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Are Smartphones in the Classroom a Smart Move?

The CoolCatTeacher

She authored Toys to Tools: Connecting Student Cell Phones to Education (published by ISTE in 2008), Cell Phones in the Classroom: A Practical Guide for the K-12 Educator (published by ISTE in 2011), Help Your Child Learn With Their Cell Phone and Web 2.0 Liz is currently co-chairing an auxiliary committee for the U.S.

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Research-based Benefits of Being Bilingual

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In my years as an EFL teacher, I’ve witnessed the delight and challenge children experience in learning a new language. Learning a new language opens a gateway to its underlying culture, offering insights into how others think and behave. Many of us are bilingual, trilingual, or even multilingual. Bialystok, E.

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18 Effective Classroom Motivation Strategies

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Its significance is particularly pronounced in the realm of classroom learning, where it’s often invoked to explain the successes and failures in learning processes. Intrinsic motivation, a key component in learning, is driven by a natural curiosity and an inherent interest in a subject.

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Learning First, Technology Second #motivationmonday

The CoolCatTeacher

Today Liz Kolb @lkolb talks about how we can put learning first and a very important reason technology should be second. In today’s show, Liz Kolb talks about the role of learning and technology: What is the role of technology in learning. How we can make technology improve learning and not distract from it.

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Digital classrooms

Learning with 'e's

This is Part 5 in my series of posts on the future of learning and technology. It was published by Routledge in 2008 and is now also available as a Kindle reader version. We talked for instance about how technology would streamline assessment, and how the curriculum might be impacted by new technologies. Now there's incentive.

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Digital classrooms

Learning with 'e's

This is Part 5 in my series of posts on the future of learning and technology. It was published by Routledge in 2008 and is now also available as a Kindle reader version. We talked for instance about how technology would streamline assessment, and how the curriculum might be impacted by new technologies. Now there's incentive.

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What Is Universal Design for Learning ?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) draws its inspiration from the broader concept of Universal Design (UD), initially pioneered in architecture. As Higbee and Goff (2008) suggest, UD emphasizes accommodating the needs of a diverse user base in the creation of spaces, products, or programs. What is Universal Design for Learning ?

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