Mobile Devices – Applications in Teaching Special Guest: Deanna Li NeLSC - Mark Anthoney / Carol Howe ps/mobile NeLSC Workshop Series Fall 2012
Why Mobile? Look to K-12 students -NYC middle school – 900 students/404 cellphones 100 iPods “confiscated”
Why Mobile? Look to K-12 students -Forsyth County Schools, GA -“The students were also eager to share what they knew about their technology devices and how they could be utilized in the classroom.”
High Schools, too! Shoreline School District y/ technology-initiatives/ y/ technology-initiatives/
It’s here… NeLSC is seeing increased questions from faculty and students using mobile devices to access ANGEL LMS tools Faculty asking NeLSC about using tablets for classroom lectures, conferences
Deanna Li Educreations – free iPad whiteboard app for Math instruction Look at what I created for my Math 148 class: Click here to view my lessonClick here to view my lesson Tools used: iPad Mobile device application: Educreations free Writing Implement: Boxwave Evertouch Capacitive Stylus with Fibermesh fabric $9.50 through Amazon
Bring Your own Device BYOD – From “contraband” to “constitutional”
Socrative Free web-based “clicker” software Teachers: t.socrative.com Students: m.socrative.com Apple, Android apps available as well Frequent, low-stakes assessment – gauge student comprehension during lectures, quickly display anonymous results
iPad Checkout NeLSC and TLC has iPads for loan
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