k-12 leadership roundtable: moving forward with mobile
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Moving Forward with Mobile
OLIVIA SPAIN, VP MOBILEJULY, 11 2011
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Growth of Smart Phones
WITHIN THE NEXT 5 YEARS, VIRTUALLY ALL PHONES SOLD WILL BE SMART PHONES. (MOBILE TRENDS)
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Web Access
By 2013, mobile phones will overtake PCs as most common Web access device worldwide
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1/3 of smartphone users launch apps before getting out of bed.
App Usage
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Smartphones for K-12 Students
44% 13-17:
1020
62%
of high school students have access
to a smartphone
Fastest growing age segment for
smartphones in 2010
Minutes of talk
Minutes of media consumption
of K-12 students prefer mobile devices
over laptops for learning and media
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Access to knowledge
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Revolution not Evolution
REFRAMING THE CONVERSATION:
NOTION OF MOBILE IS ONLY 2-3 YEARS OLD
OWN PERSONAL ENVIRONMENT
MOBILE-FIRST APPROACH TO SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
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Mobile Device Capabilities
CHALLENGING OUR IDEAS OF USAGEMULTI TOUCHACCESS TO INTERNET AT HIGH SPEEDCAPABILITY FOR SENSING MOTION AND ORIENTATIONLOCATION AWARENESSMEDIA CAPABILITIES
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Why Mobile Learning
INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNINGLEARNING IS FUNCOLLABORATIVE AND INTERACTIVEATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATIONENGAGEMENT
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Getting Started, A Balancing Act
Moving Too Fast:
• Miss important steps• Unbalanced adoption• Poor user experience (teachers and students)
• Poor results• Policy confusion
Moving Too Slow:
• Teachers go at it alone• Students use devices
for non-academic purposes
• Always playing catch up• Hard to change direction
when you over-plan
The Right Balance:
• Technology readiness• Professional Development and Support
• Acceptable Use Policy in place
• Measurement is part of the process
• Plan for agility• Plan to understand evolving needs
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Key Considerations
ModelingUsage
InternalReadiness
Professional Development
& Support
Assessment & Ongoing Strategy
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Modeling Usage
EMBRACE SOCIAL MEDIA
COMMUNICATION CHANNELS
PR/BRAND ESTABLISHMENT
SETTING AN EXAMPLE
SUPPORT
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What to do about Devices?
RECONCEPTUALIZE THEM AS ANYTIME, ANYWHERE DATA COLLECTION, CONTENT CREATION, AND LEARNING TOOLS
PORTABILITYLOW LEARNING CURVECOST95% + FUNCTIONALITYFUN AND COLLABORATIVE
The switch to personal mobile devices has moved the focus away from getting information to learning and asking questions.
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Internal Readiness
TECHNOLOGY
NETWORK ACCESSPOWER/CHARGING STATIONSDEVICE SUPPORTLMS, APPS, ETC.
Policy
•Acceptable Use Policy•Disciplinary Action•Student Involvement•BYOD vs. 1:1•Support
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Professional Development and Support
ADOPTION OF LMSTRAININGEXAMPLESEVALUATIONSUSAGE OUTSIDE OF CLASSROOMRESOURCES
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K-12 Mobile Learning Resources
K-12 MOBILE LEARNING BLOG(HTTP://WWW.K12MOBILELEARNING.COM/)CLASSROOM 2.0(HTTP://WWW.CLASSROOM20.COM/)THE EDUCATOR’S PLN(HTTP://EDUPLN.NING.COM/)CONNECTED PRINCIPALSHTTP://WWW.CONNECTEDPRINCIPALS.COM/
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Assessment & Ongoing Strategy
DEFINING “SUCCESS”
MEASURING RESULTS
EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY
FLEXIBILITY
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Blackboard Inc. © 2010 All Rights Reserved
Blackboard Mobile Central and Mobile Learn
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Blackboard Mobile Learn Application
Course Menu Course Map
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Blackboard Mobile Learn Application
Discussion Thread Adding a Discussion Post
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Blackboard Mobile Central Application Options
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Blackboard Mobile Central School Chooser
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Blackboard Mobile Central Custom Module - Dining
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K-12 Custom Modules
alerts-school closings, emergency situations
about-main office number, address, link to map, principal’s name
permissionslips
-permission slip reminder queue, select and send to email to print
report a bully-place for students/parents to report bullying
attendance-gives parent ability to ensure that their child is in attendance
