Especially social: Exploring the use of an iOS application in special needs classrooms

Computers and Education

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 74-86

  Campigotto, Rachelle ^a   McEwen, Rhonda ^b   Demmans Epp, Carrie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Culture and Information Technology   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Curriculum design; Information processing theory; iPhones iOS; Peer assisted learning

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM DESIGNS; CUSTOMIZABLE; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; IPHONES/IOS; LEARNING CONTEXT; MINISTRY OF EDUCATION; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; MOBILE TECHNOLOGY; MULTI-MODAL; ONTARIO; PEER-ASSISTED LEARNING; SENSE OF COMMUNITY; SPECIAL EDUCATION; STUDENT PERCEPTIONS; TORONTO;

CURRICULA; DATA PROCESSING; MOBILE DEVICES; MOTIVATION;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84866481313     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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