Monthly Archives: October 2011

From special-needs classrooms to textbook publishers to free lesson movements, anxious IT administrators to Irish principals to K-12 thought leaders: education loves the iPad. Apple has even taken up the learning banner in an iPad TV ad. For all the … Continue reading →

Mobile learning technology is the perfect tool to facilitate just in time learning…. Medical education: What is just in time learning? – by Dr Pandula Siribaddana – Helium.

The 2011 Campus Computing Survey, an annual study by the Campus Computing Project and the largest continuing study of higher education IT, found that the number of colleges and universities launching mobile apps has expanded rapidly over the last year.  … Continue reading →

“Bring-your-own-technology” efforts in schools raise questions about what works For the small but passionate minority of school districts that are opening doors to student-owned mobile devices, there’s a lot riding on how effective the policy shift turns out to be … Continue reading →

We asked educators to let their imaginations go wild and conjure up visions of the future of the mobile device in the classroom. Here are a few of our favorites. Editor’s note: It’s been just a couple of years since … Continue reading →

Technology has been used in the classroom for decades now. But with the advent of cloud computing and the proliferation of smaller, more portable computers and Internet-capable devices, it’s now possible to bring the classroom into the technology instead. Mobile … Continue reading →

Recent advances in wireless technology, intelligent user interfaces, and mobile computing and telephony mean that general consumers now have access to a plethora of powerful handheld devices. Such devices include the smartphone; tablets such as the iPad; netbooks; dedicated ereaders … Continue reading →

Making your material available to mobile learners poses some unique challenges for content developers. It’s one thing when you know your audience. But it’s particularly challenging when you’re working in the extended enterprise space where the end users’ environment is … Continue reading →

Regardless of your school’s cell phone policy, the reality in most schools is that students have phones in their pockets, purses, or hoodies. Why not get these tools out in plain sight and use them for good and not evil? … Continue reading →

It’s been just a couple of years since the first mobile device hit the market. Yet, it is already a foregone conclusion that it will become an indispensable tool for learning in the future. That’s why T.H.E. Journal asked a … Continue reading →

A decade has passed since author, game designer, and educational thought leader Marc Prensky heralded the arrival of a new generation of students whose immersion in information technology distinguished them in fundamental ways from previous generations. Because they had spent … Continue reading →

iPhones. iPads. Android. Windows Phone 7. We’ve updated all of our essential apps lists to include a few forgotten favorites, some long awaited arrivals and, as always, even more amazing apps. Check them out! The New Essential Apps September 2011.