Deconstructing an Online Community of Practice: Teachers’ Actions in the Edmodo Math Subject Community

Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 73-81

  Trust, Torrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 84977666439     PISSN: 21532974     EISSN: 23327383     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21532974.2015.1011293     Document Type: Article

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