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amy hoffmaster

Drill Down: Mobile Devices in Education -- THE Journal - 0 views

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    "Parents see the use of mobile technologies in schools as a means of increasing student engagement (43 percent) and preparing students for the working world (41 percent). The most often-cited instructional benefit is mobile devices' ability to extend learning beyond school hours."
Chris Dede

Students soon could learn with handheld 3-D devices | Mobile and Handheld Technologies ... - 0 views

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    Can 3-D devices help students learn?
anonymous

Mobile games, learning, and flow - 2 views

T545 technology engagement games motivation

started by anonymous on 14 Apr 13 no follow-up yet
Brandon Pousley

Why Aren't We All Talking With Our Devices Yet? - 0 views

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    Article talks about the state of voice-recognition and how we might better design interfaces and technology to adapt to how we need our devices to gather greater context about what we are asking.
Xavier Rozas

Sabbath Manifesto - 1 views

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    Too engaged in digital media? Not engaged with humankind? Here is a national unplug day invite. March 20th people all over the world will be quiting their phones,computers or whatever other device of choice keeps them from spending time interacting with other humans and enjoying the analog beauty that is all around us.
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    I can't do this and I'm pretty old! Can't imagine young people being able to.
Tracy Tan

School apps go to the top of the class (Chris Griffith, The Australian [AU], 13/3) - 0 views

(Restricted access, article posted here) Some food for thought: if kids are 'learning in snippets of time', does this mean that deep learning is being compromised? Australian schools are getting...

school apps ipad

started by Tracy Tan on 27 Mar 12 no follow-up yet
Ryan Brown

The new iPad: A video-game changer? - 0 views

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    "This new device actually has more memory and higher screen resolution than an Xbox 360 or Playstation 3," said Mike Capps, CEO of Epic Games. "So, these guys [Apple] are redefining mobile gaming again."
Mohammad Hussain

Mobile devices for news - 3 views

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    Use of mobile devices for accessing news
Kiran Patwardhan

Autistic Kids Use Tech for Social Learning - 1 views

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    Children with autism spectrum disorders enjoy screen time, underscoring an opportunity to use interactive devices to encourage social learning. Despite how much children who have autism enjoy the stimulation of a computer or mobile device, few engage in social media pursuits, such as emailing or chatting, researchers found.
Parisa Rouhani

iPad Already Changing the Way Web Sites Are Built - Yahoo! News - 0 views

  • Several major companies have already developed iPad-ready Web sites which will run alongside their current Flash-based sites for computer users. The New York Times will have an iPad version of its site.
  • changing the layout of their content to better fit the iPad's screen
  • There has been a push to convert to HTML5 for a couple years and for several reasons, less Flash dependence being one of them
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  • HTML5 will make it possible for many other devices, most notably the iPhone and other smartphones, to view full Web pages without Flash. That would eliminate the need for many companies to maintain separate sites for mobile devices.
Kasthuri Gopalaratnam

Why HTML5 is No Longer a Dirty Word - 0 views

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    For those looking to develop educational content that can be accessed on any platform, HTML 5 offers promise.
Tracy Tan

History in Leeds, then maths in California; The internet has opened up a huge new world... - 0 views

(Restricted access article, so I'm posting it here.) I found what was said about 'engaging online learning experiences' very insightful: "It must be a well ordered, curated experience that underst...

online learning curating

started by Tracy Tan on 27 Mar 12 no follow-up yet
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