Focus on Mobile Learning

Claire Bradin Siskin

csiskin@edvista.com


Where to Get Apps

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Google Play Apps for Android phones and tablets https://play.google.com
iTunes Store media playback program developed by Apple. PC and Mac versions available http://www.apple.com/itunes/

Instructional Apps
Cambridge Apps for Learners of English many apps; some free and others for purchase http://www.cambridgemobileapps.com/
Oxford University Press many apps; some free and others for purchase https://elt.oup.com/searchresults?q=apps
brimmEng free instructor-made app for Android http://www.edvista.com/claire/apps/brimmeng.html
Duolingo language courses https://www.duolingo.com/
Babbel language courses https://www.babbel.com/
Memrise flashcards https://www.memrise.com/
Hinative chat, questions, and answers https://hinative.com/

"Other Apps"
Kahoot! gamified student response system https://getkahoot.com/
5 Minute Guide to Kahoot! tutorial video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAfnia7-rMk
Socrative student response system http://www.socrative.com/
Tiny Tap create and play educational games http://www.tinytap.it/
10 Mobile Apps to Learn English by Jennifer Nascimento http://www.englishoutsidethebox.com/2016/09/06/apps-to-learn-english/
16 Incredible iPad Apps for ESL Learners Many of these are also available for Android tablets. http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/16-incredible-ipad-apps-for-esl-learners/
"25 ideas for using WhatsApp with English language students" by Oxford University Press ELT https://oupeltglobalblog.com/2016/05/17/25-ideas-for-using-whatsapp-with-english-language-students/
American English website many mp3 files https://americanenglish.state.gov/
VOA Podcasts Shows in Special English https://americanenglish.state.gov/resources/voa-podcasts-shows-special-english
Learning English VOA Podcasts Various levels of English https://learningenglish.voanews.com/podcasts
Podcasts to help English learners practise listening by Aoife McLoughlin https://www.britishcouncil.org/voices-magazine/podcasts-help-english-learners-practise-listening
LearnEnglish Podcasts British Council https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/learnenglish-podcasts
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Resources:
Going Mobile: Teaching with Hand-Held Devices book by Nicky Hockly andGavin Dudeney

https://www.amazon.com/Going-Mobile-Teaching-hand-held-Development-ebook/dp/B00QKQW4X4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476810013&sr=8-1&keywords=dudeney+hockly
Mobile Learning: Languages, Literacies and Cultures book by Mark Pegrum

https://www.amazon.com/Mobile-Learning-Languages-Literacies-Environments/dp/1137309806/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476810849&sr=8-1&keywords=pegrum+mobile+learning
Mobile pedagogy for English language teaching: a guide for teachers free book by Agnes Kukulska-Hulme, Lucy Norris and Jim Donohue; published by the British Council http://englishagenda.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/attachments/e485_mobile_pedagogy_for_elt_final_v2.pdf
"Going to the MALL: Mobile Assisted Language Learning" by George Chinnery http://llt.msu.edu/vol10num1/emerging/default.html
Mobile Assisted Language Learning Wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Assisted_Language_Learning
"44 Ways to use Smartphones in Class" by John Hardison http://www.gettingsmart.com/2013/01/part-1-44-smart-ways-to-use-smartphones-in-class/
"A School's Way To Fight Phones In Class: Lock 'Em Up" by Tovia Smith https://www.npr.org/2018/01/11/577101803/a-schools-way-to-fight-phones-in-class-lock-em-up?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20180120&utm_campaign=npr_email_a_friend&utm_term=storyshare
“Managing the digital classroom - Getting students' attention” by Nik Peachey https://nikpeachey.blogspot.mx/2015/09/managing-digital-classroom-getting.html
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Last modified: January 25, 2018

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