Previous research on distractions and the use of mobile devices (personal digital assistants, tablet personal computers, or laptops) have been conducted almost exclusively in higher education. The purpose of the current study was to examine the frequency and influence of distracting behaviors in Bring Your Own Device secondary school classrooms.…

This paper explores teachers' use of textbooks in the digital age. After discussing student expectancies and needs, textbook use and the affordances of modern technology, the paper reports the results of a small-scale pilot study involving eight higher education teachers in Australia who discuss the use of textbooks in higher education in the…

This study aims to provide the reader with information about the use of teaching aids in Jericho schools. The study is especially designed to measure the teachers' general understanding of teaching aids and their benefits in the process of learning and teaching, it also measures the teachers' use of different types of these aids. In addition, it…