Smart Phones & Tablets as a Research Tools - Arbutus Middle School

Before We Start...1.Everyone have a pen and paper

handy.2.Groups of between 2 & 4, each

group with a phone with Google Docs installed & logged-on.

3.Open the URL above and get ready to ask questions & vote them up or down.

Smart Phones & Tablets...

Homework & Research Tools for Students?

by Rich McCue - rmccue@uvic.caUniversity of Victoria Libraries - richmccue.com

University of Victoria

UVic Library

For a Copy of the Slides:

RichMcCue.com

What Mobile Devices do You

Own?

How do you use Your Mobile Devices for Homework and

Research?

1.Each Group with pen & paper, make a list of 3-6 educational uses for SmartPhones & Tablets you can think of.

2.Tape the paper to the chalkboard. You have 2 minutes!

Note: Put your names on the top. Best answers in the running for candy prizes!

How do you use Your Mobile Devices for Homework &

Research?

Apps for Students in 1985:

EverNote: Your Second Brain

Platforms: iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, Chromebook

http://evernote.com

Take Pictures of whiteboards or notes & access anywhere + makes notes searchable!

Google Drive = Collaborative Document

Editing

Google Drive Hands On!

1.Open the following: https://goo.gl/vwTs3e (note that the URL is case sensitive).2.Add your favourite two educational uses for smartphones and tablets from your sheet of paper. 1 for each bullet.

Scholar.Google.com

Peer Review

Google Drive & Google Scholar

Hands On!1.Go to Scholar.Google.com and search for “miniature fainting goats”, and find an interesting article.

2.Open the following: https://goo.gl/vwTs3e (note that the URL is case sensitive).

3.Paste article URL into the Google Scholar section towards the bottom

SmartPhone Microscope

Landmarks

Books & Products

Calculate the Height of a large object with your Smart Phone...

Photocopier / Scanner Alternative: JotNot Pro or

CamScanner

YouTube

Khan Academy

Google Hangouts – Free Conference Calls & Desktop Sharing

Google+ Hangouts allows you to video conference with up to 10 people & do desktop sharing.

The quality is usually quite good, but in the end it is only as good as your internet connection is.

Fun Tools

Hudl Technique

Google Photos

For a Link to all the apps & a Copy of the Slides:

RichMcCue.com