Teaching with Educational Technology: Using Smart Phones

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP Akiko Ota, Ed.D

Adult Education Manager aota1@ccc.edu

QR READER

Please download QR Code on your Smart Phone!

QR READER How to Use Features $ for

Ss $ for Ts

QR CODE

Provide QR Code and let students go to the link/webpage that teachers want them to visit

•  Create QR code for free

•  Print QR Code image / Send the QR Code image via e-mail

FREE

FREE

QR CODE – PRACTICE

Directions: Scan the following QR CODEs

Website 1 Website 2

QR CODE – PRACTICE

1.  Go to http://clear.msu.edu/mashups/34116 2.  Choose ONE of the links provided (Links 1, 1a. 1b. & 1c.) 3.  Go to QRSTUFF.COM http://www.qrstuff.com/ (Link 2) 4.  Copy and paste the website link to create QR Code 5.  Download the QR Code 6.  Copy & Paste to paper, e-mail à Share it with your

colleagues and practice

QR CODE - REVIEW

1.  Choose the website you want your students to go on their smart phones

2.  Go to QRSTUFF.COM http://www.qrstuff.com/ 3.  Copy and paste the website link to create QR Code 4.  Download the QR Code 5.  Copy & Paste to paper, e-mail, PPT., etc.

SWIPE

•  Using your smartphone to “live control” your presentation.

•  No need for clickers = mobility for teachers/speakers to move around while giving presentations.

•  PDFs only – no animation features (There’s a way to work around for that.)

SWIPE – PRACTICE 1

1.  Go back to http://clear.msu.edu/mashups/34116 2.  Create your own account 3.  Upload the test PDF slides provided to practice 4.  Send the Swipe link to your own e-mail that you can

open on your smart phone 5.  Open Swipe via your phone à Click “Control Live” 6.  Click “Control Live” on your computer 7.  Start presentation

SWIPE STEPS REVIEW

1.  Create your own presentation 2.  Save your presentation as “PDF” document. 3.  Upload PDFs 4.  Get the link – send the link to yourself 5.  Open Swipe on your phone 6.  “Control Live” for both your phone & computer 7.  Start presenting

PLICKERS

•  Do a quick, 3-5 question quiz to see if students understood the key concepts in a Reading

•  Students love using Plickers cards and they rarely think of it as Assessment

•  Only the teacher needs the app (iOS or Android) •  Great for all levels and classes and classes that are

tech-resistant

PLICKERS

•  Only A, B, C, D and True/False Options •  Extremely playful and low-stakes, but still gradable and

useful for gathering data on student understanding •  Can laminate, print on card stock, or past into their

textbooks

OTHER SMART PHONE-BASED LEARNING RESOURCES

VOCABULARY How to Use Features $ for

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Quizlet

You add words, let students define, practice at home, then play games in class

•  Flashcards •  Multiple games

FREE FREE

•  Support for images, •  Flashcards, •  Multiple games •  Class progress

$24.99/year

VOCABULARY How to Use Features $ for

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FLASH CARDS

Assign an existing word list or create your own and ask students to practice at home

•  Flashcards with word

•  lists from Common •  Core, Latin Roots, •  TOEFL prep, and

more, or create your own

FREE

FREE

Quizlet •  iOS, Android, Web •  Easy to use, both for independent studying and for in-class

practice •  When adding words, the app suggests community definitions for

that word (some of which are incorrect/unrelated) •  Print off flashcards or practice quizzes •  Multiple formats for flashcards (word first, definition first) and for

games (space race, speller, scatter) •  NEW in-class game that lets students use their phones to

compete

FLASH CARDS •  iOS, Android •  Best for at-home practice •  When adding words, the app auto fills with the

dictionary.com definition •  Multiple formats for flashcards(word first, definition first),

detailed settings, and a quiz option •  Will pronounce the word with a native-sounding non-robotic

voice •  Share lists via email, Twitter, or Facebook

QUESTIONS? CONTACT AKIKO – aota1@ccc.edu for •  Questions, •  Great websites, •  Smart phone apps, and •  Suggestions!