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Smartphones in Education: Redirecting Distraction with Mobile Learning

ViewSonic Education

As mobile learning becomes more and more popular, so does the potential for distraction in the classroom. With so many captivating apps and games, it is easy to see how students would have a hard time putting their smartphones and other mobile devices away.

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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. Now owning a smartphone is like losing half our lives. Mobile learning of course.

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Low Tech? No Problem. Here are 3 Alternative Ways to Help Distance Learning Happen.

Edsurge

According to a 2019 Pew Research Center report, 96 percent of adults own a cell phone and 81 percent own a smartphone. Using learning material and platforms that are accessible on any device may help more students stay on track with schoolwork while they’re stuck at home. For example, from 9 a.m.

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Mobile learning and personal metrics

Learning with 'e's

The rise is also due to people''s desire to develop their learning informally. There are formal contexts for mobile learning, but it is in the leisure time/travelling/down time that mobile learning still comes to the fore. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s. Unported License.

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Best Valentine's Day Gifts for Kids – Ideas to Make Them Smile

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Smartphones 2.7. Smartphones For older children who need a more powerful device for school work or messaging their friends, consider getting them a smartphone. For example, the Harry Potter series has remained popular among readers of all ages since its release in 1997. Ideas for valentine's day gifts for kids 2.1.

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Chrome Music Lab- Learn Music Through Fun and Hands-on Activities

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Chrome Music Lab works across different devices including smartphones, tablets and laptops. Combining it with dance and live instruments, teachers are exploring the learning potential of music in subject areas such as science , math and art. Teachers are already experimenting with Chrome Music Lab in their classrooms.

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Lesson Ideas for Mobile Learning

Educator Innovator

New media educator Howard Rheingold interviews educator Shelly Terrell about her new book, which highlights the power of students’ mobile devices to drive learning in and out of the classroom. But, that was the extent of my experimentation with mobile learning. In retrospect, this was my failure.