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Policies, Practices, and Protocols for the Implementation of Technology Into Language Learning
It is a feature of a bigger interaction overlays that takes up most of the screen to stress significant content and boost learner’s attention.
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It's Fliptastic: The Use of Playposit in Support of the Flipped Classroom Model
Reima Abobaker (Savannah College of Art and Design, USA) and Maysoun Ali (University of Benghazi, Libya)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8267-1.ch004
Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is to examine the importance of implementing the flipped classroom model with the use of the web-based platform, Playposit. The chapter first provides an overview of the benefits of the flipped classroom model as well as the platform in a concise review of literature, and then it offers a comprehensive description of Playposit including its features, methods of designing creative videos and interactions, and applications in an ESL classroom. A lesson plan and its description are presented at the end of the chapter, providing a sample of incorporating the flipped classroom model using technology to boost learners' engagement and achievement.
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Teaching and Learning with Personal Digital Assistants
A hotspot is a Wi-Fi access point or area, in particular for connecting to the Internet. Hotspots are found near airports, train stations, convention centers, hotels, restaurants, cafes, libraries, and other public places.
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Good Old PowerPoint and its Unrevealed Potential
A place on a slide (normally a part of a picture) that is hyperlinked to another slide.
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Ubiquitous Communication Via Residential Gateways
A location where a passenger-by may get access to the broadband network, based on credentials related to a hotspot account.
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Inside the Microcosm: A Case Study of a Wireless Internet Hotspot
A geographic area that is covered by a wireless network. Inside this area, Internet access is made available to any device equipped with a wireless card
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