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Developing a Framework to Help Educators Select and Use Mobile Apps in the Classroom
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E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, in Las Vegas, NV, United States ISBN 978-1-939797-35-3 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), San Diego, CA

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In 2017, the projected number of educational mobile apps available was estimated at 750,000 making the selection process incredibly challenging for educators. The purpose of this paper was to develop a coherent model for selecting and guiding the use of mobile apps. An emergent content analysis was conducted on 11 previous classification schemes to produce a coherent, robust framework consisting of eight primary categories including instructive, practice-based, meta-cognitive, constructive, productive, communication, collaboration and game-based/augmented reality apps. Clear definitions, educational goals, and examples are presented for each category.

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Kay, R. (2018). Developing a Framework to Help Educators Select and Use Mobile Apps in the Classroom. In Proceedings of E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp. 1315-1320). Las Vegas, NV, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved September 1, 2024 from .

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