1. Mobile PD

2. Objectives  State of mobile ownership and use  Mobile technology with higher education students  Mobile technology with younger students

3. Mobile is in!

4. Txt: The ubiquitous app!

5. ClassPager & GroupMe  Classpager.com – have opt-in, unidirectional text/SMS communications with students  Opt in by texting a unique phone number/@name  Can DM individual students GroupMe.com

6. College Students’ Gadget Ownership

7. Phone Usage PhotoTextingAccessing Internet EmailRecording Video Download ing Apps 18-29 yrs (n=451) 94%***97%***77%***65%**68%***65%*** White 18-65+ (n=1,586) 80%79%52%48%40% Black 18-65+ (n=434) 79%80%60%*51%52%*50%* Hispanic 18-65+ (n=351) 85% 66%*53%47%44%

8. Teen Gadget Ownership

9. Demographics of Teen Cell Phone Users

10. Why are we not leveraging this?  Students are using these tools, but these tools don’t make their way into the classroom very often…why not?  What are some of the challenges of having students bring in their own devices? (or aka…BYOD)

11. Raw Possibilities & Affordances Common affordances of most phones (& iPods) Level 1  Camera  Audio  Texting Level 2  Video  Internet connectivity (email, browsing, geo-location services, real time synching)

12. Polling – ask them a question  For your class,

13. Poll Everywhere (free for up to 40)  Create polls, quizzes, formative assessment tools  Free service for audiences of up to 40  Responses can be tracked overtime

14. Twitter & Twitter Polling Create GroupTweets:  Spur discussions  Polling/formative assessment Backchanneling (online commentary during presentations)  Use #hashtags to create instant networks  Students can “think-aloud” and generate ideas, gives quiet students a voice http://grouptweet.com/pages/examples#Schools_Cla ssrooms

15. Backchanneling with Today’s Meet  Create private, temporary rooms to host backchannel discussions  http://techchef4u.wordpre ss.com/tag/mobile- devices/

16. Audio Recording & Sharing  Interview experts  Provide reflections or reports on projects  Create podcast shows  Audioboo – podcasting service linked with Facebook, Twitter, etc.  Pictures, descriptions, and geo-tagging for each recording

17. Capturing the value of the camera  Photo sharing  QR codes

18. Passing the Torch  http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=Dp4qe3Is hhw http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=Dp4qe3Is hhw Two-year old conducting an iPhone tutorial

19. Take Away Points  See the opportunities the mobile medium offers and leverage them:  Endless possibilities to consume, create, communicate  Camera, voice, keyboard, motion sensor, location, and a growing number of free apps  Focus should be on the learning, not on the device

20. Thank you for coming!  FACT services  Upcoming PD offerings  Resources to watch for  Contact us!  factuic.org  Jeremy Riel, jriel2@uic.edu  Kamilla Brodonowiska, kbrodo1@uic.edu