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Smartphones in the classroom: friend or foe?

Neo LMS

The combination of students and mobile devices in the classroom has long been a debate topic among education professionals. The use of mobile devices during classes is often regarded as an element of distraction for students. The first time I tried gamification with my students was during a seminar on green marketing and consumerism.

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Twitter in the classroom

Learning with 'e's

Today I had an interesting exchange of views on Twitter. about Twitter. I mentioned that I strongly encourage the use of Twitter in my classes. Secondly, students are going to use Twitter and other media anyway, regardless. Twitter continues to be a versatile tool for good pedagogy.

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Goal: From the Heart to the Mind

Teacher Reboot Camp

When you accomplish any of the 2015 goals with a tech tool and post in our FB group or on Twitter, you will have a chance at winning a copy of Nik Peachey’s new interactive iBook, Digital Video. ebook, Learning to Go , which has digital/mobile activities for any device and editable/printable handouts and rubrics. .

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Goal: From the Heart to the Mind

Teacher Reboot Camp

When you accomplish any of the 2015 goals with a tech tool and post in our FB group or on Twitter, you will have a chance at winning a copy of Nik Peachey’s new interactive iBook, Digital Video. ebook, Learning to Go , which has digital/mobile activities for any device and editable/printable handouts and rubrics. .

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A Gullible Population Is a National Security Issue

The CoolCatTeacher

A Global Search for Education Reflection From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Army War College National Security Seminar that caused this response. For the curious, one requirement for attending the Army War College National Security Seminar is “non-attribution.”

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Free Digital Formative Assessment Tools… Important Thoughts Before Implementing

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( @ mjgormans ). Incorporate in a Socrative Seminar. It is also be used on any computer at home or school, and on the go using the free mobile apps for iOS and Android. As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( @ mjgormans ). Exit ticket of a learned concept.

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Technology in Schools: What If We’ve Just Made Everything Worse

Fractus Learning

Social Media and Mobile Devices. If, as we are told, 70% of all learning is now social, why wouldn’t we be leveraging Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. Surely amongst the greatest failings in schools is our continued widespread view of mobile devices and social media platforms as adversaries rather than allies.