Skip to main content

Home/ RCHK Tech Vision 2014/ Group items tagged smartphone

Rss Feed Group items tagged

aniazielinska

40 Simple Ways To Use A Smartphone In The Classroom - 3 views

  • familiarizing kiddos with properly navigating smartphone apps, challenge some of the more tech-oriented ones to design and develop their own; Stanford already offers an open-source class on the
aniazielinska

http://grunwald.com/pdfs/Grunwald%20Mobile%20Study%20public%20report.pdf - 0 views

    • aniazielinska
       
      parents  more than ever could be key partners in contributing to this new frontier in  learning.  Parent perceptions matter. Their support and influence can smooth the way  for educational technology in schools and help overcome the limitations of  school coffers, without which digital initiatives can stall.
    • aniazielinska
       
      Fifty-six percent  of parents say they'd be willing to purchase a mobile device for their child  to use in the classroom if the school required it
    • aniazielinska
       
      At the same time, many parents look to  teachers and schools for guidance on helping children use mobiles and  apps for educational purposes.
    • Johnny Hogan
       
      Absolutely. The need for us to be actively pursuing ways to use technology effectively and safely is essential.
  • ...2 more annotations...
    • aniazielinska
       
      Defining Terms To ensure parents had a consistent basis for responding to questions  about different types of technology, the survey provided them with these  definitions and examples:  nMobile devices-wireless handheld devices that use Wi-Fi, 3G or 4G to  connect to the Internet, many of which use an operating system such as  iOS, Windows or Android, and can run various types of apps. Examples  include smartphones, tablets, e-readers, and the iPod Touch.  nPortable devices-laptops, notebooks, netbooks, ultrabooks
    • aniazielinska
       
      Many children are using many different devices-and using them often.  Even some pre-K children are using multiple devices. Smartphones are the  most commonly used mobile device; 43 percent of all children (pre-K-12),  and 60 percent of high school students, use a smartphone. One in three  children (34 percent) use tablets. Children use most devices daily or weekly,  with smartphones the most commonly and frequently used device. 
1 - 4 of 4
Showing 20 items per page