Group items tagged

This you tube video gives a short overview of the augmented reality "school in the park" project which utilizes mobile devices and augmented reality to provide students with real world experiences across the curriculum. What a fabulous idea and project. This is valuable to any educator as an example of pushing the boundries of learning to meet the needs of diverse learners. SIG1 Context: mobile devices, outdoor learning, real world connection, cross curricular, smart phones, AR

This website features a brief summary of six different augmented reality apps with varying content areas including history and science exploration. Good resource for teachers looking for AR apps. SIG1 focus: mobile devices, apps for exploration

Interview with Elliot Soloway of UofM. He predicts that every K-12 student will be using a handheld device in five years. He's a big advocate of cell phones as the way to go, and pretty down on tablets (expensive, fragile, locked). The biggest hurdle right now: access speed and reliability. This article connects byod and divide issues nicely Sig 1 context: byod, divide

solutions

This website is great for background information to mobile devices. It is a PDF file "Now, as a growing number of students carry smart phones, tablets, and other mobile devices that can connect to the internet wirelessly through a cellular as well as a Wi-Fi connection, the definition of ―mobile learning‖ is expanding-and with it, the possibilities inherent in the term.

SIG 1 Context: K-12 setting

This article summarizes the use of smart phones on a 4th grade history field trip. The article discusses the collaboration which occurred between the teacher and Verizon to provide an interactive field trip experience. A decrease in "rough housing" was observed as a result. This article might help teachers re-think the field trip experience. SIG 1Context: funding, collaboration, mobility