A Bright Future for a Most Practical Device

The first year wedding anniversary gift is “Paper.” It only seems right then that on our first wedding anniversary, my husband gave me a tool that allows me to do away with having too much paper: an Apple iTouch. The iTouch is very much like an iPod, but much more. I can store photo images, [...]

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Learning from the Ning learning community

Ning is a ring of social networks run by participants who start and build the social network. I’ve found that Ning can be a great place to learn from others in your own field who have the same interests as yourself. I’m part of a Ning network called NextGen Teachers. The NextGen Ning network [...]

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Using Mobile Devices to Teach the Net Generation

In a previous post, I gave a brief introduction to Mobile Learning, but here is a great visual example of Mobile Learning in action. This is a terrific video that demonstrates how handheld devices can be used to engage students in learning. The students in this video are using a pocket PC in their learning. [...]

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The Power of Mobile Learning

Mobile Learning can be defined as any learning experience which employs some type of hand-held or mobile electronic device. If you listen to audio books or presentations on an iPod or other mp3 playing device, you’re actually using Mobile Learning. It’s not an interactive form of Mobile Learning, but it’s Mobile Learning nonetheless. Recently [...]

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