don’t fear the phone

Don’t Fear the Phone:How to Use Mobile Devices in ANY Classroom

Introductions

Skitch

Why BYOD?

• BYOD = Bring Your Own Device

• Engaging

• Enriching

• Authentic Learning

• Increased Verbal Reasoning Skills

• Anonymity = Increased Participation

(Kolb, 2011)

Poll Everywhere

• Poll Everywhere (polleverywhere.com) is a free text-based survey

• The teacher asks a question, and students are given a number to text their response to

• Great as a quick review or an exit slip

• Kids are engaged

• Note for teachers- answers are anonymous (pros and cons to this)

PolleverywhereMultiple Choice Question

PolleverywhereOpen-ended Questions

(try at your own risk)

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Text messaging

Voice call

Download and use apps

Surf the net

Connect to social networks

Play games

Listen to music

Voice and video calling

Banking

Reading books/magazines

Watch TV and movies

Ecommerce/purchasing

Watch sports

None of the above

% of Respondants

Smartphone/Tablet Activities in Canada, July 2012

(Watch, 2013)

(Watters, 2011)

“The best app will always be an engaging lesson”

- Sean Junkins

Apps

What is an App?

• The term “app” is short for the word “application”

• An app is a program that has been created to improve the functions of a device, or to provide a device with new and useful functions

• Mobile apps can be downloaded onto a smart phone so that students can use them in class or at home

What is Social Media?

• Social media is a social instrument of communication.

• Using social media means that you are not just getting information, but you are interacting while getting information

• Traditional media is like a one-way street- you can read a newspaper or listen to a report on television, but you have very limited ability to give your thoughts on the matter

• Social media is like a two-way street- you have the ability to communicate.

Facebook

• Facebook is the King of Social Media

• It’s free

• Your kids likely have an account that they check often

Facebook

• You can create a Facebook Group for your class

• Completely separate from your own personal Facebook account- when you post to this page you post as the group’s name (ie- “Calgary Catholic English Class”)

• Allows students to communicate with their peers in an authentic way

• Allows for fun projects that look at elements such as characterization, relationships, plot, conflict, setting, etc.

Twitter

• Twitter is a forum where you must communicate in 140 characters or less

• Great for homework reminders

• Easy and quick way to communicate with students

• Great for projects that require students to be clear and concise

• Also great place for teacher PD

• Proven to increase grade point average

(Online, 2011)

Policy

Gmail: Communication

Calendar: time management

Drive: A MILLION WAYS TO SHARE

Docs:peer editing

Form:survey students

Spreadsheet:Science Lab data Presentation:group work

Talk: guest speakers

Webstore: Read&Write Extension

ALL FREE

• Many if not ALL of Alberta Program of Studies General Outcome are centre around students providing feedback on a topic/visual/opinion

• Voicethread provides the venue for students to provide this feedback with differentiated methods of achieving this general outcome

Questions

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