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Implementing Mobile Devices With a Focus on Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Mobile learning provides enhanced collaboration among learners, access to information, and a deeper contextualization of learning. Koole (2009) No one will deny the impact that mobile is having on the world. Research by Cristol and Gimbert (2013) found that students utilizing mobile learning devices scored, on average, 52.34

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Data Shows Demographics Are Shifting in Fast-Growing Cities. How Are School Districts Impacted?

Edsurge

As the number of Hispanic students grows, for instance, the education landscape is adapting to meet their particular needs, as well — be it more representation in children’s books or busing a mobile preschool to kids in rural areas. The trend lines compare the race/ethnicity proportions estimated in 2005-2009 to the estimates for 2017-2021.

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First-of-its-kind, all-electric mobile preschool

eSchool News

A first-of-its kind vehicle will be hitting the streets this autumn in Colorado as an all-new, all-electric, ‘Magic Bus’ Mobile Preschool will serve to put early-childhood education on wheels. Winnebago Industries has multiple facilities in Iowa, Indiana, Minnesota, and Florida. About Motiv Power Systems.

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Distributed groups and mobile technology

Connecting 2 the World

How has mobile technology affected distributed groups? In a recent chapter I wrote about mobile technology, researchers (Ladner, 2008; Julsrud & Bakke, 2009) found that there is a blurring of the lines between work and home life. Portus (2008) had these findings in her study on mobile phone use in the Philippines.

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9 Tips Every Teacher should Know about Google Scholar

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

You can for instance, choose a date range between 2008-2009 and Google Scholar will only return scholarly papers published during this time frame. To learn more about Google Scholar, check out its Help page.

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The Limitations of Being a Disconnected Nomad

A Principal's Reflections

You see, prior to 2009 I was adamantly opposed to even the thought of using social media for both personal and professional reasons. This is how I saw social media and mobile technology back in 2009. The problem is that the majority of educators in 2014 still feel this way.

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Top 5 new EdTech tools that you might use in your university

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If you are wondering how it works in practice, here’s a good example: Duolingo is a free mobile app that helps students to learn foreign languages. The same gamification principle counts for many other subjects and the corresponding mobile apps, making this learning strategy universal. Robot teachers. They are patient and unbiased.

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