don’t fear the phone
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Don’t Fear the Phone:How to Use Mobile Devices in ANY Classroom
Introductions
Skitch
Why BYOD?
• BYOD = Bring Your Own Device
• Engaging
• Enriching
• Authentic Learning
• Increased Verbal Reasoning Skills
• Anonymity = Increased Participation
(Kolb, 2011)
Poll Everywhere
• Poll Everywhere (polleverywhere.com) is a free text-based survey
• The teacher asks a question, and students are given a number to text their response to
• Great as a quick review or an exit slip
• Kids are engaged
• Note for teachers- answers are anonymous (pros and cons to this)
PolleverywhereMultiple Choice Question
PolleverywhereOpen-ended Questions
(try at your own risk)
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Text messaging
Voice call
Download and use apps
Surf the net
Connect to social networks
Play games
Listen to music
Voice and video calling
Banking
Reading books/magazines
Watch TV and movies
Ecommerce/purchasing
Watch sports
None of the above
% of Respondants
Smartphone/Tablet Activities in Canada, July 2012
(Watch, 2013)
(Watters, 2011)
“The best app will always be an engaging lesson”
- Sean Junkins
Apps
What is an App?
• The term “app” is short for the word “application”
• An app is a program that has been created to improve the functions of a device, or to provide a device with new and useful functions
• Mobile apps can be downloaded onto a smart phone so that students can use them in class or at home
What is Social Media?
• Social media is a social instrument of communication.
• Using social media means that you are not just getting information, but you are interacting while getting information
• Traditional media is like a one-way street- you can read a newspaper or listen to a report on television, but you have very limited ability to give your thoughts on the matter
• Social media is like a two-way street- you have the ability to communicate.
• Facebook is the King of Social Media
• It’s free
• Your kids likely have an account that they check often
• You can create a Facebook Group for your class
• Completely separate from your own personal Facebook account- when you post to this page you post as the group’s name (ie- “Calgary Catholic English Class”)
• Allows students to communicate with their peers in an authentic way
• Allows for fun projects that look at elements such as characterization, relationships, plot, conflict, setting, etc.
• Twitter is a forum where you must communicate in 140 characters or less
• Great for homework reminders
• Easy and quick way to communicate with students
• Great for projects that require students to be clear and concise
• Also great place for teacher PD
• Proven to increase grade point average
(Online, 2011)
Policy
Gmail: Communication
Calendar: time management
Drive: A MILLION WAYS TO SHARE
Docs:peer editing
Form:survey students
Spreadsheet:Science Lab data Presentation:group work
Talk: guest speakers
Webstore: Read&Write Extension
ALL FREE
• Many if not ALL of Alberta Program of Studies General Outcome are centre around students providing feedback on a topic/visual/opinion
• Voicethread provides the venue for students to provide this feedback with differentiated methods of achieving this general outcome
Questions
Thank You
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