Why Mobile? Why now? Using the Cell

Phone as a Learning device

Choose one tool and practice!

Wrap Up/ Discuss Homework / Questions

88% of US Adults Have a Cell Phone

Teen data July 2011 Adult data Feb 2012

% in each age group who have a cell phone

35%

48%

17%

46% 41%

12%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

Smartphone Other cell phone No cell phone

May 2011 February 2012

iPhone

› QR Reader for iPhone (Free App)

› Quick Scan (Free App)

Android

› Google Goggles (Free App)

› QR Droid (Free App)

Digital Scavenger Hunt Link to Internet Sites Access Homework

Access Notes from a Lesson Access a game or simulation Go to a wiki for group work Read a Blog and Comment Create Individual Classroom Blogs & QR

Codes Worksheets with links to websites Sheet Music with links to mp3 sound files Label science equipment to link to videos

that show proper use

Links to How To Videos…

Brainstorm for more Lesson Ideas…

Don’t forget:

You can

copy-paste

this slide into

other

presentations

, and move

or resize the

poll.

Poll up to 40 students, Free!

Great for Review, Test Prep, or as a pre-

assessment Tool

Polleverywhere.com

http://wiffiti.locamoda.com/boards/1302

Free for Educators

Collect feedback from students and

display like notes on a corkboard

Collects text messages/tweets

Includes a G rated filter to keep out

inappropriate comments

Zap feature to remove unwanted

comments.

Studyboost.com – Free

› Help make lessons more interactive

› Make studying more convenient

› Extend the learning to outside your

classroom

› Get statistics on how your students are doing

Homework –Use one of the 4 tools in a classroom lesson. Explain how you used them to meet learning objectives in your course. Email Roberta or Andrea and provide the details on how you incorporated the tool.

Questions?, Call us!

› Roberta 322-3271 & Andrea 323-6973

Thanks for Coming!

“Re-think Everything for Mobile or you’re Toast.” http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/hiner/re-think-everything-for-mobile-or-

youre-toast/10251?tag=nl.e101

Rainie,Lee. “The State of Mobile America.” http://www.pewinternet.org/