Mobile Computing


Advanced Academics Takes ROADS System Mobile with iOS App

Advanced Academics, online learning provider for grades 6-12, has launched an iOS app to integrate mobile capabilities into their learning management software suite, ROADS (Robust Online Academic Delivery System).

SOTI Unveils MobiControl Mobile Device Management for Education

SOTI, a provider of enterprise mobile device management and bring-your-own-device policy management solutions, has announced a new mobility management solution for K-12 schools and higher education, MobiControl for Education. SOTI is exhibiting MobiControl for Education at the FETC 2013 conference taking place in Orlando, FL this week.

StrataLogica Geography Reference Released as Free iPad App

Herff Jones/Nystrom has released a new geography reference tool for the Apple iPad. The new app, which debuted at the FETC 2013 conference taking place in Orlando, FL this week, is a free application that offers users a sampling of StrataLogica's interactive layers of geography, history, and earth science content for the K-12 classroom.

Wowzers Showcases Mobile Game-Based Math Instruction Tool at FETC

Wowzers is highlighting the new mobile version of its game-based math instruction and new features and curriculum, released in September, at Florida Education Technology Conference (FETC) 2013 this week.

Marty Heidigger Might Well Have Used a Smartphone for Learning

Being "ready-to-hand," a mouse (the computer kind) is a means to end: While using a mouse you don’t think about it, per se, but rather you think about menus dropping down when mouse-clicked, the cursor being positioned, etc. The "kids these days" use smartphones, as they are "ready-to-hand," as a means to an end--with the end being 24/7, all the time, everywhere learning.

Portable Carrying Cases Charge and Store Up to 10 iPads; 20 iPad Minis

Bretford Manufacturing has released an iOS device charger designed for storing, transporting, and securing multiple iPad and iPad mini devices.

Boston Globe Pilot Program To Provide Massachusetts Students with iPads, Digital Subscriptions

A Boston, MA, media company will launch a pilot program that will provide two school districts with iPads, projectors and digital subscriptions.

Partnerpedia Unveils Mobile App Management for Shared Devices

Partnerpedia has launched Enterprise AppZone, a new software-as-a-service product intended to help educational institutions manage mobile apps on shared devices.

Lenovo Unveils New Chromebook for Schools

Lenovo has unveiled a Chromebook version of its ThinkPad X131e laptop.

Questia Launches iOS App for Student Research

Online research and paper-writing resource Questia has released a mobile research app for iOS devices, with free and subscription versions available from the iTunes store.

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