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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

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Research-based Benefits of Being Bilingual

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Enhanced Executive Control : Bilingual individuals often perform better in tasks requiring executive control, such as working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility (Bialystok, 2011). The task assesses executive control components like working memory, inhibition, and shifting. Bialystok, E. Bialystok, E. Blumenfeld, H.K.,

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New Posted Resources 10/11/2011

The Web20Classroom

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New Posted Resources 04/24/2011

The Web20Classroom

| 21 st Century Educational Technology and Learning tags: ipad favorite Dropbox Forms Is the Easiest Way to Let Anyone Send a File to Your Dropbox Account Dropbox Forms Is the Easiest Way to Let Anyone Send a File to Your Dropbox Account tags: dropbox favorite Mobile Learning Resources tags: mobile favorite Classroom Guide: Top Ten Tips for Assessing (..)

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Duolingo IPO Shows Investors Think Edtech Is Still Growing.

Edsurge

billion—which is a good moment to reflect on how mobile learning has entered classrooms and how the company has expanded from just an app. In 2011, Pittsburgh-based Duolingo was founded by Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker. billion, making its total valuation more than $4.7 Duolingo has a few things going for itself.

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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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Helpful Tips to Integrate Media Literacy in Your Teaching

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Media Literacy Definitions Media literacy, as Istvan (2011) stated, is an umbrella concept “characterized by a diversity of perspectives and a multitude of definitions” (p. Ask them to apply critical thinking questions to assess its credibility. How to implement: Assign students to read a specific article or blog post.

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