WEAR YOUR SCHOOL ON YOUR HIPHOW STUDENTS USE MOBILE DEVICES IN LEARNINGHilary LaMonte

Director, Online Communities of Practice

CoSN

hlamonte@cosn.org

OVERVIEW

How do kids value technology? What does that mean for us?

What is happening with mobile devices in education?

3 examples

KIDS AND TECHNOLOGY

Watch the video Reflect:

What value do students find in using technology for learning?

What does that mean for us?

Teens write a lot, but they do not think of their emails, instant and text messages as writing. This disconnect matters because teens believe good writing is an essentialskill for success and that more writing instruction at school would help them.

“Writing, Technology, and Teens”Amanda Lenhart, et al.April 24,2008Pew/Internet, College Board, National Commission on Writing

MOBILE DEVICE STATS

Present - for every baby born, 30 Android phones are activated (Eric Schmidt, Google, 2011 Mobile World Congress)

2013 – Internet-capable mobile devices will outnumber PC’s (Gardner Research)

2015 – 80% (Sony Ericsson)

MOBILE DEVICES IN EDUCATION

Horizon Report 2011 – K12 Edition Horizon Report Toolkit http://www.cosn.org/horizon

What value do mobile devices bring to students learning with technology?

What does that mean for us?

SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION

At your tables: Choose a reporter Share your individual reflections Choose three points to share with the group

about value and implications Report out

PARTICIPATORY LEARNING Pursues their own learning agenda Is intrinsically motivated by their learning Makes extensive use of collaboration Demonstrates IT fluency in self-directed learning Produces learning resources for other students and for wider

distribution beyond the school Actively constructs their knowledge and competencies by

engaging within and outside the confines of the school. Learns in a unified environment that spans inside and

outside of school(from “Definition of Participatory Learning,” Jim Bosco,

COSN)

PERSONALIZED INSTRUCTION West Vancouver, British Columbia Chris Kennedy, Superintendent

Highest graduation rate in Canada Highest levels of achievement on all district,

provincial and national assessments “Mobile technology is a game-changer” Student portfolio:

For all students On any device From anywhere

AUGMENTED REALITY

Situated in physical reality Digital enhancements Chris Dede, Harvard University Middleton, Wisconsin

RESOURCES

Horizon Report and Toolkit http://www.cosn.org/horizon

Participatory Learning: Leadership and Policy http://www.cosn.org

Presentations, videos, policy guide, research and reports, more

Leadership for Mobile Learning http://www.cosn.org