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"24% of teens go online "almost constantly," facilitated by the widespread availability of smartphones. Aided by the convenience and constant access provided by mobile devices, especially smartphones, 92% of teens report going online daily - including 24% who say they go online "almost constantly," according to a new study from Pew Research Center. More than half (56%) of teens - defined in this report as those ages 13 to 17 - go online several times a day, and 12% report once-a-day use. Just 6% of teens report going online weekly, and 2% go online less often."

"Learning how to ask good questions is a cornerstone of learning and living. It's a practice we use every day. So much of our success in life depends on asking the right questions. So how do we actually do it? It's easy when you have a solid process. When we ask good questions in education, the benefits are immeasurable. It lets us clearly define problems and expectations. Students' research becomes more productive. They have better team communication. It lets them view challenges proactively. It encourages deeper reflection and better learning processes."

"To all the mothers reading this post let me wish you a very happy Mother's Day and a life full of happiness and joy. I was thinking hard about what to share with you on this special occasion and I landed on this wonderful playlist compiled by the folks in TED. These TED talks speak to the complexities of parenthood, offering unusual insights and hard-won advice."

"Transcending beyond a make-believe world, Toontastic, by Launchpad Toys, can be a fully-functioning learning experience for your child, student or class! I have to admit that when we first looked at Toontastic we envisioned one child on a rainy summer day lazily creating a pretend world of their own on their parent's iPad. However, the more we experiment and test out this app for iPads we realize its true potential. Whether you are introducing storyline to your English/Literature students, historical documentary to your Social Studies class just "What I did on my Summer Vacation" you will find that the app brings the children's skills to life. Winner of top awards in their industry, Toontastic offers a simple venue for initiating, coordinating and presenting ideas, thoughts and imagination."

"We've heard the importance of failure and experimentation in learning. In this excellent interview on Science Friday, inventor James Dyson speaks about his direct experience with failures and schools' need to accommodate it. "My life and my day are full of failures," he says. "Failures are interesting.""

""A Day in the Life" of an Administrator on his iPad "

"Tablets are not for everyone. Most people are perfectly capable of making it through the day checking email, reading, and watching videos on their smartphone until they can make it home to their laptop. That being said, tablets were sent from on high for student life. They're cheaper and easier to transport than laptops, yet they're more substantial and full-featured than smartphones."

"NOVA Elements is a free app from PBS all about the periodic table, its unique set of properties, and how elements combine to make things you use every day. That coffee you're drinking? Yeah, it's made up of elements. You're ingesting tiny little molecules every time you take a sip, and they're interacting with other tiny little molecules in your stomach. Science is amazing! "

"Can you imagine not being able to read printed words? What would your life be like if books, newspapers, websites, email, and even signs were all virtually incomprehensible to you? How would you get through the day? For up to one in five people like me with dyslexia these are not hypothetical questions, they are our reality. Yet, thanks to accessibility technologies built into Apple's iPhone, iPad, and Mac, it's a reality that can be challenged. Dyslexia makes reading a simple paragraph, let alone textbooks, a tedious and frustrating process. Spelling and written expression can also be very difficult. ( (Despite this, dyslexia does not impact intellectual ability. It doesn't cause people to read backwards or see words upside down. It does, however, make figuring out what sounds go with which letters difficult. Deciphering unfamiliar words on a page can be extremely difficult, if not impossible. ((So what do people who have dyslexia do when they encounter printed text? Some simply avoid it or give up. Others find methods to help them succeed."

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