Sentences with phrase «laptops in the hands of students»

Millions of educational apps, millions of lesson plans available online, millions of laptops in the hands of students.

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How that entrepreneurial ah - ha moment evolved for us stemmed from each of the co-founders seeing first - hand how the students, teachers and families in Maine reacted to the laptop initiative.

It is a less costly model than the 1:1 laptop classroom and right - sized for elementary students, who can hold the key to their literacy in the palms of their hands.

A couple of years ago I spoke to my principal and we both recognized an opportunity to make the most of the technology already in students» hands, allowing them to use the technology with which they feel most comfortable — their own laptops, smartphones and tablets — in class.

In the Wall Street Journal, Melissa Korn writes about some effects of college professors banning laptop use in class: students complaining about hand cramps and an inability to read their own handwritten noteIn the Wall Street Journal, Melissa Korn writes about some effects of college professors banning laptop use in class: students complaining about hand cramps and an inability to read their own handwritten notein class: students complaining about hand cramps and an inability to read their own handwritten notes.

The Pine Tree State set a new standard for teaching 21st - century skills when lawmakers agreed to put laptop computers in the hands of every middle school student and teacher — a program that's now being expanded into high schools.

Education World: As you have noted, laptops are almost as common in many schools today as the old loose leaf binders — and they are in the hands of educators and students.

Despite school budget shortfalls, about half the high schools in Maine have opted to move forward this fall in helping the state expand a program to put a laptop computer in the hands of every student, while the other half explore ways to provide students with an economically viable technological alternative.

Whether you have a device in the hands of every student, nothing but a laptop and projector, or you're simply looking towards the future, this book is your partner in inspiration and «I can do this» ideas.

In fact, given the Miix 320's low price and petite keyboard, it's a good fit for the small hands of a child, perhaps as a student's first laptop.

Laptops can be useful in particular kinds of courses or sessions (hands - on practice with a research tool, e.g.) or for a very particular purpose (referencing a resource under discussion, working with learning management system content and tools, annotating notes taken from pre-reading, e.g.), or for accommodation of individual student learning needs (adaptive learning software, e.g.).