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Chinese New Year- What Animal Am I?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030), you are likely to be a person who is loyal, loves to snuggle, is attentive to details, and loves company. 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031), you are a person who "remember past events well and learn quickly from your mistakes.

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#4: What does research really say about iPads in the classroom?

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Popular mobile devices may come and go, but the iPad has remained a hit in the K-12 classroom. Prensky, 2006). [ Editor’s note: This story, originally published on February 15th of this year, was our #4 most popular story of the year. The countdown continues tomorrow with #3, so be sure to check back!].

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A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers: Learning Models & Technology

TeachThought - Learn better.

A learning theory “in which networked learners not only construct and assimilate their own knowledge from their own learning opportunities, but deliberately contribute their own learning to a community resource base.”( ”( Holmes & Gardner 2006 ). (7). Connected Learning. Mobile Learning.

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8 Ways for Teachers (and Parents) to Use Twitter

Gaggle Speaks

Unless you’ve been living in a box at the bottom of the ocean since 2006, you should know about Twitter, the social network that lets users read and send “tweets” no more than 140 characters long. Posted on September 16, 2015 by Diana Graber.

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Homework: Good or Bad? Here Is What Research Says

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

One of the most comprehensive research studies on homework is a meta-analysis done by professor Harris Cooper and his colleagues (2006) and published in the journal Review of Educational Research. The Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing , by Kohn (2006) 2. Miami, FL: Miami Dade County Public Schools. Robinson, J.

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Essential Elements for Moving to a 1:1 Environment

edWeb.net

During an edWebinar for the Empowered Superintendent series, “Leadership for Mobile Learning: Creating a Shared Vision,” the presenters said school leaders, though, often miss key parts of the planning process and end up with useless “hunks of plastic.” Michelle is an authorized Apple Foundations Trainer and a CETPA certified CTO.

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What's on the Horizon (Still, Again, Always) for Ed-Tech

Hack Education

The topic names have been modified “for consistency,” the report’s authors say (although I’m a little unclear about some of these choices – how are “mobile learning,” “tablet computing,” and “bring your own device” separate technological developments? Mobile Learning.