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Mobile Education Driven by Smart Ideas—Technology in Education Series
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October 16, 2017

The science class taught by Jason Guerin and Mark Anderson at the Eldridge, Iowa, school has begun to use the phones for practice tests. Guerin and Anderson project multiple-choice questions onto a whiteboard. Using a website called PollEverywhere.com, students text their choice for an answer to the site. © AP Images

Did you know that a simple text message could be ideal for taking a math test? Using an SMS technology platform, school administrators can now manage communications, automate processes, reduce paper processing and easily update information to track trends for improving the student experience.. They also can use the software to manage the inventory of geographically dispersed schools and communicate with parents.

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