or discounted broadband service to low-income families.

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2015

Hudson HSLT is a digitally-focused and device-agnostic one-to-one computing school; we look at technology as a support for teaching and learning. Day-to-day, our teachers might use mobile devices in class for their daily drop-everything-and-read (DEAR) activity or to let students work on their class blogging assignments.

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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2017

I’ve been in K-12 education for 22 years, serving in roles from teacher to superintendent, and my students have always shown greater success when their parents are involved in the educational process. In our efforts to find new, relevant ways to communicate with parents, we discovered Bloomz , a parent-teacher communication app.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

App company Bloomz has launched a mobile and web app that connects teachers with today’s new generation of mobile and social-media-savvy parents. Bloomz intends to save teachers time by integrating communication, coordination, and community-building tools in one easy-to-use app.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

As Denton Independent School District (ISD) prepares for future ready classrooms with technology and builds new schools, the Texas district is partnering with LocknCharge to create a new mobile device charging cabinet – the Carrier 15 Charging Station™. LocknCharge made our Chromebook rollout a success. Media Contact. Danny Paulmeyer.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Not only are these students growing up with widespread access to computers and the internet, they are surrounded by smartphones and other mobile devices with impressive computing power. As a history teacher for nearly three decades, I have seen this transformation firsthand.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2022

Fortunately, we already had a safe and secure platform for school-home communication in place before the pandemic; it was just a matter of ramping up our usage of the technology, getting parents and teachers trained on how to consistently use it, and then putting it into action.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

(PRWEB) — Lightspeed , a leading provider of powerful instructional audio solutions, announces Mobile PA, a wireless and portable instructional audio system that expands access to learning and gives teachers, administrators and students the freedom to be heard and understood anywhere.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

Through the feedback provided by parents, students and teachers at over 100 facilitated discussions, increased access to technology to students was identified as an important district goal to support student success, and was established as part of the district’s funding plan. Mobile device implementation.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Apps can be a valuable resource when students have access to mobile devices and can, with a teacher’s guidance, engage with digital resources. Sure, apps are fun, but teachers are often short on time and can’t always search through piles of apps or their reviews to ensure the apps are appropriate for students.

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eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2015

As an administrator in a one-to-one mobile device district, I’ve seen firsthand how access to devices can disrupt learning for both good and bad. But we forget that this disruption also occurs at home when the students take their device home.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Laptops, tablets and smartphones connect users with information in less than a second, and because mobility has increased our connectivity, we’ve increased our connections with all parts of the world. iEARN empowers teachers and young people to work together online using the Internet and other new communications technologies.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2022

As digital equity discussions matured and hyperbole became reality, educators found that those loudly-touted digital devices often became paperweights. The reasons were varied (teacher training, infrastructure, and professional support to name a few), but one of the most prominent was money. Gutenberg Project. TumbleBookLibrary.

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