I set up a new mobile plan after changing from my Pixel Pro 8 to an IPhone 17 Pro Max. My goal was to upgrade…
Month: September 2026
9 in 10 Indian teens have a smartphone, but fewer than 6 in 10 use it to learn
Posted in Mobile Culture
This is a May 2026 article from The Federal, an Indian news site, based on the ASER survey and a NITI Aayog report. It’s about…
Take a moment to watch this short news clip about a very recent decision to ban all smart glasses from public schools in Western Australia.…
For this week’s resource mining, I found Wajdi Zaghouani’s 2026 position paper, Beyond the Black Box: Ethical and Theoretical Grounding in Affective Computing. Affective computing…
Gradescope: Using Mobile and AI Technology to Rethink Assessment and Feedback
Posted in Mobile Culture
Gradescope is an assessment platform that uses technology and AI to make grading and feedback more efficient. Teachers can create digital assignments, use rubrics, and…
We have heard a lot about gamification and its benefits: Apple Watch rings gamify exercise by encouraging users to complete their activity goals. Fitbit uses…
Jamulus App: For Musicians to Perform Together in Real Time From Anywhere
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https://jamulus.app https://www.musicgateway.com/blog/music-industry/jamulus-review You don’t have to be a performing musician yourself to think about how musicians have traditionally been forced to create music collaboratively together…
Resource: California Community Colleges Digital Center. “Cali” Financial Aid Chatbot. https://ai.cccco.edu/initiative/cali-financial-aid-chatbot/ Why it’s worth reading Cali is a pilot at three rural California colleges that…
Focus Friend: Gamifying the Decision to Put Down Your Phone
Posted in KNOWLEDGE MILL, and Mobile Technologies
While habit-tracking apps are not new, Hank Green’s Focus Friend app is an interesting example of mobile technology that’s specifically targeted to address a problem…
Beyond the LMS: “How Mobile Learning Supports Just-In-Time Training for Employees”
Posted in Mobile Technologies
Keyword search: Just in time learning on mobiles Reference TechClass. (2026, February). How mobile learning supports just-in-time training for employees. TechClass Resources. https://www.techclass.com/resources/learning-and-development- articles/how-mobile-learning-supports-just-in-time-training-for-employees My Review…