Standing in the schoolhouse door: Teacher perceptions of mobile phones in the classroom

Journal of Research on Technology in Education

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 373-395

  Thomas, Kevin M ^a   O'Bannon, Blanche W ^b   Britt, Virginia G ^b  

^a BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

21st century skills; Mobile learning; Mobile phones; Tech integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929321652     PISSN: 15391523     EISSN: 19450818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15391523.2014.925686     Document Type: Article

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