7 Steps to Preparing for Common Core and Mobile Device Rollouts
Trying to implement a mobile device initiative while your district's teachers and staff are preparing for the Common Core online assessments can be like to trying to balance on two wild horses with a single set of reins. Two California district leaders share advice and resources they have gained from their ongoing mobile device transitions.
MoreMobile Study: Tablets Make a Difference in Teaching and Learning
A pair of studies released Wednesday — the first of their kind — found that tablets can make a difference in the learning habits of students.
MoreReport: Nearly 1 in 10 K-12 Teachers and Students Worldwide Will Own a Mobile Device by 2017
Nearly 10 percent of all K-12 teachers and students will have a mobile device by 2017, according to a new report from Futuresource Consulting. In 2012, just three percent of K-12 teachers and students owned mobile devices, according to the company.
MoreSmart Watches, Smart Phones, Smart Socks, Smart Bras: How about Smart Children?
From Smart Watches to Smart Margarine with Smart Bras in between, we are being inundated with smart objects. While the epithet “smart” may be overused, we argue that it is precisely this next generation of “smart” objects that will be the catalyst for the profound and fundamental change in education that we techies have been promising for the last 50+ years.
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