Mobile Computing | News
A company that distributes multiple brands of laptop carts has come out with one for charging and storing Apple iPads, intended specifically for small classrooms.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/23/12
Mobile Computing | News
Blackboard has updated its mobile app to accommodate test taking and to deliver alerts to students when changes happen to their courses without the learning management system app being opened.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/21/12
Mobile Computing | News
Smart Technologies will release an iPad version of its Smart Notebook app this summer, the company said.
BYOD | Viewpoint
It's difficult to have a conversation about using cell phones for learning without someone complaining that the phones will be a distraction. These complaints are presumably made by those who have never been in schools where cell phones are used as learning tools. Those who have know that not only do teachers find distraction is not an issue, they also find students are more engaged and excited about learning.
Tablets | Feature
Title I reading specialist Paula Rogers found a way to combine iPads and innovative Flash-based reading sites, which typically aren't compatible with the tablet.
Mobile | Research
Worldwide shipments of tablets increased significantly in the first quarter of 2012, driven by strong sales of Apple's iPad. But owing to a slump in Android tablet sales, overall growth was weaker than expected. Meanwhile, on the smart phone front, Apple dropped to second place as Samsung more than tripled its unit shipments in the quarter to land in the top slot.
Blended Learning | Viewpoint
In the third installment of their monthly column, blended learning experts Michael B. Horn and Heather Staker address BYOD and other mobile device strategies for blended learning.
- By Michael Horn, Heather Staker
- 05/03/12
Mobile Computing | News
Lodi Unified School District will use the Rosetta Stone TOTALe Course HD application for iPad devices to help individual learners grasp the English language at their own pace.
Professional Development | News
A rural South Dakota school district has implemented a teacher observation app after deciding to ramp up professional development for teachers.
Collaboration | News
Democrasoft has released the Collaborize Classroom Pro iPad app, a tool that's designed to complement instruction and facilitate conversations and collaboration inside and outside the classroom.