Device-Agnostic,Platform-IndependentTeaching Tools

BYOD, 1:1, Tablets, Mobiles, Laptops, Desktops & more

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Welcome!

● I am Suzanne Shanks, Digital Learning Specialist from Abu Dhabi. I also teach G1-5 Information Technology classes at AISA.

● I have a Masters in K-8 Education with a focus in EdTech.● I have 20 years experience in K-8 working in labs and classrooms teaching IT, Language Arts, Social

Studies, ELL and a few other things. ● I have taught adults online and in person for Oracle Foundation.● Personally I use Windows, Apple, and Android. I was a Windows Mobile fan.● I am struggling to learn about LINUX and Coding because I feel too busy.● This is my second trip to Cairo to present professional development but the first one got cancelled!

● Feel free to contact me anytime at MissShanks@gmail.com

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Structure of OurWorkshopToday

1. Welcome / Introductions2. Facts and Figures3. BYOD Challenges4. Solutions

a. Platform-Agnosticb. Device-Neutralc. Lesson Planning Tipsd. What Do Students Really Neede. The Cloud

5. Exploration of Apps6. More Resources7. Final Words

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All over the world schools are embracing BYOD and 1:1 computing.

Schools in countries including

● The United States,

● Canada,

● Norway,

● Sweden,

● Britain and

● New Zealand

are increasingly adopting the BYOD model.

http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/byod-brings-its-own-challenges-for-schools-and-students-20150204-135p08.html

In a survey of IT professionals in schools across the United States and Britain in 2013, ___% of respondents reported that students were permitted to use their own devices in classrooms. That could be up as high as 40% more in 2015

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Experts predict that BYOD will continue to gain momentum around the world, given

● the proliferation of personal devices at hand,

● shrinking IT budgets and

● the overwhelming costs involved in both issuing student devices, and

● in keeping pace with developments in technology.

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Technology is Amazing

But As You Know,

There Are Still A Few

Challenges.

Some people want to have this argument over and over again...

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Challenges• Different operating systems

(Microsoft, iOS, MAC OS X, Android) and different devices don’t always use the same apps.

• All these systems aren’t made to work together and each has its own faults.

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More Challenges. . .

• Content doesn’t always make it to students, and when it does, it may look and act differently for each child.

• Frustrated teachers interrupt class to call their IT help desks, leaving students disengaged or worse.

• It’s cumbersome to show students how to download or receive all variety of digital books, assignments, videos, and webpages to all variety of devices.

Join ‘Em

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This Workshop Certainly Won’t Remove Our Biggest Challenge /

Duty

“Having a range of different devices in the classroom means that teachers will

need to be familiar with that broad range of devices,

mobile platforms, and apps to ensure students are

using them appropriately.”

-Ryan Faas, Cult of Mac

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Agree or Disagree?

“BYOD in the classroom is already happening.

You can’t ignore the tsunami of mobile

devices which students already own. Keeping

your head in the sand just means you will not have

any control over how this new proliferation of

devices are (sic) being used within your school.”

-Jon-Paul Bishop, Ed Tech Specialist, AustraliaAgree or Disagree?

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Let’s look at two solutions:1. Make your activities cross-

platform and device-agnostic wherever possible.

2. Use the cloud whenever possible.

“A device-agnostic application is compatible with most operating systems and may also work on different types of devices, including notebooks, tablet PCs and smartphones.” – Margaret Rouse

“Platform-independent” means

essentially the same thing.

“Device-neutral” has slightly different connotations but it’s

related.

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A device neutral classroom is where:

1. A specific tool is not presumed2. Students choose whichever tool

they have available which meets the requirements

3. Students demonstrate their understanding by what apps and tools they use

– Mobile Devices in Falkirk EDU

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“Start by taking the most popular devices that are out there and making sure your

applications, lesson plans, videos, or other content work on those devices.

Just make the assumption that whatever you’re developing or using has to work on iOS,

Android, or another platform, and then create an environment where your students can

learn, engage, collaborate, and communicate effectively.”

- CEO Gauri Reyes

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Some Examples of Simple Device-Agnostic Tasks

(More To Come Later In This Presentation)

Take notes in Evernote, OneNote, a word processor, a mind map, iOS Notes, Notepad, a voice recorder, or even on paper.

Solve your math problems and show your work on any whiteboard app.

Read Ch. 5 online, in your dead-tree book, or in iBooks.

Whatever you choose, be sure you know how to save and submit the file to www.___(whatever cloud service teacher uses)___.com.

When Lesson Planning For BYOD - Think Ahead

Step 1

Look for apps that have at least the following 3 options. I will share some of these with you today.

Web-based

Apple iOS

Android

Step 2

Browser-based apps are the best for reaching the most students, in my opinion.

All the students may not see the exact same thing or the app may not function the exact same way but it will be close.

Step 3Step 1

*Tip Regarding FLASH

iOS/iPads can’t play it unless you install a less-than-secure browser like Puffin. Having no Flash capability seems like a real problem at times because so many great educational resources need Flash to work properly.

However, Flash is a big security risk and is going away soon anyway. Specialists suggests we don’t use it at all and find other tools instead.

Video at http://www.thestar.com/business/tech_news/2015/07/15/widely-used-flash-player-in-trouble-over-security-problems.html

Step 3

Check with I.T. & thank them often.

(Bring Them Treats)

Try to find out which browser(s) they will support and recommend.

Ask all your students to install and use that same browser.

Think Ahead

Step 3

*Tip

BYOD lessons can be structured for partner or group work.

Share devices when they fit the activities.

For example, if you use game-based software such as Kahoot! for test review,

students compete in teams.

This demonstrates that devices are meant for the good of the classroom community and not just individual students.

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*Tip: Try to find & recycle some older devices.You’ll always need a few spares.

Old MobilesI can’t run many apps but

I can still get on wifi, display a browser, and

run some messaging services like Edmodo or Twitter. I can often read

QR codes.

E-Readers & Tablets

I may not be able to run all the fancy new apps

but I can usually access the internet can display

e-textbooks.

Netbooks, Chromebooks

Maybe the internet is slow or I can’t connect but I may have a word

processors, spreadsheets, and/or slideshows installed.

Just Kidding!

I can probably only help if you are doing role-

playing or having ELL’s practice speaking. They’ll enjoy the novelty of it!

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*Tip: LET’S EXPLOIT THE SMARTPHONES

★ While a laptop or desktop can better meet the needs of many classroom assignments, and there are limitations to the use of a smartphone, this doesn’t diminish the opportunities the devices provide .

★ The obvious limitations of a device should not prevent its use altogether, especially as a supplemental tool.

★ Mobile Phones in the Classroom Teacher Tips

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They need adults to broaden their horizons and help them get out of their device- and platform-specific mindsets.

Students need us to show them how many of our various devices have similar functions and programs despite their differences.

What Do Students Really Need in BYOD Classrooms?

★ Students need us to show them how to learn with technology.

★ They can usually figure out what hardware they want (or what their parents will buy).

★ However, they don’t know what learningware* to install until we teach them.

★ Although it really isn’t about the apps, they’ll need to know which apps work with which devices.

What Do Students Really Need in BYOD Classrooms?

*Inspired in part by http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/12/over-20-good-apps-to-use-in-byod.html

With great power, there must also come responsibility. ~ Uncle Ben

*TipManage Your Superheroes’ Superpowers!

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Young Superheroes want to be seen as decision-makers and capable -- yet they need a mentor to show how it’s done.

1) Let Them Use Their Superpowers - to increase understanding, not just replace paper-pencil tasks.

3) Let Home Know - Parents/guardians like being involved and they can carry on the mentoring at home!

4) Model Your Own Superpower - explain and demonstrate your technology use.

5) Have That Conversation When They Stray - in timing, use, or communications. Guide them back to the path.

Adapted from https://blog.learningbird.com/the-power-of-byod-managing-your-superheroes-in-5-steps/

Step 3*TipNo Matter What the Activity

Be Clear in Your Expectations

BYOD TRAFFIC LIGHT Step 1

They need for us to change the way we talk about

technology and help them change, too.

“Let’s open a word processing app or website” instead of “Open Word or

Pages.”

“Okay, class open your devices and go to a browser.”

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Reassure them that if there’s not an app for all our devices,

we can most likely use a web-based tool instead.

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What Do Students Really Need in BYOD Classrooms?

What Do Students Really Need in BYOD Classrooms?

★ We don’t push them to a particular device or a software package that may not even exist in a few years; we help them sort the tools which they need to complete their task or tasks.

★ We don’t imply one platform is better than another--we guide students in building their own toolbelts, toolboxes, and learningware.

★ Education is about helping students prepare for any possible future, not our particular vision of a future.

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Bring Your Own Device Bring Your Own Cloud

A. What basics do you know about cloud storage?

B. What cloud storage do you

use already, if any?

DISCUSSION

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Clarification Cloud Computing can mean using software and other services on the internet rather than on a device. For instance, Chromebooks store little or no apps on board--they are built to use the internet to access Google’s suite of services. Making a Word document

on Office 365 rather than install-ing Word on your device is cloud computing.

Comparison of cloud v. backup drives at: http://www.trickswindow.com/networking/backup-hard-drive-or-cloud-computing/

Clarification (continued) Cloud Storage means using an internet location to store your files but not necessarily to do your computing. The cloud can be private or public -- you choose which -- and it replaces physical memory sticks and hard drives. (Like OneDrive or Dropbox.)

These lines are actually blurred now with services like Google Docs, Office 365, etc.

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OTHERS?

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Leveraging the Power of the Cloud Means Students Can Save & Access from Any Device At Any Time!

iCloudOneDrive

Now: Some Cross-Platform Applications

Thanks to http://edtechteacher.org/5-tools-for-the-device-agnostic-classroom-from-lisa-johnson-on-edudemic

Let’s Explore!

We will explore a Symbaloo board that has a plethora of apps & websites for BYOD

classrooms.

A Symbaloo is an interactive image. You can click to find out more about each item on

the board. It’s similar to ThingLink.

How to Use Symbaloo http://www.thedigitalscoop.com/the_digital_scoop/2013/10/how-i-use-symbaloo.html

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Haiku Deck (Web and iOS Version)Haiku Deck is a slide / presentation app which has built-in image search and citation capabilities. Students can share out their decks with a link, embed them in a blog or similar, download them as PDF, or even exported them as PowerPoint.

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Sample Assignments

Six Word Stories (poignant poetry)

The Gettysburg Address (visualizing speeches)

Challenge Based Learning (turning Haiku Decks into Movies)

Thinglink (Web and iOS and Android Version)

Thinglink lets students link anything to a Thinglink site. Students can make backgrounds for their Thinglinks with a tool like Canva, easel.ly, or PopplettThinglinks can be shared with a link or embedded elsewhere.

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Sample Assignments and Resources:

Designing Thinking with ThinglinkThree Little Pigs Interactive Comic (Using Video in

Thinglink app)Graphing Linear Inequalities (using Desmos)Amelia Bedelia Book Report (using Tellagami and Croak.it)Revolutionary War Project Thinglink (Using Google Docs)500+ Thinglink EDU Examples

Doceri Whiteboard (Web, iPad and Desktop Versions)

Doceri allows your iPad to mirror whatever is on your computer, and then acts as an interactive whiteboard and screencast recorder. Display websites or documents to students, annotate them, etc.

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Sample Assignments and Resources:

Teaching with DoceriDoceri Examples on YouTubeFlipped Lessons with Doceri

Edmodo (Web and iOS and Android Versions)

A social learning environment that’s easy to learn, great for flipping the classroom, involves parents, provides lots of data analytics, interactive, safe, and free.

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Sample Assignments and Resources:

Overview of Edmodo in PrimaryGrade-Level GuidesFlipped Classroom With Edmodo

Tackk (Web version)Tackk is an interactive, multi-media online poster not unlike Glogster. Students can add text, images, maps, videos, audio, buttons and links.

(The videos must be on YouTube or Vimeo. Audio must be on SoundCloud, but students can create their own media and upload it.)

Tackks can be shared with a link or embedded into web sites.

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Sample Assignments

Ancient Vs. Modern Archery (using student-created images and videos)

Inside Masada (using student-stagedLego images)

Device Neutral Assignments

Snapguide (Web and iOS Version)

Snapguide lets you create visual step-by-step guides for anything with text,

photos, and videos. Snapguides can be shared with a link or embedded.

Sample Assignments

How to Plot Points (using Talking Tom video)

How to Solve Separable Differential Equations (using Notability app)

How to Make a GeoBoard

How to Make an Osmosis Foldable

How to Survive a Wampa Attack (creative writing)

250+ More EDU Examples

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7 Big Huge Labs (Web Version)

Big Huge Labs is really 20+ mini applications, including Movie Poster, Magazine Cover, Badge Maker, and Trading Card. Afterward those images can be app-smashed for much more imaginative projects.

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SAMPLESCreating a movie poster and Thinglinking it to a student-created movie trailer, a literary movie treatment composed with a Tackk or a Google Doc, or even a character map designed with Popplet.

★ Tools for 1:1 and BYOD (This is an example of a Tackk board)★ Apps and Sites That Work on All Devices for BYOD★ Assessment Tools and Apps ★ Five Tools for the Agnostic Classroom★ The Epic BYOD Toolchest★ Tool Comparison for the BYOD Classroom★ Educational iPad Apps that are also on Android★ Apps and Sites that Work For All Devices★ Device Neutral Assignment Applications★ Dream Tools: Free Tools that Work on ANY device!★ App Suggestions for Learning Activities in BYOD Classrooms

Even with device neutral assignments or web-based creation or collaboration tools, students in #BYOD friendly schools might still be looking for app suggestions to match the particular learning task they are engaged in.

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Final Words

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