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Edmodo District Spotlight: Chicago Public Schools - Eventbrite - 0 views
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This webinar will highlight the Chicago Public School District's use of Edmodo as part of their iPad initiative. Technology Integration Specialist Margaret Murphy will be joined by educators from Chicago Public Schools to discuss how mobile devices and Edmodo can be used to improve classroom engagement and bring users throughout the district together.
At one school district, the motto is BYOT - Bring Your Own Technology - The Daily Nightly - 0 views
More Districts Go BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) | Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning - 0 views
More Districts Go BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) | Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning - 0 views
District 214 Continues iPad Pilot Program - Schools - Arlington Heights, IL Patch - 0 views
What Districts Should Know About BYOD and Digital Learning | EdTech Magazine - 1 views
Deerfield District 109 invests in Chromebook technology - Deerfield Review - 0 views
Fort Worth school district launches app for mobile devices | Schools | News from Fort W... - 0 views
Educators Reveal Why (and How) School Districts Are Adopting Tablets | EdTech Magazine - 2 views
'Topless teacher' on school iPad, say students, but district says no - Digital Life - 1 views
Apple's Slow But Radical Overhaul Of Education - 0 views
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The next wave of that impact won't come from iBooks 3 or the new version of iBooks Author, which are both nice, but relatively minor updates. If anything from Tuesday's event will help push digital textbook adoption forward, it's the hardware. Specifically, the iPad Mini. By offering a $329 tablet, Apple suddenly made iPad adoption notably more affordable for cash-strapped school districts. Apple also released the fourth generation 10-inch iPad, which should help drive down the price of the company's older devices as well.
Half of High Schoolers Own a Smartphone or Tablet - PR Newswire - The Sacramento Bee - 0 views
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According to a mobile learning report released today from Blackboard Inc. and Project Tomorrow®, nearly 50 percent of high schoolers and 40 percent of middle schoolers now own or have access to a smartphone or tablet, marking a 400 percent increase since 2007. The report, which compares key opportunities and challenges in mobile device usage among K-12 students, finds that with this widespread adoption, more schools and school districts are considering the incorporation of mobile devices into instruction