Sentences with phrase «devices used by students»

Figure 1 Comparison of devices used by students in Finland, Slovenia, the UK and the US when they read e-books

Comparison of devices used by students in Finland, Slovenia, the UK and the US when they read e-books

However, a wireless presentation system is required to link the class» display system to the devices used by students without worrying about cables and other wire connections.

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Previously, in 2014, the Erie County Legislature unanimously passed a resolution by Legislator Savage calling for a change to State Law to allow students to carry and use epinephrine injectors and medical devices in schools which was passed last spring and signed into law last fall.

Theo Allen, a math student at NYU's Tandon School of Engineering who attended Tuesday's event, said he'll be participating in the competition, and mentioned three technologies he'll look at: a gun that can be locked using a smart phone app; a gun activated by a fingerprint reader; and a gun that can only be used if triggered by a digital chip embedded in a nearby device, like a ring.

Replacing the electronic components that connect devices with photonic components could cut energy use by 20 to 75 percent, Justin Norman, a graduate student at UC Santa Barbara, said.

While indoor tanning has decreased among high school students, about 20 percent of females engaged in indoor tanning at least once during 2013 and about 10 percent of girls frequently engaged in the practice by using an indoor tanning device 10 or more times during the year, according to a research letter published online by JAMA Dermatology.

Because these functions are largely regulated in the frontal brain regions, a portable brain - imaging device (functional near infrared spectroscopy) was used to examine associated changes in the frontal brain function by placing biosensors on students» foreheads during testing.

Similarly, those who used mobile devices in class took notes of poorer quality, detracting from another cognitive process by which students integrate new material.

Using the device of a student essay written from the perspective of the year 2073, Haldane provided a chilling vision of a future in which human lives are overwhelmed by advances in the biological sciences.

Bart van Wees and his PhD student Ludo Cornelissen, both from the University of Groningen and FOM workgroup leader dr. Rembert Duine from Utrecht University have succeeded to use spin waves in an electric circuit by carefully designing the device geometry.

In classes of 100 to 300 students, instructors often use «clickers,» devices that allow students to transmit answers to a teacher instantly by pushing a button from their seat.

Risk Assessment Form (3) Required for projects using hazardous chemicals, activities or devices, and some PHBA's including protists, composting, coliform test kits, decomposition of vertebrate organisms and microbial fuel cells and must be completed and signed by the DS or QS prior to student experimentation.

Founded by CSNE research leader, Josh Smith, and his students at the University of Washington, Jeeva Wireless is revolutionizing the way devices communicate by providing wireless connectivity using 10,000 times less power than the best low - power solutions currently on the market.

One in colour which can be used for presentation purposes by the teacher or on students devices such as notebook computers or iPads.

We should be telling parents about ways to limit device usage (see Curbi Parental Controls for iOS), other than just the plain old every day discipline of taking a device away or sitting beside a student while they use technology (by the way, these two things are the best way to be proactive with our children).

I ask students to experiment with at least three sentences in an essay by trying a different syntax pattern, rhetorical device, or possibly use punctuation for effect.

We're seeing a trend towards more mobile devices being used by students to access content, as they become accustomed to consuming media on - the - go and being in constant contact with their peers.

Active learning introduces student - centered lessons, and ensures more effective results without descending into chaos because each student speaks flawless English 80 % of the lesson time by using a mobile device and earphones.

In addition, different devices save students time, and, according to research carried by Wakefield, each student has and uses on average three devices daily.

In particular, growth in use of tablet devices by teachers and students was clear; 81 per cent of participating school leaders now own and use tablets for professional learning, and the majority of CC21 schools used project funds to purchase and trial iPads in the classroom.

With Remind, you can add students and parents to a class by sharing an email link or by simply having them send a text to your Remind username using their devices.

This means students are no longer limited by out - dated or non-functional classroom technology but can use the devices they carry with them every day.

By attaching multimedia to a QR code, you can help students quickly access the perfect video, audio, or text using their mobile device.

This is a worksheet that can help students analyse language and to be able to independently identify the writer's craft and devices used by the writer.

As Emeritus Professor Steven Schwartz, Chair of ACARA (the Australian Curriculum and Reporting Authority), says in his foreword to the report: «It appears that we can not expect students to become proficient on important employability and life skills, just by using computing devices for games and social interaction.

During a parent presentation on Google Glass, Terri Eichholz (@terrieichholz) discovered that by using mobile devices and a backchannel during presentations or lectures, her students actually paid closer attention to the speaker.

Students believe that using their mobile device at night after going to bed is affecting their school work, according to new research conducted by the Headmasters» and Headmistresses» Conference (HMC) in partnership with Digital Awareness UK (DAUK).

While teachers can try to differentiate and challenge their students, they are still constrained by the availability of the devices and by the capabilities of the device they are using.

Students are permitted to bring mobile phones to school but are restricted by minimum specifications from using phones as their sole device.

The introduction of the interactive whiteboard in the classroom has since resulted in an era in which the use of technology was literally moved to the front and centre of the learning environment, with many teachers and educators grasping the opportunity to enhance teaching by effectively using it as an interactive, real - time projection device resulting in higher levels of student participation and concentration.

Having decided not only to allow consumer technology into the classroom, but also to encourage its widespread use by installing a wi - fi cloud in the school via a managed wireless solution so that students can access the internet on their handheld devices, the school had to ensure that all its staff were on board and could support the school's innovative approach.

TeacherMate — a Game Boy - like device — is now being used by 40,000 students in 15 states with the aim to improve the reading skills of K - 2 students.

By creating a short quiz or open - ended response question using one of these tools and having your students use an internet - enabled device to answer, you can get quick and easy feedback that will help inform your instruction.

For one, smart cards or fobs that are used by students for access can also double as cashless vending devices.

Admittedly, there are students who will use their mobile devices to cheat or will be distracted by them.

If students do not have access to digital devices at home, most homework assignments can be completed without devices by using the provided Investigation Notebook pages.

This is a worksheet that can help students analyse language and to be able to independently identify the writer's craft and devices used by the wri...

What sets it apart, however, is that it can be used by teachers to create web - based presentations and sync all students» devices to them.

In keeping with this theme, ASCD's conference includes more than 50 technology sessions spanning topics from empowering special needs students through technology and arts integration to raising student achievement by using mobile devices, such as the iPod Touch, to create conversations and learning communities.

The study's author suggests (without really explaining why) that iPads are preferable to other kinds of devices, but we haven't seen that the difference in the kind of device that is used by students makes much difference.

Students can use DreamBox by desktop, laptop, or iPad environment, and student progress will be synced across all devices.

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By gathering more data about the digital devices students» families owned, the educators involved discovered these tools were less available to be used in school than they'd thought — and took steps to fix the problem.

Therefore, I will utilize other means to get the meaning across to that student by either reading the passage to him / her, using a device such as audible.com to read to the child, or chunk the reading into more manageable reading tasks.

The assessment is completed by the student online using a computer or tablet device.

ClassFlow is teacher - designed lesson delivery software that energizes the classroom learning experience by allowing teachers to showcase lessons on any interactive display, share digital lesson materials with students, administer quizzes and polls, and assign group learning activities using mobile devices.

With Group Sessions, students can answer multiple - choice and technology - enhanced questions via most mobile devices on any topic in Study Island or any questions created by their teacher using Study Island's Custom Material tool.

In many situations the mobile devices, apps, cloud - based computing, and flipped classroom approaches that are finding wide acceptance in general education are also finding a home among the tools used by special ed experts to help their students succeed.»

But Ball hesitated to adopt a «bring your own device» program, which has been embraced by some school districts across the country, allowing students to bring their own phone or tablet to school to use during lessons.