Smartphones over Tablets
I have numerous reasons why I prefer a smartphone over tablets for students. 1) Students always have their smartphone with them regardless of where they are. Students do not always carry their tablets...
View ArticleShow Administrators Good Learning, Not Mobile Learning, to Convince them of...
Some administrators still prohibit cell phones and other mobile devices in the classroom. They do not change their minds when their teachers send them articles about the benefits of mobile learning;...
View ArticleYour Contribution to 200+ Academic Activities with Mobile Devices
Dear teacher, I invite you to submit a short paragraph description of how you help your students to learn or to demonstrate their learning through mobile learning for an ebook tentatively entitled...
View Article90 Mobile Learning Modern Language Activities ebook
Having been both a technology integration teacher and a district technology administrator, I realize that teachers accept and implement a technology when they feel that the technology will help their...
View ArticleUsing a Mobile Device is Not Mobile Learning
Many schools are moving to “mobile learning” when, in fact, they really are moving toward using students using mobile devices. The students use mobile devices as they would have used a desktop or a...
View ArticleA Protocol for Conference and Class Tweets
Conferences or educational events should develop a protocol for tweets. The conference can set up two twitter hashtags, one for social comments and one for content comments. The social tweets...
View ArticleAbundance or Deficit Thinking For Mobile Learning
Teachers and administrators think and act according to an abundance or deficit mentality. A few examples from mobile learning will explain the difference between the two ways of thinking and acting. In...
View ArticleCompare Institutional MLearning to Your School’s Mlearning
Many institutions use QR codes. At the Cornell Plantations at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY), they have put QR codes next to many wild flowers. When a person uses his/her smartphone to scan the...
View ArticleAssessment and Mobile Learning Questions
Technology can play a critical role in the learning process. Here are some questions about assessment and mobile learning to think about as you plan for your mobile learning. Who/ What will assess...
View ArticleConsidering Home Learning When Doing Mobile
Many schools are going mobile or one-to-one. Schools sometimes make decisions without thinking about the full consequences such as mobile and home learning. If schools supply mobile devices to the...
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