CELLPHONES AS LEARNING TOOLS

More schools use cellphones as learning tools

Josh Higgins, USA TODAY2:38 p.m. EDT August 7, 2013

Although schools have traditionally banned or limited cell phones in the classroom, 73% of Advanced Placement and National Writing Project teachers said their students use phones in the classroom or to complete assignments, according to a Pew Research Center study.

Students, Emme McCleary, 13, and Brenna Toshner, 13, use iPhones and an HP Notebook computer for a class assignment in their language arts class at Willis Junior High in Chandler, Ariz.
(Photo: Michael Schennum, The Arizona Republic)

• Security and educational use are giving school administrators reason to allow cellphones at school
• Cellphones are also creating concern over misuse and access inequities
• While many schools still ban phones, the number of schools allowing them is quickly rising

Cellphones in class

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Smart TV for Effective Academic Learning

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Diana Walls

One of the struggles of educators these days is how to attract the attention of their students when they are teaching. Students have short attention span and they are not fans of listening to lectures. Hours of sitting around bores and tires them. That is why educators are using few tools to encourage students to participate in class. Smart Television is one of the tools that is used in modern day classrooms.

Smart TV is an emerging trend in technology and education. Let’s look at why these emerging trend is slowly moving from household appliance to an integral learning tool.

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Teachers encourage students to participate in classroom discussions. With Smart TVs this becomes an easy task. Like any other television, this device is capable of playing videos, audio recordings, and image streams. It is also capable of connecting with the internet. Sites like Picassa and Youtube are easily accessed on this television.

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