Presentation about mobile devices in education made at the CCSD Kickoff on 7/26/2012

1. Percentage of population
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2. EQ: How can we teach our students to utilize
the “power in their pockets” for educational
purposes?

3. Adapting Model School Practices for CCSD
How do they fit?
CCSD Mission: Creating and supporting pathways for success

4. Rigor + Relevance + Relationships
Revised Bloom’s Depth of Knowledge
(DOK)
Creating
Extended
Evaluating Thinking
Strategic
Analyzing
Thinking
Applying
Application of
Understanding Skill/Concept
Remembering Recall
(VERBS)
(VERBS)

5. Amy Leigh Johnson Model Schools Conference
Cooper Middle School Orlando, Florida
Austell, Georgia June 24-27th 2012
amelia.johnson@cobbk12.org www.modelschoolsconference.com
artfulartsyamy.blogspot.com

6. Introductions
• Amy Leigh Johnson
– Art Teacher
– 7 years experience
– M.A.T. Art Education
– Studying for Specialist degree in Inclusive Education
– Online at artfulartsyamy.blogspot.com
– Twitter @artfulartsyamy
• Cooper Middle School in Austell, GA
– Title I Middle School
– 817 students
– 66% free/reduced meals
– 5.2% Absent over 15 days
– 93.8% Meet/exceeds expectations for reading
– 85% minority
– 12.4% with disabilities
– 3.4% English language learners
– AYP Met in 2009, 2010, 2011
– Online at www.cobbk12.org/cooper

7. Overview
• Cell Phone Incidence
• Teen Cell Phone Incidence
• Teen Usage
• Merits & Disadvantages
• Expectations
• Functions & Apps
• Questions

8. Cell Phone Incidence
85% of the world’s population owns a cell phone
23.8% of cell phone users are under the age of 18
Grahpic and data from: http://mashable.com/2010/12/03/cell-phone-mobile-infographic and http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Generations-and-gadgets/Report/Cell-phones.aspx

9. Universal Usage!

10. Adult Group Incidence

11. Adult Usage
Graphic from http://www.searchmagnetlocal.com/mobile-website.html

12. Evolution of Internet
Access
• Mobile web access is projected to replace
wired internet access between 2015-2020
Seem unbelievable? How many of you still have or
use a landline as your primary phone?
Data from: http://pewinternet.org/topics/Mobile.aspx graphic from: http://plan3tt3ch.com/2012/03/18/mobile-power-of-the-cell-phone-in-classroom/

13. What is the Allure?
We want our computers, books, and
entertainment to be in our pockets.
Image from: http://thereifixedit.failblog.org/page/4/

14. Allure for Teens?
Digital Immigrants – Persons over the age of 20
who were not born into a world of inherent cell
phone use.
Digital Natives – Persons under the age of 20 who
were born into a world of inherent cell phone use.
Teens, as digital natives, want their computers,
books, and entertainment in their pockets. . .And
SO MUCH MORE.
Prensky, 2009

15. Teen Incidence
- Some 75% of American teens ages 12-17 have a cell phone.
- In 2004, just 18% of 12 year olds had a cell phone of their own.
- In the same 2004 survey, 64% of 17 year olds had a phone.
Data and graphics from: http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Social-Media-and-Young-Adults/Part-2/1-Cell-phones.aspx

16. Data and graphic from http://www.techinasia.com/techinasia/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/how-teens-are-using-their-mobile-phones.png

17. Teens & Social Media
12-17 Year olds by the numbers
• 93% of go online daily
• 77% of go online at school
• 65% use a social networking site
• 38% of 12-14 year olds have an online profile
• 77% of 15-17 year olds have an online profile
Lenhart, 2009
Image from http://safety.amw.com/home/protecting-your-teens-online-identity

18. Teens & Social Media
The candidates for the 2034
presidential election are
online now.
What will their digital
footprint look like? How will
digital media impact them?
Image from http://bmj2k.com/tag/superman/

19. Teens Want Digital
Access to Education
• 63% of students grades 6-12 want online and
mobile access to textbooks that allow them to
communicate with classmates worldwide
Data from: project tomorrow graphic from: http://www.thecampuscompanion.com/2011/10/13/work-smarter-not-harder-tip-8-online-textbook-resources/

20. Teens Want Digital
Access to Education
• One third of middle
and high school
students want their
schools to provide
tools to electronically
communicate with
their teachers.
Data from: project tomorrow

21. Cell Phones and School
At schools that ban mobile devices, 63% of students use them anyway.
Data on banning mobile devices: http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2007/08/21/creating-and-connecting-research-and-guidelines-on-online-social-and-educational-networking/

22. Why Is This Data
Critical?
“The most ubiquitous technology in children’s lives
are mobile devices.”
-Elliot Soloway
Schuler, 2009
Image from http://prestonrizer14.wordpress.com/2011/04/14/why-we-should-be-able-to-us-cell-phones-in-school/

23. Why Is This Data
Critical?
Our students, the digital
natives, are going to use
their cell phones at school
anyway.
It is an intrinsic part of
their socialization.

24. Why Is This Data
Critical?
75% percent of our students have a powerful educational
tool in their pockets, and we are banning it.
We are missing the opportunity to teach our students how to utilize cell phones for
educational and practical functioning purposes.
Graphic from http://teachercast.net/category/teachercast_blog/mobile_learning/

25. But Are They Worth It?
“For every student who uses 140 characters to send
messages of empowerment there is another who is
tweeting inappropriate photos.”
Barseghian, 2012

26. Concerns for the
Classroom
Common arguments against the inclusion of cell
phones in the classroom:
• Student will use them to cheat
• Students will access inappropriate information
• Students will engage in sexting
• Students will use them to bully/harass
• Usage distracts from the learning environment
• It is hard to monitor individual student usage
• Not all students have phones

27. Cheating?
35% of students
with cell phones
admit to cheating
at least once with
them
Graphics and data: http://infographiclist.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/2is-texting-lying.jpg?w=610&h=3444

28. Sexting & Harassment?
• One in three online
teens have
experienced online
harassment.
• Girls are more likely
to be victims.
• Most teens say that
they are more likely
to be bullied offline
than online.
Data and graphics from http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2007/Cyberbullying/1-Findings.aspx?view=all

29. Not All Have Phones?
• 25% of teens aged 12-17 do not have cell
phones
• Studies show that cell phones can positively
impact all learners in a class even if only 40%
of the students have cell phones
Prensky, 2009
“Clueless” image from http://www.thedailytruffle.com/2009/12/quotes-and-vocab-from-clueless-in-memory-of-brittany-murphy-1977-2009/

30. Merits for the Classroom
Arguments for the inclusion of cell phones in the
classroom:
• Changes the dynamic of a classroom
• Use to replace missing and/or inadequate supplies
• Promote anytime, anywhere, anyhow learning
• Connect to learning environments world-wide
• Reach underserved students
• Improve student, teacher, parent, administrator
interactions
• Provides personalized learning experience

31. Dynamic and Supply
• Instead of banning phones, you can create
approved times for usage
• When you are short of supplies, you can use
phones to replace
– Timers
– Internet searches
– Calculators
– Recording sounds
– Record presentations
– Etc.
Image from http://www.tutordoctor.com/taxonomy/term/59

32. Anytime, Anywhere,
Anyhow Learning
• Text students and parents about homework,
tests, extra information, and quizzes
• Tweet about homework, tests, extra information,
and quizzes
• Platforms for online classes where students can
interact on computers and via mobile devices
• Private, online message boards for your class
• Utilize social networking for projects and sharing
of student work

33. Reach Underserved
Students
• Students can access and participate in your
classroom during school, after school, and
from anywhere
– Provide means for students who miss school to
participate in class daily
– Provide means for students with special needs to
revisit classroom discussions for review
– Provide means for students to participate in
discussions who might not otherwise

34. Interactions and
Experience
A high school principal in
Illinois gave out his cell phone
number to the 2,500 students
in the school population
– He charted the number and
type of texts he received daily
– Within 1 month he had to
upgrade his plan
– Most texts actively engaged
him conversation
– Students saw him as a
positive role model, someone
who cared, and someone
who protected their interests.
Raths 2012
Image from http://www.flickr.com/photos/technicolor76/2212390767/sizes/z/in/photostream/

35. What Do Teens Say?
“My cell phone has better internet
access than our school’s computers. I
demand my teachers incorporate the
use of cell phones by finding
innovative ways to use them for
educational purposes.”
“There is no time limit on Facebook.
Learning stops when the class ends.
Teachers need to create an ongoing
dialogue with students.”
“We’re going to use technology to
start a revolution to improve our
lives, and the lives of upcoming
generations, to get our voices heard.”
Barseghian, 2012
Image from http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/school-allows-students-to-use-cell-phones-during-tests.html

36. Setting Expectations
• Students, as teens, will obviously use their
phone inappropriately
• It is for the teacher to set expectations and
consequences for successful classroom cell
phone usage.
Image from http://notanotherhistoryteacher.edublogs.org/category/cell-phones-in-school

37. Setting Expectations
• We use scissors, a recognized, dangerous, tool
every day in the classroom. But, students could:
– Stab one another
– Cut other’s being and/or personal property
– Steal them
– Carve school and/or personal property
• Yet, students use scissors correctly due to
consistent behavior management
• Classroom cell phone usage is much the same
Nielsen, 2010

38. Setting Expectations
• Poll your students to discover who has
– A cell phone
– A smart phone
– Unlimited texting and/or access to free text service
– Mobile device wifi access (ie non-phone)
• Classroom contract for students and parents
– Both must sign
– Outline usage, rules, and expectations
– Parental safety guidelines overrule your guidelines
– Parents may opt their student out of classroom usage
– Assessment is not based on cell phone usage

39. Classroom
Contract

40. Setting Expectations:
Cheating
Prevention Strategies
– Collect phones before
assessments
– Circulate more during
assessments
– Have students place their phone
on the corner of their desk
during assessments
– Create assignments that make
for the inclusion of cell phones
– Create assessments wherein
students must use cell phones
(provide computer access for
non-phone students)
– Out-smart your students!
Image from http://sydesjokes.blogspot.com/2011/06/mobile-phone-cheating.html

41. Usage in School
• Google SMS
• Cha Cha Answers
• Twitter
• Social Networking
• Survey Monkey
• Poll Everywhere
• Wiffiti
• Dropbox
• Remind101
• QR codes
• Smart Phone Apps (Android & Apple markets)
Image from http://www.classlink.com/blog/2011/01/open-access-to-cell-phones-in-the-classroom/

42. SMS/MMS Texting
• Short Message Service (SMS) is a text
message service that allows mobile devices to
send short text messages. 74% of all mobile
subscribers have SMS.
• Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) is a
messaging service for multimedia content
including photos, articles, videos, text pages,
and ringtones.
Data from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia_Messaging_Service

43. Free Texting
• Students can text even when they have wifi-access only
mobile technology (like an iTouch/iPod, Playstation
Vita, Nook, Kindle, tablets, laptops, and netbooks etc.)
and/or don’t have unlimited texting
– TextFree App for Apple users (free)
– Pinger TextFree App for Android Market (free)
– Pinger TextFree App for computers/tablets/netbooks (free)
• In order for the above to work, students must have
access to free wifi
• Suggested that students download the app prior to use
in class and/or devote time in class to downloading the
app

44. Google SMS & Cha Cha
Answers
• Text any question
to Google SMS
(46645) and
receive an answer
• Text any question
to Cha Cha
Answers (242242)
and receive an
answer.
Image from http://website-of-the-day.geeksugar.com/Text-Questions-Cha-Cha-Text-You-Answers-Back-1699516/

45. Apply
• Ask Cha-Cha (Text question to 242242):
What is the population of Cobb County Georgia?

46. Twitter
• Create a twitter account for your teacher
persona (use your school email for ease)
• Share username with students
• Tweet about
– Important classroom events
– Links to relevant information
– Homework
– Study guide help
– Extra credit information
Image from: http://www.distance-education.org/Articles/Top-75-College-Education-Tweets-133.html

47. Social Networking
• Facebook
– Web-based; free
– Many educators/schools do utilize
– Safety and confidentiality concerns
– You’re a mandatory reporter; this expands your classroom
• Edmodo
– Web-based; free
– Education-based social networking
– Facebook-like interface
– District licensing
– Extremely high confidentiality
– Can share login codes with parents for parental viewing
• GoSoapBox
– Web-based; $7.50-$15.00/mo
– Similar to Edmodo
– Students can interact via internet and text

48. Edmodo
• Free app available for download on Android and Apple
• Use from any device with access to the internet

49. GoSoapBox
• Concept similar to Edmodo
• Set up online classes/groups/events
• Big difference is that students can interact via internet and
text

50. Survey Monkey
• Easy, free, class-wide
assessment tool; no
irespond tools needed!
• No
email/username/login
needed
• Students can respond
using a URL either on a
computer or on a mobile
device

51. Poll Everywhere
• Offers instant audience feedback
• Offers a texting number for ease
• No email/login/sign-up
• Multiple choice and open-ended queries
• Can be shared/embedded automatically via
– Twitter
– blogs
– Facebook
– Prezi
• Great for
– Warm Ups
– Quick assessments
– Class votes

52. Poll Everywhere
• Try it out!
– As a url: http://tinyurl.com/mobilepolling
– Texting (below)

53. Wiffiti
• Think of it as a digital graffiti wall
• Users can text information to the wall for group sharing
• Set filters to avoid crude language
• No email/signup needed
• Randomly assigns usernames based on animals/colors
• Could text to it; now must use url
• Reverted back to “Beta” mode and expected to roll-out
a better version Fall 2012
• Excellent for
– Class discussions
– Expanding discussion past the school environment
– Absent students
– A way to review the previous day’s discussion

54. Wiffiti
http://wiffiti.com/boards/2188

55. DropBox
• Web-based file hosting service
• Can access your documents anywhere
• Can share documents with anyone
• Students can access shared files online via a
computer or a mobile device
• Great way to share study guides, homework,
worksheets, research, PPTs, etc. etc.

56. DropBox

57. Remind101
• Texting platform enables texting to a
whole class of students
• Assign student/parent numbers to a
whole group/class and text the whole
class at the same time
• Sets you up with a “dummy” number, so
your phone number is private
• You can view responses online; not on
the device (saves on data fees)

58. Remind101

59. QR Codes
• Quick Response Code – a type of matrix
barcode. It was originally designed for the
automotive industry, but is now popular
everywhere due to easy readability
• You “read” a QR code with a scanner app on a
smartphone or similar device
• Used in
– Magazines
– Promotional information
– Anywhere you want share links
– Your classroom?
Graphic from http://www.warriorforum.com/mobile-marketing/501617-qr-code-annotation.html

60. QR Codes in the
Classroom
– Put a QR code on a worksheet
to provide students immediate
access to a literature, research,
news articles, and/or videos
– Put a QR for your class wiki,
website, or blog on all home
correspondence
– Have students place QR codes
on their work to share online
writing assignments, web-
generated uploaded work,
and/or other online references

61. Generating QR Codes
Kaywa QR Code Generator
– No email/signup needed
– Straight-forward
– Quick and easy (basic)
Qropit
– No email/signup needed
– Generate media with QR codes
– Fun and engaging

62. Mobile Apps for
Reasons for use
Education
– Offer streamlined access to data
– Can manipulate, generate and/or request data in instant-manner
– Typically highly-integrative with curriculum and standards
– Most obvious manner in which to help students perceive the power in their pocket
– Open up in-class tech for students with limited tech at home
Reasons for concern
– Need a smart phone for usage
– Not all are free
– Even free downloads cost the consumer user data
– Timely to download in class
– May not be utilized enough to merit the download and/or time used to teach the interface
Solutions
– Curate a class set of smart devices that can connect to wifi (one set for the whole school)
– Provide links in a dropbox account for students to download the app instantly (no searching)
– Use only free apps and/or investigate your institution funding highly useful apps
– Decide which apps are most useful to your class and use those primarily (save time on
interface)

63. Mobile Apps for
Education
Best Apps (Android) Best Apps (Apple)
– Edmodo – Edmodo
– Celeste astronomy – Frog Dissection
– Algebra Tutor – Grammar Up
– CueBrain language arts – History: Maps of the World
– Trippo Mondo translator – Monster Anatomy
– Sight Read Music Quiz – Motion Math
– Flash Card Maker Pro – Professor Garfield
– Chemical Equation Cyberbullying
Balancer Pro – Proloquo2go auditory aid
– Socrative Student Clicker – The Elements: A Visual
Exploration

64. Adapt
How can you utilize mobile devices to drive educational
content in a manner relevant to your setting?
Respond using Twitter. Use hashtag #CCSDmsc

65. Questions?
Graphic from http://school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart/clip/question.html

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68. Inquiries
For inquiries about this presentation please contact:
Amy Leigh Johnson
artful.artsy.amy@gmail.com