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"Students want mobile devices"
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…Julie Evans, Chief Executive Officer of Project Tomorrow
“What kinds of technologies are students using, and which are the types of things that students can use in school?”
Speak Up Survey, October-December 2008
How can schools make it easier for students to work electronically?
Top responses:
1. Let me use my own laptop, cell
phone or mobile device
2. Give me unlimited Internet access
3. Let me access my school projects
from any computer – home or at
school
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The Mobile Learner
Student Access to Mobile Devices
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Cell Phone MP3 Smartphone Laptop
K-2
Gr 3-5
Gr 6-8
Gr 9-12
Horizon Report: 2009 K-12 Edition“Six technologies that are soon to transform schools”
Communicate (eMail, IM, text)
Collaborate on Project (anywhere, anytime)
Research
Educational games
Cellphones Just Make a Call
Phone a Friend,
Legislator, Expert, Tutor,
Teacher
Podcast Audio Field Trip Other
Narrated tours of museums, streets, etc. Have students create their own narrations.
Just Callthe Number
Call
Cellphones eMail or Text
eMail SMS MMS
Multiple eMail Accounts•School account•Home account•Other accounts – gmail, yahoo, etc.
Answer QuestionsWhat is the population of the US? Kentucky?Is it important that you/your students know that fact or…how to find it?How can your students find facts? (quickly and easily)Text Googl – 46645Text ChaCha – 242242Write
SMS
Use Live surveys or polls
SMS Polling/ Surveying
http://wiffiti.com
Missy, “My daughter would be so happy that
she could answer without holding up her hand.”
Kayla, “This lets everybody answer at their own pace.”
Sarah, “This would make learning really fun.”
Email/Txt
Take PicturesShare Pictures
CellphonesAs
Cameras
Twitpic for Twitter http://twitpic.com
Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com
Google Picassahttp://picassa.google.com
Click icon to add picture Click icon to add picture Click icon to add picture
View Pictures
Graphic Display
Email/Text
Examples:Google Mobile--Search, Docs, Sync, etc., Photo Programs – FlickrOther
Downloadable Programs
Web AccessReplace www in most urls with m Examples—m.wikipedia.orgBookmarks and Quick Links
News WeatherWeb
Tools
Want to use the news in your classroom?Louisville Courier-JournalPaducah WPSD News Channel 6USA TodayeSchool News
Internet-enabled phones can access mobile-versions of current news.
Web
Phone Tools
Notes GPSCalculator
Calendars, Clocks, Etc.
Mobile Phone Projects
Third World Countries
New York City
New York City Cell Phone Program
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Speak Up Question: What if you could design the ultimate school?
Designing the Ultimate School
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Communications tools
Digital media tools
Mobile devices
Digital content
Laptops
Internet access
Games
Interactive boards
Online classes
Gr 6-12
Teachers
…Julie Evans, Chief Executive Officer of Project Tomorrow
“What kinds of technologies are students using, and which are the types of things that students can use in school?”
Classroom Use
