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Smartphones in Education: Redirecting Distraction with Mobile Learning

ViewSonic Education

As mobile learning becomes more and more popular, so does the potential for distraction in the classroom. With so many captivating apps and games, it is easy to see how students would have a hard time putting their smartphones and other mobile devices away. Assess Learning and Stay Organized.

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The Future of eLearning - 10 Trends To Be Aware Of

ViewSonic Education

Dusty blackboards, smudged overhead projectors, and over saturated photocopies - Surely this sounds like many people’s education experience. For those who don’t know what it is, eLearning refers to learning that utilizes electronic means to create a more dynamic and instructive learning environment. Mobile Learning.

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60+ Great Educational Websites

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Science YouTube channels for kids Science dictionaries for teachers and students Science podcasts for teachers and students Science websites for kids YouTube channels for science teachers and students Language learning websites Learning a new language is absolutely a challenging but rewarding feat.

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5 tech devices that should be part of all classrooms

Neo LMS

Besides the individual learning times, and not cheating on tests by peeking in the next student’s paper, kids need to collaborate in the classroom. Mobile devices and WIFI. My first school years meant a lot of white chalk on a really black blackboard. Tablets are on their way of becoming the classic notebooks of students.

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Triumphs and Troubles in Online Learning Abroad

Edsurge

At the very dawn of digital education, Canada introduced one of the very first learning management systems, WebCT, a pivotal application, invented at the University of British Columbia in 1997. Branded eventually as Blackboard, it was the market leader in the U.S.

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Wednesday - Day Three of the Virtual Learning 2.0 Conference, Including a "Pitchfire!"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Tuesday we had 20 hours of great virtual sessions and keynotes in our Learning 2.0 The session recording links are HERE and the links for the full Blackboard Collaborate recordings of the keynotes a part of the keynote session descriptions HERE. Conference. Full keynote descriptions can be found HERE.

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Friday - Final Day of the Learning 2.0 Conference with Sugata Mitra, Audrey Watters, Angela Maiers, Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, Heidi Hayes Jacobs, and More!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Once you are seeing the calendar, you can click on any session title to copy the link into the Blackboard Collaborate room for that session. The list of all of Friday''s sessions is below. A full hour-by-hour schedule for your time zone can be found HERE.