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The Center for Education Policy and Law, based at the University of San Diego, last month issued a collection of documents on what it calls "electronic communication devices," or ECDs, which includes a six-page model district policy that outlines proper and improper use of the devices, as well as sample

Interesting take on smoothing the transition to more inclusion of mobile learning devices. 

From the Victorian Government

new conversation app for education. I haven't played with it yet, but am interested in learning more. Anybody using it?

Skype in the classroom (beta) Meet new people, discover new cultures and connect with classes from around the world, all without leaving the classroom.

Joshua A. Danish says it takes a village to effectively integrate new technologies such as the iPad into elementary classrooms. As we reported recently, some school districts are investing in iPad2 touchpad tablets in kindergarten classrooms. In an opinion piece published in the Indianapolis Star, Indiana University assistant professor Joshua A. Danish says that though tablets such as the iPad have potential to be a powerful tool for teaching and learning, educators shouldn't jump the gun.

The stereotypical video game player is a young male under age 18, but study after study has shown that majority of the game-playing population does not fall into that demographic. Only 18% of gamers are under age 18, and women … Read More Flickr:Shlala The $64,000 question in education: Does access to mobile technology actually help close the achievement gap?

Patrick Ledesma is a National Board-certified teacher and School Based Technology Specialist in Fairfax, Virginia, where he focuses on instructional-technology integration and special education at the middle school level. For the 2010-2011 school year, Patrick is serving as a Classroom Fellow with the U.S.

With the rising popularity of videos, even corporates are leveraging on using them for educating their employees. Videos can be human based or animated. How exactly video-based learning should be implemented is the focus of this article.

By Lisa Neilsen in the THE Journal

Discussion of the idea of the flipped classroom. Doesn't just introduce one approach but a variety of well thought out options, and how some schools are scaling the model. Musallam is worth reading.  I do have concerns that Hooper's videos are 25-30 minutes long in his model. I think he's missing the point as far as chunking information in smaller components and letting students interact with the content.  Not a perfect model but it is an innovation, and both teachers do a much better job of using key vocabulary well, introducing multiple representations intentionally and connected, and providing guides for students. Much better than I think Khan does in his videos. 

Commercial site, but Verizon does a nice job of setting a tone that includes mobile learning devices. They aren't into it for altruistic reasons, but they are moving in the right direction.