The Pearson Foundation sponsored the second-annual survey, which asked 1,206 college students and 204 college-bound high-school seniors about their tablet ownership.
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Mobile Computing Just Became the Third Digital Revolution of the Last Decade [#Infographic]
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What Is the Future of Libraries on College Campuses? [#Infographic]
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College-Age Americans Own the Most Mobile Devices | EdTech Magazine - 0 views
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Tablet Ownership Triples Among College Students - Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Highe... - 0 views
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One-fourth of the college students surveyed said they owned a tablet, compared with just 7 percent last year. Sixty-three percent of college students believe tablets will replace textbooks in the next five years—a 15 percent increase over last year’s survey. More than a third said they intended to buy a tablet sometime in the next six months.
Online Teacher of the Year: Individualized instruction is key | eSchool News - 0 views
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Through a combination of blended learning, individualized instruction, and enthusiasm, online biology teacher Leslie Fetzer’s dedication to helping her special-needs students develop core learning skills contributed to her new title as the 2012 National Online Teacher of the Year for K-12 education.
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Fetzer said that teaching online lets her instantly individualize instruction for her students, and she is able to personalize lessons to appeal to each student’s own areas of interest or preferences. Access to different online tools and technologies is an added benefit.
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i-Ready’s two components, adaptive diagnostic and standards preparation, provide a visually appealing and fun approach to educational materials. Both programs allow teachers, parents and administrators to follow the progress of every student down to the skill level. The diagnostic program not only identifies the grade level a student is at, but pin points the skills needed to improve and adapts lessons accordingly.
SmartTech Roundup | Getting Smart - 0 views
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PC Mag reports that over 1.5 million are in use in educational institutions (bet it’s a lot more than that). Boston’s NPR station reports that over 600 districts have ditched textbooks and purchased iPads for all students.
Blended Learning: New Solution to an Old Problem | Getting Smart by %author_name% | %tag% - 0 views
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We can provide every student in America access to great teachers, but that won’t happen in a traditional classroom (as Public Impact has so clearly spelled out)—it will happen when we leverage talent with technology and blend the best of online and onsite learning.
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To power these new models that combine local and national resources, Digital Learning Now calls for educational funding that is weighted, portable, and performance-based.
Virtual Projects to Add to Real World Field Trips - Getting Smart by Alison Anderson - ... - 0 views
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Nowadays, when someone talks about a “21st century field trip,” they are most likely referring to a virtual field trip. Virtual field trips are incredible examples of how the Internet can change the learning experience for students today. They can take a tour of Versailles, cruise around with the Rovers on the surface of Mars, even travel back in time and “walk” around Ancient Egypt in a format that was unimaginable just a few years ago.
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Virtual Projects to Add to Real World Field Trips
To support ed tech, schools need to rethink budgets, infrastructure | eSchool News - 0 views
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Two-thirds of students want to use technology more often in their classrooms, and 76 percent of IT staff said faculty members show increasing interest in implementing educational technology.
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But 87 percent of IT professionals said they would need to upgrade their infrastructure before they can incorporate much more technology in their classrooms, and almost nine in 10 faculty members anticipate problems moving away from the traditional lecture model.
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“Schools need to have resources equal or better than what [students] have at home,” Washington said.
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QR codes as learning tools
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