When we talk about using cell phones in class, we’re not just talking about using cell phones in class. The idea of mobile learning touches on just about every subject that any technology addresses: social media, digital citizenship, content-knowledge versus skill-building, Internet filtering and safety laws, teaching techniques, bring-your-own-device policies, school budgets.
Schools worldwide are experimenting with allowing students to access the Internet while taking exams. Most recently, a high school in Oslo, Norway, announced it would experiment with the practise, and officials declared a similar experiment in 2009 in Denmark was a success.
Schools in England are expected to take a harder line against students who bring mobile phones into the classroom following a directive from Ofsted that finds the phones distract students from lessons
Some educators say iPad tablet computers and other mobile technology aid the learning of students as young as those in kindergarten. Other teachers maintain that introducing technology to such students can be harmful.
Teacher practices and classroom demographics can play a role in delaying the development of gender-based stereotypes and prejudices among young students, some researchers said at a recent conference. Equitable practices in co-ed classrooms can help increase the time boys and girls continue to play together and can have academic and social benefits for members of…
Students sit in the test-taking room, with full access to computers and wireless connections. As they work on national exams, they can be seen accessing the Internet from time to time. Are the results from this test going to be corrupted because these test-takers are not isolated from global information resources?