Rob De Lorenzo : Activity

The Back-Channel Effect: Are Educators Ready for Real-Time Feedback?

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:59:28 GMT

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Feedback is a powerful way for one to truly understand the effectiveness of a product or service that one provides. It is not unusual for businesses, speakers or other professionals to ask for user/client/customer feedback to gauge where one is successful and where one needs improvement. It is also not unusual for teachers [...]

Jerry Seinfeld on the Blackberry

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:20:54 GMT

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A little comic relief concerning mobile devices:

Modern Technology and the Return of Oral Communication

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:29:29 GMT

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One could easily make the claim that when it comes to communication, the rise of modern technology beginning in the early 20th century has ushered in a resurgence in the use and importance of oral communication skills. Prior to the development of writing, oral communication ruled. Writing, a technology in and of itself, changed society [...]

Did You Know 4.0 = More Mobility

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:54:23 GMT

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Posted in the Fall of 2009, what strikes me as interesting is the increase in the references to mobility and mobile devices, especially when compared to the first 3 versions. Watch it again here, this time focusing on the implications to mobile lifestyles and mobile learning.

Digital Audiobooks, Assistive Technology and its Effects on Literacy

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:30:50 GMT

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Literacy is evolving. Where literacy once meant the ability to read and write, the concept of literacy in the information age has evolved and expanded beyond that initial definition. According to UNESCO:
Literacy is the “…ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate, compute and use printed and written materials associated with varying contexts. Literacy involves a [...]

Reviewing 2009: Reflecting on this Blog, on PLN’s & on Using Web Tools

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:24:19 GMT

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Before one can really look ahead, one must always remember to look back to where one has been. Therefore, when it comes to this blog, before I can think about where the discussion will go, I want to take a look at the key themes discussed in 2009. The best way I can think of [...]

iPods in Education Part 13: Uses in Kindergarten?

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:21:02 GMT

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Two articles (links provided at the end of this post) have stirred my reflective attention toward the use of an iPod or iPod Touch with Kindergarten students. I have tended to venture away from discussing the use of mobile devices for learning for children of pre-school or Kindergarten age. Despite the countless number of videos [...]

Cell Phones in Education Part 4: Learning on Location

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:18:19 GMT

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Disclaimer: While this post presumes the use of a smart phone, and while it is true that not all students own a smart phone, with the current shift toward smart phones, soon, smart phones will be as prevalent as cell phones are today.
When I reflect on what is traditionally thought of as a field trip [...]

The Powerful Combination of Mobile Devices and Learning Apps

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:55:57 GMT

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In discussing the use of mobile devices, it is easy to forget that the educational and productive power of mobile devices comes through the integration of the devices with other tools. The mobile device, after all, is a hardware tool that makes certain tasks possible but the actualization of those tasks ultimately depends on the [...]

Mobile Learning: A 3rd Reading List

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:32:04 GMT

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Here is a follow-up to the first two mobile learning reading lists: The first one is here and the second one is here.
1) 7 Things You Should Know About Augmented Reality – An EDUCASE learning article about this newest of learning technologies and the implications of Augmented Reality to teaching and learning.
2) Augmented Reality Reaveals [...]

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