It’s In Their Pockets: Using Mobile Technology to Engage, Excite and Empower Learning! Karen McPherson, College of Albemarle

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About me  Wife and Mom of Three  Graduate Student – MSA – Elizabeth City State University  Professor – College of the Albemarle – 8 years  High School Business & Marketing Education Teacher – 15 years 2015 Cengage Learning Computing Conference3

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Presentation Overview  edTech Gadgets  Electronic Communication  Productivity Apps  Web 2.0 Resources  Augmented Reality  YouTube & Social Media in the classroom

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EdTech Gadgets SSmart phones TTablets UUltrabooks ““Wearables” SSmart Glasses SSmart Watches VVideo Goggles

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Text Messaging  Remind  Google Voice  Formative Assessments  Poll Everywhere  Socrative.com

Google Apps for Education  Gmail  YouTube  Calendar  Google Classroom  Flubaroo (add on)  Drive  Docs  Forms  Slides  Sheets

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QR Codes  QR Reader for the Computer   QR Generator   Free Apps  QRReader, ScanLife  Audio QR codes  Enhance Worksheets or Assignments

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Augmented Reality Teaching with Aurasma

Productivity Apps for Educators Productivity Apps for Educators Apps Gone Free  Google Apps  PowerTeacher  Kindle  SamCard  Aurasma  Writing Aid  Urban Dictionary  iBooks  PDFitAll  CloudCam  Remind  QR Reader  Genius Scan  GroupMe  Skitch

Productivity Apps for Students Productivity Apps for Students  Quizlet  Google Apps  Yelp  PowerSchool  Office 365  iMovie  Voice Memos  GeniusScan  Dictionary.com  Evernote  Prezi  SuperNotes  SAT Question of the Day  iTunesU  QR Reader

Web 2.0 Resources  Screen Leap  Screen Leap -  Kahoot  Kahoot -  Enhanced Searches  Enhanced Searches -  Flip your Lessons with TED  Flip your Lessons with TED -  FreeTechforTeachers  Free Tech for Teachers -  AbbeyFutrell  Abbey Futrell -  TammyWorcester  Tammy Worcester -

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Social Media in the Classroom  Professional Learning Communities  Facebook – Closed Groups  Pinterest  Twitter  Search hashtags  Twitter Chats 2015 Cengage Learning Computing Conference20

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