Overview+of+Devices

Here we present a variety of mobile devices that are currently being used in classrooms. While each device has unique features that lend themselves to certain tasks, it is important to remember that technology is supporting the instructional strategies and not the other way around. The device is an enabler but it takes a quality instructional program to move these tools from toys to improving learning and instruction. Elliott Soloway, a professor at the School of Education at the University of Michigan, a proponent of mobile learning, says, “People are used to focusing on devices, applications or Web sites in education, but that’s not the future with mobile. The future is ‘device agnostic.’ It will be an integrated learning environment we haven’t seen before, an educational operating system not yet developed that will work across every device.” (http://www.districtadministration.com/article/mobile-goes-mainstream)

**Devices for mobile learning include:**
||= **MP3's, Nano's and I-Pods**
 * = **Netbooks**

||= **I-pod-Touch**

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 * = **Tablets**

Tablet Buyer's Guide ||= **Gaming Consoles**



Video Games in the Classroom

KinectEDucation ||= **Smart Phones**



Buyers Guide ||  ||
 * Further Reading and Resources around D****evices**

This is an extensive guide, designed for teachers just beginning using mobile devices with students. It covers the basics of hardware and software, but also provides direction on how to use these devices for personalized learning, increased student engagement and student success. There are links to some of the best sites and networks to join.
 * Slide to Learn - Educators guide to using the iPad, iPod and iPhone**

Is an educator's resources for mobile learning. It was started in 2002 as part of Tony Vincent's classroom website. At first focusing on Palm handhelds, Learning in Hand now covers podcasting, iPods, iPod touch, iPhone, iPad, and netbooks.
 * Learning in Hand**

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