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Verizon Mobile Learning Academy

The Mobile Native

New national research indicates that training teachers to integrate mobile technology into instruction may have a positive effect on students’ standardized test scores and academic achievement. ISTE Mobile Learning' We are encouraged that our VILS schools are demonstrating meaningful benefits from these efforts.

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Implementing Mobile Devices With a Focus on Learning

A Principal's Reflections

The following post is a modified excerpt from Uncommon Learning. Mobile learning provides enhanced collaboration among learners, access to information, and a deeper contextualization of learning. Over the years I have written extensively on the topic, including a chapter in my new book Uncommon Learning.

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TypeRacer- Learn Typing through Racing Games with Friends

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Some of these features include a private space for students that is accessible anywhere anytime with Internet connection, no advertisements, only age-appropriate materials are featured, no email address required, and more. Teachers can also control access to students private environment.

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10 Good Tools to Create Free Surveys and Polls

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Some of the features these survey tools offer include : access to pre-designed templates, insert various types of questions, add multimedia materials to your surveys, upload files, track analytics and audience interaction, generate reports, and many more. Final results can be downloaded and exported for later analysis.

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AI in Education- Benefits and Limitations

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AI can help students with special needs AI can also help students with special needs access educational material and resources more easily. Data Analysis AI can also be used to analyze large amounts of data quickly and accurately.

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iCivics Offers Tons of Free Resources and Tools to Promote Civics Education

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

iCivics is an educational website that offers access to a wide variety of learning resources that include games, curriculum materials, lesson plans, webquests, and videos. These resources are accessible from the Teach hub and are organized by topic.

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Helpful Tips to Integrate Media Literacy in Your Teaching

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Media literacy, therefore, is not only about accessing and using media but more importantly developing a critical consciousness regarding how these media work and how meaning making processes are produced and negotiated within them. This could be a historical event, a scientific concept, or a literary analysis.

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