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Entries Tagged "mLearning"

Worldreader is leading a reading revolution in the developing world

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

Tags: Amazon, Amazon Kindle, David Risher, e-Books, e-reader, eBooks, Ghana, Kenya, kindle, mEducation, mLearning, Mobile Phones, Penguin, Random House, Reading, Roald Dahl, tablet devices, Textbooks, worldreader
Posted in Reading Skills in Primary Schools | 4 Comments »

ICT and the Early Grade Reading Assessment: From Testing to Teaching

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Tags: Android, assessment software, Carmen Strigel, continuous assessment, Cost-Benefit Analysis, data collection, Early Grade Reading Assessment, EGRA, Ethiopia, ipad, iProSurveyor, mEducation, mLearning, Mobile ICT Device, Mobile Phones, RTI International, Tablet
Posted in Reading Skills in Primary Schools | 5 Comments »

Making Interactive Radio Instruction Truly Interactive with Community Radio and Mobile Phones

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

Tags: Amazon, Community Radio, Curriculum, EDC, ICT4E, Interactive, Interactive Radio Instruction, IRI, Literacy Bridge, Mary Myers, mEducation, mLearning, Mobile Phones, Revi Sterling, WiFi Phones
Posted in Open Discussion | Comments Off on Making Interactive Radio Instruction Truly Interactive with Community Radio and Mobile Phones

Mobile opportunity for learning in Africa

Monday, July 18th, 2011

Tags: Facebook Zero, Gustav Praekelt, mEducation, mLearning, Mobile Phone, Mobile Phones, MXit, Please Call ME, Project Masiluleke, SMS, Social platforms, South Africa, Steve Vosloo, USSD, Voice, YoungAfricaLive, Yoza
Posted in Affordable Technology | Comments Off on Mobile opportunity for learning in Africa

Which Low-Cost Laptop is Best for Education?

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

Tags: Apple, Asus, Asus EeePC, Classmare PC, Educational Ecosystem, Form Factor, Intel, ipad, Low Power Computers, Low-cost ICT, mEducation, mLearning, OLCP, One Laptop Per Child, Vital Wave Consulting
Posted in Affordable Technology | 8 Comments »

Opportunities and challenges for use of mobile phones for learning

Monday, July 11th, 2011

Tags: Bas Hoefman, Corporate Social Responsibility, ICT Policy, Legal Framework, mEducation, mLearning, Mobile Coverage, Mobile Phones, SMS, Text Messaing, Text to Change
Posted in Affordable Technology | 12 Comments »

Learning with Mobile Devices Somewhere Near the Bottom of the Pyramid

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

Tags: Africa, Agnes Kukulska-Hulme, Base of the Pyramid, Funders, ICT, John Traxler, mEducation, mLearning, Mobile Phones, Pilots, Policy Makers, South Africa
Posted in Affordable Technology | 4 Comments »

EMIS opportunities and challenges for mobile data collection and dissemination

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Tags: Broadband, EMIS, GATHER, Ghana, GIS, ITU, mEducation, mLearning, Mobile Phone, Mobile Phones, Mobiles4Dev, PDA, Shem Bodo, SMS, Text Message, Uganda
Posted in Education Management Information Systems | 11 Comments »

Assessing the Impact of iPads on Education One Year Later

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Tags: App Market, Battery Life, Consumption Device, Educational Device, eTextbooks, GarageBand, Instant On, ipad, iPad Usage, mEducation, mLearning, Mobile Phones, Sam Glicksman
Posted in Tablet Computers in Education | 13 Comments »

eReaders will transform the developing world – in and outside the classroom

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Tags: Curious George, Digital Content, download books, e-Books, e-reader, Ghana, kindle, mEducation, mLearning, Mobile Phones, Publishers, Random House, tablet devices, worldreader
Posted in Tablet Computers in Education | 12 Comments »