422 Articles match "School"

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• A 21st Century Global Acceptable Use Policy for Schools
  
  Last Fall I sent out a survey on my Twitter network asking K-12 teachers about cell phone use in their schools. Of 100 teachers, 97 of them said that their school had a policy that highly restricted cell phone use during school hours (either banning them completely or restricting their use to non-academic times). Yet in the same survey 40 of the teachers said they were using cell phones in learning, and 87 teachers said they would like to use cell phones I received 100 responses on SurveyMonkey (Wow! Imagine how much more difficult it would have been to get survey responses
  Cell Phones in Learning - Thursday, February 26, 2009
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• British schools scoop USA mobile learning award!
  
  Tags: m-learning in USA projects cool kids usage primary school MyLearning publicit Mobile Learning is starting - slowly - to build momentum in the states, and today that momentum picked up some speed. At mobilelearning09, a discrete collection of the main players in US industry, education and government got together in the President's Ballroom in Washington DC to celebrate some embryonic US projects, and help steer them towards something bigger and bolder.
  moblearn - Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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• Persuasive Video on Cell Phones and Schools
  
  I created this video for my presentation at the MACUL conference tomorrow in Grand Rapids, MI. I would love some feedback on it. The goal is to give a perspective of educational history and technology, where common technology tools (such as a chalkboard or pen or even Internet) were once banned and labeled "harmful" as we are doing with cell phones. Enjoy!
  Cell Phones in Learning - Wednesday, March 5, 2008
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• The Future of Cell Phones in Schools...
  
  This could eliminate the need for schools to purchase expensive LCD projectors, instead using their own cell phones as the projection tool. How this affects schools: Students, teachers, and parents could retrieve their school files and documents anytime from anywhere! How this could affect schools: Students could share files with each other by beaming them through cell phones (similar to Palm pilots, only now with a basic You can now purchase a cell phone with a built-in projector . The cost is $373.oo (cheaper than some iPhones!).
  Cell Phones in Learning - Monday, September 1, 2008
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• Maths and Science mobisite for “SmartLearners”
  
  Vanesh Gokal is Principal at Burnwood Secondary School in Durban, and a Maths and Physical Science teacher. Tags: Africa Country Resources South Africa mLearning Maths Science Secondary schoo He is also passionate about mlearning. In his own words: “Our learners are mostly from disadvantaged backgrounds, including informal settlements. Hence mobile
  mLearning Africa - Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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• Sexting & Texting; Schools Role
  
  While sexting and distracting texting are reasons why schools worry about including cell phones in learning, I believe these two examples are reasons why schools need to include cell phones in learning. Currently with policies banning cell phones from school campus, teachers get the message that they should ignore cell phones altogether. In the last year I have come across a number of articles about students sexting. Sexting is when a person sends a nude picture of themselves to someone else.
  Cell Phones in Learning - Friday, February 20, 2009
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• 6 design principles of the 21st century school
  
  Its an overview of what a 21st century school should look like, and I like it because rather than just being theory or ideas, its very grounded in the practicalities. Tags: Schools 21st century uLearning Connectivism framework practical Futur Came across this today and had to share. Something else you might notice - it doesn’t even directly mention ‘technology’ … hmmm… This is because integrating digital tools for learning = good teaching anyway.
  uLearning Blog - Monday, March 2, 2009
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• What the iPhone OS 3.0 could mean for mobile learning
  
  Tags: Mobile Learning iphone ipod school softwar It is clear thathe iPhone is one of the most interesting devices for mobile learning applications. There are hundreds of educational educational iApps. This Tuesday, March 17, Apple introduced the new
  mLearning Blog - Thursday, March 19, 2009
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• Should cell phones be allowed during school exams?
  
  Do you think cell phones should be allowed during school exams? Thanks to Lindseybp on Twitter , I learned about an interesting article from eSchoolnews , Digital debate: Prepare kids for exams or life? 'Open-Book Exam' 21st century-style: Educators begin to ponder if students should be allowed to use digital devices to take test. The article explores an Australian educator who allows her students to use cell phones and Internet during their exams. Here is a short excerpt from the article that I found interesting and worth discussion! "But paper and pencil are technologies,
  Cell Phones in Learning - Monday, September 29, 2008
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• Let’s ban malls! Rethinking cellphones in education
  
  Notes: 230 principals were at the conference, representing a diverse range of schools, from the very under-resourced to the very privileged. The presentation urged them to rethink banning cellphones at school and to consider their value for learning, assessment and administration. Tags: Africa Country Presentations Resources South Africa mLearning Dr Math on MXit ImfundoYami / ImfundoYethu Learners M4Girls m4lit MXit Secondary school By: Steve Vosloo, Shuttleworth Foundation, steve.vosloo@shuttleworthfoundation.org Presented at: Gauteng principals conference, NAPTOSA (National
  mLearning Africa - Friday, July 31, 2009
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