Mobile Learning Blog Post:
"Schools and Students Clash Over Use of Technology"

Link:  http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/05/schools-and-students-clash-over-use-of-technology/

I whole-heartedly agree with this post.  There has been too much of a delay in bringing mobile technology into the classrooms.  I can see how incorporating items students are regularly using and have clearly shown an interest in (such as mobile devices and social networking) as tools into their school learning environment will help enhance their engagement with the curriculum.  School policies need to "keep up with the times" to stay current and keep students interested and engaged better, as well as adjusting policies to allow for the building of the skills necessary for students to more successfully navigate within their changing world.  The way of the present and future is online social interactions and digital collaboration.  Our classrooms need to reflect this shift.  Teachers may be able to adapt their classroom lessons individually, but teachers also need the assistance of their administration and support of school policies to more fully provide mobile-friendly learning environments.  The technology is there (most students already have it) - the schools need to recognize, accept, and take full advantage of this important educational resource - mobile devices in the classrooms!


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