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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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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.

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It’s Pedagogy Go With Location-Based Mobile Learning At The University Of South Australia

EdNews Daily

Between 2014-2016 the University of South Australia has been using the pedagogy associated with both playing and designing LBMLGs to blaze a trail that is informing the development of a contextually-based mobile learning framework for higher education. their home town, a nearby park, cultural institution).

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The Future is Here: Take Advantage of It

A Principal's Reflections

This has led to a Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) initiative, where students are encouraged to bring in their mobile learning devices, which include cell phones or personal computing devices (laptops, tablets, iPod Touches, eReaders, etc). The mobile learning revolution is upon us.

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Advancing Mobile Phones as Learning Devices

A Principal's Reflections

Fortunately for me I have already begun to work with my staff and students to transform the teaching and learning culture at New Milford HS as it pertains to cell phones as mobile learning devices. In the rare case that a student did not have a cell phone with them my teachers would pair or group them with those that did.

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ISTE 2019: Everything You Need to Know Before the First Day

EdTech Magazine

The event program is packed with options, ranging from a field trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to an esports outing at a local arena to dozens of “playgrounds” focused on topics such as robotics and mobile learning. .

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Getting to Know Celly

A Principal's Reflections

It can also be used to establish study groups called "cells" where a constant activity stream is generated. Groups can also be created for specific clubs/activities or to manage field trips. Groups can also be created for specific clubs/activities or to manage field trips. I am a huge fan of using mobile learning devices (i.e.

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