Mobile Learning On The Interwebs

Beginning with the SmartBrief for EdTech.

Teachers share tips for using the iPad in the classroom
Some Los Angeles schoolteachers who use iPads in classroom lessons say it’s necessary for teachers to give up some control to make the technology initiative successful. The teachers say they suggested students read but placed no limits on what students read, and asked them to use applications but did not say which ones. The teachers also found that the iPad enhances classroom lessons, but it is not a replacement for good teaching. T.H.E. Journal (9/12)

New smartphone app tackles bullying
Students attending some Fresno County, Calif., schools soon will be able to anonymously report bullying and other crimes by using a smartphone application called TipNow. School employees and parents also will be able to use the app, which was developed by the Silicon Valley-based company Resiligence. “One of the key things that drew us to this is often times at school, kids won’t come to us face-to-face and say anything for fear of retaliation from whomever is bullying them or giving them some trouble,” said Washington Colony Unified Superintendent Craig Bowden. KFSN-TV (Fresno, Calif.) (9/12)

Back to the regular Google News alert for mobile learning.

Mobile phones in the classroom: teachers share their tips
The Guardian
The geography department at my school has been leading the use of mobile device in learning. Throughout last year the mobile@priory charter was created and led by head of department David Rogers and co-constructed by students to enable them to use …
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Mahaska Health Partnership Celebrates Family Preparedness Month with …
Oskaloosa news
MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health Partnership will be hosting the Blank Children’s Hospital Fire Safety House and the Zimmer Mobile Learning Center on Wednesday, Sept. 12 in recognition of Family Preparedness Month. Family Preparedness Month is …
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Free Educational Apps for Kids Available for Android and iPhone/iPad
RedOrbit
Kids Activities Blog has identified a long list of free educational apps for kids making mobile learning easy and free. Parents can now find which app is best for their child. Dallas, TX (PRWEB) September 09, 2012. This list compiled by Kids Activities …
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iPhone and Android apps to help you learn a new language
Know Your Cell
Who says you need fancy-pants, expensive software to learn a new language? These online language-learning programs offer up plenty of free and budget-friendly apps that will have you speaking like a native in no time. Busuu.com mobile apps (iOS; …
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Insight: Research reveals the reality of mobile and informal learning uptake
TrainingZone.co.uk
300 respondents recently completed the survey conducted by GoodPractice in conjunction with Reed Learning and INL Consultancy. The aim of the research is to highlight key industry issues and provide insights into the learning agenda within UK …
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Dictionary.com Puts Learning Power in Students’ Hands for Fall 2012
RedOrbit
11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Today Dictionary.com (www.dictionary.com), the preferred online and mobile word learning destination for students of all ages, announced that it aims to give students greater control over their education as they head back to …
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Tech Expert Tells UF Audience Mobile Learning Is The Future
1330 WFIN
The way we learned in school and the way our children are learning in school is radically different. Today a speaker the University of Findlay drove that point home during a session on E-learning. Corrine Hoisington says by using mobile technologies …
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eLogic Learning Launches New Website Highlighting Learning Management …
Equities.com
The new website also focuses attention on the company’s ability to create interactive, custom designed courses that takes e-Learning mobile. eLogic’s mobile learning courseware can be used on any mobile device, including laptops, iPads, Kindles or even …
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Real and virtual learning by mobile devices
Times of Malta
With the introduction of mobile devices as a teaching aid, new ways of using such devices are being established. The fact that mobile devices are available everywhere makes them the ideal device to support context-aware learning. Mobile devices such as …
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Onteora school district offers Bennett Elementary students project-based …
Kingston Daily Freeman
BOICEVILLE, N.Y. — The Onteora school district’s Bennett Elementary School has started focusing more on project-based learning with a visit from the California-based Wyland Clean Water Mobile Learning Center. Onteora Superintendent Phyllis Spiegel …
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Tom Morley releases new book: ‘Learn to Play Irish Trad Fiddle’
Press-Register – al.com
Fiddler and author Tom Morley on March 3, 2012, at the Shamrock, Rose and Thistle Tea Room in Mobile, Alabama. (Press-Register, Kate Mercer). Fairhope-based concert violinist and fiddler Tom Morley has released a new book, “Learn to Play Irish Trad …
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Next the Google Blog alert for mobile learning.

10 Big (But Never Discussed) Problems With Mobile Learning …
By Jeff Dunn
The mobile learning revolution is creating a lot of buzz in the education world, and the benefits undoubtedly stand out. But nothing exists as a purely positive entity. While the movement toward “m-learning” (as those totally in the know call it) …
Edudemic

Finally, the Google Web alert for mobile learning.

Mobile Learning 2012 – News & Events – Seton Hall University, New …
Mobile Learning 2012: An Exploration Seton Hall … How can we harness this evolution to increase the potential of learning in our classrooms? The Teaching …
www.shu.edu/news/article/416767

Rankin, Mobile Learning Initiative featured on Icelandic television
ACU’s Mobile Learning Initiative, Dr. Bill Rankin, associate professor of English and director or Educational Innovation, recently traveled to Iceland, where he …
www.acu.edu/…/120907-rankin-mobile-learning-featured-on-i…

M Learning – definition of M Learning, Mobile Learning, BuzzWord …
M Learning, BuzzWord from Macmillan Dictionary. Whats is M Learning? Define M Learning with Macmillan Dictionary.Description of m learning.
www.macmillandictionary.com/buzzword/…/m-learning.html

UNESCO Policy Guidelines for Mobile Learning: Inviting input into d…
And now with those benefits in mind…UNESCO has proposed a set of 10 policy guidelines to help perhaps maximize the traction and impact of those benefits.
www.slideshare.net/…/unesco-policy-guidelines-for-mobile-lea…

The 10 Biggest Downsides to Mobile Learning – Online Colleges
Though mobile learning is catching on and has various benefits, anyone considering making the leap needs to research the downsides first.
www.onlinecolleges.net/…/the-10-biggest-downsides-to-mobil…

Mobile Learning
Take part in the interesting and unique science experiments presented by Education staff as they roam through the Museum with mobile learning activities.
www.boonshoftmuseum.org/programs…/-/mobile-learning

The CITE: The Pros of Mobile Learning
The web site Edudemic has been making its case for mobile learning for the last couple of months. The site started by pointing to a survey which found that 45% …
thecite.blogspot.com/2012/…/the-pros-of-mobile-learning.htm…

What is the “Killer App” of Mobile Learning? [Chime in] | The m …
I get asked this question all the time. Here’s my answer. Here’s how wikipedia defines killer application as it pertains to marketing: A killer application ( commonly …
rjacquez.com/what-is-the-killer-app-of-mobile-learning-chime…

Mobile Learning and the Developing World
Mobile Learning and the Developing World. Posted on Sep 11. Shutterstock 105947096. The use of technology in the developing world has rocketed in recent …
www.quipper.com/…/mobile-learning-and-the-developing-wo…

How We Use Adobe Shadow for Mobile Learning Development …
Bottom-Line Performance uses Adobe Shadow to test responsive design for mobile learning development.
www.bottomlineperformance.com/how-we-use-adobe-shadow…

Mobile Learning: The future of education and youth employment …
I am excited by the opportunities that the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2012 is providing to create momentum on skills …
forumblog.org/…/mobile-learning-the-future-of-education-an…

Mobile Learning: Resource Roundup | Edutopia
… today’s students have a variety of mobile technologies at their fingertips. Here’s a look at some mobile learning resources from Edutopia and around the Web.
www.edutopia.org/mobile-learning-resources

Five Questions With….Ben Brautigam on mobile learning …
Ben Brautigam is the manager, advanced learning projects, with Teaching and Learning with Technology.
tlt.its.psu.edu/…/five-questions-with….ben-brautigam-on-mobi…