Freeways to Making Teaching & Learning Mobile

FREEways to Making Teaching & Learning Mobile Michael M. Grant, PhD | TAIS Technology Institute | April 15, 2011

Michael M. Grant The University of Memphis

@michaelmgrant

http://viral-notebook.com

http://bit.ly/freeways

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Polls, Phones & Pods

Solve for X http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/MjEzMjYyNzIyNw

Phonecasting with iPadio

http://ipad.io/UCR

Using Google Voice

Video from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7PoWsFlsKU&feature=player_embedded

Managing the Cellphone Classroom http://www.techlearning.com/blogs/35840 by Lisa Nielsen

1.  Upon entry and departure of class, please ensure cell phones are turned off and stored in your backpack.

2.  On days when we are using cell phones for learning, please ensure they are set to silent.

3.  Only use phones for learning purposes related to classwork. 4.  When phones are not in use on a day we are using cells for learning place

them face down on the upper right side of your desk. 5.  If you notice someone in the class using their cell phone inappropriately,

remind them to use proper cell phone etiquette. 6.  If at any time your teacher feels you are not using your cell phone for class

work you will be asked to place your phone in the bin in the front of the room with a post-it indicating your name and class. •  After the first infraction each month you can collect your phone at the end of

class.

•  After the second infraction you can collect your phone at the end of the day.

•  After the third infraction your parent or guardian will be asked to retrieve your phone. If you use the phone inappropriately again during the month your parent or guardian will be required to retrieve your phone.

•  At the beginning of each month, you have a clean slate.

Classroom Management From Lisa Nielsen at http://www.techlearning.com/blogs/35840

Using QR Codes

QR codes every day

To scan, you need a QR code reader.

Android iOS

Not one of these? Check your app store/online for a reader for your phone. Blackberry, I’m told, has one built into the system.

Let’s try it out!

To create, you need a QR code generator.

Goo.gl

Bit.ly

QRjumps.com

GoQR.me

QRstuff.com

Snap.vu

URL

Shorteners Sites

In Bitly.com

In Bitly.com

GoQR.me, QRstuff.com & QRjumps.com options for encoding, sizes & output

GoQR.me, QRstuff.com & QRjumps.com options for encoding, sizes & output

GoQR.me, QRstuff.com & QRjumps.com options for encoding, sizes & output

Fantastic ideas for QR codes. from Tom Barrett & Paul Simbeck-Hampson

http://bit.ly/i9JO59

Poe in the Pit | Interactive Comic http://poeinthepit.com

The Pit and the Pendulum | Interactive Comic http://poeinthepit.com

No smartphone? Try Snapmyinfo.com

On laptops or netbooks? Try QR Reader http://www.dansl.net/blog/?p=256

Last one. Try this.

Posterous

Posterous. Dead simple sharing.

Normal. •  Email post in with post@posterous.com

•  Posterous recognizes the address & posts it to

your site.

•  Other email addresses can be added as

contributors. Posterous will recognize these

addresses then post automatically.

Ways to post in Posterous.

Normal. •  A single cellphone number can be entered to

post.

•  SMS to 41411

•  Format: POST Message.

•  Posterous does not accept MMS. (It will accept

MMS with an email.)

Ways to post in Posterous.

Collecting Student Responses

& Artifacts in Posterous

Make a statement (text, photo, video) about mobile teaching & learning.

Put your name in the Subject Line.

SMS Send a text to 901-451-9321

MMS Send an email to post@viralnotebook.posterous.com

Email Send an email to post@viralnotebook.posterous.com

Allowing others to post without adding emails. •  Under Settings >> Commenting & Posting

•  Set to “Anyone can post, I will moderate.”

Ways to post in Posterous.

Allowing others to post without adding emails. •  Under Settings >> Commenting & Posting

•  Set to “Anyone can post, I will moderate.”

•  Others can email to

post@yoursite.posterous.com

•  Others can MMS to

post@yoursite.posterous.com

Ways to post in Posterous.

Bypassing Posterous' Limit to One Cell Number •  Directions at http://bit.ly/mobileteach

Note: Google Voice does not support MMS.

Ways to post in Posterous.

Google Voice Gmail Posterous

“Anyone can post.” •  I don’t recommend keeping this setting 24/7.

•  Just for security & piece of mind.

Consider a private site. •  I have not tried these posting options with a

private site. Please let me know what works.

Consider a Posterous site as an add-on.

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On the Horizon:

Location-based

Broadcastr.com

Scvngr.com

Cybraryman’s Cellphones in Class http://cybraryman.com/cellphones.html

http://bit.ly/freeways @michaelmgrant mgrant2@memphis.edu

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Michael  M.  Grant  2011