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Smartphones in Education: Redirecting Distraction with Mobile Learning

ViewSonic Education

As mobile learning becomes more and more popular, so does the potential for distraction in the classroom. With so many captivating apps and games, it is easy to see how students would have a hard time putting their smartphones and other mobile devices away.

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Best Platforms for Group Discussions

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

From fostering collaboration and communication to facilitating project-based learning and remote instruction, these platforms are redefining the boundaries of traditional classrooms. Platforms for Group Discussions Here are some of our favourite platforms for group discussions: 1.

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Kudoboard- Create Beautiful Online Group Cards to Share with Others

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Kudoboard is a virtual bulletin board ideal for creating and sharing group cards. There is the free version called Mini Board which is especially helpful for a small group of contributors and offers up to 10 board posts. per board and is good for extra large groups and offers, among other features, unlimited board posts.

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It’s Pedagogy Go With Location-Based Mobile Learning At The University Of South Australia

EdNews Daily

Between 2014-2016 the University of South Australia has been using the pedagogy associated with both playing and designing LBMLGs to blaze a trail that is informing the development of a contextually-based mobile learning framework for higher education. their home town, a nearby park, cultural institution).

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Random Group Generator- An Easy Way to Create Groups in Your Class

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Group work is an essential part of the learning process. Through distributed efforts students get to develop the social skills of empathy, collaboration, and co-ordiation. Technology has made it even.read more

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Random Group Generator Tool for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Group work is an essential part of the learning process. Through distributed efforts students get to develop the social skills of empathy, collaboration, and co-ordiation. Technology has made it even.read more.

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Verizon Mobile Learning Academy

The Mobile Native

New national research indicates that training teachers to integrate mobile technology into instruction may have a positive effect on students’ standardized test scores and academic achievement. Six schools, each of them near a school in the VILS program, were in the control group. ISTE Mobile Learning'