mobile devices in education
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EQ: How can we teach our students to utilize the “power in their pockets” for educational
purposes?
Adapting Model School Practices for CCSDHow do they fit?
CCSD Mission: Creating and supporting pathways for success
Rigor + Relevance + RelationshipsRevised Bloom’s
Applying
Creating
Evaluating
Analyzing
Understanding
Remembering
(VERBS)
Depth of Knowledge(DOK)
Strategic Thinking
Recall
Application of Skill/Concept
Extended Thinking
(VERBS)
Amy Leigh JohnsonCooper Middle SchoolAustell, [email protected]
Model Schools ConferenceOrlando, Florida
June 24-27th 2012www.modelschoolsconference.com
Introductions• Amy Leigh Johnson
– Art Teacher– 7 years experience– M.A.T. Art Education– Studying for Specialist degree in Inclusive Education– Online at artfulartsyamy.blogspot.com– Twitter @artfulartsyamy
• Cooper Middle School in Austell, GA– Title I Middle School– 817 students– 66% free/reduced meals– 5.2% Absent over 15 days– 93.8% Meet/exceeds expectations for reading– 85% minority– 12.4% with disabilities– 3.4% English language learners– AYP Met in 2009, 2010, 2011– Online at www.cobbk12.org/cooper
Overview
• Cell Phone Incidence • Teen Cell Phone Incidence• Teen Usage • Merits & Disadvantages• Expectations • Functions & Apps• Questions
Cell Phone Incidence
85% of the world’s population owns a cell phone
23.8% of cell phone users are under the age of 18Grahpic and data from: http://mashable.com/2010/12/03/cell-phone-mobile-infographic and http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Generations-and-gadgets/Report/Cell-phones.aspx
Universal Usage!
Adult Group Incidence
Adult Usage
Graphic from http://www.searchmagnetlocal.com/mobile-website.html
Evolution of Internet Access
• Mobile web access is projected to replace wired internet access between 2015-2020
Seem unbelievable? How many of you still have or use a landline as your primary phone?
Data from: http://pewinternet.org/topics/Mobile.aspx graphic from: http://plan3tt3ch.com/2012/03/18/mobile-power-of-the-cell-phone-in-classroom/
What is the Allure?We want our computers, books, and entertainment to be in our pockets.
Image from: http://thereifixedit.failblog.org/page/4/
Allure for Teens?
Digital Immigrants – Persons over the age of 20 who were not born into a world of inherent cell phone use.
Digital Natives – Persons under the age of 20 who were born into a world of inherent cell phone use.
Teens, as digital natives, want their computers, books, and entertainment in their pockets. . .And SO MUCH MORE.
Prensky, 2009
Teen Incidence
- Some 75% of American teens ages 12-17 have a cell phone.
- In 2004, just 18% of 12 year olds had a cell phone of their own.
- In the same 2004 survey, 64% of 17 year olds had a phone.Data and graphics from: http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Social-Media-and-Young-Adults/Part-2/1-Cell-phones.aspx
Data and graphic from http://www.techinasia.com/techinasia/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/how-teens-are-using-their-mobile-phones.png
Teens & Social Media
12-17 Year olds by the numbers• 93% of go online daily• 77% of go online at school• 65% use a social networking site
• 38% of 12-14 year olds have an online profile• 77% of 15-17 year olds have an online profile
Lenhart, 2009Image from http://safety.amw.com/home/protecting-your-teens-online-identity
The candidates for the 2034 presidential election are
online now.
What will their digital footprint look like? How will digital media impact them?
Teens & Social Media
Image from http://bmj2k.com/tag/superman/
• 63% of students grades 6-12 want online and mobile access to textbooks that allow them to communicate with classmates worldwide
Data from: project tomorrow graphic from: http://www.thecampuscompanion.com/2011/10/13/work-smarter-not-harder-tip-8-online-textbook-resources/
Teens Want Digital Access to Education
• One third of middle and high school students want their schools to provide tools to electronically communicate with their teachers.
Teens Want Digital Access to Education
Data from: project tomorrow
Cell Phones and School
At schools that ban mobile devices, 63% of students use them anyway.Data on banning mobile devices: http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2007/08/21/creating-and-connecting-research-and-guidelines-on-online-social-and-educational-networking/
“The most ubiquitous technology in children’s lives are mobile devices.”
-Elliot Soloway
Why Is This Data Critical?
Image from http://prestonrizer14.wordpress.com/2011/04/14/why-we-should-be-able-to-us-cell-phones-in-school/Schuler, 2009
Our students, the digital natives, are going to use their cell phones at school anyway.
It is an intrinsic part of their socialization.
Why Is This Data Critical?
75% percent of our students have a powerful educational tool in their pockets, and we are banning it.
Why Is This Data Critical?
We are missing the opportunity to teach our students how to utilize cell phones for educational and practical functioning purposes.
Graphic from http://teachercast.net/category/teachercast_blog/mobile_learning/
But Are They Worth It?
“For every student who uses 140 characters to send messages of empowerment there is another who is
tweeting inappropriate photos.”
Barseghian, 2012
Concerns for the Classroom
Common arguments against the inclusion of cell phones in the classroom:• Student will use them to cheat• Students will access inappropriate information• Students will engage in sexting• Students will use them to bully/harass• Usage distracts from the learning environment• It is hard to monitor individual student usage• Not all students have phones
Cheating?
35% of students with cell phones admit to cheating at least once with them
Graphics and data: http://infographiclist.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/2is-texting-lying.jpg?w=610&h=3444
Sexting & Harassment?
• One in three online teens have experienced online harassment.
• Girls are more likely to be victims.
• Most teens say that they are more likely to be bullied offline than online.
Data and graphics from http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2007/Cyberbullying/1-Findings.aspx?view=all
Not All Have Phones?• 25% of teens aged 12-17 do not have cell
phones• Studies show that cell phones can positively
impact all learners in a class even if only 40% of the students have cell phones
“Clueless” image from http://www.thedailytruffle.com/2009/12/quotes-and-vocab-from-clueless-in-memory-of-brittany-murphy-1977-2009/
Prensky, 2009
Merits for the Classroom
Arguments for the inclusion of cell phones in the classroom:• Changes the dynamic of a classroom• Use to replace missing and/or inadequate supplies• Promote anytime, anywhere, anyhow learning• Connect to learning environments world-wide • Reach underserved students• Improve student, teacher, parent, administrator
interactions• Provides personalized learning experience
Dynamic and Supply
• Instead of banning phones, you can create approved times for usage
• When you are short of supplies, you can use phones to replace– Timers– Internet searches– Calculators– Recording sounds– Record presentations– Etc.
Image from http://www.tutordoctor.com/taxonomy/term/59
Anytime, Anywhere, Anyhow Learning
• Text students and parents about homework, tests, extra information, and quizzes
• Tweet about homework, tests, extra information, and quizzes
• Platforms for online classes where students can interact on computers and via mobile devices
• Private, online message boards for your class• Utilize social networking for projects and sharing
of student work
Reach Underserved Students
• Students can access and participate in your classroom during school, after school, and from anywhere– Provide means for students who miss school to
participate in class daily– Provide means for students with special needs to
revisit classroom discussions for review– Provide means for students to participate in
discussions who might not otherwise
Interactions and Experience
A high school principal in Illinois gave out his cell phone number to the 2,500 students in the school population
– He charted the number and type of texts he received daily
– Within 1 month he had to upgrade his plan
– Most texts actively engaged him conversation
– Students saw him as a positive role model, someone who cared, and someone who protected their interests.
Raths 2012
Image from http://www.flickr.com/photos/technicolor76/2212390767/sizes/z/in/photostream/
What Do Teens Say?“My cell phone has better internet access than our school’s computers. I demand my teachers incorporate the use of cell phones by finding innovative ways to use them for educational purposes.”
“There is no time limit on Facebook. Learning stops when the class ends. Teachers need to create an ongoing dialogue with students.”
“We’re going to use technology to start a revolution to improve our lives, and the lives of upcoming generations, to get our voices heard.”
Image from http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/school-allows-students-to-use-cell-phones-during-tests.htmlBarseghian, 2012
Setting Expectations• Students, as teens, will obviously use their
phone inappropriately• It is for the teacher to set expectations and
consequences for successful classroom cell phone usage.
Image from http://notanotherhistoryteacher.edublogs.org/category/cell-phones-in-school
Setting Expectations
• We use scissors, a recognized, dangerous, tool every day in the classroom. But, students could:– Stab one another– Cut other’s being and/or personal property– Steal them– Carve school and/or personal property
• Yet, students use scissors correctly due to consistent behavior management
• Classroom cell phone usage is much the sameNielsen, 2010
Setting Expectations
• Poll your students to discover who has– A cell phone– A smart phone– Unlimited texting and/or access to free text service– Mobile device wifi access (ie non-phone)
• Classroom contract for students and parents– Both must sign– Outline usage, rules, and expectations– Parental safety guidelines overrule your guidelines– Parents may opt their student out of classroom usage– Assessment is not based on cell phone usage
Classroom Contract
Setting Expectations: Cheating
Prevention Strategies– Collect phones before
assessments– Circulate more during
assessments– Have students place their phone
on the corner of their desk during assessments
– Create assignments that make for the inclusion of cell phones
– Create assessments wherein students must use cell phones (provide computer access for non-phone students)
– Out-smart your students!Image from http://sydesjokes.blogspot.com/2011/06/mobile-phone-cheating.html
• Google SMS• Cha Cha Answers• Twitter• Social Networking• Survey Monkey• Poll Everywhere• Wiffiti• Dropbox• Remind101• QR codes• Smart Phone Apps (Android & Apple markets)
Usage in School
Image from http://www.classlink.com/blog/2011/01/open-access-to-cell-phones-in-the-classroom/
SMS/MMS Texting
• Short Message Service (SMS) is a text message service that allows mobile devices to send short text messages. 74% of all mobile subscribers have SMS.
• Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) is a messaging service for multimedia content including photos, articles, videos, text pages, and ringtones.
Data from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia_Messaging_Service
Free Texting• Students can text even when they have wifi-access only
mobile technology (like an iTouch/iPod, Playstation Vita, Nook, Kindle, tablets, laptops, and netbooks etc.) and/or don’t have unlimited texting– TextFree App for Apple users (free)– Pinger TextFree App for Android Market (free)– Pinger TextFree App for computers/tablets/netbooks (free)
• In order for the above to work, students must have access to free wifi
• Suggested that students download the app prior to use in class and/or devote time in class to downloading the app
Google SMS & Cha Cha Answers
• Text any question to Google SMS (46645) and receive an answer
• Text any question to Cha Cha Answers (242242) and receive an answer.
Image from http://website-of-the-day.geeksugar.com/Text-Questions-Cha-Cha-Text-You-Answers-Back-1699516/
Apply• Ask Cha-Cha (Text question to 242242): What is the population of Cobb County Georgia?
• Create a twitter account for your teacher persona (use your school email for ease)
• Share username with students• Tweet about– Important classroom events– Links to relevant information– Homework– Study guide help– Extra credit information
Image from: http://www.distance-education.org/Articles/Top-75-College-Education-Tweets-133.html
Social Networking• Facebook
– Web-based; free– Many educators/schools do utilize– Safety and confidentiality concerns– You’re a mandatory reporter; this expands your classroom
• Edmodo– Web-based; free– Education-based social networking– Facebook-like interface– District licensing– Extremely high confidentiality – Can share login codes with parents for parental viewing
• GoSoapBox– Web-based; $7.50-$15.00/mo– Similar to Edmodo– Students can interact via internet and text
Edmodo
• Free app available for download on Android and Apple• Use from any device with access to the internet
GoSoapBox• Concept similar to Edmodo• Set up online classes/groups/events• Big difference is that students can interact via internet and
text
Survey Monkey
• Easy, free, class-wide assessment tool; no irespond tools needed!
• No email/username/login needed
• Students can respond using a URL either on a computer or on a mobile device
Poll Everywhere• Offers instant audience feedback• Offers a texting number for ease• No email/login/sign-up• Multiple choice and open-ended queries• Can be shared/embedded automatically via
– Twitter– blogs – Facebook– Prezi
• Great for– Warm Ups– Quick assessments– Class votes
Poll Everywhere• Try it out!– As a url: http://tinyurl.com/mobilepolling– Texting (below)
Wiffiti
• Think of it as a digital graffiti wall• Users can text information to the wall for group sharing• Set filters to avoid crude language• No email/signup needed• Randomly assigns usernames based on animals/colors• Could text to it; now must use url• Reverted back to “Beta” mode and expected to roll-out a
better version Fall 2012• Excellent for
– Class discussions– Expanding discussion past the school environment– Absent students– A way to review the previous day’s discussion
DropBox
• Web-based file hosting service• Can access your documents anywhere• Can share documents with anyone• Students can access shared files online via a
computer or a mobile device• Great way to share study guides, homework,
worksheets, research, PPTs, etc. etc.
DropBox
Remind101• Texting platform enables texting to a whole
class of students
• Assign student/parent numbers to a whole group/class and text the whole class at the same time
• Sets you up with a “dummy” number, so your phone number is private
• You can view responses online; not on the device (saves on data fees)
Remind101
QR Codes• Quick Response Code – a type of matrix barcode.
It was originally designed for the automotive industry, but is now popular everywhere due to easy readability
• You “read” a QR code with a scanner app on a smartphone or similar device
• Used in– Magazines– Promotional information– Anywhere you want share links– Your classroom?
Graphic from http://www.warriorforum.com/mobile-marketing/501617-qr-code-annotation.html
QR Codes in the Classroom
– Put a QR code on a worksheet to provide students immediate access to a literature, research, news articles, and/or videos
– Put a QR for your class wiki, website, or blog on all home correspondence
– Have students place QR codes on their work to share online writing assignments, web-generated uploaded work, and/or other online references
Generating QR Codes
• Kaywa QR Code Generator– No email/signup needed– Straight-forward– Quick and easy (basic)
• Qropit– No email/signup needed– Generate media with QR codes – Fun and engaging
Mobile Apps for Education• Reasons for use
– Offer streamlined access to data– Can manipulate, generate and/or request data in instant-manner– Typically highly-integrative with curriculum and standards– Most obvious manner in which to help students perceive the power in their pocket– Open up in-class tech for students with limited tech at home
• Reasons for concern– Need a smart phone for usage– Not all are free– Even free downloads cost the consumer user data – Timely to download in class– May not be utilized enough to merit the download and/or time used to teach the interface
• Solutions– Curate a class set of smart devices that can connect to wifi (one set for the whole school)– Provide links in a dropbox account for students to download the app instantly (no searching)– Use only free apps and/or investigate your institution funding highly useful apps– Decide which apps are most useful to your class and use those primarily (save time on
interface)
Mobile Apps for Education
Best Apps (Android)– Edmodo– Celeste astronomy
– Algebra Tutor– CueBrain language arts
– Trippo Mondo translator
– Sight Read Music Quiz– Flash Card Maker Pro– Chemical Equation
Balancer Pro– Socrative Student Clicker
Best Apps (Apple)– Edmodo– Frog Dissection– Grammar Up– History: Maps of the World– Monster Anatomy– Motion Math– Professor Garfield
Cyberbullying– Proloquo2go auditory aid
– The Elements: A Visual Exploration
AdaptHow can you utilize mobile devices to drive educational
content in a manner relevant to your setting?
Respond using Twitter. Use hashtag #CCSDmsc
Questions?
Graphic from http://school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart/clip/question.html
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