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How accessible is your website for the disabled? Consider doing an audit to find out

How accessible is your website for the disabled? Consider doing an audit to find out | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Since the beginning of 2015, at least 750 website accessibility lawsuits have been filed in federal court, with ...."

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Ten free mock-up device templates for e-learning #161

Ten free mock-up device templates for e-learning #161 | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"This week's challenge asked course designers to share free device mock-ups for use in e-learning. Templates include desktops, tablets, mobile phones, monitors, and more! ..."

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Are your kids addicted to their phones? 'Screenagers' wants to help

Are your kids addicted to their phones? 'Screenagers' wants to help | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"In the new documentary  Screenagers, kids can’t stop playing with their phones. It’s a problem many parents face —including director Delaney Ruston, a physician serving as Stony Brook Medicine’s filmmaker in residence ..."

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Digital consumer addiction can be dangerous and harmful. Harm? It damages relationships and the young person doesn't gain the ability to navigate the real world of getting along with others. Community is "common unity' and in spite of the all the promises of social networking, isn't built by clicks and shares. It's built by genuine and authentic interactions in the real world.
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Learning times tables is unnecessary because children can look up answers on mobile phones, says union leader

Learning times tables is unnecessary because children can look up answers on mobile phones, says union leader | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Christine Blower said while some schools did carry out “rote learning”, such as singing or speaking the tables, there were other ways for children to learn their times tables ..."

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Forest keeps your phone from being distracting by growing a virtual garden

Forest keeps your phone from being distracting by growing a virtual garden | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Android/iOS: Your phone is distracting. If you have a hard time resisting the impulse to check notifications, Forest helps balance out that impulse with a gamified virtual garden ..."

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Ashton Kutcher tries to prove people can't live without their phones - CNET

Ashton Kutcher tries to prove people can't live without their phones - CNET | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Technically Incorrect: In a new Motorola ad, Kutcher tests how long people can go without touching their phones. It's all in the service of, well, selling you a phone of course ..."

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Africa mobile boom powers innovation

Africa mobile boom powers innovation | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The growing adoption of mobile phones in Africa is giving people access to valuable information, communications and services, but many challenges remain ..."

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Mobile storytelling

Mobile storytelling | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Using your mobile phone for storytelling is cheap and actually quite easy. You can shoot and publish your stories within minutes. And you will probably get some likes and some shares. And that is all what you as a journalist or PR person are looking for. Or is ..."

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What your teen doesn’t want you to know they use their phone for

What your teen doesn’t want you to know they use their phone for | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"It's no secret that social media use is rampant among teenagers – but what exactly are they doing when they're staring at their phone or computer all day? ..."

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Flipping the classroom when home access is a problem

Flipping the classroom when home access is a problem | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"A lack of reliable internet access at home can make flipping the classroom a challenge, but by no means an impossibility ..."

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App makers reach out to the teenager on mobile - NYTimes.com

App makers reach out to the teenager on mobile - NYTimes.com | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Over the past decade, advertisers have spent untold millions trying to turn Talia Kocar and her peers in the millennial generation into loyal customers ..."

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Why emojis are no longer cool in the country that invented them

Why emojis are no longer cool in the country that invented them | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"By plenty of measures, 2015 has been a banner year for emojis. A Welsh professor declared them the fastest growing language in the U.K ..."

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Google adds new grading, feedback and assignment features to its Classroom app

Google adds new grading, feedback and assignment features to its Classroom app | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"A year ago, Google marked Teacher Appreciation Week in the US by announcing the arrival of Google Classroom ..."

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