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Coming in at number 10 on our list of top ed-tech developments for 2013: mobile learning.

Coming in at number 10 on our list of top ed-tech developments for 2013: mobile learning.

Report: Parents See Benefit of Mobile Tech, Want Schools To Take Better Advantage

Keys to successful Mobile Learning - a list of sources and info.

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eClassroom News

Walk into a school, airport, shopping mall, or even a church and the image is always the same, teens and tweens have their heads down, ear buds on, and a mobile device in their hand. This generation is commonly referred to as Generation Z and they are coming of age with a new set of …

Walk into a school, airport, shopping mall, or even a church and the image is always the same, teens and tweens have their heads down, ear buds on, and a mobile device in their hand. This generation is commonly referred to as Generation Z and they are coming of age with a new set of …

Our resident mobile expert (and small business owner) shares his favorite, lesser-known iOS apps that help him get work done on the run. Check 'em out to see if they'll work for you.

Our resident mobile expert (and small business owner) shares his favorite, lesser-known iOS apps that help him get work done on the run. Check 'em out to see if they'll work for you.

50 apps for productivity? Yes, you read that correctly. Learn how educators can leverage today's mobile devices through top-notch apps.

50 apps for productivity? Yes, you read that correctly. Learn how educators can leverage today's mobile devices through top-notch apps.

Teachers can control student mobile devices - Lightspeed has this available.

Teachers can control student mobile devices - Lightspeed has this available.

Article in k-12 Mobile Clasroom

10 articles the last on using iPads in the classroom could be interesting.

Another article about FREE and links to sources and resources.

Mobile Trends

The report also found that students increasingly see benefits to online learning, with 57 percent of respondents in high school saying that it would put them in control of their learning, up from 40 percent in 2009, and 56 percent saying that it would allow them to work at their own pace, a five percent increase over the same period. Students also said that it would provide other benefits, such as improved ability to review materials, a greater sense of independence, and an improved opportunity to succeed in class, in greater numbers than they did in 2009, though they are still not in the majority. Read more at http://thejournal.com/articles/2013/06/06/report-students-prioritize-devices-variety-over-internet-access.aspx#h56BQclTTuW2xerf.99 

Good stats and on the correct course, thinking about it and not sounding negative, from observation, it's a mind set change with these 21st Century tools. Those who achieve are on top of this, and the others may feel an invasion of their personal worlds. Yet the mind set is shared with those in front them, standing at a podium. I have found it interesting that this year many sources for collaboration and social media have changed their logo to include Learning in their names. Instead of Social Network - Social Learning Network or Community. Putting stats aside, once that reluctant learner starts using the learning networks and tools and sees their achievement (grades), the stats for success with mobile learning starts to fill out on the positive side. Nothing like a winner, everyone gets on board.

From Educators Technology web site - A Great Guide on Teaching Students about Digital Footprint ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

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