e-learning, mobile technology, distance education, PDA, smartphone

Mobile technology rapidly advances. The technologies currently start researched in education. All of these devices can be used as an individual resource, but are best put to use as a collaborative tool, creating new interactions between students and teachers. Personal Digital Assistants (PDA) are probably now the most common type of mobile technology currently being researched and used in education. There are many instructional activities that can be enhanced using these hand-held devices such as note-taking, collaborative simulations, and accessing digital textbooks. Students use also smartphones for communication and education. A tablet PC is a compact and portable device typically the size of a spiral bound notebook. Tablet PCs can easily be used for students to electronically take tests or fill out surveys and then send that information directly to the instructor over a network. Very important are mobile communication technology for example GRPS, EDGE, CDMA, WiFi.

Mobile technology rapidly advances. The technologies currently start researched in education. All of these devices can be used as an individual resource, but are best put to use as a collaborative tool, creating new interactions between students and teachers. Personal Digital Assistants (PDA) are probably now the most common type of mobile technology currently being researched and used in education. There are many instructional activities that can be enhanced using these hand-held devices such as note-taking, collaborative simulations, and accessing digital textbooks. Students use also smartphones for communication and education. A tablet PC is a compact and portable device typically the size of a spiral bound notebook. Tablet PCs can easily be used for students to electronically take tests or fill out surveys and then send that information directly to the instructor over a network. Very important are mobile communication technology for example GRPS, EDGE, CDMA, WiFi.