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Overcoming the 1:1 Laptop Charger Shortage: A Success Story 

Overcoming the 1:1 Laptop Charger Shortage: A Success Story  | Mobile Learning | Scoop.it
The events of the last two years have changed classroom education. In particular, transitioning to every student having a laptop in the classroom has created both new opportunities and challenges. 
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Smartphones are powerful personal pocket computers – should schools ban them?

Smartphones are powerful personal pocket computers – should schools ban them? | Mobile Learning | Scoop.it

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Banning mobile phones in schools can improve students' academic performance. This is how we know

Banning mobile phones in schools can improve students' academic performance. This is how we know | Mobile Learning | Scoop.it
The effects of mobiles phones and other technology at school is a hotly debated topic in many countries. Some advocate for a complete ban to limit distractions, while others suggest using technology as a teaching tool. Kids in public South Australian primary schools started the school year without being allowed to bring their mobile phones to class, unless they are needed for class activity. All students in public Western Australian Victorian, and Tasmanian schools have a mobile phone ban in place since for all or some of 2020. New South Wales also banned mobile phones in public primary schools, with secondary schools having the option to opt in, since the start of 2020.
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An app is rewarding students for staying off their phones during class

An app is rewarding students for staying off their phones during class | Mobile Learning | Scoop.it
There are endless distractions keeping young people glued to their cell phones, but Lock&Stock is incentivizing students fight their digital addiction.
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Leveraging Mobile Technology to Achieve Teaching Goals

Leveraging Mobile Technology to Achieve Teaching Goals | Mobile Learning | Scoop.it
Near-ubiquitous mobile-device ownership and widespread internet connectivity offer opportunities for mobile learning to take center stage during the c
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'I feel naked without it': 99 per cent of smartphone users experience 'nomophobia'

'I feel naked without it': 99 per cent of smartphone users experience 'nomophobia' | Mobile Learning | Scoop.it
New research suggests nearly all Australian smartphone users experience "nomophobia" – or fear of being without their mobile phones - and more than one in eight have severe symptoms associated with illegal or dangerous behaviour.

A national survey of more than 2800 smartphone users found 99 per cent exhibited some degree of nomophobia. While 37 per cent had only mild symptoms, nearly half experienced the phobia in the moderate range and 13 per cent had a severe case.
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