The pen is mightier than the sword, but the computer mightier than both
It's official. In 2015, the keyboard has began to genuinely challenge the pen for dominance in the classroom.
It's official. In 2015, the keyboard has began to genuinely challenge the pen for dominance in the classroom.
Social Sciences
Feb 12, 2015
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Teenagers who own smartphones spend more time online - also during the night, which may affect their sleep. A new University of Basel study on more than 300 students reports that teenagers' digital media use during the night ...
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Feb 2, 2015
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Mobile apps have proved to be valuable educational tools, but laboratory instructors thus far have been limited to using mobile devices only for virtual laboratories with simulated experiments. Now, researchers at the NYU ...
Software
Jan 28, 2015
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Despite being more commonly thought of as a device designed for the passive consumption of content, touch-screen tablet computers can support the learning process when used in an educational setting – and not just as a ...
Social Sciences
Jan 22, 2015
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Seok Kang, associate professor in the UTSA Department of Communication, collaborated with Korean researcher Jaemin Jung to study the smartphone habits of college students in the United States and South Korea. The researchers ...
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Nov 7, 2014
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(Phys.org) —College students are not embracing tablets as many experts had expected when the devices were introduced a few years ago, says a new report from Ball State University.
Other
May 12, 2014
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The increasing availability of mobile phones and tablets to school children is forcing schools to reconsider their approach to web filtering as students abandon controlled campus networks for public wireless.
Social Sciences
Jan 14, 2014
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Outreach programs that build relationships between families and schools may reduce the number of students who change schools for reasons other than grade promotion, according to a new study from researchers at Rice University, ...
Social Sciences
Sep 26, 2013
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A small, pilot study is examining how mobile technology might support deaf and hard-of-hearing college students when an interpreter can't physically be present at the time the services are requested. The University of Cincinnati ...
Other
Jun 17, 2013
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Harried Venezuelans who devote hours scouring supermarkets for increasingly scarce food basics and toilet paper have just received some digital help thanks to a young software developer.
Software
Jun 9, 2013
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