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Digital education in the smartphone era

eSchool News

For much of the past two decades, educators have commonly referred to millennials as “digital natives.” Not only are these students growing up with widespread access to computers and the internet, they are surrounded by smartphones and other mobile devices with impressive computing power.

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Digital teaching and learning in the smartphone era

eSchool News

For much of the past two decades, educators have commonly referred to millennials as “digital natives.” Not only are these students growing up with widespread access to computers and the internet, they are surrounded by smartphones and other mobile devices with impressive computing power.

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Digital teaching and learning in the smartphone era

eSchool News

For much of the past two decades, educators have commonly referred to millennials as “digital natives.” Not only are these students growing up with widespread access to computers and the internet, they are surrounded by smartphones and other mobile devices with impressive computing power.

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Smartphone Learning

IT Bill

For the past several years the Horizon Report has listed mobile learning, in one form or another, as an emerging educational technology (e.g. mobile computing, mobile apps, social media, BYOD, mobile learning). Undergraduate Smartphone Ownership. What would we then need to do differently?

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Hour of Code: How Students Can Build Their Own Apps

Ask a Tech Teacher

As I dug into the background of “app building” to prepare this article, I found that it doesn’t just refer to the little buttons you click to see about today’s weather or add numbers or find your friends (well, find their phones). Students do need to set up their mobile device to run the app. App Inventor.

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EdTech definitions every teacher should know: Part 1

Neo LMS

I had erred by not at any point in the blog referring to Augmented Reality, but only AR. So when viewing “reality” through the camera or mobile screen, digital tools augment or add to what you see. Sometimes referred to as Hybrid Reality, the term refers in essence to the next iteration of Augmented Reality.

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The Future of eLearning - 10 Trends To Be Aware Of

ViewSonic Education

For those who don’t know what it is, eLearning refers to learning that utilizes electronic means to create a more dynamic and instructive learning environment. Beyond simple smartphone commands, AI has found a use in the context of eLearning. Mobile Learning. Today, eLearning reigns supreme. Gamification.

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