Mobile Learning On The Interwebs ? Virtual School Meanderings

Beginning with the SmartBrief for EdTech.

Report finds leadership is key to success of 1:1 initiatives
The implementation of 1:1 device programs is more effective when principals and school leaders show confidence and commitment to the initiative, according to a report by Project Red. The report shows that principals must be committed over the life of the project ? not just during implementation ? and ensure that faculty members have enough time to learn the technology. Connected Principals blog (10/9)

New software converts PDF text into interactive e-books
Educators can create interactive textbooks from PDF documents with new software from YUDU Media. The conversion technology allows readers to bookmark and annotate content as well as read across platforms such as PCs and iPads. ?Students may need to read and take notes on a Windows PC in the classroom, but then want to pick up where they left off on their iPad at home,? said YUDU CEO Richard Stephenson. ?With most publishing platforms, this is impossible. YUDU makes it possible.? T.H.E. Journal (10/10)

How can Business Intelligence be best applied in education?
ZDNet (10/10)

Back to the regular Google News alert for mobile learning.

Mobile learning and cloud-based assessment set to enter Oman?s university ?
AME Info
Mobile learning and cloud-based assessment are set to radically transform the GCC?s education sector with universities in Oman among the first in the Middle East to adopt this revolutionary new technology. Mobile learning, or m-learning, takes digital ?
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: Qualcomm, American Association for the Advancement of Science and kajeet ?
MENAFN.COM
Qualcomm, American Association for the Advancement of Science and kajeet Collaborate on the Active Explorer Mobile Learning Project. Oct 08, 2012 (Menafn ? M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) ?Qualcomm Incorporated QCOM, through its Wireless ?
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Appealing Apps for Educators: Going Global
Appolicious
In addition to my interest in mobile learning, I?m also very passionate about connecting classrooms globally via technology. It?s essential that our students grow up with opportunities to understand the complex and ever-changing world in which they ?
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Web Wrap: Bieber covers Phish, Exxon Mobile is terrible, and the history ?
Death and Taxes
Did Exxon Mobile pay torturers? Mother Jones investigates. ? As if our popular society was not embarrassing enough, Fox decided that the NFL needed some Gangnam Style. They obviously do not read this column. ? The odd history of TLC(The Learning ?
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FORTIS Online Brings Interactive Learning To Smartphones and Tablets
HispanicBusiness.com
FORTIS Online has launched a new mobile application that brings learning to mobile devices, giving students access to their course content directly from their smartphones (including Android, iPhone and BlackBerry) and from their tablets, such as iPads.
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Qualcomm Among Collaborators on the Active Explorer Mobile Learning Project
Mobile Marketing Watch
On Tuesday, Qualcomm Incorporated joined with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and Kajeet to confirm their collaboration on the Active Explorer mobile learning project. Based on the details disclosed, this is a web-based ?
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?Mobile oil field? comes to museum
Santa Ynez Valley News
His students received a hands-on lesson last week about how the petroleum industry works from the Mobile Oilfield Learning Unit, which will be at the museum until Oct. 16. ?This dovetails beautifully with the curriculum we?re doing,? said McManus, who ?
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Technology university to launch mobile computer
Bizcommunity.com
Authorities of Ghana Technology University College (GTUC) have hinted that the technology school is working together with the Learning Nugget, a UK technology company to launch a 10 tablet (mobile computer) to transform teaching and learning in Ghana ?
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Upside Learning To Bust Mobile Learning Myths Through A Webinar
PRWire
Continuing with it endeavor to help organizations understand and implement mLearning better, Upside Learning will be conducting a webinar on mobile learning later this month. Titled, ?Busting Mobile Learning Myths?, the webinar will identify and bust ?
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UN-backed prize honours mobile communication initiatives to advance education
UN News Centre
In the universal primary education category, Swaroop John from India created an application called I-Learn, which encourages picture-based learning to complement radio broadcasts. The combination of mobile technology and radio was seen as having ?
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Again, no items from the Google Blog alert for mobile learning this week.

Finally, the Google Web alert for mobile learning.

This Week on #TalkTech: Mobile Learning Strategy, #EdTech apps ?
#TalkTech is the ?flipped? approach to Twitter chats. We publish all the topics a few hours before the chat so you can show up at 3 pm EST / 12 pm PST on ?
www.bottomlineperformance.com/this-week-on-talktech-mobi?

Mobile Learning in a Global Workforce: Lucid Way E-Learning ?
Lucid Way, an e-learning training development company is poised to take advantage of the growing use and power of mobile computing. Developing effective ?
www.prweb.com/releases/mobile/learning/prweb9952320.htm

Trends | Infographic: Mobile Learning Report Card | edtechdigest.com
Interview | Ramji Venkatachari Communicates with MyStudentCare ? Trends | Infographic: Mobile Learning Report Card ? An Oasis of Blended Learning in Dubai ?
edtechdigest.wordpress.com/?/trends-infographic-mobile-lear?

Mobile Learning Support for New Teachers | Edutopia
Edutopia blogger Lisa Dabbs offers a few good resources for new teachers interested in bringing mobile learning to their classrooms.
www.edutopia.org/?/mobile-learning-support-new-teachers-li?

Mobile Learning Survey!
Take 3 Minutes for our 2012 Mobile Learning ?Pulse? Survey! Everyone is talking about Mobile Learning. Some of the conversation reflects real projects and ?
www.learning2012.com/?/take-3-minute-mobile-learning-sur?

What You Need to Know About Mobile Learning | EdTech Magazine
New guide helps educators integrate technology for classroom use.
www.edtechmagazine.com/?/what-you-need-know-about-mo?

Mobile Learning
ALERT: On Saturday, October 27, the Boonshoft Museum will close at 3:30 p.m. to prepare for Howl-O-Ween. Normal operating hours will resume at noon on ?
https://www.boonshoftmuseum.org/?/-/mobile-learning

Upside Learning To Bust Mobile Learning Myths Through A Webinar ?
With a view to helping organizations in better decision making and adopting mobile learning, Upside Learning has announced a webinar that will bust the most ?
www.trainingpressreleases.com/?/upside-learning-to-bust-mo?

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