PA Cyber is already implementing many of the things discussed in this blog. For mobile learning and on to one computing, we're doing an iPad and Netbook pilot this year. With our virtual and self-paced curriculum you can access it anywhere. With the self-paced, students can access their classes at anytime. Our courses often include relevant games and we used to have classes called GEARS with avatars and simulation games. Students have redefined learning places, from the traditional bricks and mortar schools, to working in their classes anywhere. We have e-text, where teachers can generate and edit open content as needed. Also, teachers are seen as managers or mentors. WIth the research we've done on the millennial generation, this appeals to them. They don't want to be told what to do or be bossed around, they want guidance and team work. As Kurt Eisele-Dyrli says, Mobile technology in schools is not going to happen--it is happening." It's also nice to have the ability to immediately assess students understanding. In the article, "Mobile goes mainstream" they explain, "If every student had a mobile device at all times, teachers could ask questions throughout class, for example, with students answering on their devices while they worked or as they heard a lesson, enabling the teacher to adjust instruction based on this constant assessment." That would be a huge help for teachers and using mobile devices would draw their attention, more so than a pen and paper test, or a lecture. The hard part with students bringing and having their own mobile devices is regulating what activity is done on them. You don't want students to be in your class on Facebook, or surfing the Web, etc. There need to be ways to control what content they are viewing and using while in class.
Research 7 out of 10 students in higher ed use, or would prefer to use, Apple Macintosh
The fibers in apples can slow digestion, helping one to feel greater satisfaction after eating. After following three large prospective cohorts of 133,468 men and women for 24 years, researchers found that higher intakes of fiber-rich fruits with a low glycemic load, particularly apples and pears, were associated with the least amount of weight gain over time. Eating low glycemic load foods tends to produce fewer and smaller spikes in blood sugar, which may lessen hunger later on and prevent overeating. [8] 2ff7e9595c
Comments