Blog Archives: Mobile
Browse Stories By
4/22/12
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: Digital Divides and Bridges: Badges, Apps for the Wage Gap and Teaching Poetry Online
Pew Internet looks at differences in internet access and usage; high school provides cell phones for texting; flattening school walls in Oregon; massive online classes move from teaching code to inspiring poetry—and more in this week’s Playback.4/20/12
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
How to Get Started Designing Mobile Games For Your Classroom
Guest author Jim Mathews is a teacher at Middleton Alternative Senior High School in Middleton, Wisc. and one of the designers of Augmented Reality and Interactive Storytelling (ARIS), a new augmented reality platform for the iPhone. He recommends starting small and not being afraid to jump right in and experiment.4/04/12
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Circle of 6 Anti-Violence App Builds Upon Friendship and Texting
The Circle of 6 iPhone App, one of the winners of the White House Apps Against Abuse technology challenge, uses text messaging to try to prevent violence and promote healthy relationships, especially among teenagers and college students.3/27/12
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Surveys on Teens Texting and Consequences for Sexting
Pew releases a new survey on the number of texts teens send per day, and a separate study shows that most adults support education instead of legal consequences for teens involved in sexting.3/22/12
Filed by
Kelsey Herron
College Students Now Prefer Reading Digital Books to Print, Survey Finds
Tablet ownership among college students and college-bound high school students has more than tripled since last year, according to poll results released last week.3/07/12
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Conversations with Education Visionaries, Technologists, and Students at the 2012 Digital Media and Learning Conference
Researchers mingled with makers, hive learners and digital artists at the 2012 Digital Media and Learning Conference in San Francisco last week.2/22/12
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Who’s Curating Digital Content for Kids?
Almost every digital tool, app or online game claims to be educational these days. Here’s a look at what that means, and who’s helping educators and parents sort through claims about digital tools for learning.1/18/12
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
New Report Finds Rapid Growth in Children’s App Market
The number of apps for toddlers and preschoolers grew by 23 percent in the last two years, according to a new report by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center. Plus, the importance of meaningful co-viewing between children and adults.12/14/11
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
The New Digital Divide: Expanding High-Speed Access - And Digital Literacies
A recent op-ed describes the new digital divide separating high-speed wired internet access and second-class wireless access, plus related stories on smartphones, digital literacies and community technology initiatives.12/06/11
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
New Study Reveals Lower Numbers of Children and Teens Sexting
Despite concerns that sexting would soon become more prevalent than note passing among school-age children, it appears that sending sexual images by phone or computer occurs less than people think.11/07/11
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
iPads & Autism: Can Technology Help Kids Communicate?
A school in Toronto is using iPads to help autistic children reach development goals. But the technology is not a miracle cure.10/27/11
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Can Technology Wait?
The New York Times looks at a Waldorf School that embraces books and chalk over screens and hand-held gadgets. Plus, a Pew Internet presentation on learning going mobile and an innovative digital media program in which students become the teachers.10/07/11
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: Kick Off Your Sunday Shoes - Successes and Changes in a Digital Age
From flash mobs to future digital literacies, a look at how education is being transformed—and who is being left behind.10/06/11
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Steve Jobs: A Visionary Who Changed the World Despite Believing Technology “Is Not Changing it Much”
A look at how Steve Jobs changed social interactions and learning by turning kids into media creators.9/24/11
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
