Using Cell Phones & iPod Touches in the Classroom

LINCS Community

2https://community.lincs.ed.gov/group/technology-and-learning

Introductions

• Name

• Where do you work

• What do you teach?

• What is one thing would you like to take away from this session?

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PollEverywhere

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http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/upLdk1BwDdsP4Ve

This PowerPoint

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http://slidesha.re/12m9ozG

Agenda• Who has Cell Phones?

• What do People do with Cell Phones, Smartphones, and iPod Touches?

• How can we harness this for education?

• Useful apps & lesson ideas

6http://slidesha.re/12m9ozG to get to PowerPoint

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http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/yGWpGgix2SqamCv

to see live poll http://bit.ly/1d99EZH

Pew Study on Cell Phone Ownership 2013

Gender Cell Phone Smartphone

a Men (n=1,029) 93% 59%

b Women (n=1,223) 88% 53%

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Race/Ethnicity Cell Phone Smartphone

a White, Non-Hispanic (n=1,571) 90% 53%

b Black, Non-Hispanic (n=252) 93% 64%

c Hispanic (n=249) 88% 60%

http://pewinternet.org/Commentary/2012/February/Pew-Internet-Mobile.aspx

Pew Study on Cell Phone Ownership 2013

Age Cell Phone Smartphone

a 18-29 (n=404) 97% 80%

b 30-49 (n=577) 95% 67%

c 50-64 (n=641) 89% 45%

d 65+ (n=570) 76% 18%

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Pew Study on Cell Phone Ownership 2013

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Educational Attainment Cell Phone Smartphone

a White, Non-Hispanic (n=168) 83% 36%

b Black, Non-Hispanic (n=630) 88% 46%

c Hispanic (n=588) 92% 60%

d College + (N=834) 95% 70%

http://pewinternet.org/Commentary/2012/February/Pew-Internet-Mobile.aspx

Pew Study on Cell Phone Ownership 2013

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Household Income Cell Phone Smartphone

a Less than $30,000/yr (n=580) 86% 43%

b $30,000-$49,000 (n=374) 90% 52%

c $50,000-$74,000 (n=298) 96% 61%

d $75,000+ (N=582) 98% 78%

http://pewinternet.org/Commentary/2012/February/Pew-Internet-Mobile.aspx

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http://pewinternet.org/Commentary/2012/February/Pew-Internet-Mobile.aspx

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What are people doing with all these devices?

Accessing the Internet

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Surveys and Quizzes Skyping

17Travel

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QR Codes

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Taking Photos to remember something

Keeping Organized

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Receiving information by Text

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26http://nelightful.weebly.com/mobile-technology.html

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http://www.edutopia.org/mobile-devices-learning-resource-guide

Types of Cell Phones

• Simple cell phones

• Feature cell phones

• Smart cell phones

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Tools and Applications

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Cell Phone Etiquettehttp://huff.to/oXwEjJ

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Sending Group Texts

• 7 services for sending Group texts http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/04/7-services-for-sending-group-texts-to.html#.UcvJMflYWSo

• How to send text messages from your computer http://www.ehow.com/how_5140350_text-cell-phone-computer.html

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Mobile Content

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Tools to Create Mobile Content

• Podcast from your cell phone http://www.ipadio.com/

• Google Voice—free phone calls and transcribes spoken word https://www.google.com/voice

• Mobile Learning Solutions http://www.upsidelearning.com/mobile-learning-solutions.asp

• Create mobile websites http://www.weebly.com/

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Evernote

34https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/evernote/id281796108?mt=8

Using Evernote in Education• http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_e

dit?id=359915

• http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/06/ultimate-simplified-guide-to-use-of.html

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mkm8xxX6iWM (video)

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DropBoxFeatures:• Access all your photos, docs and videos from any

device.• 2 GB of space when you sign up -- free!• Automatically save photos and videos to Dropbox

and earn up to 3 GB additional free space.• Share a link to even your biggest files— no more

attachments!• Add files to your "Favorites" for fast, offline

viewing.

Use Dropbox to save and share photos and videos in a snap or even take your work on the go. If something happens to your iPhone or iPad, your stuff is always safe in Dropbox!

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Polls and Quizzes

• PollEverywhere http://www.polleverywhere.com/

• Qiz.Tel http://qiz.tel/ Large catalog of quizzes that can be done on cell phones

• MobileStudy http://www.mobilestudy.org/ http://www.mobilestudy.org/u/11304/m/ Allows you to create your own quizzes that can be accessed via mobile device

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PollEverywhere

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QR Codes

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What QR Codes Do

• QR codes contain information and instructions on what your device should do with the information– Take you to audio, pictures, videos, and

websites– Save information in your address book

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QR Code Readers

• QR Codes can be used with a mobile device like a smart phone or a tablet that has access top the internet

• The device must have an QR Code reader (also called scanner) app installed

• There are many apps to choose from. • Scanlife http://www.scanlife.com/en/ is an app that

works on most devices

NOTE: You should NOT have to pay money or give information about yourself when selecting and installing a QR Code reader or scanner

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QR Code Readers

The QR Code reader uses the camera on your device to scan the code and then uses the internet to interpret the instructions in the code

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QR Codes: Applications in Education (Video)

• http://bit.ly/LCszKx

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QR Codes in Education• Make your own QR Code Scavenger Hunt!• Scavenger Hunt• 5 Real Ways To Use QR Codes In Educatio

n• Black & White and Scanned All Over

(video)• QR Codes Connect Students to Books• Shambles QR Code Resource

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QR Codes in Education• Desktop QR Code Reader• QR Codes in Education Livebinder• 50 QR code resources for the classroom

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Image with Narration• To hear about this photo, go

to this link http://bit.ly/OXHVPE or scan the QR Code

 

Tools used to create this:

• https://www.google.com/voice

• https://www.dropbox.com

• http://vimeo.com

• http://bitly.com/ 46

QR Code Creation

• Bitly https://bitly.com/• How to video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiJC4e2q4Ds

• Google http://goo.gl/• Kaywa http://qrcode.kaywa.com/• ScanLife http://www.scanlife.com/en/

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Google Voice

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Google Voice Activity• Practice the dialogue

– Person 1: Excuse me, do you know what time it is?Person 2: Yes, it's two o'clock.

• Call (347) 927-7044 (Nell’s GoogleVoice number)

• When the voicemail prompts you to speak, read the dialog into the phone

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YouTube

• Create videos on mobile device

• Share Videos via mobile devices

• To see sample video: Text me at 347 742 6128 or scan the QR code below:

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http://bit.ly/19waD4W

Using Video with Students

• Ma and Pa Kettle Math

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLNOpoQztFo&feature=share&list=FLEqfU4INXfYY58eh5Ynm5vA

• Khan Academy https://www.khanacademy.org/• Using video with ESL students

http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/digests/video.html• Using Video with Adult students

http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Using_Video_with_Adult_Learners_-_Links_%26_Resources

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Smart Phone Apps for Learning• http://www.iear.org/ • http://www.educause.edu/Resources/

7ThingsYouShouldKnowAboutMobil/204763 • http://101bestandroidapps.com/category/

education/• http://www.apple.com/education/ipodtouch-

iphone/

• http://www.teachhub.com/how-use-cell-phones-learning-tools

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Nell Eckersley• Subject Matter Expert, LINCS Community

Technology and Learning Group• https://community.lincs.ed.gov/• Email:  nelle@lacnyc.org • Twitter:  http://twitter.com/LACNYCnell • Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/nell.eckersleylac • Blog: http://nelightful.wordpress.com/ • Delicious:

http://www.delicious.com/nelleckersley

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