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Mobile PD
Objectives
State of mobile ownership and use
Mobile technology with higher education students
Mobile technology with younger students
Mobile is in!
Txt: The ubiquitous app!
ClassPager & GroupMe
Classpager.com – have opt-in, unidirectional text/SMS communications with students Opt in by texting a unique phone number/@name Can DM individual students
GroupMe.com
College Students’ Gadget Ownership
Phone UsagePhoto Texting Accessi
ng Internet
Email Recording Video
Downloading Apps
18-29 yrs (n=451)
94%***
97%***
77%***
65%** 68%***
65%***
White18-65+ (n=1,586)
80% 79% 52% 48% 40% 40%
Black18-65+ (n=434)
79% 80% 60%* 51% 52%* 50%*
Hispanic18-65+ (n=351)
85% 85% 66%* 53% 47% 44%
Teen Gadget Ownership
Demographics of Teen Cell Phone Users
Why are we not leveraging this?
Students are using these tools, but these tools don’t make their way into the classroom very often…why not?
What are some of the challenges of having students bring in their own devices? (or aka…BYOD)
Raw Possibilities & Affordances
Common affordances of most phones (& iPods)
Level 1 Camera Audio Texting
Level 2
Video
Internet connectivity (email, browsing, geo-location services, real time synching)
Polling – ask them a question
For your class,
Poll Everywhere (free for up to 40)
Create polls, quizzes, formative assessment tools
Free service for audiences of up to 40
Responses can be tracked overtime
Twitter & Twitter Polling
Create GroupTweets:
Spur discussions
Polling/formative assessment
Backchanneling (online commentary during presentations)
Use #hashtags to create instant networks
Students can “think-aloud” and generate ideas, gives quiet students a voice
http://grouptweet.com/pages/examples#Schools_Classrooms
Backchanneling with Today’s Meet
Create private, temporary rooms to host backchannel discussions
http://techchef4u.wordpress.com/tag/mobile-devices/
Audio Recording & Sharing
Interview experts
Provide reflections or reports on projects
Create podcast shows Audioboo –
podcasting service linked with Facebook, Twitter, etc.
Pictures, descriptions, and geo-tagging for each recording
Capturing the value of the camera
Photo sharing QR codes
Passing the Torch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp4qe3Ishhw
Two-year old conducting an iPhone tutorial
Take Away Points
See the opportunities the mobile medium offers and leverage them: Endless possibilities to consume, create, communicate
Camera, voice, keyboard, motion sensor, location, and a growing number of free apps
Focus should be on the learning, not on the device
Thank you for coming!
FACT services Upcoming PD offerings Resources to watch for
Contact us! factuic.org Jeremy Riel, jriel2@uic.edu Kamilla Brodonowiska, kbrodo1@uic.edu
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