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Direct linkCastek, Jill; Beach, Richard – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2013
Apps, specialized programs used on mobile computers, can be used in innovative ways to enhance science and literacy learning. With the skilled guidance of their teachers, students can exploit app affordances for learning and acquire disciplinary literacies unique to science. This article showcases apps that help students to access information,…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Computer Software, Literacy, Science Instruction
