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Mobile Technology in the K-12 Classroom 3/20/2014 Contact the Editor Follow on Twitter Sponsor this Newsletter Subscribe Change email address Unsubscribe

Features 7 Apps That Teach Literacy Skills Visual and sonic aids can help students with language disorders improve their reading, writing and speaking. More Forecast: Billions Will Have High-Speed Mobile Broadband Within 5 Years High-speed mobile broadband is poised to explode within the next five years. According to a new forecast, by 2019, subscriptions to LTE and LTE-Advanced will reach into the billions. More Tech Projects That Support Big Ideas Jennifer Anderson, iPad U teacher at Heritage E-STEM Magnet School, helps her students become content producers whose learning reaches beyond the classroom. More 7 Apps and Websites to Help You Teach Algebra Common Sense Media's service Graphite, which offers independent ratings and reviews on learning apps and websites, has compiled this list of its top apps and websites that help teach algebra. More Making Mobile Devices Durable Districts that have spent millions on 1-to-1 rollouts are protecting their investment with a variety of cases and covers. More Mobile Classroom News App Ed Review Offers Teachers Tips on Using Apps in Class More Khan Academy to Offer Free SAT Prep More California District Adopts Tablets for Special Education More Lesson Planet Redesigns its Site for Mobile Device Users More Net Texts Launches Mobile Site, Adds Common Core Search More New Mobile Products Amplify and Intel Education Introduce a Ruggedized Tablet More Apple Updates Entry-Level iPad, Ditches iPad 2 More Discovery Introduces Techbook App More Sylvan Learning Launches SylvanPlay Mobile Games Network More Amplify Introduces a Digital Curriculum for ELA More Professional Resources Join THE Journal on Facebook More THE Journal Resources

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