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Catherine Short

Socializing Mobile Learning in the Enterprise by Adam Smith : Learning Solutions Magazine - 0 views

  • 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.
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      It would be great if we could have some guinea pigs to test things out in their classrooms!  I'll volunteer!!
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  • negative reaction is still a sign of engagement – at least the person has an opinion
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      It's just good that people are thinking about it.
Maru Gutierrez

One-to-One or BYOD? Districts Explain Thinking Behind Student Computing Initiatives | E... - 0 views

  • students,
  • complete a training session with their parents and sign an acceptable-use policy before they can use their ­personal devices to connect to the school's wireless ­network
  • Afterward, each student receives a sticker ­indicating that his or her device is wireless-certified.
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  • big downfall of BYOD programs, he explains, is that school officials have no control over whether ­students actually will bring their devices to class:
  • expanding each school's media center hours
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    I wonder if ASF has taken any of these steps to ensure appropriate BYOD policies for next school year? Imp to have a platform so launching will be successful and all steps are in order rather than improvised.
Carolina Montes

60 Inspiring Examples of Twitter in the Classroom | Online Universities - 0 views

  • s a bulletin board
  • etting students know about last minute news like canceled classes.
  • : Instead of emailing each other or waiting to meet in class, students can collaborate on projects and keep track of changes by using a Twitter hashtag.
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  • allow them to instantly tweet their blurts silently instead of out loud.
  • Parents can sign up to receive tweets from teachers, learning about activities, tests, projects, and more.
  • Send out quick quizzes on Twitter, and have them count for bonus points in the classroom.
  • Students can tweet sentences using a particular word to build vocabulary learning.
  • As long as students are held accountable for their grammar, using Twitter offers a great opportunity for improving writing and punctuation.
  • Ask students to unscramble anagrams, contribute synonyms, or give vocabulary definitions on Twitt
  • When students participate in Twitter discussions in class, there’s a great opportunity for conversations to continue to develop even after the lecture is over.
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    60 Ways to use Twitter in the classroom. Students can follow the class if they are absent and be in contact with the teacher, also for last minute notices. 
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