"Read this whitepaper to learn how to prepare for the movement to mobile and digital learning in the classroom by exploring the necessary requirements for network and budget along with understanding the benefits of going digital. "
InfuseLearning provides a platform by which teachers can seamlessly engage every student on any device. Make informed decisions at the point of instruction with real-time, student feedback.
"Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via smartphones, laptops, and tablets."
"This site is designed to promote the networking and integration of Mobile Learning into classrooms around the world. On this site you will find several resources that will help you to find answers to your questions:"
A national survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that with technology allowing nearly 24-hour media access as children and teens go about their daily lives, the amount of time young people spend with entertainment media has risen dramatically, especially among minority youth
Before the 1:1 rollout we spent at least six months on staff development. Going from 30 kids in a room opening textbooks to 30 kids opening computers is a significant shift.
Four years later we're still not there yet but we've definitely made progress. Getting to 100 percent is going to take a while.
"When you move an entire district into a digital environment a lot of things change. What doesn't change is the fact that everything revolves around academic achievement."
"Mobile learning is without doubt capturing student imagination (and attention) to a greater degree than passive learning. However we may also soon see more of another potential benefit, such as positive behavior and confidence, as students learn at their own pace, interact with teachers and express their ideas to a greater extent."
"The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) has released "Making Progress: Rethinking State and School District Policies Concerning Mobile Technologies and Social Media.""
"The Playbook is designed to help K-12 school educators plan for the transition to a rich, interactive, and personalized digital learning environment. The Playbook offers advice and considerations to help schools ensure robust and persistent connectivity to the digital content, understand the perspectives of the variety of device users in a school environment, and plan for the transition to digital learning.