Giving Compass' Take:

• Education Dive details a survey that shows schools that assigned digital devices to students found positive outcomes and more engagement.

• This survey is yet another reminder of the changing education landscape through technology, but the article also cautions that time away from screens is valuable as well — and not all edtech is created equal.

• On that note, here's why edtech isn’t a substitute for real education reform.

Schools that assigned laptops or Chromebooks to students found that these young learners were more likely to take in-class notes, get reminders about assignment due dates, collaborate with classmates and check their grades, according to educational nonprofit Project Tomorrow’s annual survey, the Speak Up Research Project for Digital Learning.

Students are also now more likely to be assigned some type of digital device. In 2017, twice as many principals — 60% — said they were assigning this technology as compared to 27% in 2015, according to an article in The Hechinger Report.

Students' behavior, which also includes a higher likelihood that they will email teachers with questions, suggests they are becoming more independent learners who are taking advantage of a support system at school, such as homework due date reminders, the article notes. However, Speak Up CEO Julie Evans said effective teaching is still a necessary piece of the puzzle.

Read the full article about schools seeing positive impacts from mobile devices by Jessica Campisi at Education Dive.