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Using mobiles in

Using mobiles in. your classroom . Secondary physics teacher Interested in social media and mobile tech Avid blogger Google certified educator Honarary geographer…. Primary Geography Apple Distinguished Educator …In charge of the iPads. Dr Andrew Lee Head of Juniors, St. Pauls School

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  1. Using mobiles in your classroom

  2. Secondary physics teacher Interested in social media and mobile tech Avid blogger Google certified educator Honarary geographer… Primary Geography Apple Distinguished Educator …In charge of the iPads Dr Andrew Lee Head of Juniors, St. Pauls School London, United Kingdom | Geography

  3. Objectives • Learn to adapt our pedagogy to accommodate mobile phones • Look at how to use mobile phones to distribute information • See how mobile devices can be used to get contributions from students • Get students interacting with each other • Take away a toolkit of ideas that we can adapt and use

  4. What you’ll need Essential Nice to have A Google/Gmail account A twitter account A facebook account [A posterous & bit.ly account] A computer • A smartphone or tablet with internet connection • Ability to access websites • Ability to send emails • Barcode scanning app (for iPhone you can use RL Classic, Android use Barcode Scanner, BB has a barcode scanner too) You don’t really need • Loads of apps

  5. Most people have one • Cheap • Access loads of information at your fingertips • Ability to collect a range of data • Instant access • Connectivity “An iPod, a phone, an internet mobile communicator... these are NOT three separate devices! And we are calling it iPhone! Today Apple is going to reinvent the phone. And here it is…” Steve Jobs

  6. Most people have them • Distracting • Lots of different systems and devices • Difficult to input large amounts of text • Accessing resources can be a little fiddly Ice cream sandwich Froyo Gingerbread iPhone 3G iPad iPhone 4G iPod touch Windows mobile 6 Windows mobile 7 Windows mobile 8

  7. Problem Typing in Long URLs makes accessing web resources difficult Solution Use a URL shortener. http://bit.ly is a really useful one Example http://geography.org.uk/cpdevents/annualconference/programme/ shortens to http://bit.ly/IwM3DP on a phone you just need to type in bit.ly/lwM3DP Distributing resources part 1 Using bit.ly

  8. Give it a go Find the longest URL you can Go to the address bar (in the iPhone you need to hold your finger down and drag to the start of the address. In Android, scroll to the left) Type bit.ly/ (you may need to click “123” or “Sym”) Press the big “Shorten this link” button* Distributing resources part 1 Using bit.ly *I experienced some trouble with this on iPhone

  9. Problem These new URLs are kinda…hard to type and remember? Solution Use bit.ly’s customization feature. You will need to sign in to use this* http://youtu.be/qP8F3uAIqIg Distributing resources part 1 Using bit.ly to make custom URLs *I experienced some trouble with this on iPhone

  10. Problem What if I have a lot of links I need to share? Solution Use bit.ly’s bundles feature. As far as I know you can only do this on a computer i.e. not yet in the mobile version, so you may need to use the Full site link at the bottom of the page if you are using your mobile Bundle for today’s session http://bitly.com/INak2U https://bitly.com/tour/bundles/ Distributing resources part 1 Using bit.ly to make bundles

  11. Problem So we’ve made the process shorter but text entry is still pretty inefficient… iPhone/iPad Use the Red Laser/RL Classic barcode reader app Android Use the Barcode Reader App Blackberry Use the Scanlife App Solution QR codes and they are what exactly…? Instructions – line up the 4 corners so that they fit in the scanner. The device should read the address. Distributing resources part 2 Reading QR codes

  12. Q.R. – WHAT ARE THEY GOOD FOR …absolutely everything!* *(as long as it’s on the web and “public”) Distributing resources part 2 Using QR codes

  13. Never heard of QR codes before this. They look really useful! I kinda wish I could run a lesson like this, the ideas seem sound …but QR codes look really hard to make. This lesson must have been really hard to put together

  14. It’s simple Mr Parrot. Just click “Info+” next to the link you want in bit.ly Or you can just type “.qrcode” after your bit.ly link… http://bit.ly/geoagenda.qrcode You can do this with bundles too. As a Rhinocerous I find this really cool…. Wow. That was easy. How about showing me how this all meshes together? And let’s try and fit in those iPhone users who are having trouble with bit.ly shall we…

  15. Bringing it all together 2 – Create a QR code using an online QR code maker e.g. http://qrcode.kaywa.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/andytgeezer/6779296686/ 3 – Print your QR code and stick it where you need it 1 – make sure your phone has a barcode reader iPhone – RedLaser Android – Barcode Scanner

  16. QR Codes What they do Treasure hunt QR codes printed out and posted around campus Students learnt very quickly how to use QR codes to access information Information was also printed out as text in case of electronics failure • Takes long web addresses and turns them into a barcode • Use barcode reader on phone to read the information • Easy access to multimedia on phones • Allows you to “embed” digital information in real locations

  17. *(as long as it’s on the web and “public”) Distributing resources part 3 Developing custom resources

  18. *(as long as it’s on the web and “public”) Distributing resources part 3 Developing custom resources

  19. Coffee break

  20. http://docs.google.com Contributing resources part 1 Developing feedback forms in Google forms

  21. One login for many applications • Easy to get started • Formatting is dynamic with native apps for Youtube, docs, maps on most platforms • Privacy settings are consistent across all products • Too big to fail? • Some schools have blocks on certain products • A little too basic • Privacy settings are not perfect • Different sites for every format of media Distributing resources part 1 Pros and cons of using Google applications

  22. Posterous is quickly becoming my favourite educational blogging platform Contributing resources part 3 The Posterous advantage

  23. Common blogging queries for an e-learning advisor • Please show me how to set up a blog • Can I (easily) get my students to share easily among themselves but not with anyone else? • Is there any way students can share documents/videos/music/etc without having to reinvent the internet? • Can you set up something where students can upload from their mobile phones? Contributing resources part 3 The Posterous advantage

  24. Easy to set up. Privacy controls way too basic Not easy to set up for one off projects and costly Customisation for all the features needed takes too long Set up in seconds Privacy really well thought out No account set up for bloggers – post by email Posterous takes and rearranges all media for you – upload anything you want! Contributing resources part 3 The Posterous advantage

  25. ga2012@posterous.com • Just email • Teacher moderates • Post automatically goes up online • Posterous handles most file types and formats them appropriately http://ga2012.posterous.com/ [Password – Geography] Contributing resources part 3 The Posterous advantage

  26. Now your turn • ga2012@posterous.com • http://ga2012.posterous.com/ [Password – Geography]

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