This is a part of a series on mobile devices available for learning. Category: These are very small touch screen devices — smaller than a tablet but not a cell phone! (These devices have the capability to install a variety
Mobile flashcards from the Open Dictionary
The Kids Open Dictionary now has an option to create mobile flashcards using gWhiz. This free app supports the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, BlackBerry, Android, and more. To make your flashcards: (Before doing this, you need a Google Docs account
Yes, the iPod is now a handheld computer
Since the very popular handheld computers from Palm and others were phased out, I have often been asked what to replace them with in classrooms. Unfortunately, there hasn’t been a great answer. I really like mini-laptops (aka netbooks), but they
Policy issues for student use of electronic devices…and a whole lot more
The University of San Diego just released a series of documents and policy recommendations on “Helping School Personnel Control Student Misuse of Electronic Communications Devices On and Off-Campus.” After reading this collection, I have so many thoughts that I hardly
New ways to look at content and 1:1
Happy New Year! I haven’t been blogging as much as usual the last month or two because I am up to my ears in a ton of curriculum we’re developing for mobile devices. (THE Journal ran a nice article about
New Edition of Handheld Book
There is a brand new 2nd Edition now available of the popular book Handhelds for Teachers and Administrators by Tony Vincent and Janet Caughlin. This new edition has a lot of new information, including a section on podcasting, which includes
Video proliferation
I love the recent explosion of user-created video content that’s going on in the world. It’s creative, thought-provoking, and empowering. I’ve also written previously about the great potential of video to help differentiate instruction and enrich student learning. However [rant
Trying to make iPod content interactive
With all the iPods that are out there and the power of mobile devices to differentiate instruction, I’ve been looking at various ways to incorporate more interactivity into iPod content. I started with Quizzler, a program that I really love