Mobile Computing


Moodle To Drop Native Mobile Apps, Move to HTML5

Moodle HQ is ending development of native My Moodle mobile apps for iOS and Android.

VitalSource E-Textbook Platform Coming to Blackboard Learn

Ingram's electronic textbook platform, VitalSource Bookshelf , is making its way to Blackboard Learn and Blackboard Mobile Learn.

Blackboard Takes Mobile Apps to the End User

This fall, faculty and students will no longer need access to a Blackboard institutional license to use Blackboard mobile applications--as long as they're willing to shell out $5.99 for the software or pay an annual subscription fee of $1.99.

myON Gains Support for Additional Mobile Devices

Capstone Digital has announced new mobile capabilities for its "personalized literacy environment," myON, which provides a library of more than 2,600 enhanced digital books and recommends books based on students' interests and reading level.

Flipped Learning Founders Set the Record Straight

T.H.E. Journal Associate Editor Stephen Noonoo recently spoke with the flipped learning founders about the movement's newest developments, the importance of at-home internet access, and how to flip your flipped learning professional development.

Apple iOS 6 Guided Access Boon for High-Stakes Testing with iPads

During its Worldwide Developers Conference 2012 in San Francisco this week, Apple introduced a new feature that addresses both user accessibility and testing needs when its mobile devices are used in schools.

iPad App Aims To Make Lecture Halls More Intimate and Students More Engaged

A professor at the University of Michigan has launched an iPad app developed to help large classes seem smaller and less intimidating.

10-Tablet Recharge Cart Suited for Special Ed Classrooms

A company that distributes multiple brands of laptop carts has come out with one for charging and storing Apple iPads, intended specifically for small classrooms.

Smart Notebook App Moves to iPad

Smart Technologies will release an iPad version of its Smart Notebook app this summer, the company said.

Blackboard Adds Testing to Mobile Learning App

Blackboard has updated its mobile app to accommodate test taking and to deliver alerts to students when changes happen to their courses without the learning management system app being opened.

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