Smart Phones & Tablets as a Research Tools - Arbutus Middle School
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Before We Start... 1.Everyone have a pen and paper handy. 2.Groups of between 2 & 4, each group with a phone with Google Docs installed & logged-on. 3.Open the URL above and get ready to ask questions & vote them up or down.
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Before We Start...1.Everyone have a pen and paper
handy.2.Groups of between 2 & 4, each
group with a phone with Google Docs installed & logged-on.
3.Open the URL above and get ready to ask questions & vote them up or down.
Smart Phones & Tablets...
Homework & Research Tools for Students?
by Rich McCue - [email protected] of Victoria Libraries - richmccue.com
University of Victoria
UVic Library
For a Copy of the Slides:
RichMcCue.com
What Mobile Devices do You
Own?
How do you use Your Mobile Devices for Homework and
Research?
1.Each Group with pen & paper, make a list of 3-6 educational uses for SmartPhones & Tablets you can think of.
2.Tape the paper to the chalkboard. You have 2 minutes!
Note: Put your names on the top. Best answers in the running for candy prizes!
How do you use Your Mobile Devices for Homework &
Research?
Apps for Students in 1985:
EverNote: Your Second Brain
Platforms: iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, Chromebook
http://evernote.com
Take Pictures of whiteboards or notes & access anywhere + makes notes searchable!
Google Drive = Collaborative Document
Editing
Google Drive Hands On!
1.Open the following: https://goo.gl/vwTs3e (note that the URL is case sensitive).2.Add your favourite two educational uses for smartphones and tablets from your sheet of paper. 1 for each bullet.
Scholar.Google.com
Peer Review
Google Drive & Google Scholar
Hands On!1.Go to Scholar.Google.com and search for “miniature fainting goats”, and find an interesting article.
2.Open the following: https://goo.gl/vwTs3e (note that the URL is case sensitive).
3.Paste article URL into the Google Scholar section towards the bottom
SmartPhone Microscope
Landmarks
Books & Products
Calculate the Height of a large object with your Smart Phone...
Photocopier / Scanner Alternative: JotNot Pro or
CamScanner
YouTube
Khan Academy
Google Hangouts – Free Conference Calls & Desktop Sharing
Google+ Hangouts allows you to video conference with up to 10 people & do desktop sharing.
The quality is usually quite good, but in the end it is only as good as your internet connection is.
Fun Tools
Hudl Technique
Google Photos
For a Link to all the apps & a Copy of the Slides:
RichMcCue.com
