Sentences with phrase «of educational devices»

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Tablets like Google's Chromebook are an ideal classroom device because they're relatively cheap, interchangeable, easy to manage, and provide access to a range of Google's educational software.

The device, which leverages cloud - based software, provides auditory and visual alerts to remind users to take medication, educational videos, and time messages of encouragement.

IT analyst forecasts remain unable to keep pace with the dramatic rise in cybercrime, the ransomware epidemic, the refocusing of malware from PCs and laptops to smartphones and mobile devices, the deployment of billions of under - protected Internet of Things (IoT) devices, the legions of hackers - for - hire, and the more sophisticated cyber-attacks launching at businesses, governments, educational institutions, and consumers globally.

The laws of nature are valid but they» are not deterministic, they allow for freedom, and so for conflicts and frustrations that are not specifically providential (divine punishments, educational devices, or...) but are simply examples of creatures partly making themselves and one another, under the general guidance which insures that symbiosis and mutual helpfulness are as real as self - assertion and predation.

When one beholds the staff - generated devices dreamed up by boards and commissions to focus the attention of the church - in - convention assembled upon their particular programs, one wonders if the motivation is exclusively either educational or evangelical.

All of the gadgeteering, and the educational devices, and the group dynamics, and whatever else, do not alter this basic fact; and it is with this that the Church must wrestle from age to age.

Articles from back issues of North American and International Waldorf educational journals are all available in pdf format and can also be downloaded to your PC or electronic reading devices.

The rampant impact of these devices goes far beyond the bullying; in many cases, teachers find themselves stuck in a position of policing the devices on top of trying to teach, and that's just not good for anyone from an educational standpoint — never mind the psychosocial damages.

They're learning even more from the Peep and the Big Wide World educational apps that we installed on some of our electronic devices.

The purpose of this educational statement is to provide information about healthy hip development to guide manufacturers in the development of safe designs of infant equipment, and to help parents make informed choices about the devices they use for their babies.

As I admired the gilded allegorical ceiling panels representing science and excellence, I couldn't help thinking, corny as it may sound, that the building's namesake — whose innovative experiments included, along with the Declaration of Independence, an improved plow, a portable copying machine, an encryption device, and an outstanding institution of learning (the University of Virginia), and who sent Lewis and Clark on one of history's most daring research expeditions — would have approved of this educational effort, too.

«I think it's a great educational tool, which is just what a lot of consumers need right now,» says Katharine Burnham, media director of the New York City — based Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), which offers a similar online service called Seafood Selector on its Web site and for mobile devices.

The popularity of the device with children at the Faire suggests to Xu that it could work well as an educational tool, as well as a device with encourages other people to get creative.

On the other hand, if the provided educational materials allow for an effective experience on all or at least most of the devices available in class, we can count on a wide and steady use of such materials in schools.

The company also provides one - to - one funded learning schemes to help educational establishments and parents finance students» personal learning devices, which can be used inside and outside of the classroom.

Similarly, IT teams in educational institutions may be required to onboard hundreds of new users and thousands of new devices multiple times over the course of a year.

New devices, new applications and new software are shaping the present and the future of the eLearning industry, directly affecting the way schools, educational institutions and companies administer and, of course, deliver eLearning.

Their mobile devices give them the ability to explore new ideas or expand their educational horizons in a matter of seconds.

Another involved making a Maze Runner - style adventure game using Appmaker, a free authoring tool from Mozilla that mimics a smartphone device (many of Mozilla's educational tools can now be found on a new online portal).

Even if the e-Learning market is still considered a «niche» segment within different HR macro segments it is subjected, in both a positive and negative manner, to the influences of sales trends related to smart devices and the increasing spread of the Internet access globally.Other opportunities come from Smartphone devices, considered valuable assets that help improve work productivity, and the concept of Mobile Learning, and ultimately «BYOD» (Bring your own device) a slower trend, but one that will be ongoing for some time.A Breakthrough... without borders!The SaaS Business Model is increasingly present in educational reform, and technology plays a significant role in presenting a key opportunity for education suppliers globally.

Assistive educational technology has a rather broad definition as it encompasses various devices, equipment, and systems that are used to help students bypass, maintain, compensate, overcome, or enhance any learning deficits and capabilities of disabled students.

Jon Silvera, founder and managing director of FUZE said: «We wanted to redesign the hardware in order to provide a true valuable educational device for kids.

With increasing reach of internet and mobile devices, using multimedia in eLearning is increasingly becoming a popular and preferred method for learning across corporates as well as educational institutes.

She used research to show the power of using mobile devices as an educational tool.

Quite simply put, this means that a student can bring their own personal or family device (Laptop, Chromebook or Tablet) and connect to their educational institute's network or internet via Wi - Fi or 3G for the purpose of learning.

Perhaps personal devices — mobile phones, tablets, and laptops — will ultimately embed these voice - activated assistants in a more appropriate way for an educational environment — and spare schools the costs of purchasing standalone devices.

These multi-purpose devices when allowed in educational support can be useful especially for the development of socialization skills in special needs children.

With extensive access to devices in the classroom and games further tailored to their curriculum, teachers have adopted a diverse set of educational games like Minecraft EDU, BrainPOP, and iCivic on a much greater scale.

While we continue to develop daring new live experiences for young audiences, we are working with artists to capture and offer «virtual performances» so students and teachers outside of NYC can watch BAM performances at their local cinema, on their computers or devices, participate in virtual workshops with BAM teaching artists, and access BAM's extensive archive and library of educational resources.

And in fact, we see a fuller pattern emerging quickly: as much as there are fancy statistics waved at us by the mobile learning (mLearning) evangelists, there are counter studies (mostly conducted in educational institutions) that find that the presence of devices detracts from the learning.

The study was set up by deputy chief executive Neil Willis, HR director Richard Taylor, and educational psychologist Jo Buttle, who examined ways to improve staff well - being through the use of this device.

In recent years we've seen the proliferation of mobile devices and educational applications in the classroom.

Whether a school is looking to go down the 1:1 route, or is considering a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) scheme, the Tablet Academy is inviting visitors to trial a range of devices in an educational context.

Guest asked the question about mobile devices acting as a nuisance, I think of them as educational assets now, however, educators must learn how to use them for the benefit of the instructional process

• Advancing the use of blended - learning environments and enabling educational opportunities through new devices including Surface Pro for students and staff.

Though it may seem a little risky to let the class loose on computers and iPads, these devices are in fact a wonderful way to awaken young people to the educational dimensions of technology.There are, of course, a couple of boundaries that have to be put in place so that students stay on track.

This report reviews evidence on K - 12 classroom technology use and is organized according to media platforms: interactive whiteboards, classroom response systems (clickers), video games, simulations, modeling, augmented reality, virtual worlds, mobile devices, data analysis tools, calculators, 1:1 ratio of computers to students, computer - assisted instruction (where a computer presents instruction or remediation), virtual learning, and educational television.

Maturing educational technologies and tools have also added to the trend of using mobile devices in a learning capacity.

The options are diverse, we have a great variety of devices within our reach; services that, while not created with educational purposes, have a strong potential in this field when they are applied with creativity; platforms that use mobility, immediacy, and simplicity for their methodologies in order to satisfy people's expectations.

Offering an intuitive, natural interface, a highly engaging and constantly updated library of applications and limitless possibilities for educational enrichment, classrooms all over the nation now utilize the device.

Online textbooks, educational multimedia, interactive software, collaborative learning portals, and online learning are just a few examples of how increase device access can aid student learning.

The possibilities for future educational uses of ubiquitous web devices are exciting, and not so daunting as might be expected if implemented thoughtfully.

This virtual version of the manipulative is an open - ended educational tool, ideal for elementary classrooms and other learning environments that use laptops, Apple devices (e.g., iPhones, iPads), Chromebooks, or Windows devices.

With the growing number of educational apps, it's no wonder that these devices are becoming a valuable part of the educational environment.

SEATTLE --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Jan. 22, 2015 --(NASDAQ: AMZN)-- Amazon.com today announced KDP EDU, a new segment of Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) designed to help educators and authors easily prepare, publish, and promote eTextbooks and other educational content for students to access on a broad range of devices, including Fire tablets, iPad, iPhone, Android smartphones and tablets, Mac, and PC.

One Laptop per Child (OLPC), the global children's educational non-profit born at the MIT Media Lab, and Nook Media, the device division of Barnes and Noble, announced a partnership that will pre-install a special variant of the Nook apps on OLPC's US - based XO tablet devices.

Also, with toddlers as its intended clientele, the tablet has also been provided with enough tweaks on the software front, which includes educational, and entertainment apps, as well as children's ebooks, all of which come pre-loaded on the device.

Kindle Free Time, Amazon's parental control software built into its line of Kindle Fire devices, is being upgraded ahead of the holidays with additional educational features that will help the tablet

To date, these devices remain a little, probably the majority of users to read educational and reference books prefers to use the tablets.

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