Dive Summary:
- A new survey takes a look at how much mobile technology has entered classrooms, and reveals what’s holding it back.
- Most barriers to adopting mobile technology in the classroom seem to be financial, although a lack of wireless hotspots and bandwidth were also listed as hurdles.
- At the top of survey participants' mobile wish lists: digital textbooks, student productivity apps, and creative apps.
From the article:
... Out of all districts surveyed, few said their classrooms have a one-to-one device-to-student ratio, but many respondents said they would implement such an initiative, or expand an existing initiative to one-to-one coverage, if their budgets allowed. ...
