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Trude Hoel; Margrethe Jernes – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2024
The scope of digital children's books is increasing rapidly; however, the quality of these books needs consideration in view of the educational context in which they are to be read. In this article, we present seven key strands to support early childhood teachers in selecting high quality for shared dialogue-based reading with groups of children.…
Descriptors: Electronic Books, Picture Books, Childrens Literature, Quality Assurance
Özeke, Vildan – Online Submission, 2018
There are many mobile applications (apps) for learning in Google Play Store. People usually evaluate the apps based on their personal view/criteria, and others have an idea about that app with its rating score and/or user comments. This study, aims to analyze the educational mobile apps objectively by using a reliable rubric tool; REVEAC (Rubric…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Games, Foreign Countries, Preschool Children
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Addi-Raccah, Audrey; Yemini, Miri – Multicultural Education Review, 2018
We explore and characterize the use of WhatsApp group instant messaging as part of the social media trend in the context of parental engagement and participation in public schooling. We reveal how this platform is utilized within public school parental interactions, emphasizing the possible benefits as well as obstacles for such technologies in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parents, Communities of Practice, Computer Mediated Communication
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Bataineh, Ruba Fahmi; Baniabdelrahman, Abdallah Ahmad; Khalaf, Kafa Mohammad Bani – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2018
This study examines the potential effect of an eight-week e-mail- and WhatsApp-based instructional treatment on 45 Jordanian EFL tenth-grade students' paraphrasing and summarizing skills. Three instruments were used for data collection: a pre-test, a post-test, and an interview schedule. The findings reveal statistically significant differences…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Cetinkaya, Levent – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2017
This study was carried out to identify the benefits and drawbacks of using mobile social network application WhatsApp in the education of Secondary Education students. In this research, survey model was used and open-ended question form to 145 students together with semi-structured interview technique to 6 students were employed and answer to the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Social Media, Computer Oriented Programs, Secondary School Students
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Qi, Grace Yue; Wang, Yuping – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
This study explores the process of Community of Practice (CoP) building for language teachers' professional development through the support of a WeChat group. WeChat is an instant messenger app that provides a multimodal platform for one-on-one and group interactions through text, audio and video. In order to support the implementation of flipped…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion Groups, Communities of Practice
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Kilic, Çigdem; Sancar-Tokmak, Hatice – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2017
This case study investigates how preservice primary school teachers describe their experiences with digital story-based problem solving applications and their plans for the future integration of this technology into their teaching. Totally 113 preservice primary school teachers participated in the study. Data collection tools included a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction
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Brooks, Wendy – Australian Journal of Music Education, 2016
Lullabies have existed since ancient times, and are sung across all most all cultures to soothe babies and lull them to sleep. As screen media use pervades contemporary familial lives, it is perhaps inevitable that lullabies have been adopted and adapted as repertoire. This recording of lullabies in audiovisual modes has transformed the ways in…
Descriptors: Singing, Sleep, Foreign Countries, Ethnography
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Wiklund-Engblom, Annika; Hiltunen, Kasper; Hartvik, Juha; Porko-Hudd, Mia; Johansson, Marléne – International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 2014
The study presented is part of a work-in-progress project of developing a mobile application for smartphones, Talking Tools (TT). The first context TT is developed for and tested in is sloyd education [Swedish: slöjd], a compulsory subject taught in Finnish schools. In sloyd learners design and manufacture unique artifacts in various materials…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Computer Oriented Programs, Handicrafts
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Mwanza-Simwami, Daisy – International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 2016
Mobile Web 2.0 technologies such as: mobile apps, social networking sites and video sharing sites have become essential drivers for shaping daily activities and meeting learning needs in various settings. However, very few studies link mobile Web 2.0 to supporting collaborative learning in real-life problem solving activities in semi-formal…
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Computer Oriented Programs, Social Media, Technology Uses in Education
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Gökçe, Semirhan; Yenmez, Arzu Aydogan; Özpinar, Ilknur – International Education Studies, 2017
Recent developments in technology have changed the learner's profile and the learning outcomes. Today, with the emergence of higher-order thinking skills and computer literacy skills, teaching through traditional methods is likely to fail to achieve the learning outcomes. That is why; teachers and teacher candidates are expected to have computer…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Mathematics Education, Elementary School Mathematics
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Maher, Bridget; Drachsler, Hendrik; Kalz, Marco; Hoare, Cathal; Sorensen, Humphrey; Lezcano, Leonardo; Henn, Pat; Specht, Marcus – International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 2013
Handover of patient care is a time of particular risk and it is important that accurate and relevant information is clearly communicated. The hospital discharge letter is an important part of handover. However, the quality of hospital discharge letters is variable and letters frequently omit important information. The Cork Letter-Writing…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Computer Oriented Programs, Hospitals, Patients