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Mobile PD

Mobile PD. Objectives. State of mobile ownership and use Mobile technology with higher education students Mobile technology with younger students. Mobile is in!. Txt: The ubiquitous app!. ClassPager & GroupMe.

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Mobile PD

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  1. Mobile PD

  2. Objectives • State of mobile ownership and use • Mobile technology with higher education students • Mobile technology with younger students

  3. Mobile is in!

  4. Txt: The ubiquitous app!

  5. ClassPager & GroupMe • Classpager.com – have opt-in, unidirectional text/SMS communications with students • Opt in by texting a unique phone number/@name • Can DM individual students GroupMe.com

  6. College Students’ Gadget Ownership

  7. Phone Usage

  8. Teen Gadget Ownership

  9. Demographics of Teen Cell Phone Users

  10. Why are we not leveraging this? • Students are using these tools, but these tools don’t make their way into the classroom very often…why not? • What are some of the challenges of having students bring in their own devices? (or aka…BYOD)

  11. Raw Possibilities & Affordances Common affordances of most phones (& iPods) Level 1 • Camera • Audio • Texting Level 2 • Video • Internet connectivity (email, browsing, geo-location services, real time synching)

  12. Polling – ask them a question • For your class,

  13. Poll Everywhere (free for up to 40) • Create polls, quizzes, formative assessment tools • Free service for audiences of up to 40 • Responses can be tracked overtime

  14. Twitter & Twitter Polling Create GroupTweets: • Spur discussions • Polling/formative assessment Backchanneling (online commentary during presentations) • Use #hashtags to create instant networks • Students can “think-aloud” and generate ideas, gives quiet students a voice http://grouptweet.com/pages/examples#Schools_Classrooms

  15. Backchanneling with Today’s Meet • Create private, temporary rooms to host backchannel discussions • http://techchef4u.wordpress.com/tag/mobile-devices/

  16. Audio Recording & Sharing • Interview experts • Provide reflections or reports on projects • Create podcast shows • Audioboo – podcasting service linked with Facebook, Twitter, etc. • Pictures, descriptions, and geo-tagging for each recording

  17. Capturing the value of the camera • Photo sharing • QR codes

  18. Passing the Torch • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp4qe3Ishhw Two-year old conducting an iPhone tutorial

  19. Take Away Points • See the opportunities the mobile medium offers and leverage them: • Endless possibilities to consume, create, communicate • Camera, voice, keyboard, motion sensor, location, and a growing number of free apps • Focus should be on the learning, not on the device

  20. Thank you for coming! • FACT services • Upcoming PD offerings • Resources to watch for • Contact us! • factuic.org • Jeremy Riel, jriel2@uic.edu • KamillaBrodonowiska, kbrodo1@uic.edu

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