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Using M obile Apps for E ducation. William Stowe. What are Apps?. Online apps basically web pages interaction designed specifically for small screens mobile devices. Why uses apps?. When was the last time you saw a student outside of school with a textbook?
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Using Mobile Apps for Education William Stowe
What are Apps? • Online apps • basically web pages • interaction designed specifically for small screens • mobile devices
Why uses apps? • When was the last time you saw a student outside of school with a textbook? • When was the last time you saw a student with a mobile device? • Look around the room, there are mobile devices out now.
Connections • How many of you checked your email? • How many of you updated your status/location? • FACEBOOK • The apps help build the connection
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How I Address Multiple Devices • Smartphones • Computers • Other devices
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Create a Google Account and Add Items to Your iGoogle Page • Select a QR generator • Select a Tiny URL generator • Select Google maps • Optional add more if you want.
Create a SITE on Google • From the iGoogle page select MORE • Click on SITES • Name your new site
Insert an image • On your iGoogle page select the map gadget • Open it up to full screen • Enter Collin county college Frisco TX • Copy the screen (function print screen or just print screen • Open PPT & Paste • Edit image and save as a PNG file
Create and Insert Form • Create a simple form with a questions about the image. • Edit confirmation to provide correct answer • Return to Practice 2012 page and insert form next to image.
QR Code and Test • Use URL from site create QR code for mobile devices. • Test with your smartphone
Twitter • Collaboration/Teams • Hashtags • Issues
Why is this important? • It is 24-7 • Provides you or your school real time feedback • Connections
Over Come Accessibility • There is always technology sitting unused. • You have to ask around to find it. • Problem-sometimes you might not get tech that works or you have to be your own tech support. • Tip - always run multiple browsers
Questions William Stowe wstowe@kilgore.edu