Fclark10's List: Mobile Learning in the Classroom

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• Mobile devices are becoming more and more pervasive in today's world for both personal use and educational purposes. Specific to the field of languages, mobile-assisted language learning, derived from m-learning and computer-assisted language learning (CALL), differs from CALL in that it makes use of a personal portable device to enhance learning and give it the 'anytime, anyplace' feature
• We specifically investigated how students use mobile devices, specifically the iPod Touch, while noting differences in both personal and academic use

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• NETP) was released last week, setting forth the Obama Administration's plan for improving access to and integration of technologies for teaching and learning.
• efforts to ensure that all students and educators have 24/7 access to the Internet via devices, including mobile devices, and that states, districts, and schools adopt technologies and policies to enable leveraging the technology that students already have."
• the National Broadband Plan
• But the call for better access to Internet-ready devices, particularly utilizing tools the students already possess is an interesting one.
• It's the cellphone
• Children's Internet Protection Act
• But beyond crucial lessons in digital citizenship, cellphones can be a great (and low-cost) technology tool in the classroom
• allowing students to work on multimedia projects
• Cellphones are calculators. They are calendars - a far better way to record homework assignments than the print calendars students never carry around. Cellphones can be used to poll students in classrooms. In other words, cellphones can allow students to create and to share content, and they can provide an important bridge between the classroom and home.
• For those that don't, she helps them set up free alternatives.

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• Cyber bullying among youth is rapidly becoming a global phenomenon, as educators, parents and policymakers grapple with trying to curtail this negative and sometimes devastating behavior. Since most cyber bullying emanates from the home computer, parents can play an important role in preventing cyber bullying and in fostering a kinder online world, or what might be termed "cyber kindness."
• • Parent awareness-- cyber kindness
• The results demonstrate the need for collaboration among students, parents, and educators.

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