Uses and effects of mobile computing devices in k-8 classrooms

Journal of Research on Technology in Education

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 99-112

  Swan, Karen ^a   Van 'T Hooft, Mark ^a   Kratcoski, Annette ^a   Unger, Darlene ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mobile computing; Motivation; Writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008832159     PISSN: 15391523     EISSN: 19450818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15391523.2005.10782451     Document Type: Article

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