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Is your classroom ready for BYOD?

Neo LMS

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) classroom setups are very common nowadays, but there are a few aspects to consider before implementing them. I tried to BYOD when I was in college and the reactions of my teachers were mixed – some were totally open to it, while others were a bit cautious. Sounds easy.

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Top 10 BYOD concerns — and how to overcome them [Part 1]

Neo LMS

BYOD at school is more than the latest buzz phrase you hear at every corner of the teacher’s rooms or along school hallways. More and more schools adopt BYOD policies and allow students to bring their own mobile phones, tablets, eBooks, and other devices in the classroom, and use them as tools to enhance learning.

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Ed Tech Vocab: Keeping Up with Trends in Education

eSpark

The aspects of games that make them enjoyable are used in a classroom setting, such as player control, opportunities for leveling up, immediate feedback, and social connection. MOOC refers to a massive online open course, a type of distance learning. This means that the course takes place online, is free, and anyone can participate.

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Change is a Mindset

A Principal's Reflections

If results were not what our stakeholders wanted this would then trigger meetings leading to the development of action plans to get us back on course. So many of my teachers are making the choice to integrate social media as a learning tool that I just can''t list all of the examples. See what CBS New York had to say.

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7 PROs and CONs of m-learning in the classroom

Neo LMS

Well, m-learning can play a powerful supporting role to e-learning — here’s why: Direct: A course that is designed with supporting mobile modules can ensure that students receive reminders of work to be completed, or tasks due as push notifications to their phone. So, then, why all the hoopla about m-learning?

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Looking Back At 2011 And Looking Forward To 2012

The Web20Classroom

More Social Networking- This all boiled down to the continued growth of using Social Media and social networks for learning. Free Online Courses Will Continue To Grow-Over the past year we saw schools like MIT and Stanford offer up totally free courses in computer science and engineering to anyone who wants to take them.

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The challenges of mobile learning in the classroom

Neo LMS

This is especially evident over the decade, as schools have increasingly adopted mobile learning as a signature initiative using BYOD and 1:1 programs and investing in tablets to provide their students with access to a wealth of relevant educational content and learning opportunities. Mobile students.