Mobile technologies can facilitate different kinds of learning, in a range of contexts. They can also enable innovative and powerful ways of participating in collaborative learning. This book examines the ways in which mobile technologies may contribute to, change, or disrupt literacy learning in children up to the age of twelve. Also explored is the impact mobile technologies may have on literacy definitions and practices; learning environments; student, parent and teacher roles and inter...

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly reshaping education, assisting teachers in planning, resource creation, and assessment while students increasingly engage with AI for learning and text construction. Despite restrictions on GenAI use in schools, its presence is undeniable, prompting urgent questions about its role in literacy education.Since the introduction of ChatGPT in 2023, research has surged on AI’s impact on higher education and foreign language instruction. However, the in...

Summer Pierce is determined to date only nice guys.When her latest prospect reveals himself as an alpha jerk in decent clothing, Summer doubts her ability to distinguish good from bad. Especially when her hot, pierced, tattooed library patron with an aloof attitude ends up supporting her on her darkest day.Could trusting a "bad boy" be a huge mistake?Cole Allemand visits the library for the books, but he stays for the librarian. Summer is as bright ...