A Principal's Reflections

JULY 8, 2018

As I was conducting some learning walks with the admin team I noticed some kindergarten students in Deborah Weckerly’s class engaged in blended learning activities using smartphones. She now had enough devices connected to the district’s secure WiFi network to support individual or station-rotation blended learning.

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Ditch That Textbook

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Mobile devices are everywhere. Adults and children are using smartphones, tablets, e-readers and more to interact with each other and the web every day. More people interact with digital media through mobile now than through desktop computers, and that number continues to grow.

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 10, 2013

As I write, news is breaking of Samsung''s release of the first curved display screen smartphone. Recently, Lambeth Council''s Andrew Jacobs , Parliament''s Denise Hudson-Lawson and I got together to mindmap some of the more familiar attributes and affordances of mobile learning, and attempted to connect concepts together.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 3, 2015

First, mobile learning. Sure, there were lots of devices released in 2014 and the years before, but 2015 was the mobile age. It was the age where almost everyone owned a smartphone - whether it was Android, Apple or Windows Phone. Just to get things going, here’s a recap of 2015.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Here is a possible scenario in augmented classroom learning: Location-enhanced learning - teachers can construct assessments which require location-based answers. Students can use their smartphones’ GPS and/or compass to trigger course-related information when they are in close proximity to the location.

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The Mobile Native

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Marys City Schools is the longest running mobile learning program in the country. Join us on November 8th for our community''s next webinar to see how smartphones (mobile learning devices) were successfully integrated into the curriculum at St. He has conducted mobile learning webinars for Classroom 2.0

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EdTechSandyK

OCTOBER 14, 2013

, then scroll down to learn more about what I like about the app and some ways I think it could potentially be used in teaching and learning. What I Like About Tellagami The app is free for both iOS and Android mobile devices, which makes it ideal for both 1:1 and BYOD learning environments.

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IT Bill

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

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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Education with Technology

DECEMBER 14, 2013

For BYOD schools, the same basic questions apply. BYOD schools accept multiple devices; they promote including all devices. Teachers focus not on a specific app but on the learning purpose and use common tools or common apps that work on many devices. What has your school decided about at home learning with mobile?

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GoConqr

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

As we begin to see this shift in environment and culture, learners in our schools today will be supported in physical and virtual learning spaces to connect to the world and to their futures. We'll see a shift in environment and culture, with learners supported in physical and virtual learning… Click To Tweet. Mobile learning.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 2, 2015

It may lack the visual appeal of iPads, or the student credibility of a BYOD program. Design more mobile learning experiences for your students–in higher ed, for example. Encourage students to use their smartphones for formal learning. 60 Smarter Ways To Use Google Classroom. by TeachThought Staff.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

During an edWebinar for the Empowered Superintendent series, “Leadership for Mobile Learning: Creating a Shared Vision,” the presenters said school leaders, though, often miss key parts of the planning process and end up with useless “hunks of plastic.” Michelle is an authorized Apple Foundations Trainer and a CETPA certified CTO.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 27, 2015

Today’s students are studying and learning differently – a change confirmed by the widespread adoption of digital studying. Our recent study found that 81% of college students use mobile devices (such as smartphones and tablets) to study, the second most popular device category behind laptops and up 40 percent in usage since 2013.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

” BYOD programs allow students to use their own technology (usually smartphone or tablet) in a classroom. BYOD is often seen as a way of solving budget concerns while increasing the authenticity of learning experiences , while critics point to the problems BYOD can cause for district IT, privacy concerns, and more.

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