The digitized world is changing per second per second - itouch, iphone, ipod, and ipad - unbelievable! Its a digital revolution that has hugely impacted how students and teachers learn. This is like 'drive-through-learning' or 'learning-on-the-go'. The world of education is fast changing, one pocket app and a set of earbugs we take learning on the go!
The potential is huge. The itouch can be used for vocabulary flashcards. Drill and practice, although considered lower-level on the Bloom's Taxonomy, nevertheless are crucial for student retention of facts. Research shows that students' recall and memory will be increased when visuals are added to the memory-creating process. When recall is required for student learning, we can encourage them to use the i-devices to practice by creating flashcards.
Even more effective than students practicing the iTouch flashcards is allowing students to build flashcard sets of their own. Fellow students can exchange iTouch flashcards and learn from one another, while they rarely need to review the flashcards that they, themselves have made.
iphone, ipod, ipad, itouch - all touching student life in the classroom! Amazing!
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