The "mlearning and its use in class teaching" by Mr Samir Bounab

1. The « Mlearning » By Mr.Samir Bounab
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• “4” Things You Can’t Live Without:
• There are various things in our life, which we make essential for
ourselves. We can survive without them but we make them so
important that we feel alone to live without them. Some of the things
are
• 1: Phone Addiction.
• In today’s life, especially the young generation is much busy to live
with the cellular phones they have. They feel so incomplete if they do
not find their phone with them where ever they are either home or
outdoors.
• This generation has made phone as much important as it is
something like water or air, which no one can live without.
• What do you think can you really live without your phone in your
hands all the time?
• 2: Internet.
• The most essential thing being made by the young people is the
availability of internet. They always want to live with WIFI connection,
and whenever there is any disconnection of internet takes place at
their home, they just start throwing things in temper.
• What about you, can you really live without internet?
• 3.FAMILY
• Either where ever you are, you become so busy in life, business, job
or whatever sort of work. When there comes a talk about family then
none of us can live without the people
• 4.FRIENDS
• Friends are those who know our secrets, who are there with us in our
good and bad times and their support always act as a pillar for us.
• Friends are those who know how to make your special days more
special
• Conclusion:
• These 4 things are really essential in any human’s life and hope you
all will not be deprived from any of them.
• What about using mobile phones in education?
Are you for or against?
• Cell phones should be banned in schools because they:
 Distract students
 Allow cheating in Schools
 Can be dangerous (can put off radiation; can cause brain tumors or
acoustic nueromas (Colipie).
 Whenever people text in class it gets other people's attention, which
makes it hard for students to learn.
 Can be stolen
 A form of disrespect toward the teacher
 Playing video games , watching uneducated videos
 Tool of bullying
 Can harm grammar skills
How « Mlearning » is important in education?
• Mobile phones serve many important functions.
• Digital literacy is a critical aspect of young people's schooling and research
shows mobile phones can play a role in supporting such learning. ...
• The phones provide a link between students and their parents, which has
an important role to play in ensuring their safety.
• Can get answers to students questions from the place where they are.
• Saves students’ time and makes them read more things and attain more marks.
• Prepare Students for Future Careers by manage a digital life
• Cell Phones Teach Responsibility : allowing students the freedom to keep
their phones in school, they’re learning a big lesson in being more responsible
that will serve them well.
• Cell Phones are Tools for Emergencies
• Self-directed learning will be a core tenet of future learning
• Access to virtual libraries, museums, networks
• A community that models critical thinking, the nuance of content, and a
celebration of learning
• Ease of data collection for teachers
• Up-to-date learning
• Alternative to textbooks: No one likes lugging around big textbooks. Many
digital textbooks are constantly updated and often more vivid, helpful,
creative, and a lot cheaper than those old heavy books.
• Learning goes outside of the classroom.
How to use « Mlearning » in class?
“Use Smartphones to Collaborate”
1.Have students peer-assess their classmates’ essays through a Google
Form embedded on teacher page, and allow them to view real-time
constructive criticism. Afterwards, polish up the spreadsheet and share with
students.
2.Allow texting in class to peer-edit and offer constructive criticism for writing
projects. Just imagine students sharing thesis statements and introductory
paragraphs without ever saying a word.
3.Make brainstorming visible via a projected image Have students post
relative links of videos, websites, etc. for a unit of study.
4.Engage readers in real-time as they work through the assigned reading by
collaborating with their peers via a Twitter hashtag……..
5.Have students call in-class peers during an interactive learning.
“Use Smartphones to Communicate”
 Use Mobile Phones to add outside audience members during class
discussion or learning activity.
 Allow students to read from their smartphones during SSR (Silent
Sustained Reading) while sharing interesting articles via.
 Allow students to video or audio record your assignment instructions.
 View student exemplary products from school YouTube channel.
 Augment lessons with excellent videos .
 Use a Twitter hashtag or messenger to augment the in-class lesson or
extend the conversation after class.
 Establish a Twitter class account or facebook one to share class
assignments and reminders. If students do not want any personal account,
make it easy.
 Send parents and students reminders in-class/after-class through their the
academy web page or any social media.
 Capture learning moments. Ever had a student raise a hand, make a
connection, and say, “Have you seen the video that….?” Ask students to e-
mail pertinent links during class and show the video in minutes.
 Have students assess the teacher through online forum.
 Use Google Translate to break down language barriers.
 Use Instagram ,Twitter or Facebook to advertise class projects.
Is « Mlearning » important for education?

2. “Use Smartphones to Create”
• Write with apps such as My Writing Spot and Evernote.
• Set up a portable writing station by connecting a keyboard to
smartphone via Bluetooth.
• Use dictionary and thesaurus apps.
• Use Writer Plus « write on-the-go » app from google play store.
• Create “How-To” guides using apps such as SnapGuide.
• Write to Blog Post via the Blogger app.
• Peruse playlists while double-checking the lyrics on the internet to
create a soundtrack that applies to current studies.
• Create Twitter parodies of certain characters, historical figures,
chemical equations, geometry theorems, and animals of study in
Biology class.
• Create a mini-presentation, skit, or formal response to a prompt and
e-mail the video to teacher’s Posterous blog spot.
“Use Smartphones to Coordinate/Curate”
• Relax and write with apps like Nature Music or iZen Garden.
• Listen to music as source of inspiration for creative projects.
• Have students access their peers’ blogs by sharing
a Symbaloo webmix on teacher page. Check out this one.
• Point students in the right direction for creative tech tools.
• Save time and paper by accessing documents on teacher’s website.
• Share spreadsheets of notes with Google Drive.
• Get to know your students by having them complete a Google Form.
• Research key sites to bolster students’ projects.
 Manage students’ knowledge of current lessons by having them take
a quiz directly from their smartphones via Socrative.
 Allow students to check their grades via on-line gradebook or learning
platform.
 Have students question peers outside class and send their recorded
opinions to Voicethread or Posterous.
 Use apps like Reminders and PocketLife Calendar to plan study
times and project times.
 The Weather Channel app is handy for avoiding weather conflicts
during outside project time.
 Use the calculator app to calculate scores during gamified learning
structures.
 Use the stopwatch and timer apps to manage class time.
« More practical Phone class tasks »
• Homework Diaries :
Homework diaries get lost or become tattered - for many pupils a mobile
phone is a prized possession. Phones can replace homework diaries:
setting work and reminders are an easy way for pupils to engage with
learning!
• Quick Research:
• Quick Research Instead of hulking out the department laptops -
grouping kids together with internet phones can be an innovative way
to undertake research tasks. Provided boundaries are set then it can
prove a great success!
• Take a picture!
• Most modern phones contain cameras. These can be used to take
photos of work from the board, examples of models, posters or other
things that can't be glued inside a book.
• If they contain video recorders, students can film short sketches
which could then be bluetoothed to the teacher to be shared.
• Video!
• Many students who have mobile phones have the ability to record
video. When demonstrating a technical sequence get a class expert
with a phone to record it. Then once video sent to you via Bluetooth /
cable / wifi / whatever, you can place on LAN or share to class via
Youtube / Vimeo / whatever. This can then be added to a class blog,
Voice recorder: Use the voice recorder feature as a means of
collecting audio evidence / feedback on work. Add to portfolio as
evidence of peer feedback / learning / development - transfer to
machine via bluetooth / wifi / email / etc and link up by embedding /
storing on intranet etc. Voice recorder could be used for other purposes
too such as: interview | recording instructions | podcast style notes |
keywords for revision | add your own here.
Calling an expert :
Teachers can use a cellphone alone or with some special apps to make
a video or voice call with an expert in order to achieve certain objectives
in the classroom, and their students can use it also in a group work.
When you have many groups working at the same time, each group will
have an interview with an expert of a certain topic of which it can be a
project or a collaborative classroom activity.
A fun way of learning a language
-Translation: with a text or a picture..
-Spelling : Flashcards, games, crosswords, ..
-Listening : Podcasts, stories, recorded audio
files,radio,..
-Reading: Articles and e-books from a pdf reader,
google ..
-Writing: Text messages or notes to be send by
bluetooth.
-Projects: like podcasting, visualize list of vocabulary,
pictures for vocabulary cards,...
• A calculator!
• A fact : Every cell phone has a calculator! :) For calculations that
happenend outside the classroom, for math or physics projects or any
other subject that would have calculations or equations activities, it
can be an easy way to solve these equations inside and outside the
classroom.
• A digital Storytelling tool: Digital storytelling projects can be easily
implemented with cell phones because of their ability of : Audio
Recording,Photosharing, Video Webcasting ,Video Recording, saving
chat logs and writing text messages…
• Dictionary : Students with texting plans can text Google (466-453)
to define a word by sending define: (put word here). Responses
returned in less than 30 seconds.
• Timer.
• Timer Simple, but effective - use the timer feature on a mobile phone
for timed activities. Make one student timer representative when
completing the activities. Hey presto, competition in the classroom,
involving other skills for a variety of class reps in the classroom.
• Send SMS reminders Use an SMS system (e.g. Txttools) to send
reminders to learners.
• “Next session ● To bring particular materials ● Don't forget the
homework due ● Lesson cancelled”
• Receive SMS from Students Using an SMS System (e.g.
Text tools) can allow you to receive communications from
your learners via text, without giving out a personal phone
number.
• Can help you stay in touch with learners who may have
particular queries and provide a fast response
• SMS based Chat Room Use GroupMe.com to create a free
SMS based private chat room to discuss topics or encourage
learners to collaborate / support each other
• Calendar Use the calendar for reminding students about tasks
and home work assignments.

3. • Use Posterous as a class blog for language students students
use their mobiles to take pictures of places they visit, which they
can then email to the class Posterous site or via the Posterous
app to make them appear on the blog. Students can also produce
text to accompany the pics. The posts can then be discussed in
class later or students can write comments on them. This provides
great writing and speaking practice in another language
• Google SMS or Chacha : Use Google SMS or Chacha Students can text
questions to Google (466453) or Chacha (242242). This is a great resource
for students that do not have computers or internet access at home and it
doesn't require a smart phone.
• Phone Blogging . Students can use their phone to blog with text or voice.
Many blogging platforms will connect to a phone including Blogger and
Wordpress. Phones can be used to create voice blogs (phlogging) with
services such as iPadio.
• Create a mobile group: Teachers can create a group to send texts to
parents, students, clubs or school faculty.
• This is an easy way to send reminders, homework assignments, or other
news.The teacher creates the group and it is up to the student/parent to use
their phone to join. You post the message or reminder once and it goes out to
everyone.
• Class video projects ● Invite students to prepare a 1-minute video in class.
● They may prepare, negotiate, discuss and plan for their project based on
the class time. ● Once they are ready, they use one mobile device to record
their video. ● Then, they can share the video file with the teacher using blue-
tooth. ● The whole class can watch those videos using the class projector for
feedback and follow-up discussions.
5 More effective Phone class room task
1. Use Of Audio Recording Feature
• Students often require personal and quality feedback on the work they
turn in. Lecturers can make use of the audio recording feature built
into most smartphones to provide these personal and yet quality
feedback to all students. Research has proven that students not just
liked feedback given this way, but even preferred it.
2. Live digital quizzing Tools
• Live digital quizzing tools can be used both as welcome and exit
tickets in the classroom for formative assessment. Lecturers can use
these tools (many of which are free) to determine what students
already know and what should be concentrated upon. This can also
provide insight into individual student strength and weakness and help
give personalized instruction when needed.
3. Creating Of Videos
• Rather than have students write a 2000 word essay after researching
on a topic, where several of them would simply copy and paste
paragraphs without necessarily understanding the content, lecturers
could ask students to research and create a 5 minutes or less video or
audio recording of what they had researched about.
4. Chat And Online Discussion Forums
• Lecturers can exploit the group chat features of mobile devices to
create an online discussion forum to encourage class participation
on content topics, even outside the classroom. Students can chat
and discuss (with or without the lecturer) while at home or over the
weekend on a subject in class to increase understanding of
concepts.
• 5. Use Of QR Codes
• Quick response (QR) codes are another great way to use mobile
technology in the classroom. Links to further resources, complex
diagrams and images, solutions to tasks could be coded and made
available to students.
• There are several more ways by which both students and lecturers
can creatively use mobile technology in the classroom. Again,
technology is powerful and its benefits go beyond
just making our work efficient. It can increase productivity and help us
achieve greater results in our work, thereby making us effective.
• I hope these ideas help others appropriately manage and
integrate cellphones and smartphones in the classroom
learning environment.
• When used properly, smartphones act as handheld
computers, not just overly priced texting gadgets.
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Resources
• https://xyofeinstein.files.wordpress.com/2011/1
0/33_interesting_ways_to_use_mobile_phones
_in_th.pdf
• https://www.gettingsmart.com/2013/01/part-1-
44-smart-ways-to-use-smartphones-in-class/