Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The apps offer access to a wide variety of step-by-step lessons, video tutorials, and interactive activities to help users learn guitar playing in fun and engaging ways. Compatibility: iPhone/iPad and Android / Price: Free, offers in-app purchases / Age: 4+ 2. Songsterr Tabs Songsterr is another good app for learning to play guitar.

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2020

Libraries are temporarily closing their doors due to coronavirus—like so many other institutions in the wake of a growing pandemic. But what does it mean for librarians to serve patrons without a library ? But what does it mean for librarians to serve patrons without a library ?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2022

Usually, that meant desktop computers, iPads, and laptops, either in small groups or 1:1. Good intentions to give all students access to the world’s knowledge were derailed by the cost of the websites and webtools that made that happen. International Children’s Digital Library. Open Library. Listen and Read.

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Vizor

JANUARY 31, 2023

This can greatly enhance the educational experience for students providing them with access to a wide range of digital resources. However, managing and tracking these devices can be a significant challenge for school libraries. Traditionally, libraries have used library management systems to track and manage their resources.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 22, 2023

Share it in a teacher-provided summer activity folder (this should be quick to use, maybe through Google Drive if students have access to that). This doesn’t require a library. Any age: Explore the night sky using an iPad app like GoSkyWatch. Kids will love having a valid reason to use Mom’s smartphone camera.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Access a library of shapes, containers, stylized fonts and more. With the free version get access to 3 documents with up to 3 collaborators. Popplet is a mind mapping app on the iPad to get students creating digital mind maps with links, videos, and images. Students can add their own drawings and pictures from the iPad.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2022

the digital devices–computer or Chromebooks or iPads–won’t work on the Big Day. Luckily, Common Core–and many State standards–provide an excellent starter list of seven ways to blend technology into your everyday teaching: have digital ebooks included in your class library. Let me break this down for you.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

Usually, that meant desktop computers, iPads, and laptops, either in small groups or 1:1. Good intentions to give all students access to the world’s knowledge were derailed by the cost of the websites and webtools that made that happen. International Children’s Digital Library. Open Library. Listen and Read.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Integrating presentations in teaching is an accessible way to bring technology to the classroom and make the best digital tools available. You can also customize any lesson from the Nearpod Lesson Library, including hundreds of already made slide-based lessons. Haiku Deck.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 2, 2022

A School License is a multi-user PDF of most books (or videos where available) we offer–textbooks, curricula, lesson plans, student workbooks, and more–that can be used on every digital device in your school–iPads, Macs, PCs, Chromebooks, laptops, netbooks, smartphones, iPods. As many as the school wants. Benefits of a School License.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

A few years ago, while working as a teacher librarian at Templeton Elementary School in Oregon, I had the opportunity to redesign the school’s library website to include digital resources for the students to use as part of a shift to 1:1 iPad learning. Identify the content needs of the district.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Somehow, as lives for both the adults and children have gotten busier, as digital devices have taken over, as parents turned to TVs or iPads to babysit kids while they do something else, we’ve gotten away from this most companionable of activities. Have a library of books intended to be read aloud. Importance of reading aloud.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 1, 2022

The apps are simple and easy to use and offer various features from access to pre-designed comic templates to the ability to convert images to cartoon illustrations. Compatibility: iPhone/iPad and Android / Price: Free, offers in-app purchases / Age: 4+ 2. Compatibility: iPhone/iPad / Price: $3.99, offers in-app purchases / Age: 4+ 4.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

September 17, 2015 Looking for some good library apps other than Kindle and Kobo? Below is a collection of some iPad apps you might want to try. Some of these apps provide access to free eBooks and.read more.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 22, 2022

You can have your entire library in your own pocket to take anywhere you go. There are several websites and online libraries that offer access to free ebooks and audiobooks. There are several websites and online libraries that offer access to free ebooks and audiobooks.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Access a library of shapes, containers, stylized fonts and more. With the free version get access to 3 documents with up to 3 collaborators. Popplet is a mind mapping app on the iPad to get students creating digital mind maps with links, videos, and images. Students can add their own drawings and pictures from the iPad.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Also, access a library of free clipart, fonts, graphics and backgrounds. Canva is a web tool and iPad app with infographic templates and lesson plans. Piktochart has several templates for creating infographics. Infogr.am is an infographic creator with graphs and templates.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MAY 4, 2019

Libby is an excellent app that allows you to access your local library and borrow ebooks and audiobooks. The way Libby works is very simple: open the app, find your local library, use your library.read more.

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2017

[ Editor’s note: This piece is the first in our new monthly series focusing on Innovative School Libraries and Librarians. Be sure to keep checking back during the month of August for new library-focused articles!]. Our students mostly use iPads in kindergarten and 1 st grade, so this is their first use of a laptop for a project.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Somehow, as lives for both the adults and children have gotten busier, as digital devices have taken over, as parents turned to TVs or iPads to babysit kids while they do something else, we’ve gotten away from this most companionable of activities. World Read Aloud Day is an opportunity to get back to it.

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Adobe iPad Groups Digital Citizenship 195

The 21st Century Principal

JUNE 18, 2012

Now users who have music in the Amazon Cloud Drive can listen to that music on their iPhone or iPad. Use your 5 GB Amazon cloud space to store music that can no be accessed from any device, whether its an Android tablet, iPhone, or computer desktop. Add songs from your iTunes library. Create playlists easily.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MARCH 12, 2023

Compatibility: Android/ iOS (iPhone, iPad); Price: Free 2. Subscribers get unlimited access to hundreds of activities and early access to new releases. Compatibility: Android/ iOS (iPhone, iPad); Price: Free, offers in-app purchases 3. Compatibility: iPhone/iPad and Android / Price: Free, offers in-app purchases 5.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 31, 2020

Somehow, as lives for both the adults and children have gotten busier, as digital devices have taken over, as parents turned to TVs or iPads to babysit kids while they do something else, we’ve gotten away from this most companionable of activities. Have a library of books intended to be read aloud. Importance of reading aloud.

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Edsurge

MARCH 25, 2022

Students who want to use the restroom or visit the library or other office now pull up an app on their iPad and bring it to the teacher, who keys in his or her access code to grant permission. Every student in the school already has a school-issued iPad, so it’s just another option on those student devices. “We

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 19, 2023

The other feels like the catalog room of the Library of Congress. Enter them to an easily accessible digital calendar like Google Calendar and share with students, parents, and interested stakeholders. When I introduce students to digital note-taking, we start with a discussion of handwritten vs digital notes.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 22, 2022

It allows them to easily organize their lessons and subjects in visually appealing timetables accessible on the go. Compatibility: iPhone/iPad and Android / Price: Free / Age : 4+ 2. Compatibility: iPhone/iPad and Android / Price: Free, offers in-app purchases / Age : 4+ 3.

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2024

As at many schools these days, students spend much of their learning time on a laptop or an iPad, and they use a variety of tech tools as they move through the school day. Typically these tools can only be accessed as independent entities where a student has to go through a different login for each of these tools,” she added.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Somehow, as lives for both the adults and children have gotten busier, as digital devices have taken over, as parents turned to TVs or iPads to babysit kids while they do something else, we’ve gotten away from this most companionable of activities. Have a library of books intended to be read aloud. Importance of reading aloud.

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techlearning

AUGUST 22, 2018

College and high school students can now explore real-life chemistry concepts and vary parameters using Pivot Interactives’ new chemistry library. Pivot Interactives' cloud-based web app can be accessed 24/7 using any web-connected device, including a computer,Chromebook™ or iPad.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2019

Somehow, as lives for both the adults and children have gotten busier, as digital devices have taken over, as parents turned to TVs or iPads to babysit kids while they do something else, we’ve gotten away from this most companionable of activities. Have a library of books intended to be read aloud. Importance of reading aloud.

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2019

Accessibility to computing power is no longer constrained by time and place. Yet, iPads and Chromebooks have their limitations. School Computer Labs Ensure Equitable Access. Forty-one percent (41%) of high school students lack access to a non-shared in-school device. Yet many educators advocate for their continued use.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Online Reading –when the classroom library isn’t available, use one of the many online libraries or story collections to inspire reading. If you’re teaching with a hybrid model (switching between home and school), be sure to choose one (like SplashLearn) that can be synced between the two.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 18, 2021

Good for: Reading, writing, creativity Grades: 1-5 Platforms: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android. Good for: Reading Grades: K-12 Platforms: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android. This app allows students to browse and borrow ebooks and audiobooks from public libraries for free. Plus, they're all free! Math games ChessKid.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2022

To help educators leverage the power of AR wherever learning takes place, Discovery Education has made the Sandbox AR iPad app available today in the Apple App Store. Discovery Education users can access DEmystfied here. . For more information about?Discovery www.discoveryeducation.com ?and Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 15, 2019

If a school adopts iPads, teachers can only use games that work with the Apple operating system. You have access to a limited library of games.”. School technology typically moves slowly,” he continues. “If The same goes for Chromebooks.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2017

Now, with so much technology as an interwoven part of a library’s infrastructure, my fellow ex-librarians and I are more frequently referred to as “media specialists,” though I sometimes go by “library media specialist” to help people gradually adjust to the new identity. and Reading Horizons. We use Epic!

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

When Apple released its first iPad seven years ago, the company thought one area it would revolutionize was education. So when Hiram College announced last month that it would provide every student and professor an iPad starting this fall, it made us wonder what the state of Apple’s sector-creating tablet on campuses is these days.

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