Education, learning, and instruction conducted by means of portable computer devices such as smartphones or tablet computers; includes apps and tablet programs.
A free online lesson provided by The New York Times Learning Network helps English language learners increase their Englishvocabulary as well as their civic literacy. In the lesson, students view a video highlighting a Democratic presidential debate that occurred in March 2016.
The goal of a Socratic seminar is for students to help one another understand the ideas, issues, and values reflected in a specific text. Students are responsible for facilitating a discussion around ideas in the text rather than asserting opinions. Through a process of listening, making meaning, and finding common ground, students work toward shared understanding.
Turn-O-Phraseis a simple online game of identifying colloquial phrases from a set of two pictures. Depending on the level, some words may be offered to help students.