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My Students are Glued to Their Phones – What do I do??

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Motivation

Goal: Improve education by integrating computing devices into classroom.

Do in low-cost, sustainable way.

One way, leverage devices students carry!

They are going to use them anyway!!!

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Before We go too far… Who has a laptop or Tablet PC with them?

Who has a cell phone or PDA with them?

College Students:

86.1% Cell Phone

12.0% Smart Phone

11.9% PDA

56.3% Digital Gaming Device

73.7% Laptop

Source: The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2007

Potential Benefits of Using Cell Phones in Learning According to PARENTS! 43% Increases student engagement41% Prepares

students for world of work38% Extends school day learning37% Provides access to online textbooks35% Improves teacher-parent-student communications32% Students can review class materials31% Personalizes instruction27% Provides way to help struggling students

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More Cell Phone Access Stats• 98% of high school students have a cell

phone (31% with mobile Internet)• 83% of middle school students have a

cell phone (25% with mobile Internet)• 43% of 3rd through 5th graders have a

cell phone (15% with mobile Internet)• 28% of K-2nd graders have a cell phone

(12% with mobile Internet)

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Student Suggestions on Use Look up information on Internet Record or take notes Work on projects with classmates Access digital textbooks Take videos of class presentations or experiments Play educational games Communicate with classmates Receive reminders and alerts Organize schoolwork Communicate with teacher Learn about school activities Access social networks Create and share documents/media Upload assignments and work to portals Coordinate calendars Share/edit bookmarks

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Cells Phones vs. Laptops

“Cell phones, not laptop computers hold the most promise for the spread of one-to-one computing, particularly students with limited resources and especially for students from under-developing nations” – Bill Gates

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Using the Tools You Already Have! Cell Phones Web Browsers

Interacting in Class Wifitti

Demowww.wifitti.com

PollEverywhereDemowww.polleverywhere.com

Mobiode polls and surveysDemowc2010.mobiode.mobi

www.mobiode.com

Use informal discussion to engage students

Use polls and surveys to get feedback and opinions

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Remember the clicker?

Enter eClicker! http://www.bignerdranch.com/

software/mobile/eclicker iPhone Host iPhone or Browser client

DemoEditor.eclicker.com

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Study Tools Study Cell

www.studycell.com

Readthewords.com Mobile Study

http://www.mobilestudy.org/u/3013/http://www.mobilestudy.org/u/3013/m/www.mobilestudy.org

Make Flashcards Reading for

comprehension Quizzes

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Discussion

How can these tools be used in your classroom?

Have you had experience using any of these tools?

Are there other tools you have used effectively?

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So you want to create a mobile website? Question 1 – Platform dependent or

independent? Question 2 – Which Platform(s)? Question 3 – Are you a programmer? Question 4 – Are you good with

HTML/XML? Question 5 – How much time do you

have?

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Some Simple Options Winksite

Demo winksite.mobi/dkeathly/demowww.winksite.com

ZinadooDemo - http://dkeathly.zinadoo.mobiwww.zinadoo.com

UbikDemo: http://dmk.ubik.net/www.ubik.com

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Discussion

What could you use mobile web sites for in your class?

Would the add value? What types of features do you need?

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Could I develop an Android App? YES!!!! Enter AppInventor

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