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Our digital natives are counting on us.

Students are more engaged and motivated to learn when they use mobile devices, and research shows that academic performances can improve.

Mobile learning technologies offer teachers-and students-a more flexible approach to learning.

More and more schools are moving toward mobile learning in the classroom as a way to take advantage of a new wave of electronic devices that offer portability and ease of use on a budget.

Today's students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach

They are more engaged in learning when using the latest technological gadgets, because it is what they are most used to interacting with. Our students don't just want mobile learning, they need it.

The study found that after children had used the app every every day for two weeks, the vocabulary of Title 1 children between three and seven years old improved by as much as 31 percent.

Studies like these help underline the academic potential that mobile learning devices can have to enrich the learning process for students.

organizations can simplify the content creation process, share that information seamlessly (yet securely), and track viewing behavior, course completion and quiz results.

exactly how organizations implement mobile learning is something to keep an eye on throughout 2012 and beyond.

designing m-learning for performance support and just-in-time learning is more realistic

With a variety of tools and resources always available, mobile learning provides increased options for the personalization of learning

It’s really important that you have first the understanding, and then acceptance, from the school, teachers, parents, and the school board, because they need to understand why you’re trying to [implement] this philosophical change in instruction,

he notion of one device per child is quickly becoming outdated, as students often have two or three devices, such as a smart phone, internet-capable mobile device such as an iPod Touch, and tablet devices. This, he said, makes it necessary for schools to examine their wireless infrastructures and ensure that there is enough bandwidth and device management capability to handle the increased demand.

common message: this is a medium that can bridge educational and digital divides.

the monitoring and evaluation design does not appear to include a control group, but rather focuses on English language competency of only the participants at the beginning of the year compared with the end.

The excitement surrounding the variety of m-learning projects is well-deserved, but there is clearly much to learn about how far teaching and learning English using the medium can benefit those in developing countries. As Traxler says, "Brilliant and exemplary work is being done on the ground by people using mobiles to deliver and enhance learning to distant and disadvantaged communities. Our problem is more to do with how badly we try to explain it, think about it, reason about it, learn from it, generalise from it and evaluate it."

llowing cell phones in classrooms provides the opportunity to discuss proper cell phone etiquette as well as “netiquette.”

We discuss how having a positive online presence is important both for obtaining entrance into schools and receiving jobs. I often have students use their devices to “Google” themselves, and we use the results as a springboard for a discussion into what their online presence or “digital footprint” says about them. It has been a very eye-opening experience for many.

I believe the ideals of ethical behavior and digital citizenship are the driving factors for BYOD.

Our students are immersed in these wireless mediums, and it’s our responsibility as educators to help them learn how to use them responsibly. BYOD provides these real world authentic learning opportunities to almost all of our students.

Finally, ask: Do you think cellphones will continue to be banned in some schools in a year from now? Five years? Ten? Why or why not?

Have students engage in a debate on the pros and cons of using cellphones in school. They should delve into questions of policy, cost, usefulness and innovation along with the potential for mischief, distraction and cheating.

Mentoring is a one-to-one relationship

between an expert and a novice in which the expert guides the novice by behavioural and cognitive modelling, academic and career counselling, emotional and scholarly support, advice, professional networking, and assessment.

Coaching is observing learners' performance and providing encouragement, diagnosis, directions, feedback, motivational prompts, monitoring and regulating learner performance, provoking reflection, and perturbing learners' models.

functions

Technical:

Management Function:

Intellectual Function:

Social Function:

In order to perform these teaching functions, teacher training should focus on how to develop a series of abilities and strategies

Professional:

e-teacher who plays the role of mentor, coach (Volman, 2005) and facilitator, (that is the so called 'e-moderator'

Personal:

advantage of e-training is that it permits the achievement of really autonomous learning, for its convenience in time and space.

motivator and guide of the students.

The primary function is that of orientator,