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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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Best Platforms for Group Discussions

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

From fostering collaboration and communication to facilitating project-based learning and remote instruction, these platforms are redefining the boundaries of traditional classrooms. Platforms for Group Discussions Here are some of our favourite platforms for group discussions: 1.

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Random Group Generator- An Easy Way to Create Groups in Your Class

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Group work is an essential part of the learning process. Through distributed efforts students get to develop the social skills of empathy, collaboration, and co-ordiation. Technology has made it even.read more

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Random Group Generator Tool for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Group work is an essential part of the learning process. Through distributed efforts students get to develop the social skills of empathy, collaboration, and co-ordiation. Technology has made it even.read more.

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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. Six schools, each of them near a school in the VILS program, were in the control group. ISTE Mobile Learning'

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3 must-haves for a mobile learning environment

eSchool News

I work in a group of four teachers who collaborate to teach the different subjects in 5th grade. To keep us all connected, we the use the parent-teacher app Bloomz to post announcements and updates to students’ parents individually or as a group. Kendra LeRoy: Connecting to today’s smartphone-toting parents.

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Pump Students Up with Digital Icebreakers

Teacher Reboot Camp

Here are a few of the ideas I talked about during my presentation: Mobile Show and Tell - Divide students into small groups (3 to 5 students). Each student spends about 30 seconds sharing a personal photo from a mobile device and the anecdote behind the photo. Selfie Adventures - Pair students or divide them into small groups.