eSchool News

JULY 26, 2024

National Museum of Natural History Virtual Tours : The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History virtual tours allow visitors to take self-guided, room-by-room tours of select exhibits and areas within the museum from their desktop or mobile device.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Apps can be a valuable resource for educators who have access to mobile devices and who want to engage students with digital resources. With a bit of digging, teachers will find ready-to-go quick-writes as well as discussion openers or closers. The editors of Common Sense Education review and rate apps for students of all ages.

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Mobile Devices Lecturing Social Studies Students 277

eSchool News

MAY 17, 2017

classrooms (accounting for more than half the mobile devices shipped to schools) is signaling a “profound shift in American education;” and they’re calling it the “Googlification of the classroom.” But is Googlifiction spurring a much bigger shift in today’s K-12 classrooms than simply switching devices?

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Mobile Devices Education History Knowledge 250

eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Mobile devices are becoming increasingly common in schools because they cost so much less than computers—especially since so many students are willing to bring their own devices to school. Writing skills. [ Editor’s note: This story, originally published on May 31st of this year, was our #6 most popular story of the year.

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Mobile Devices Collaborative Research Writing Critical Thinking 178

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

According to Common Sense Media’s study “ Zero to Eight: Children’s Media Use in America ,” the percentage of children ages eight and under who’ve used a mobile device nearly doubled from 2011 to 2013, from 38 percent to 72 percent. What’s more, about two in five children under the age of two have used a mobile device.

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Curriculum Teaching Mobile Devices Ethics 279

eSchool News

MAY 31, 2017

“Gen Z has only known a connected world, and as a result, they don’t draw a distinction between working in an office and working in a coffeehouse—it’s all work; they’re always online,” writes Kaplan. According to the Stillmans, Jonah sees dialing into a meeting via video conferencing as no different than sitting face-to-face in a boardroom.

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Mobile Devices Schools Students Textbooks 266

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

Students can practice persuasive writing, comprehension, and typing skills by completing reviews, reports, and reading logs online. Books can be read online or on most mobile devices. You can read them online, on a mobile device, or download them. Books can be read online or on mobile devices.

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Reading Mobile Devices Quizzes Language 183

eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2025

Writing these thoughts down can help you break free from monkey brain syndrome. Sensory rest: Like most professionals, teachers depend on computers and mobile devices that make constant demands on your attention. Restorative practices such as meditation or deep breathing provide mental rest and can improve concentration.

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Teaching Mobile Devices Attention Activities 239

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. by Calvin Hennick.

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Mobile Devices Schools Internet Activities 161

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

That’s what writing is about–taking what you know and putting it out there for all to see. When students hear the word “writing”, most think paper-and-pencil, maybe word processing, but that’s the vehicle, not the goal. Paint Studio –fully featured art tool for mobile devices.

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Writing Learning Styles Art Mobile Devices 92

eSchool News

MAY 13, 2016

Technologies such as virtual, augmented and ‘mixed’ reality; robots; video chats on mobile devices; and virtual tutors allow for a much less passive and more interactive experience,” they write in the report. Next page: Three key opportunities for stakeholders.

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Mobile Devices Critical Thinking Learning Elementary School 175

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

That’s what writing is about–taking what you know and putting it out there for all to see. When students hear the word “writing”, most think paper-and-pencil, maybe word processing, but that’s the vehicle, not the goal. Paint Studio –fully featured art tool for mobile devices.

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Writing Learning Styles Art Students 90

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2023

Students can practice persuasive writing, comprehension, and typing skills by completing reviews, reports, and reading logs online. Books can be read online or on most mobile devices. You can read them online, on a mobile device, or download them. Books can be read online or on mobile devices.

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Reading Mobile Devices Language Languages 167

eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2015

They’ve always lived in a world with mobile devices and the Internet. One item in your toolkit should include Kurzweil 3000-firefly, literacy software that allows students to access any digital content with supports such as text-to-speech, talking definitions, digital highlighters, and writing tools. Date: Wednesday, April 29th.

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Mobile Devices Teaching Critical Thinking Learning 144

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. There is no ‘secret list’ of APIs.”

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Mobile Devices Schools Assignments Math 60

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. There is no ‘secret list’ of APIs.”

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Mobile Devices Schools Assignments Math 60

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. There is no ‘secret list’ of APIs.”

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Mobile Devices Schools Assignments Math 60

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. There is no ‘secret list’ of APIs.”

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Mobile Devices Schools Assignments Math 60

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. There is no ‘secret list’ of APIs.”

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Mobile Devices Schools Assignments Math 60

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. There is no ‘secret list’ of APIs.”

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Mobile Devices Schools Assignments Math 60

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. There is no ‘secret list’ of APIs.”

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Mobile Devices Schools Assignments Math 60

EdTech Magazine

MAY 21, 2018

Digital signage also offers mobile integration , so schools can push information to devices like smartphones. This also lets staff use mobile devices to update, operate and monitor digital signage systems.). Wendy McMahon is a freelance writer and general tech geek who has been writing about technology for over 10 years.

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Mobile Devices Schools Communication Writing 155

Edsurge

MAY 31, 2023

Many students with disabilities read below grade level and benefit from the text-to-speech tool that is universally available across computer and mobile devices. Similarly, some students benefit from dictation applications through which they say their thoughts aloud, triggering the device to convert those thoughts to text.

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Universal Design Disabilities Mobile Devices Students 212

eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2022

It could also run on almost every platform, and both PCs and mobile devices. As a part of the Fellows Program, I am writing an elementary esports curricular unit for NASEF’s Community Library. Tip 3: Embed esports into existing curriculum.

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Hybrid Learning STEM Schools Mobile Devices 327

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Distraction caused by mobile devices has become a pressing issue in classrooms nationwide, impacting focus, security, and even academic performance. Cellairis announced the launch of The Cyber Pouch, a cutting-edge solution designed to address the growing challenge of cell phone usage in schools.

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Mobile Devices Coaching Grades Curriculum 220

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2018

Today’s most popular augmented and virtual reality applications are typically available for mobile devices, but many classrooms have moved from tablets to Chromebooks, especially at the secondary level. The resource can be used on a Chromebook, laptop or mobile devices to allow students to easily design and share a VR world.

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Mobile Devices Writing Technology Activities 125

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

A faculty member could be technologically savvy on Microsoft Excel or a mobile device, she explained, but still face a steep learning curve when it comes to teaching or designing a course online. In face-to-face classes, faculty may stop to answer a student’s question or write something on the board.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Although the survey indicates that students in a majority of schools are now given a mobile device to use in class, there are mixed signals about the value this adds to their learning. It’s difficult to demonstrate value or justify a return on investment with these substitution-type activities.”.

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Mobile Devices Learning Schools Writing 113

EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2019

They can write book reports or embed videos of characters in their presentations. The vast majority — 86 percent — of respondents to the 2019 Augmented and Virtual Reality Survey Report agreed that by 2025, XR technologies will be as ubiquitous as mobile devices.

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Mobile Devices Education Participation Motivation 167

Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2019

Long-term planning and investment in infrastructure for widespread and improved access to the internet and mobile devices is critical. Governments, educators, advocacy groups and companies large and small need to work better together. Extending access to education technology beyond schools is also key. Whereas the U.S.

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Educational Technologies Technology Teaching Mobile Devices 165

Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2018

In English 202C, a technical writing course, students use our Invention Studio and littleBits to practice inventing their own electronic devices, write instructions for how to construct the device, and have classmates reproduce the invention.

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Teaching Mobile Devices Communication Knowledge 148

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2019

First announced in 2014, the challenge invited organizations to submit open-source software that showed potential to help children in developing countries improve basic reading, writing and math skills. Across the world, 198 teams applied. This is a point in education where we can do things differently,” she says.

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Game-Based Learning Mobile Devices Math Testing 143

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2018

Apps like Seeing AI , Claro Scan Pen and Prizmo Go use the camera on your mobile device to take a picture of text and then read it aloud. Other great tools include KWL charts (a form of graphic organizer), as well as visuals posted in the classroom for vocabulary and writing strategies and manipulatives for math equations.

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Mobile Devices Motivation Writing Assignments 167

eSchool News

JANUARY 7, 2018

Students can look at a piece of art or literature, write a critique, and compare their critique to published ones. Teach expository writing by having students pair up to write descriptions of objects, and have their partners draw the objects on a blank page. Click here to read the full app review. What’s It Like? .

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Mobile Devices Writing Art Reading 110

eSchool News

AUGUST 24, 2020

The display delivers the latest in touchscreen collaboration and uses fast and accurate Vellum Writing Technology for an intuitive, collaborative writing experience. Users can easily sign in using their iOS or Android device to access Office365 calendars, and OneDrive files the display.

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Mobile Devices Communication Intelligence Writing 134

Edsurge

APRIL 7, 2019

Learning happens as a result of interaction with course content—reflection, writing, dialogue, creation and collaboration. And of course, in the post-LMS world, learning technology is simple, modern and mobile. Students are on their mobile devices all the time, and the platforms they use most often are there, too.

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Mobile Devices Instructors Students Attention 165

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

While “on the fly” logging in can work well for some course responsibilities, many assignments require focused blocks of time to think and write. This means removing distractions like mobile devices and unrelated browser windows and soliciting the help of friends and family to honor their space.

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Online Learning Instructors Coaching Mobile Devices 189