CELL PHONE RESEARCH IN THE CLASSROOM

Annaliese Piraino

Laura Wilson

IUP Comm Media

#1 – BASIC STUDENT POLLING

There’s a TEACHER APP NOW!Create an account!

Free up to 40 students Students vote via Internet or cell Anonymous polling App optional for students (download)

PowerPoint add-on optional for easy integration Must be installed on projector computer

#1 – STUDENT POLLING CONT.

Reports/assigned names, etc. (and 40+ students) = Pay subscription (over $300/instructor per 6 months)

Various ways to poll:Multiple choice questionsT/F questionsClickable imageOpen ended textingWord Cloud answers

THE MOBILE “PUSH” FUNCTION

#2 - STUDENT POLLING AND QUIZZINGwww.socrative.com Create an account!Students can Vote via Internet or Cell Phone

Student Log-in – m.socrative.com Teacher Log-in – t.socrative.com

#2 - STUDENT POLLING AND QUIZZING

www.socrative.com Can get student reportsQuick Polling and other functions:

M/C and T/FShort AnswerQuizzes (pre-planned)Exit TicketsQuiz Games

#3 - STUDENT CONTACT www.remind101.com is now REMIND…New LOOK!

Text message 3+ students (they cannot respond)

Mass texts via (your) cell phone/Internet to phone

Standard Text Messaging Rates

Class cancellations Reminders Teacher tardiness Changes in location

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#4 – EBSCO HOST IUP LibraryGo to EbscoHost Homepage….scroll down…

Follow instructionsEmail activation

Download AppActivate!

THE IN-CLASS EBSCOHOST APP…- In class searches- Save articles/terms- Import to Bibliography- Email, etc.

ARTICLE ANNOTATION, ETC.• Circle/highlight• Add text• Add notes• Sign to submit

#5 – STOR RESEARCHDownload appRegister with IUP (or your school) log-on

Simple & Advanced searches using “Boolean”

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#6 – CITE THIS [FOR ME] Look up articles, books, reference materials, etc. Title ISBN Bar Code Scanning!

MLA, APA, Harvard, AMA, Chicago

Compatible with EndNote Download App Also online resource

www.citethisforme.com

#7 – EASY BIB Look up articles, books, reference materials, etc. Title ISBN Bar Code Scanning!

MLA, APA, Chicago Compatible with Internet Resource (free)

Download App Also online resource

www.easybib.com

#8 – GOOGLE

SCHOLAR “DROID”

Returns searches for Google Scholar

Save/email links & articles

Import to EndNoteOnly results with summaries will be shown

#9 – STUDENT CONTACT & POLLINGwww.cel.ly.com

Teachers AND students can send messages

Quick polling as wellPrivate and public, Internet and cell phone app

#10 – DATABASE “BACKPACK” FOR

TEACHERShttp://www.edutechintegration.net/2012/12/10-cell-phone-apps-for-every-teacher.html

Link to various classroom resources

Share resourcesTake & share notes

#11 – TOPHAT©

https://tophat.com/Encompasses many of the previous resourcesShare files, video and imagesTake & share notesPoll, attendance, discuss, quiz, homeworkGets instructor from behind the podium or lecturn

OTHER TOOLS Syncpad – Turns iPad/iPhone into whiteboard Evernote – Capture anything in multiple formats; photo, text, screenshots,

audio Awesome Note – Organizer note app Edmodo – “Facebook”-esque social media site with cell phone app Edublog – Classroom blogging site with cell phone app WordPress – Blogging site with cell phone app Studyblue – Shared teacher/student flashcards with cell phone app Doodle – Scheduling/grouping program Quizlet – Flashcard creation and sharing with cell phone app Audioboo – Audio recording and sharing ChaCha – Text message question/answer service StudyBoost – Text message study notes

ENGAGEMENT Language

Lecture

Connections to Content

KNOWLEDGE AND COMPREHENSION SMS in the Classroom

Other Apps

Collaborative Learning Projects

PROBLEMS VS. SOLUTION Teacher hesitations

Time

Too many to choose from

Lack of technological experience

Loss of WiFi

Continually learning and searching for new and innovative tools!

QUESTIONS?