Also from emergingedtech.com a short article that highlights five ways mobile devices will benefit teachers and students. They include mobile apps that “bring the classroom to the parents,” by connecting them via Google Classroom or ClassDojo. One parent: “These apps help me, as a parent, stay connected and up-to-speed as to what’s happening in my children’s classrooms and how well they are doing in class – everything from grades to photos of my kids during the school day are available with a quick tap of an app icon.”