Mobile Learning

Office of Learning & TechnologyPurdue University North Central

Outline

We will cover: Blackboard Mobile Application In Blackboard Learn:▪ Mobile Access▪ Mobile Exams

On the World Wide Web▪ Assessments & Surveys

Blackboard Mobile App

The Blackboard Mobile™ Learn application gives students and faculty access to their courses, content, and organizations on a variety of mobile devices including Android™, BlackBerry® and iPhone OS.

Search your mobile device store for the “Blackboard Learn” application to get started. The Blackboard Learn Mobile Application does

require a subscription ($1.99/year or $5.99/lifetime) in order to access the mobile application. Instructions will be given on the application for payment submission.

Mobile Access in Blackboard Using the Blackboard Mobile App:

Students and instructors can access documents, read announcements, create discussion threads, upload media, create content items within the course map, comment on blogs and more…

Allows you to link your Dropbox account to attach files when creating discussion threads or other content.

Push notifications allow users to know when new content is available, announcements are made, or when a grade is posted.

Using a mobile web browser You can view Blackboard Learn within a mobile browser

but some content is inaccessible

Mobile Exams in Blackboard

Mobile Exams can be created in Blackboard for use with the Blackboard Mobile Application.

Question types: Multiple Choice True/False Calculated Numeric File Response Hot Spot Fill in Multiple Blanks Short Answer

Mobile exams are integrated into the grade center, similar to a web assessment.

Activity One

Creating a Mobile Assessment Test Link Test Canvas Quiz Settings/Properties

Assessments & Surveys on the Web

Tests/Quizzes QuizStar: http://quizstar.4teachers.org ▪ Create custom quizzes that can be taken

online▪ Manage your quizzes and monitor

participants’ scores. Polls

PollEverywhere: http://www.polleverywhere.com/▪ Create polls that can be taken online or via a

text message▪ View your results in real-time on the web or in

a PowerPoint.

Activity Two

Create a quiz in QuizStar We’ll walk you through process and we

will all take our demo quiz.

Activity Three

Create a Poll Participate in a Poll in PollEverywhere Create your own poll

Activity Three

Discussion What mobile tools do you use in your

classroom to engage your learners? Visit

Cool Tools for Schools: http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/▪ What resources do you plan to use from this

site? Additional resources

Thanks!

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workshop notes, links, and training needs