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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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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. Charles Carroll Middle School (New Carrollton, Md.);

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Group Texting Programs: The Next Big Wave?

Education with Technology

Group texting programs fall into two categories. Some program may allow for the teacher to send out surveys or polls. The other category for group texting progams is student centered. Students can interact with each other about a learning topic. – The group texting program will be free to use.

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Learner-centered Design for Adult Learners

Digital Promise

If you’re looking to join the growing brigade improving the lives of adult learners through mobile learning – then welcome! However, 95 percent have mobile phones. Mobile learning just makes sense for these learners, if for no other reason than providing access. We need you. But there’s more.

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Crunch the Numbers:New Data on Student Wellbeing, the Skills Gap Crisis, and Tech Usage in Utah

eSchool News

This report reflects insights shared by more than 29,000 students in TSI’s Annual Student Survey and more than one million responses from its K-12 collaborative learning platform, #WinAtSocial — making it the largest data set of its kind, spanning grades 3 – 12 in schools across the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico.

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20 Ways to Assess Prior Knowledge

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Quizzes and Surveys Purpose : To quickly and efficiently gauge students’ baseline knowledge about a topic. Surveys can also include questions about students’ attitudes or interests related to the topic. Implementation : Keep ongoing records of informal observations during class activities, discussions, and group work.

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7 Key Steps to Project-Based Learning

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Related: 8 Good Project-Based Learning Books for Teachers 3. Create Groups and Assign Roles Group formation and role assignment are pivotal in PBL as they structure the collaboration and ensure that each student is actively involved. This diversity allows students to contribute their unique skills and learn from each other.

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