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Dizon, Gilbert – TESOL Journal, 2017
The proliferation of smartphones has given rise to intelligent personal assistants (IPAs), software that helps users accomplish day-to-day tasks. However, little is known about IPAs in the context of second language (L2) learning. Therefore, the primary objectives of this case study were twofold: to assess the ability of Amazon's IPA, Alexa, to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Kim, Yanghee; Smith, Diantha – Interactive Learning Environments, 2017
The ubiquity and educational potential of mobile applications are well acknowledged. This paper proposes six theory-based, pedagogical strategies to guide interaction design of mobile apps for young children. Also, to augment the capabilities of mobile devices, we used a humanoid robot integrated with a smartphone and developed an English-learning…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Teaching Methods, Young Children
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Xin, Joy F.; Leonard, Deborah A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of using an iPad to assist students with autism in learning communication skills. Three, 10 years old learners diagnosed with autism who present little or no functional speech, participated in the study. A multiple baseline design with AB phases across academic and social settings was used.…
Descriptors: Autism, Preadolescents, Intervention, Handheld Devices
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Fletcher-Watson, Sue – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2015
The proliferation of mobile technologies and apps raises questions for researchers in the field of educational technology. Many apps are marketed as having impact on learning or therapeutic outcome in populations with additional support needs. This paper briefly outlines three possible academic responses to the rise of therapeutic technologies for…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Telecommunications, Computer Oriented Programs, Autism
Valenza, Joyce Kasman – Knowledge Quest, 2015
Focusing on evidence-based practice (EBP) aligns with the school librarian's leadership role acknowledged by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) in "Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Programs" (2009) and in AASL's newly adopted mission statement. "The American Association of School Librarians…
Descriptors: Evidence, School Libraries, Library Services, Interviews
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Luterbach, Kenneth J.; Hubbell, Kenneth R. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2015
To create instructional apps for desktop, laptop and mobile devices, developers must select a development tool. Tool selection is critical and complicated by the large number and variety of app development tools. One important criterion to consider is the type of development environment, which may primarily be visual or symbolic. Those distinct…
Descriptors: Instructional Development, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Handheld Devices
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Ruiz, Frances; Ruiz, Michael J. – Physics Teacher, 2015
Color addition and subtraction apps in HTML5 have been developed for students as an online hands-on experience so that they can more easily master principles introduced through traditional classroom demonstrations. The evolution of the additive RGB color model is traced through the early IBM color adapters so that students can proceed step by step…
Descriptors: Color, Hands on Science, Scientific Concepts, Mathematical Concepts
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Bárcena, Elena; Read, Timothy; Underwood, Joshua; Obari, Hiroyuki; Cojocnean, Diana; Koyama, Toshiko; Pareja-Lora, Antonio; Calle, Cristina; Pomposo, Lourdes; Talaván, Noa; Ávila-Cabrera, José; Ibañez, Ana; Vermeulen, Anna; Jordano, María; Arús-Hita, Jorge; Rodríguez, Pilar; Castrillo, María Dolores; Kétyi, Andras; Selwood, Jaime; Gaved, Mark; Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes – Research-publishing.net, 2015
In this paper, experiences from different research groups illustrate the state-of-the-art of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (henceforth, MALL) in formal and non-formal education. These research samples represent recent and on-going progress made in the field of MALL at an international level and offer encouragement for practitioners who are…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Second Language Learning
Cropley, David; Cropley, Arthur – Educational Technology, 2016
Computer-assisted assessment (CAA) is problematic when it comes to fostering creativity, because in educational thinking the essence of creativity is not finding the correct answer but generating novelty. The idea of "functional" creativity provides rubrics that can serve as the basis for forms of CAA leading to either formative or…
Descriptors: Creativity, Creativity Tests, Formative Evaluation, Computer Assisted Testing
Lowe, Heather – Educational Technology, 2016
Dartmouth and MIT have developed educational behavior apps and wearable devices that collect contiguous streams of data from student users. Given the consent of the user, the app collects information about a student's physical activity, sleep patterns, and location to form conjectures about social and academic behavior. These apps have the…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Data Collection, Courseware, Behavior Patterns
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Thorne, Tristan – TESOL Journal, 2016
The use of mobile devices in the language classroom can help accomplish innumerable learning objectives, yet many teachers regard smartphones and tablets as obstacles to lesson goals. However, as portable technology continues to infiltrate classroom boundaries, it is becoming increasingly clear that educators should find ways to take advantage of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Coding
Antony, Laljith – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Failing to prevent leaks of confidential and proprietary information to unauthorized users from software applications is a major challenge that companies face. Access control policies defined in software applications with access control mechanisms are unable to prevent information leaks from software applications to unauthorized users. Role-based…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Information Security
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Harrison, Taylor R.; Lee, Hollylynne S. – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2018
Over the last several years, iPads have become increasingly popular in the classroom. The number of available apps that could be used in the mathematics classroom are countless, but some make better mathematical learning tools than others. This research presents a set of sixteen criteria that can be used to evaluate the potential of an iPad app to…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Alsadoon, Elham – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2018
The social nature of Web applications have the potential to empower education. These applications provide a learning environment in which students can construct their learning, collaborate with others, generate ideas, edit and distribute their material, and more. The better way to seed Web applications into the learning environment and to make…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Preservice Teacher Education, Computer Uses in Education, Internet
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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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