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The 9 Qualities of A Good Teacher

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

And since September 2003 the first time I stepped into a classroom as a teacher, a lot of things have changed in the field. Using video conferencing tools, teachers are now able to take part in global conferences, webinars, and workshops anywhere anytime. I often think that teaching has come to me and not the other way around.

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3 ways Fred Rogers (Mister Rogers) paved the way for edtech

eSchool News

Many parents were worried about exposing their children to the emerging new technology, and definitely did not view it as an educational tool. Mobile apps and tablets have incredible educational potentials but continues to be a controversial topic, with many parents divided on how much access they should grant their children and at what ages.

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

Doug Levin

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. FY 2003 $700,500,000. FY 2004 $695,900,000 (President Bush’s request: $700,500,000).

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Smartphone Learning

IT Bill

For the past several years the Horizon Report has listed mobile learning, in one form or another, as an emerging educational technology (e.g. mobile computing, mobile apps, social media, BYOD, mobile learning). Undergraduate Smartphone Ownership. Smartphones are great for watching short videos or listing to music.

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The future of intelligence

Learning with 'e's

The argument is that we are becoming increasingly dependent on search engines and other tools, that trivialise knowledge and simplify what we learn. He argues that we are becoming more creative and have the potential for endless cognitive gain as a result of increased access to these technologies. He is right.

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The changing Web

Learning with 'e's

Social media - often referred to as Web 2.0 , or the participatory Web - is shaping up to be one of the most important tool sets available to support the promotion of change in education. What roles will online games and mobile, personal technologies play in developing the skills young people need to study independently?

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The survival of higher education (2): Changing times

Learning with 'e's

It is a complex network of dynamic resources that we all acknowledge is constantly changing to adapt to the growing demand for entertainment, communication and access to knowledge. One of the most popular and easy to use tools in the wiki – a shared website which anyone can edit. Kamel Boulos, M. Maramba, I. and Wheeler, S. Wheeler, S.

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