“Columbus sailed the ocean blue, 6 x 7 is 42.” I remember reciting that and many other clever sayings when learning my times table in second grade. Even as an adult, I find myself repeating those sayings in my head, and think back to my second grade teacher who helped me when I was struggling with multiplication....
Posts Tagged ‘mobile learning’
StudyBlue Helps Students Express Gratitude with ‘Cards For Teachers’
Posted on May 11th, 2012
TOC Bologna: Digital Kids’ Publishers Try to Chart the Path Ahead (Publishers Weekly)
Posted on March 19th, 2012
Declaring that we are in the middle of “the transition that will define the future of the book,” Raccah also discussed some of the more recent players on the children’s scene (including Scholastic’s Storia and Capstone’s MyOn as well as challenges (file size, pricing, a multitude of platforms and formats, discoverability) and...
More Than 1 Million Flashcards Created on StudyBlue Every Week
Posted on February 13th, 2012
Due to an increasing demand from students to make their studying mobile and social, StudyBlue has experienced rapid growth as a mobile and online study service. More than 1 million online flashcards are created every week on StudyBlue, and that number nearly doubles during peak exam times....
Top 7 Ed Tech Trends to Watch in 2012
Posted on January 6th, 2012
Compiled by CB&A staff As a follow-up to our 2011 reflection post, the CB&A team once again collaborated to identify what we believe will be hot topics in education for 2012. Do you agree with us? Let us know in the comments! 1. Mobile Learning You’re not experiencing déjà vu. We did,...
New eChalk Mobile App Puts Key to Student Achievement in Parents’ Hands
Posted on October 3rd, 2011
A new mobile app launched byeChalk extends its school communication and instruction management software to more computing devices, giving students, parents and teachers another way to stay connected. With versions for iPhone®, iPad® and Android® devices, the app helps school communities foster greater parental involvement than ever before, and embrace mobile learning....
Mobile Students, Mobile Learning: Is Your Business Smartphone Friendly?
Posted on November 4th, 2010
It seems you can’t open an education publication these days without seeing a headline about the latest use for the iPad in the classroom, the newest education app for the iPhone, or how the big educational publishers are ramping up production of digital textbooks here in the U.S. While it’s easy to...
Learning? There’s an App for That!
Posted on June 25th, 2010
More than 75 percent of teens own cell phones, up from just 45 percent in 2004, according to Pew Internet & American Life Project. However, nearly 70 percent of schools nationwide ban mobile devices during the school day, according to a survey conducted last year by CommonSense Media. But some districts are...