EDC672 Mobile Devices in the Instructional Program

Remote-controlled class presentations with Idea Flight or Fuze Meeting.

Lead classes on a shared digital whiteboard with Penultimate, Splashtop Whiteboard or Doceri Remote.

Open a free account at TED-Ed. Once you have selected a video, it will publish to it's own unique URL. You can share the lesson with students and others via e-mail, Facebook, or Twitter. It will exist on its own unique page on TED-Ed, and you can decide who gets to see that page.

Responsible Use Agreement

designed last year by a team of students, parents, teachers and admin,

The researchers expect that due to this expansion in data consumption, capacity will be ‘exceeded’ only next year, and a deficit may emerge in the following.

A phone is considered a portable computing, gaming and social device rather than simply a means to place a call or send a quick message — and the younger generation are increasingly reliant on being able to access information quickly.

benefits it will have had on their language development or teaching skills are harder to measure

elatively little critical attention paid to how the outcomes of many projects are measured and reported.

In the classroom, QR codes can be used in a variety of ways — from conducting treasure hunts to creating modern CVs. Below is a number of articles, tutorials and lesson plans designed to help educators.

Quick response codes, also known as ‘QR’ codes, are simple, scannable images that are a form of barcode. By scanning a QR code image through a mobile device, information can be accessed including text, links, bookmarks and email addresses.

a solid foundation of terms, facts, theories, and skills is the educational base

Knowledge is now accessible with just a swift

technology can contribute to this type of thinking

The Age of Personalization

Yet when many of our students reach the schoolhouse door, it's like the Internet and social media don't exist

We tell students to turn off their cell phones and put away their tablets.

technology tools and a project-learning approach, students are more likely to stay engaged and on task, reducing behavioral problems in the classroom.

From Distraction to Engagement: Wireless Devices in the ClassroomFrom Distraction to Engagement: Wireless Devices in the ClassroomBy Berlin Fang Wireless devices in the classroom threaten to distract student attention but also offer opportunities for student engagement. Faculty use different methods to reduce in-class distractions, up to mandating no use of wireless devices during class sessions. To increase student engagement using wireless devices, faculty employ creative options for making wireless devices part of instruction, from cell phones as clickers to laptops for on-the-fly web research.The path of technology integration in education is lined with disruptions on one side and opportunities on the other. Technology teams work to bring useful technology into teaching, all with good intentions, only to encounter unwanted side effects such as distraction and disruption in the classroom. The challenges loom large in classrooms with wireless connections, especially when universities give students ubiquitous Internet access and sometimes even the devices for such access.

All of these require professional development and a systemic mindset that such an environment is desired. The latter requires leadership. The former requires both leadership and learning.

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