What is the current trend in education?

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luciansw
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What is the current trend in education?

Post by luciansw » Mon Feb 01, 2016 6:07 am

According to a Harris Poll survey of students nationwide in grades 4-12, 83 percent of participants reported using a laptop to do school work, and 58 percent reported having used a smartphone and/or tablet as well. Seven in 10 elementary students, two-thirds of middle school students and over half of high school students wanted to broaden the use of mobile devices in the classroom and use them more often than they do now. Over 80 percent of participants said tablets in the classroom would let them learn in a way that's best for them and help them do better in class.
Many districts are beginning to implement Bring-Your-Own Device (BYOD) measures at schools, which offer the flexibility to help students personalize their learning experience. These measures are already in place in 14 percent of districts, and 58 percent have plans in the works for BYOD initiatives.

So would BYOD really help students improve their performance? It depends on a lot of factors. Will the students only use the tablets for the purpose of learning? How can teachers make sure that the class is following his instructions rather than playing games on their tablets? And how do school administrators make sure that all the students have installed the applications they need for class?

For the questions above, there is a simple solution. Mythware Software now combines Classroom Management with Application Management. With Classroom Management, the teacher can easily monitor students’ activities by scanning students’ screens. Teachers can use white list or black list to limit students’ access to certain applications and websites so students can only focus on class-related materials. Moreover, the school administrator can use Mobile Application Management (http://www.mythware.com/mobile-application-management) to achieve better control over all classrooms. Mobile Application Management allows the administrator to install and uninstall applications on all the students’ tablets remotely. And the total usage of the applications will be displayed on the server, so the administrator can learn which applications are used more frequently.

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