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