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1:1 iPads and Digital Learning in Belton ISD

EdTechSandyK

These are both valuable resources anyone considering 1:1 programs of any type should bookmark and refer to regularly! Digital Learning in Belton ISD In spite of the challenges of the first year of large-scale implementation, the 1:1 initiatives have been fruitful in Belton ISD.

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How Can Technology Help Improve Teaching Efficacy in a Classroom?

Kitaboo on EdTech

Create learning resources: Teachers can use digital learning tools to create customized learning experiences for their students. Research shows that with such customization students need 40%–60% less time they need to learn what they would spend in a traditional classroom.

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It’s Pedagogy Go With Location-Based Mobile Learning At The University Of South Australia

EdNews Daily

Between 2014-2016 the University of South Australia has been using the pedagogy associated with both playing and designing LBMLGs to blaze a trail that is informing the development of a contextually-based mobile learning framework for higher education. References. More information is available on their website at: [link].

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How is mobile learning evolving in the digital world?

Kitaboo on EdTech

With smartphones becoming the device of choice to consume content, they are being increasingly leveraged to deliver online educational courses by schools and colleges, and learning and development training by the corporate sector. In other words, mobile learning supports eLearning and classroom teaching.

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Be Wary of Putting the Cart Before the Horse

A Principal's Reflections

There are many technology frameworks out there for schools to refer to such as SAMR , TPACK , and the TIM. When rolling out either Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) or 1:1 initiatives create programs to prepare students for the purposeful use of technology to support their learning. There is nothing transformational about this.

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How Academic Publishers Can Push the Boundaries of Digital Learning

Edsurge

Digital learning platforms are not, however, simply a matter of reproducing a print-first approach via high fidelity ebooks. As the financial viability of printed textbooks declines little by little, the demand for alternatives like online learning content continues to grow. Learning Objects: What, Why, and How.

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To put tech into any lesson, start with the lesson

eSchool News

Because of this, he refers to gears as “objects-to-think-with.”. The tangible experience of working with gears accelerated his understanding of physics in a way that would have been much harder with only books and lectures.