Rob De Lorenzo : Weblog

Format Wars in the Mobile Space

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:38:36 GMT

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iOS or Android? Kobo, iBooks, Nook or Kindle? There are clearly format wars taking place today in the mobile space. When it comes to operating systems, handsets, or ebook readers, everything mobile is entangled in some sort of format competition. We’ve seen this in the media space many times before. There was VHS vs. Beta [...]

New Media Tools and ‘Cognitive Surplus’

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:45:10 GMT

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This TED talk, presented by Clay Shirky in June 2010, discusses how digital technology has given us the ability to use our collective spare time and talents, what Shirky calls ‘cognitive suplus’, to participate in global projects and create in a global environment is ways that was never before possible. This voluntary participation has the [...]

Mobile Learning: A 4th Reading List

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 13:51:48 GMT

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Here are 10 of the more recent articles and blog posts that I have read concerning mobile learning. Links to the other 3 lists can be found at the bottom of this blog post. 1) 5 Steps to Harnessing the Power of Cell Phones in Education Today: This blog post provides 5 ways that teachers [...]

On Five Difficulties in Mobile Learning Implementation

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:30:11 GMT

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As we continue to reflect on the value of mobile learning, it is important to consider the issues surrounding the difficulties in implementation. One cannot successfully implement the use of mobile devices for learning in schools without reflecting on the difficulties associated with this form of learning. Here, I reflect on what I perceive as [...]

Learning More About Mobile Learning Apps

Sat, 22 May 2010 16:49:10 GMT

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Educase has a “7 Things You Should Know About…” series concerning technology and it’s uses and impacts to education. Clicking the image above will bring you to their document about mobile learning apps.

Thoughts on the Current State of Mobile Devices

Sat, 08 May 2010 16:46:58 GMT

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Only a few short years ago, when mobile devices were still mainly cell phones and music players, the thought of a mobile revolution supplanting the computer revolution seemed distant. Computers ruled for three main reasons: more powerful hardware, better software and, most importantly, much faster access to the internet. However, we have seen a major [...]

Mobile Devices as Musical Devices

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:50:51 GMT

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Using an iPhone as a musical device is an interesting application of a cell phone. While known as a music player designed to allow users to consume music, developers have created apps that can transform the iPhone into a musical device to create music as well. One iPhone app that makes this possible is Ocarina, [...]

Cell Phones in Education Part 5: Instant Feedback

Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:24:42 GMT

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Several weeks ago, I wrote a blog post discussing instant feedback using a back-channel titled: The Back-Channel Effect: Are Educators Ready for Real-Time Feedback. In that blog post, I suggested that real-time feed-back is being utilized by presenters and industry to gauge the experience of their audiences or their customers. I also suggested that using [...]

CBC’s Spark: Interview on Using Cell Phones in the Classroom

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:19:58 GMT

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Click the link below to listen to the March 17, 2010 episode of CBC’s Spark where Nora Young interviews Marie Bjerede on how several North Carolina schools are working to incorporate cell phones into daily classroom instruction to increase student engagement and collaboration:
Link to the episode on CBC’s Spark website:
http://www.cbc.ca/spark/2010/03/full-interview-marie-bjer
Direct link to the [...]

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 [...]