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Talking about the potential of mobile learning may not be enough to get the ball rolling

tablets in the hands of people are great symbols of progress.

“The advantages of digital media now greatly outweigh the disadvantages and require that schools update their thinking and policies to provide guidance on the use of these tools to improve student learning and achievement,” the paper says.

“Digital responsibility is big.” Rankin said. “We’re teaching students how to operate in this new world. We wanted to change the wording in our guidelines because we don’t want students to accept them; we want students to be responsible for them.”

“The depth of thought and level of discourse gets much deeper when you add an online environment,” Wells said. The teacher can present information in class, and then the students are free to explore it online – they can look at other students’ work, or check out videos on YouTube. Time constraints are no longer a factor, the process becomes more individualized, and school becomes more relevant, Wells said.

QR codes can link the physical and virtual worlds by allowing students to link to more information about an object or historically significant building or area Bringing learning into the physical world and out of the classroom Allowing students whose native language is one other than the dominant language of their school to connect to information about objects or ideas in their native languages

link to specific information on the internet quickly and easily. 

My students learn better when they take the active role in finding and choosing texts, asking their own questions, and creating their own projects. In my 9th grade West Civ class, this means students learn directly from primary sources (see the Internet History Sourcebook, the Perseus Project, the Library of Congress's 'Teaching with Primary Sources' project, and the Internet Archive) without the filter of a textbook middleman.

As for "keeping on the same page"... One of the most exciting things to have come out of the textbookless experience among my West Civ social studies colleagues has been the way in which each of us have the opportunity to share what we know and what we really care about with one another in the active creation of our own courses of study --

With more than 100,000 downloads and over 20,000 active customers, YogiPlay was developed to address the growing frustration by parents who are struggling to find the right, high-quality learning apps for their kids.

Every app in the YogiPlay network is carefully evaluated for age-appropriateness, educational value and, most importantly, fun.

Mobile Learning for Teachers in Latin America 

Turning on Mobile Learning in Latin America 

It is a familiar tool.

u are making yourself more aware of issues surrounding students today.

Resource availability.

the technology is growing in a rapid manner and we are seeing two main camps: • Those looking for validity and the “perfect” opportunity • The “adopters” who are diving in

All of these require professional development and a systemic mindset that such an environment is desired. The latter requires leadership. The former requires both leadership and learning.

Social Professional Learning is a method of developing in teachers the confidence and process they may need to connect with others professionally online.

You can create professional learning that is all about you and your students, and not about devotion to a series of systems and protocols