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Asking the Right Questions About Mobile Learning

A Principal's Reflections

As of late I have been engaged in a great amount of work either assisting districts and schools as they begin to implement mobile learning ( 1:1, BYOD ) or helping them get their programs on track. Thus, many lessons were learned the hard way. Have you created policies that protect students and staff while promoting creativity?

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Advancing Mobile Phones as Learning Devices

A Principal's Reflections

I cannot begin to explain all of the battles with students and parents that my administrative team and I had to deal with because of the established policy. This shift in mindset can be directly attributed to what I have learned from innovative educators in the social media spaces that I now delve into on a routine basis.

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Mobile learning: The good and the bad

Neo LMS

Everywhere we go, here and there, people always seem to have a mobile device in their hands, be it a smartphone or a tablet. It’s almost a sin not to own a mobile device. Our mobile devices are online 24/7. Put that in the context of learning and what do you get? Mobile learning of course.

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BYOD Begins With Trust and Respect

A Principal's Reflections

There is no doubt in my mind that this process limited the amount of students who opted to bring their own mobile learning devices to school. We decided to trash the old process reliant on paper and emails by replacing it with a seamless alternative that empowered students to want to bring their mobile devices to school.

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Implementing Mobile Devices With a Focus on Learning

A Principal's Reflections

The following post is a modified excerpt from Uncommon Learning. Mobile learning provides enhanced collaboration among learners, access to information, and a deeper contextualization of learning. Koole (2009) No one will deny the impact that mobile is having on the world.

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It is Time For Schools to Seriously Consider BYOT

A Principal's Reflections

There have been many lessons learned from this journey, the most important being that the students have greatly appreciated this shift. Students need to fully understand that they are tools for learning. Make consistent efforts to refer to them as mobile learning devices. Treat students like 21 st Century adolescents.

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Mobile Learning in Georgetown ISD

EdTechSandyK

Over the past year, the school district I work for has made tremendous strides in the realm of mobile learning. Please see specifics on my re-use policy in the right-hand column of my blog before re-posting/re-using any of my blog content. BYOD BYOT Georgetown ISD iPad mobile learning mobile technology'