A meta-analysis of 53 studies compared classrooms that did and did not use student response systems (e.g., mobile polling, clickers), finding significant effects on learning outcomes both cognitive (e.g., measures of knowledge transfer) and non-cognitive (e.g., participation). 

SpeedGrader is designed for instructors to help minimize their workload when grading student assignments away from a computer. All SpeedGrader data syncs with SpeedGrader in Canvas. Download the SpeedGrader app for iPad and Android devices.

The Polls for Canvas app is the easy way for instructors to request student opinion in the classroom. All students need is a smartphone. Download the Polls for Canvas app on Android and iOS devices.

The MagicMarker app for Canvas is designed for instructors and is the efficient and effective way of recording mastery of learning outcomes in the classroom.

The Canvas by Instructure app is the mobile version of Canvas that helps you stay current with your courses anywhere you go. Download the Canvas by Instructure app on Android and iOS devices.

This Chronicle of Higher Education article shares how instructors are experimenting with ways in which to deploy mobile technology in their teaching.

The Derek Bok Center recently summarized research on the effects of cell phone use in class.

The Bureau of Study Counsel provides tools and information relevant to students’ academic development at Harvard. 

Researchers found that students who took notes on laptops performed worse on conceptual questions than students who took notes longhand, likely because computers encourage verbatim transcription rather than synthesis.