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Mobile Learning in ELT: Survey 2013

Nik Peachey

Whether you use technology, mobile learning or avoid it please find time to answer these 20 questions and share your ideas, opinions and reflections and I will once again publish the results for all to share. Mobile Learning in ELT 2013 Survey Many thanks for your help and participation.

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Are Smartphones in the Classroom a Smart Move?

The CoolCatTeacher

She authored Toys to Tools: Connecting Student Cell Phones to Education (published by ISTE in 2008), Cell Phones in the Classroom: A Practical Guide for the K-12 Educator (published by ISTE in 2011), Help Your Child Learn With Their Cell Phone and Web 2.0 Liz is currently co-chairing an auxiliary committee for the U.S.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In this latest installment, we turn our focus back to a topic I last discussed in 2011: the characteristics of 21st-century teachers. An adaptive teacher is able to recognize and respond to the different needs and backgrounds of their students, adjusting their approach to maximize learning for all. 2011, Nurmi et al.,

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Chinese New Year- What Animal Am I?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023), you are likely an individual who "prefers to figure out things on your own but always think about the best way to say things before speaking. NG) This post originally appeared in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning ( www.educatorstechnology.com ).

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The power of ed-tech in the developing world

Neo LMS

One example of an e-learning initiative that overcame these challenges is the partnership between Accenture and Amref Health Africa who together developed a strategy for creating an innovative mobile learning solution for community healthcare volunteers (CHV). The initial phase was a 12 month pilot to train 318 CHVs.

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30 Effective Classroom Attention Getters with Examples

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Rosegard & Olson (2013) suggest that one effective approach is to increase arousal through external stimuli such as “a hook, trigger, attention getter/grabber, or anticipatory set” (p. International Journal of Technology in Teaching and Learning , 7(1), 24-35 Deci, E. The role of interest in learning and development.

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What New Research on Young Kids’ Media Use Means for Teachers

Graphite Blog

The newest wave of the Common Sense Census: Media Use by Kids Age Zero to Eight (also conducted in 2011 and 2013) shines a spotlight on the increasing presence that devices and media have in young kids’ lives. For educators, the rise of mobile media in homes presents us with an important role to play for kids and families.