How do mobile devices like smartphones, iPads, and Tablets
work?
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Casavoy (2012) said A smartphone is a device that lets you make
telephone calls, but also adds in features that, in the past, you
would have found only on a personal digital assistant or a
computer--such as the ability to send and receive e-mail and edit
Office documents (p. 1). Unlike a regular cell phone, a smartphone:
Can send and receive text messages Has a computer operating system
Provides access to the Internet Has mobile application capabilities
Often comes with word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation
software preinstalled
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Smartphones can be used to asynchronously deliver instruction
or facilitate interactions between instructor and students by use
of a mobile application, email, etc., or synchronous interactions
using videoconferencing applications like Skype-mobile.
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In explaining the difference between iPads/Tablets and
smartphones, Strickland (2012) said Tablet computers fill a niche
between smartphones and personal computers -- tablets tend to have
faster processors than your typical smartphone but fall short of
the processing power you'll find in an average computer (p. 1).
Like smartphones, iPads and Tablets: Can send and receive text
messages Have a computer operating system Provide access to the
Internet Have mobile application capabilities Often come with word
processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software
preinstalled
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A Tablet or iPad can be used in instruction much the same as a
smartphone except: The iPad and Tablet have a much bigger screen
than a smartphone making it easier to read, type, and see each
other when using live meeting mobile software like Skype or
FaceTime (available on the Apple iPad only). The Tablet and iPad
simplify moving about the screen by touching or swiping,
eliminating the need for a keyboard. Tablets and iPads have a much
faster processing speed making downloading and other activities
faster and more efficient.
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NOTE: Refer to the Question and Answer sheet for this section
to write down any questions you have on this segment of the
workshop. We will entertain those questions at the end of the
presentation.
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How do you use whiteboard technology in instruction?
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Click the screen below to watch a video demonstration using an
interactive white board and clicker for instruction:
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Some of the features/tools of the interactive whiteboard are:
Audio; webcam; icons to applaud, raise hand, show confusion;
polling and surveys; tools for drawing and writing on the
whiteboard, etc.
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There are also chat rooms for texting, break out rooms for
working individually or with a group, and a clicker which can be
used to click in answers interactively during a session. The video
above shows you how to use some of the tools available with the
Interactive white board. Click the screen to view the video.
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Refer to the Question and Answer sheet for this section to
write down any questions you have on this segment of the workshop.
We will entertain those questions at the end of the
presentation.
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References Casavoy, L. (2012). What makes a smartphone smart?
Retrieved from
http://cellphones.about.com/od/smartphonebasics/a/what_is_smart.htm
http://cellphones.about.com/od/smartphonebasics/a/what_is_smart.htm
Strickland, J. (2012). How android tablets work. Retrieved from
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/tablets/android-tablet.htm
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/tablets/android-tablet.htm
YouTube. (February 2011). Designing lessons for interactive
whiteboards part 5: clickers. Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gk3Y5EXepohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gk3Y5EXepo
YouTube. (April 2011). Smartboard for beginners part one. Retrieved
from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeWghG95FeE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeWghG95FeE