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Direct linkNeuwirth, Lorenz S. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2022
Cellular phone distractions inhibit faculty delivering and students learning the curriculum by reducing student attendance and active engagement. Arguably, cellular phone usage during precious class times can be a risk factor for student attrition, but scarce solutions have been offered to address this problem in colleges. The Flipd App, a…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Attention, Computer Use
Download full textLaskowski, Margaret M.; Reinecke, Dana R.; Chen, Hsin-liang – Journal for Leadership and Instruction, 2018
This exploratory study examines the current use of instructional technology, and assistive technologies for support of individuals with learning disabilities as well as other disabilities in New York State. The researchers used SurveyMonkey and postings on social media websites for various professional organizations to solicit responses to a…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Learning Disabilities, Barriers
Bushar, Jessica; Pirretti, Amy – ZERO TO THREE, 2017
Reaching at-risk families with health and development information and connecting them to resources during pregnancy and throughout early infanthood remains a challenge for many health and early learning and development initiatives. This article showcases strategies used by Text4baby--a free mobile health program for pregnant women and mothers--to…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Pregnancy
Johnson, Bob; Gutmann, Ted – Computers in Libraries, 2013
If you are like the millions of people buying the latest smartphone, iPhone 5, or Samsung Galaxy S III, your local library should have something to offer you. The Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, for one, has an app for that! Dubbed "Emma Mobile," the library's application works with iOS (Apple), Android (Google), and Amazon Kindle Fire…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Library Services, Computer Oriented Programs, Telecommunications
Dean, Matthew D. – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2016
Social reading can broadly be described as the experience surrounding the reading of electronic books, more commonly known as eBooks. Utilising eTextbooks and social reading at a university offers some powerful potential to engage students and help them succeed in their studies. A broad overview of the current landscape and recent initiatives…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Electronic Publishing, Books, Social Networks
Gibbone, Anne; Perez, Samantha L.; Virgilio, Stephen J. – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2014
The purpose of the article is to illustrate how a physical education program uses mobile devices to motivate at-risk girls attending an urban charter school. Permitting students to use mobile devices in physical education gives students a "technological freedom" that has been removed in other contexts. The apps described in this article…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Handheld Devices, Student Motivation, At Risk Students
Shaw, Gerard F. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2015
Given the proliferation of technological tools being used in and outside of the classroom, physical education teacher education (PETE) faculty have a responsibility to effectively prepare preservice teachers in this area by offering information technology classes within PETE curriculum, as well as by integrating technology in their activity…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Education, Teacher Educators
Lin, Lin; Widdall, Chris; Ward, Laurie – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2014
In this article, the authors describe how integrating interactive mobile tools into elementary pedagogy can generate enthusiasm and critical thinking among students as they learn about the world. The activities described took place over the course of six one-hour periods spanning six days. These activities address three major social studies…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Critical Thinking, Educational Philosophy
Zurier, Steve – Community College Journal, 2013
Few professors teaching at community colleges today expect students to learn every nuance of every technological device they are likely to encounter throughout the course of their careers. Educators can expose students to enough of a base so that when the technology does evolve--and it will--they have the confidence and ability to adapt and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Higher Education, Job Training, Technology Uses in Education
