abcs of byod ffla 2014
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FFLA 3 hour presentationTRANSCRIPT
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Michelle Olah
ABCs of BYOD for
World Languages
FFLA 2014FFLA 2014
Miami, FLMiami, FL
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While you are waiting...• On your mobile device go to your app store On your mobile device go to your app store
and download a QR code Reader (I like i-and download a QR code Reader (I like i-nigma but you can pick any highly rated one)nigma but you can pick any highly rated one)
• Then you can scan the handout to download Then you can scan the handout to download the following appsthe following apps
Apple OR Android
Animoto
Buddy Poke
Socrative (teacher and student)
Tellagami
No mobile device? No worries! We
love cooperative
learning!
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Group norms
Put mobile devices away when we aren’t using themPut mobile devices away when we aren’t using them
Respect others level of understandingRespect others level of understanding
Try and stay with group – ask me for help if needed Try and stay with group – ask me for help if needed
Keep sidebar conversations to a minimum Keep sidebar conversations to a minimum
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BYOD
BYOD
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Learning Goal
Participants will be able to describe effective Participants will be able to describe effective strategies and tools to implement a BYOD strategies and tools to implement a BYOD policy in their world language classroom to policy in their world language classroom to help students practice and deepen their help students practice and deepen their knowledge.knowledge.
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Goals
Workshop Objectives
Participants will be able to answer the following questions to inform their decision regarding allowing mobile devices
in their world language classrooms
What are mobile devices and BYOD? What are mobile devices and BYOD?
What are the pros/cons of BYOD in the classroom?What are the pros/cons of BYOD in the classroom?
How can BYOD differentiate instruction, motivate How can BYOD differentiate instruction, motivate students and increase student use of the target students and increase student use of the target language?language?
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Poll Everywhere
Technology Pre-test
Two ways to participate
1. Use a website to respond
OR2. TEXT your response (you can share a cell phone
with your neighbor if needed)
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website:
• Go to: Go to: PollEv.comPollEv.com//• Answer the posted Answer the posted
questionquestion
TO RESPOND USING TEXTING:
๏ Open your texting window (like you are going to text a friend)
๏ The number you are going to text is: 37607
๏ In your message box you will type the number that corresponds with your desired response.
๏ It will look something like this:
10Circle Map
POV: TeacherPOV: Student
POV: Administrator POV: Parent
Using mobile devices
in education
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3 4
11Stand Up, Hand Up, Pair Up
• With your circle map, stand upWith your circle map, stand up
• Put your hand up and walk around the room greeting people in the language Put your hand up and walk around the room greeting people in the language you teach you teach
• When the music stops, pair up with the person NEAREST to you and put your When the music stops, pair up with the person NEAREST to you and put your hands DOWNhands DOWN
• Discuss your circle map and add to/revise your map as needed Discuss your circle map and add to/revise your map as needed
Online Timer
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Round Robin
Each person has 45 seconds to tell the benefits Each person has 45 seconds to tell the benefits and concerns - no one else talks or responds. and concerns - no one else talks or responds.
The Final 45 you can talk and add to your circle The Final 45 you can talk and add to your circle map. map.
The clock won’t stop! Don’t get distracted The clock won’t stop! Don’t get distracted
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Pros/Cons
As a team choose your 3 top As a team choose your 3 top concerns and 3 top benefits and concerns and 3 top benefits and add them to the padlet at add them to the padlet at http://padlet.com/wall/pe2tftc496http://padlet.com/wall/pe2tftc496 (or scan the QR code on your (or scan the QR code on your handout)handout)
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Reflection:Do your perceived benefits outweigh the concerns?
Can you overcome your concerns?
What will help you make a decision?
Take out your circle map. Pick the most important frame of reference for you to consider –teacher, parent, administrator, student. OUTSIDE of your frame, answer the reflection questions based on that frame of reference.
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STEP 1
Step 1: ASK YOURSELF WHAT YOU’RE TRYING TO Step 1: ASK YOURSELF WHAT YOU’RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE by incorporating mobile devices into your ACHIEVE by incorporating mobile devices into your curriculum. Do you want to…curriculum. Do you want to…
Lower anxiety level of students? Lower anxiety level of students? Encourage students to use the target language? Encourage students to use the target language? Individualize student learning?Individualize student learning?Encourage creative expression?Encourage creative expression?Make learning available anytime and anyplace?Make learning available anytime and anyplace?Incorporate more authentic resources into your class?Incorporate more authentic resources into your class?Promote 21Promote 21stst century technology skills? century technology skills?Practice a particular mode of communication (Ex. Practice a particular mode of communication (Ex. presentational speaking)presentational speaking)
The answers will lead you to the right apps.
Rocket timer
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STEP 2
Step 2: SURVEY YOUR STUDENTS ABOUT WHAT DEVICES THEY HAVE and how they use themSample: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/55FTCVZ
• Do they have unlimited texting? Do they have unlimited texting? • Can they post online? Can they post online? • Are there limitations on the size of files they Are there limitations on the size of files they
can upload? can upload? • With this information, you will have a With this information, you will have a
complete picture of what resources your complete picture of what resources your students can access.students can access.
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website:
• Go to: Go to: PollEv.com/scpsworldlangPollEv.com/scpsworldlang
• Answer the posted Answer the posted question (you can question (you can respond more than respond more than once)once)
TO RESPOND USING TEXTING:
๏ Open your texting window (like you are going to text a friend)
๏ The number you are going to text is: 37607
๏ In your message box you will type the number that corresponds with your desired response.
Text
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STEP 3
Step 3: Develop specific policies and classroom management techniques to
manage BYOD
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STEP 4 & 5
Step 4: Communicate your plan to your students, parents, administrators.
How are you going to get the information out?
Do you need Parent Permission slips?
Invite your administrator to participate/observeSample Parent letter
STEP 5: Implement your planPerhaps start as a “pilot program” with 1 or 2 classes to work out kinks and build excitement with other
classes.
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Tools
BYOD friendly tech tools and apps
Choosing the right tools for the right reasons and goals
23Which tools should I use?
FIRST, decide what you want
to do…THEN pick the right
tool
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Formative Assessments
Formative Assessments
• Use BYOD in formative assessments to inform Use BYOD in formative assessments to inform instruction, identify potential gaps in instruction, identify potential gaps in knowledge or misunderstandings, and knowledge or misunderstandings, and encourage student self reflection on what encourage student self reflection on what they know. they know.
• Some good tools for this - Poll Everywhere, Some good tools for this - Poll Everywhere, Socrative, Padlet, and Infuse Learning.Socrative, Padlet, and Infuse Learning.
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Formative Assessment
Why is BYOD great for
Formative assessments?Ability to be anonymous Ability to be anonymous
Data available instantlyData available instantly
Data more easily able to be tracked Data more easily able to be tracked
Fun and engaging for studentsFun and engaging for students
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Tools for Formative Assessment:Tool Platform
Socrative
www.socrative.com
Apple, Android, Web
Polleverywhere
www.polleverywhere.com
Web, texting
Infuse Learningwww.infuselearning.com
Web (mobile device friendly)
Padlet
www.padlet.com
Web (mobile device friendly)
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Summative Assessment
Summative assessment to evaluate student
learning/Tools to practice and deepen
knowledge
Option #1 Let the STUDENT choose the tool - You Option #1 Let the STUDENT choose the tool - You concentrate on the educational goals and they can concentrate concentrate on the educational goals and they can concentrate of the technology. of the technology.
Option #2 You choose the tool but make sure it is multi Option #2 You choose the tool but make sure it is multi platform, easy to use and you have a backup plan. platform, easy to use and you have a backup plan.
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Category/Tool Platform Application
Interactive whiteboard apps -Doceri, Educreations, Screenchomp, Lensoo Create
Doceri, Educreations, Screenchomp (Apple)
Lensoo Create (Android)
Describing content mastery, teacher others
Video/Animoto Android and Apple Creative tool to summarize learning. Good for presentational speaking (if they use videos) or presentational writing.
Podcasting/Audioboo Android and Apple Extending recording, Can be used for interpersonal dialogues
Buddypoke Android, Apple Fun app that allows students to customize an avatar and give it voice.
Tellagami Android, Apple Talking avatars
Fotobabble Apple, web Students add their voice to a picture
Haiku Deck Apple, soon on web Presentational writing,
Thinglink Apple, web Add video, and text to an image
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Let’s Play!!!!
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Fotobabble – Presentational Speaking Fotobabble – Presentational Speaking BuddyPoke – Interpersonal SpeakingBuddyPoke – Interpersonal Speaking
Thinglink – Language & CultureThinglink – Language & CultureTellagami – Presentational SpeakingTellagami – Presentational SpeakingHaiku Deck– Interpretive Reading Haiku Deck– Interpretive Reading
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Tellagami
Presentational Speaking
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Demonstrate Interpersonal Speaking
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Demonstrate understanding of practices, products and perspectives of target culture
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Fotobabble - Presentational Speaking
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Reflection and Next Steps
Questions and final Reflection