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The Diffusion of Mobile Devices in the Classroom

=== Mobile Devices, such as Smartphones or Tablets in the classroom, are innovations that will foreseeably be adopted by a majority of students in the near future, because mobile devices have reached a point of critical mass acceptance in our society. ===

3. and mainly the existing culture of resistance within educational institutions.
===The main barriers are the existing social and political systems that resist this innovation because of fear or lack of education about the benefits and multiple uses of these devices is significant and deserves attention and a plan for addressing this barrier.Most students themselves will not resist this technology, but the teachers and decision-makers might. The risks, however, involved in using these devices are not worth resisting, and can be minimized through the use of resources such as on-going professional development and trainings on the many uses and benefits of mobile devices in the classroom, blogs, and instructor-monitored ‘kid blogs” which make safety and control managable. Additionally, this innovation, such as the IPad for today's classroom, provides opportunities for curriculum-based learning, and many opportunities within the Language Arts curriculum such as student blogging, film-making for presentations online and in the classroom and endless opportunities for collaboration and information gathering. ===

=== One recent research study on Ipad use in the classroom reported positive student experiences, and these researches noted that much of the success of this technology in the classroom is dependent on the instructor. The use of this innovation will change the role of the instructor, requiring the ability of the instructor to be flexible and to evolve with this changing role (Rossing, Miller, & Cecil 2012). ===

=== Rogers (2003) explains that the adoption of an innovation, such as the mobile device in the classroom, will need to reach a critical mass, and based on the findings of the research of Rossing, Miller, & Cecil (2012), this is or will, in the very near future, be attained. === === Researchers on the subject of learning on mobile devices believe that the future of student use of mobile devices for learning activities is promising. Using this technology supports a social constructivist approach to teaching and learning because this innovation allows teachers to differentiate their instruction to different learning styles, it allows students to apply their learning in simulated environments with other students, and it has a proven tract record for opening up learning beyond the classroom walls (Rossing, Miller, & Cecil). -Devonee Trivett ===

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Rossing J, Miller W, Cecil A (2012) Stamper S. iLearning: The Future of Higher Education? Student Perceptions on Learning with Mobile Tablets. Journal Of The Scholarship Of Teaching And Learning [serial online]:1-26. Available from: ERIC, Ipswich, MA.