Mobile Learning On The Interwebs

Beginning with the ASCD SmartBrief.

Why every student and teacher should use a mobile device for learning
In a blog post, Chris Dede, a professor in learning technologies at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, advocates the use of mobile devices in education. The devices, which allow students to learn any time and anywhere, expand instructional time beyond the classroom and the teacher and help increase students’ motivation to learn, Dede writes. NBC.com/Education Nation blog (1/5)

How can schools create a successful mobile-learning initiative?
Launching a successful mobile-learning initiative requires schools first to understand their culture and create a multi-year strategic plan, according to a report by the Consortium for School Networking. Other key components include a thorough financial analysis and strategy, as well as a plan to first pilot the initiative, the report states. eSchool News (free registration) (1/7)

Nook tablets are issued to students at 2 Cleveland schools
T.H.E. Journal (1/10)

Next the SmartBrief for EdTech.

Nonprofit OLPC designs tablet for students in developing countries
The nonprofit technology group One Laptop Per Child is introducing a new, inexpensive tablet computer for students in developing countries. The XO 3.0 tablet can be powered with hand cranks, or with solar or other energy sources, and is designed to withstand extreme weather conditions. Mashable (1/8)

Forum: Smartphones, tablets will embrace USB 3.0 this year
Network World/IDG News Service (1/8)

Michael Dell: Smartphones and tablets won’t kill the PC
The rise of mobile devices doesn’t necessarily mean the end of the PC era, according to Michael Dell. For the best experience on the Internet, users will turn to PCs before smartphones or tablet computers, he asserts. CIO Asia (1/10)

Nook tablets are issued to students at two Cleveland schools
T.H.E. Journal (1/10)

Amazon makes Kindle e-books available on iPad
Amazon optimized the Kindle Store for Apple’s iPad, allowing users to buy and read Kindle e-books on the tablet using its browser, Safari. PC Magazine (1/10)

Tenn. district could relax policy on student cellphones
A school board member in Sumner County, Tenn., wants the district to allow students to bring their cellphones to school and use the devices between classes and during lunch. The push follows a decision in 2010 to limit use to the classroom under teacher supervision. Danny Hale’s proposal would authorize principals to allow additional use. The Tennessean (Nashville) (1/12)

Will tablet computers take hold in schools?
T.H.E. Journal (1/9)

Also, the eSchool News Today.

Today’s story features success stories from a number of different schools that have implemented mobile device pilots. Check out the story to learn how these schools approached device management, access issues, and other challenges. Has your school or district implemented a mobile device pilot? What have you learned?Leave your comments to today’s stories online, or eMail me at ldevaney@eschoolnews.com.Cheers, Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Top News of the Day

Tips and success stories for effective mobile learning More and more schools are using mobile learning devices to help boost student engagement and achievement, and a new monograph from the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) examines some of the best practices in mobile [ Read More ]

And…

In today’s news, a recent iNACOL (International Association for K-12 Online Learning) webinar explored challenges and keys to success in implementing virtual learning. Also, Apple has created a buzz among educators that the company might enter the digital textbook market. The company is promising an ‘education announcement’ that experts believe could be related to eBooks.Do you have any virtual learning tips or advice? What do you think Apple’s announcement concerns? Would you be interested in Apple eBooks? Why or why not? Be sure to leave your comments with the stories, or email me at mstansbury@eschoolnews.com.Best, Meris Stansbury Online Editor

Top News of the Day

Apple to enter the digital textbook fray? Education-technology advocates took notice when the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs called the textbook industry “ripe for destruction” in his official biography. On Jan. 19, school technologists might [ Read More ]

Back to the regular Google News alert for mobile learning.

Marvell unveils SMILE Plug to create teacher-controlled wireless networks in …
VentureBeat
Marvell collaborated with Stanford University to create the Marvell SMILE Plug (named after the Stanford Mobile Inquiry Based Learning Environment program), which uses Marvell’s Armada processor and creates a “micro cloud” wireless network within a …
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Live online learning from Coventry University with Ericsson solution
Reuters (press release)
Tim Luft, Director of the Serious Games Institute, said: “We wanted to work with Ericsson to transform our current range of mobile applications into an interactive experience for our many thousands of mobile learners. Many people who now take short …
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Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) to showcase award winning mobile training …
RealWire (press release)
Mistry’s presentation entitled ‘Developing performance support & training for mobile delivery’ will examine the difference between ‘mobile learning courses’ and ‘mobile performance support tools’ as well as what L&D professionals should consider in …
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Sprint to Offer Mobile Accessibility Application, Developed by Code Factory …
MarketWatch (press release)
You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint . Founded in 1998 with headquarters in Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain, Code Factory is the global leader committed to the development of products …
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The smartphone race: what can we learn from the PC wars?
Telecoms.com (blog)
As the giants jostle for position, what can we learn from these PC wars of the past and what does it mean for developers and enterprises alike, faced with the choice of investing in a mobile ecosystem? Back in the 80′s as the software giants, IBM, …
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Sprint to Offer Mobile Accessibility Application, Developed by Code Factory …
Business Wire (press release)
(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sprint (NYSE: S) is offering customers who are blind or visually impaired, as well as elderly individuals or those who cannot read print on smartphones because of physical, perceptual, developmental, cognitive or learning disabilities, …
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Sprylogics Launches Mobile Division
TechFinance
The mobile team is currently developing two mobile solutions. “The Best” is an innovative and disruptive mobile search and discovery application. This application utilizes machine learning and semantic technologies to aggregate and rank opinions and …
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Red Wolves’ wide receiver to miss game after learning of mother’s death
KAIT
MOBILE, AL (KAIT) – A source close to the Arkansas State football team said Sunday that Sophomore Wide Receiver RJ Fleming will not play or be with the team in Sunday’s GoDaddy.com Bowl following news of his mother’s death. Fleming has seen time on the …
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Announcing Xyleme LCMS 3.5, New Features for Corporate, Publishing and …
MarketWatch (press release)
The Xyleme Learning Content Management System (LCMS) is an integrated software environment that provides for the authoring, managing and publishing of XML-based online courseware, instructor-led training, performance support and mobile learning …
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Coventry University to develop smartphone learning system for students
Virtual College
Online learning could be done directly through smartphones in line with a recent development by researchers at Coventry University. In collaboration with mobile phone manufacturer Ericsson, online system developers at the academic institution have made …
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Emphasizing Responsibility in Mobile AUPs
T.H.E. Journal
“It empowers their learning so much that it would be irresponsible of us as a district to prevent children from using mobile devices or using the device that they learn best with for those few who are going to cause problems. …
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Steelcase Introduces Collaboration Tools for Active Learning Environments at …
MarketWatch (press release)
Interactive pedagogies require learning spaces where everyone can share their content and see and interact with others. Combined with the fact that almost all students carry laptops, iPads and other mobile devices to the classroom, learning today is …
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Masked gang attack teen with learning difficulties at Droylsden canal
Manchester Evening News
A teenage boy with learning difficulties was brutally attacked by a gang of eight masked men who demanded his mobile phone. The 16-year-old was walking along the canal towpath on Waterside View, Droylsden, when he was confronted by the thugs near to …
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5 K-12 Ed Tech for 2012
T.H.E. Journal
“I would say the expansion of mobile devices is one, expansion of ever improving digital content is another, and the expansion of social networking for learning is another.” “I’m really excited about the opportunity to personalize learning …
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Marvell’s SMILE Plug brings each classroom its own micro cloud
SlashGear
The SMILE Plug was developed in collaboration with Stanford University and works in tandem with the Stanford Mobile Inquiry Based Learning Environment program to create highly interactive learning environments. The device acts like a small server and …
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The Florida Venture Forum Announces Presenting Companies for the 2012 Florida …
MarketWatch (press release)
… of conventional mobile app development, without programming, running on any mobile device. Open English Services LLC ( http://www.openenglish.com ), Coconut Grove: is an online school created to reinvent the English language learning experience. …
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STEM lab visits Gereau Center
Franklin News Post
By JOEL TURNER – Staff Writer Students at the Gereau Center got a look into the world of science, technology, engineering and mathematics when the STEM Mobile Learning Lab visited the school this past week. They learned first hand why it takes more …
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What to Expect From Mobile Marketing Tech in 2012
Mashable
… world with the digital, the offline-to-online marketing learning curve only gets steeper. For instance, what is the future of the QR code, and should we prepare to be wowed by augmented reality? Read on for my mobile marketing predictions of 2012. …
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ITTO: Apps Transforming the Classroom
Mobiledia
Flashcard app “StudyBlue,” for both iPhone and Android, functions in a similar way, but for mobile use. The free, updated app lets students include speech to text directly into their flashcards. In addition to providing learners with customized content …
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What developers will be doing, learning & listening to in 2012 (survey results)
VentureBeat
Developers plan to invest most of their time, talent and energy in mobile and API projects over the coming year — and will continue to code in a variety of languages, according to a new report. Zend released its Developer Pulse global survey report …
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Announcing Xyleme LCMS 3.5, New Features for Corporate, Publishing and …
Business Wire (press release)
(BUSINESS WIRE)–Xyleme, Inc., the leading provider of 100% XML and standards-based learning content management and mobile learning solutions, today announced the immediate availability of Xyleme LCMS 3.5. Driven from Xyleme’s adoption of the Agile …
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Persistent Systems Develops Exploriments Mobile Learning Apps for Global iPad …
MarketWatch (press release)
The CoE supports Persistent’s vision to be the preferred engineering partner for customized mobile applications on the iPhone and iPad platform. “We are delighted to partner with IL&FS Education to offer Exploriments based mobile learning applications …
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UNICON Study: Mobile Learning Offers Growing Opportunities for Executive …
PR Web (press release)
It analyzes the potential impact of mobile technologies on the executive education learning landscape around the world. The report looks at mobile learning, and how portable technologies — smartphones , PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), …
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Wiley, Float Mobile Learning Team Up to Develop Enhanced Ebook Apps
Good E-Reader (blog)
So when John Wiley and Sons, a leading print publisher of non-fiction and trade titles, sought a way to reach readers through more than just words on a page, they forged a partnership with Float Mobile Learning to develop enhanced ebooks, …
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LearningMate Launches GoClass at CES 2012. A Revolutionary Teaching and …
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
GoClass is a revolutionary classroom teaching application designed for connected tablet devices such as the Apple iPad and light weight mobile computing platforms. LearningMate Solutions, Inc., announced GoClass a cloud based teaching and learning …
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Walter Foster and MEDL Launch “Kids! Learn to Draw” Featuring Garfield and …
MarketWatch (press release)
“Our adult version was a huge success, and as the father of two young kids, this is the version that I’ve been really excited about,” says Dave Swartz, Co-founder of MEDL Mobile. “It’s been so rewarding to watch my son and daughter learn to draw on an …
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Persistent Systems Launches Mobile Learning Apps
RTT News
(RTTNews) – Outsourced software product development services provider Persistent Systems Ltd. announced launching of 12 mobile science learning apps for IL&FS Education’s Exploriments platform for the global iPad user community. …
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Top Ten Smart Apps for L&D Professionals
The Grapevine Online
Mobile learning is one of the most keenly discussed topics in learning and development at the moment. However, while most of the conversation focuses on delivering content to learners, what about the advantages of using smart apps to help make the …
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Next the Google Blog alert for mobile learning.

Lockdown: Float Mobile Learning
By Matt Forcum
Click for a larger view. For more of Matt’s comics, check out Robot Beach.)
Float Mobile Learning

12 Predictions for the Mobile Landscape in … – Float Mobile Learning
By The Float Team
Join us as we explore the trends and innovations we will see over the next twelve months.
Float Mobile Learning

Mobile Learning, Game Dynamics: Engaging Library Orientation …
By hhl6admin
Mobile Learning, Game Dynamics: Engaging Library Orientation. 10:00 am – 11:00 am CST WEDNESDAY, February 1st, 2012. Presenters: Adrienne Lai, North Carolina State University Libraries; Adam Rogers, North Carolina State University …
Handheld Librarian VI

Mobile learning offers growing opportunities – Ashridge
Ashridge in the News with Ashridge Business School will deepen your knowledge, broaden your horizons, hone your skills and boost your confidence. You will not only meet your learning goals but also gain insights into yourself, your …
Ashridge

Finally, the Google Web alert for mobile learning.

Mobile Learning On The Interwebs « Virtual School Meanderings
MOBILE PHONES: Mobile learning is hardly a new trend, but we have now reached the point with near ubiquitous cellphone ownership among adults, and …
virtualschooling.wordpress.com/…/mobile-learning-on-the-int…

An Excellent eBook Full of Mobile Learning Activities
An Excellent eBook Full of Mobile Learning Activities.
www.android4schools.com/…/an-excellent-ebook-full-of-mob…

Socializing Mobile Learning in the Enterprise by Adam Smith …
“Talking about the potential of mobile learning may not be enough to get the ball rolling if the goal is to integrate mobile learning into your current learning …
www.learningsolutionsmag.com/…/socializing-mobile-learning…

CFP Chapters to Mobile Learning Book (due Jan 15th)
CFP Chapters to Mobile Learning Book (due Jan 15th)
forums.lt.unt.edu/index.php?topic=462.0

Mobile Learning Offers Growing Opportunities for Executive …
abs mobilelearning New research reveals that most business schools across the globe have untapped opportunities to provide innovative executive education …
www.efmd.org/…/106-mobile-learning-offers-growing-opport…

Mobile learning gathering momentum | NetFamilyNews.org
For a number of good reasons, BYOD may leapfrog over 1:1 laptop programs in US schools.
www.netfamilynews.org/?p=31124

EdWeek to Feature EDC on Mobile Learning | Education …
EdWeek to Feature EDC on Mobile Learning. January 10, 2012. Education Week will host a January 24th webinar on the use of mobile technology to bring new …
www.edc.org/newsroom/…/edweek_feature_edc_mobile_learn…