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http://themobilelearner.wordpress.com/2010/03/23/cbcs-spark-interview-on-usin
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:
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http://themobilelearner.wordpress.com/2010/03/17/the-back-channel-effect-are-
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 [...]
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http://themobilelearner.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/jerry-seinfeld-on-the-blackb
A little comic relief concerning mobile devices:
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http://themobilelearner.wordpress.com/2010/02/27/modern-technology-and-the-re
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 [...]
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http://themobilelearner.wordpress.com/2010/01/30/did-you-know-4-0-more-mobili
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.
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http://themobilelearner.wordpress.com/2010/01/17/digital-audiobooks-assistive
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:
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http://themobilelearner.wordpress.com/2010/01/02/reviewing-2009-reflecting-on
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 [...]
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http://themobilelearner.wordpress.com/2009/12/23/ipods-in-education-part-13-u
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 [...]
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http://themobilelearner.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/cell-phones-in-education-par
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.
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http://themobilelearner.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/combining-mobile-devices-wit
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 [...]
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