Mobile Learning

Teachers should embrace mobile learning because it is a great tool to keep kids engaged. Students love playing with technology. Many kids already have mobile devices so why not use it for educational purposes. Teachers can incorporate mobile learning each day to show kids that learning can be fun. Some issues/challenges with mobile learning is that children can be distracted by apps that are not educational. One solution to this problem is to block all apps that are not educational. Many people think that children spend enough time on mobile devices outside the classroom. One way to tackle this problem is by limiting the amount of time the students use the mobile devices. I think that mobile devices can be helpful in all subject areas. Some applications that I think might be useful in the classroom are Counting and Addition, Stack the States, and Word Challenge. Counting and Addition is a great application to get preschoolers ready for kindergarten math. Preschoolers can practice basic addition and subtracting if they download this app. Stack the States is a good application for fifth graders. This application allows students to locate states on a U.S. map. This application is a good tool to use when students are having a difficult time identifying states. Word Challenge is a wonderful app for increasing a students vocabulary. This application allows students match a definition to the best matching word. I would use this application to help students improve writing skills.