Making Teaching & Learning Mobile

Making Teaching & Learning MobileMichael M. Grant, PhDMidsouth Technology Conference |December 8, 2010

Michael M. GrantThe University of Memphis

@michaelmgranthttp://viral-notebook.com

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http://bit.ly/mobileteach

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Using QR Codes

QR codes every day

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. BB, I’m told, has

one built into the system.

No smartphone? Try Snapmyinfo.com

To create, you need a QR code generator.

Goo.glBit.ly

Snap.vuQRjumps.comGoQR.meQRstuff.com

URLShorteners

Sites

In Bitly.com

In Bitly.com

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

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

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

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

http://bit.ly/i9JO59

Collecting Student Responses & Artifacts in Posterous

Posterous. Dead simple sharing.

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

Put your name in the Subject Line.

SMS Send a text to xxx-xxx-xxxx

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

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

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.

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

VoiceGmail

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.

Recommendations

Deploying Mobile Learningwith MOBL21

2 ways to use.

Students Teachers• Download app

to mobile device.• Log in with email

& content code.

• Create content online for students.• Push content to

students.

Which platforms are supported?

Right now. Coming.• iPhone• iPod Touch• Desktop with

Adobe AIR

• Android & Blackberry• iPad

Use the “For Workshop Only” cards to log in.

MOBL21 is a lot like a mobile CMS.

Content is organized hierarchically.

Another way to think about it.

Categories >>> Chapters

Stacks >>> Lessons

Content >>> Pieces of a lesson

Groups are made up of users.• For differentiation, put users in different

groups.

Categories are pushed to groups under Share.

Media.• Audio/video: 20 MB max• All images must be uploaded.• No streaming. No embedding.• gif, jpg, jpeg, png, m4v, mp4, mov, aac, aiff,

mp3

Content.• Only 1 study guide per Stack.

There are limits.

Begin with learning in mind.• Be selective on what goes mobile.• Determine which lessons would benefit from

mobile/more access.

Begin with the learner in mind.• Which learners would benefit from increased

access to content (e.g., practice, additional content)?

Think pedagogically.

Remember your mobile toolbox.• This doesn’t have to be the only mobile tool

you employ. Consider others we’ve touched on today, as well as combining with other social media.

Think pedagogically.

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Michael M. Grant 2010