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Mobile learning: The good and the bad

Neo LMS

Everywhere we go, here and there, people always seem to have a mobile device in their hands, be it a smartphone or a tablet. It’s almost a sin not to own a mobile device. Our mobile devices are online 24/7. Mobile learning of course. The pros The most obvious reason is that almost everyone owns a mobile device.

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Advancing Mobile Phones as Learning Devices

A Principal's Reflections

Fortunately for me I have already begun to work with my staff and students to transform the teaching and learning culture at New Milford HS as it pertains to cell phones as mobile learning devices. For the most part they used a program called Poll Everywhere to check for understanding, review prior learning, and informally assess.

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Awareness, Assessment, and Access: Improving Adult Digital Literacy

Digital Promise

Assessment. This is not the case when assessing its students’ digital literacy levels. Tashjian and her staff offer mixed-level classes for now, but the educators must spend more time assessing the needs their students have as they walk in the door. Without an affordable data plan, a tablet has limited usefulness.

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Best Apps to Create Short Movies

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In my journey through the ever-expanding universe of applications, I’ve tested and scrutinized many video editing apps, assessing them for ease of use, functionality, and suitability for educational purposes. The apps I’ve selected for this list are the ones that consistently rose to the top in my evaluations.

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JotForm Reports–A Fresh Way to Energize Remote Learning

Ask a Tech Teacher

Problems include administering and grading assessments, taking attendance, finding backchannel tools that enable them to stay in touch with students, and keeping viewers engaged during video presentations. Completed forms are shared via a link, social media, or integrated into DropBox, Google Docs, and other popular platforms.

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Blended Instruction vs Blended Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Based on what I have seen during my work in schools and through the sharing on social media, the majority of what educators are calling blended learning is blended instruction. The use of mobile technology and flexible seating provides students choices as to where they will learn.

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Managing the Use of ChatGPT and Cell Phones in Schools

edWeb.net

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast To what extent are mobile devices and artificial intelligence (AI) being used in the classroom and what are the emerging best practices for managing their use? Using AI as an assessment tool is not recommended because its accuracy can be questionable. That’s a best practice,” said Baird.

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