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When Learning Goes Nomadic

Edsurge

When I ended the exercise and allowed them to reconfigure the space they were delighted–and had a new sense of the difference between fixed and mobile learning. After that shock, discussion began by exploring the full range of mobile technology available in 2019. It was mobile learning in action.

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18 Best Holiday Movies for Kids and Family

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

The Polar Express , (2004), (All) "On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas." Everyone from elves to reindeer are merrily preparing for Santa Claus's yearly sleigh ride." Directors: Arthur Rankin Jr.,

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Chinese New Year- What Animal Am I?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027), you will probably have these attributes: easy to get along with people, you have a deep sense of curiosity, and you like to learn new things. NG) This post originally appeared in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning ( www.educatorstechnology.com ).

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Tips and Strategies to Talk about Race in Class

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

“Just Talking about Life”: Using Oral Histories of the Civil Rights Movement to Encourage Classroom Dialogue on Race. Teaching Sociology, 45(3), 279–289. link] Ladson-Billings, G. Landing on the Wrong Note: The Price We Paid for Brown. Educational Researcher, 33(7), 3–13. link] Ladson-Billings, G. Journal of Teacher Education, 51(3), 206–214.

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30 Effective Classroom Attention Getters with Examples

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

2004; Deci, 1992; Renninger et al., The role of interest in learning and development (pp. Classroom Attention Getters Here are some practical attention grabbers/ attention getters to use in your class to keep students engaged and focused: 1. Hidi, & A. Krapp (Eds.), Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. Associates. Renninger, K.

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10 Great Tools for Creating High-Quality Educational Podcasts

EmergingEdTech

In 2004, Ben Hammersley was the first person to use the word podcasting in an article for the Guardian. Have you Ever Considered Implementing Podcasts as a Part of in Your Teaching Methods? Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Mobile gives the edge

Learning with 'e's

Most significantly for those who are immersed in schools, colleges and universities - mobile technology is disrupting education. There are many accounts of the effects of mobiles on education (see for example this blog post on 5 views on the future of mobile learning ). Mobile will certainly give learning the edge.