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It is the mission of this website to assist in the development of learning environments that promote Career and Technical Education as well as academic excellence. To provide examples of effective 21st century teaching and learning strategies in order to assist in the development of more engaged and motivated classrooms. To provide multimedia Podcasts and articles to facilitate an understanding of how to implement technology and multimedia in classrooms regardless of content area. To encourage independent and personalized learning by teaching students to enjoy the process of learning. To assist teachers in becoming facilitators of learning.
School Technology Action Report (STAR)
Education’s Guide to Mobile Devices: Everything You Need to Know About Mobile Tech and Your Schools
An annual report has determined that mobile learning and cloud computing are on the verge of being widely adopted by school districts within the next year or two. Game-based learning and open educational content have also been identified as the next two instructional strategies slowly being introduced into classrooms across the nation.
The most recent STAR, published by the editors of eSchool Media Inc., has compiled the most effective strategies for implementing and managing the use of mobile devices in the classroom. The following are just a few of the topics that are discussed in the report:‘Bring Your Own Device’ (BYOD) catching on in schools
Using smart phones to increase math scores
Schools see rising scores with iPads
School leaders eye mobile support 2.0
10 of the best Apple apps for education
New devices allow for mobile wireless broadband
Where are we going? A look at the future of mobile learning