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Social Identity and Mobile Technology

Connecting 2 the World

The focus of this post is on defining social identity as it relates to mobile technology. Cell phones and mobile technology has created a new level of social identity in which a person does not have to physically be present to categorize themselves or play a role expected when they perceive themselves as part of a group.

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Chinese New Year- What Animal Am I?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026), you will exhibit these attributes: being energetic, full of life, goal oriented, sociable, easy going, and free-spirited. NG) This post originally appeared in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning ( www.educatorstechnology.com ). If you were born in the Horse year (e.g.,1930,

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

Integrated Studies of Educational Technology: Implementing the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund – Educational Technology State Grants Program (Review Copy) (American Institutes for Research, 2002) **Note: Despite the fact that the report was conducted under the direction of the U.S. FY 2003 $700,500,000.

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When a college degree is no longer a ticket to the middle class

The Hechinger Report

trillion, according to the Federal Reserve, compared with less than $250 billion in 2003. Wages climbed for college grads in the 1970s and 80s, says Mishel, but since 2002 wage growth for people with a bachelors has been stagnant. Outstanding student loan debt now tops $1.5 Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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The changing Web

Learning with 'e's

Van Dijk, 2002) or simply another phase in its relentless progress. Personally, I find myself in agreement with Brian Winston (2003) who views the Web as a facet of gradual evolution rather than symptoms of sudden revolution. 2002) The Network Society. Essentially, the Web has become more social. How much will Web 2.0

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The survival of higher education (2): Changing times

Learning with 'e's

van Dijk, 2002) or simply another phase in its relentless progress. Personally, I find myself in agreement with Brian Winston (2003), preferring to view social applications as a facet of gradual evolution rather than symptoms of sudden revolution. BMC Medical Education 6, 41. O''Reilly, T. What is Web 2.0. O''Reilly Media. van Dijk, J.

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Helping Others Along – Motivation Theory and the SAMR Model

techlearning

When we take the time to persuade our colleagues about adoption we are providing them with context-based application effective action which makes them more likely to mobilize greater effort than those who are not persuaded, but told. New York: Free, 2003. Thus the advantage of using YouTube is framed around our past adoption.