Mobile Devices in the classroom

Teen phone use data

From Toy to Tool: Cell Phones in Learning

Discuss your observations and answer the question below as a group using a mobile device at Wiffiti.com http://wiffiti.com/screens/65595

What are three interesting facts that your department group focused on after reviewing the data on teen cell phone use?

Directions: As department groups, look at the different statistics on teen cell phone use.

Video

A Vision of K-12 Students Today

Mobile Devices in the classroom

Drake Middle School will adopt a modified mobile device and cell phone policy. The new policy will state that students are allowed to use mobile devices for educational purposes within the classroom environment.  

Objective 1The Drake staff will know how the new policy is different from the old policy. Objective 2The Drake staff will participate in two applications for mobile devices that can be used in their classroom immediately for formative assessment. Objective 3The staff will research and share different uses of mobile devices for their content that can be implemented into their classroom.

Objectives

Engage- Teen use of cell phones Video-A Vision of K-12 Students Today Objectives and outcomes Change in education and technology integration Drake Statistics Readings about mobile technology- Jigsaw and tabletop blog Need for mobile devices- and uses Compare and contrast old and new policies Consistency Benefits of fair use policy Individual content uses Closure

Agenda

New State Standards have embedded technology within them.

We are teaching for jobs that have not even been created.

Students need to become digital citizens

Technology in education today

1. Digital Age Literacy2. Inventive Thinking3. Effective Communication4. High Productivity

21st Century Technology skills

Basic, Scientific, and Technological LiteraciesVisual and Information LiteracyCultural Literacy and Global Awareness

Digital Age Literacy— The ability to use “digital technology, communications tools, and/or networks to access, manage, integrate,

evaluate, and create information in order to function in a knowledge society”

Adaptability/ Managing Complexity and Self-DirectionCuriosity, Creativity and Risk-takingHigher Order Thinking and Sound Reasoning

Inventive Thinking—As technology becomes more prevalent in our everyday lives, cognitive skills become increasingly critical. “In effect, because technology makes the simple tasks easier, it places a

greater burden on higher-level skills”

Teaming and CollaborationPersonal and Social ResponsibilityInteractive Communication

Effective Communication - Effective communication skills are essential for success in today’s

knowledge- based society

Prioritizing, Planning, and Managing for Results

Effective Use of Real-World Tools High Quality Results with Real-World

Application

High productivity- In the Digital Age, success is “powered by technology, fueled by information, and

driven by knowledge.”

Do you have a mobile device connected to the internet? (I am defining mobile device as a I-POD touch, Smartphone, I-Pad, Laptop)80% of staff have a device

Should students use mobile devices for educational purposes at home?94% strongly agree or agree depending on assignment

Should students use mobile devices for educational purposes at school?89% strongly agree or agree depending on assignment

Mobile Devices in the classroomDrake’s Stats- 18 responses

Do you wish you had more technology available for learning in the classroom?89% would like more or a lot more technology  Drake staff can effectively monitor mobile devices used in the school. 39% agree or strongly agree that we can monitor mobile devices  Drake staff can effectively enforce the use of mobile devices following a school policy. 44% agree or strongly agree that we can enforce the mobile use policy.

Mobile Devices in the classroomDrake’s Stats

What would be needed for Drake staff to monitor the use of mobile devices at school?

Raising staff awareness of appropriate and inappropriate uses and making sure everyone is keeping an eye on it all the time

Active teachers, consequences, guidelines for students on what is acceptable. All teachers on same page- acceptable verse unacceptable, unclear messages cause

confusion and issues with students Continuous reminders about expectations and acceptable use policy A clear policy that is signed by students Staff consistency

What would be needed to enforce the appropriate use of mobile devices at school?

Clear straightforward policy enforced by administrators and teachers alike, predictable consequences

Strict consequences that are consistently enforced by teachers and administration Students understanding consequences for inappropriate use Teacher training and professional development around management of policy

In what ways could digital devices be used in the classroom for educational use?

Research, application, photography, blogs or discussion boards, Response to teachers questions like clickers, check for understanding

Google docs, Google Voice, Voice Thread, language labs, Tweeting, Calendar for due dates

Mobile Devices in the classroom

What is your worst fear for allowing students to use digital devices in the classroom?Mobile devices not being used for educational purposes such as sexting, cyberbulling, videotaping, creating classroom distractions, and texting What would be considered educational uses of mobile devices?Calculator, stop watch, recording skits, extended conversations about content matter, building communication, presentations, web 2.0 tools, and creating digital citizens

Mobile Devices in the classroom

123 total incidents 18 students who were repeat offenders with one

students repeating 6 times. 43 Lunch time violations 9 Texting violations 18 IPod violations 71 recorded cell phone violations with 32 violations

occurring with cell phone misuse or cell phones being turned on.

29 different staff members have confiscated phones 700 students x 180 days = 126,000 students days- 123 incidents/ 126,000 student days = 0.00097

incidents per student per day.

Statistics on mobile devices (cell phones) being used inappropriately in the past at Drake

Discussion topic

Groups will get different readings 10 minutes break up article and read the different sections.

Table top blogTabletop blog- Each group will use butcher paper and place the title of their article in the center of it (If a group would like to use inspiration on a laptop, they may). Each member will add important statements from their jigsaw to the butcher paper (Silently). 3 minutes total time for individuals to add statements and read others from their own group.

 Each group will then rotate clockwise with their markers and read the next group’s blog. (Silently) You can add to the blog and comment on others. This rotation will happen until each group is back at their original tabletop blog. (Time 15 minutes) Critical learning- (After completing tabletop blog)

As a full staff, discuss what was observed through this process. Look for connections made from the different articles.

What does the research say?

Language Arts reading-Cell phones in the Classroom http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/03/cell-phones-in-classrooms.html

Science reading (read all articles)-Cell phones get top marks in class http://www.mobilelearningcanada.com/?tag=classroom

Electives- Using Mobile and Social Technologies in Schools http://www.nassp.org/Content.aspx?topic=Using_Mobile_and_Social_Technologies_in_Schools

Math- Creating a Connection/Research and Guidelines on Online Social and Educational Networkinghttp://otopdf.net/term-of-use/read-ebook?=http://socialnetworking.procon.org/sourcefiles/CreateandConnect.pdf

Social Studies-Mobile Goes Mainstream http://www.districtadministration.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=2704

World Language and special education-ELL to Go http://thejournal.com/articles/2011/05/02/ell-to-go.aspx

Administration- The ABCs of BYOLhttp://thejournal.com/articles/2011/05/02/the-abcs-of-byol.aspx

Counselors- Confronting Cyberbullyinghttp://thejournal.com/articles/2011/05/02/confronting-cyberbullying.aspx

Complete staff- Missed Opportunity? http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/1105/journal_201105/#/44

Articles on mobile learning

Time to talk- Discuss table top blogs and readings.

Should Drake move forward with allowing students to use mobile devices?

What would a mobile device policy look like?

Is there a need for a mobile device policy and the use of mobile devices in the classroom?

Mobile device policies

Staff resources

Consistency, Consistency, ConsistencyNo staff policy will work unless we have consistent expectations for students by all staff members.

What is our #1 issue?

Education is changing, technology is an active part of this change.Let’s face it, students already use mobile devices, why not get them to use them for learning.Yes, some students don’t have the newest mobile technology, but the digital divide for mobile devices is much smaller and decreasing each every day.

There is the potential for misuse but if we are consistent with our policy and expectations, we can reduce it.

Let’s teach are students to embrace the technology and learn to use it appropriately. Even outside the classroom, there are places and times that students should not be using their mobile devices. Driving a car, in church, and in front of Cindy Stevenson when she is presenting.

Let’s use the students own technology to teach them.

Why do we need a Mobile Policy now?

Take a few minutes- look at the list below and see how you can use mobile devices in your classroom. Take away at least uses or brainstorm other uses for your own classroom.

The following is a list of a few ways mobile device can be used in the classroomTiming experiments with stopwatch

Photographing apparatus and results of experiments for reportsPhotographing development of design models for e-portfoliosPhotographing texts/whiteboards for future reviewBlue-toothing project material between group membersReceiving SMS & email reminders from teachersSynchronizing calendar/timetable and setting remindersConnecting remotely to school learning platformRecording a teacher reading a poem for revisionAccessing revision sites on the InternetCreating short narrative moviesDownloading and listening to foreign language podcastsLogging into the school email systemUsing GPS to identify locationsTransferring files between school and home

How can mobile device be used in your classroom?

As we approach this new school year, let us become facilitators of learning.

Using a mobile device, complete the follow up survey before you leave.

https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/jeffcoschools.us/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dG82VHVyWkk0VjJEbXBZd2RVY0RYcGc6MQ

Closure

Twenty Ideas for Using Mobile Phones in the Language Classroom

http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/EJ914893.pdfThink Mobile Phones for Learning

http://thinkingmachine.pbworks.com/w/page/22187713/Think-Mobile-Phones-for-Learning

25 Interesting Ways* to use Mobile Phones in the Classroomhttps://docs.google.com/a/jeffcoschools.us/present/editid=0AclS3lrlFkCIZGhuMnZjdjVfODgzZnNucW5zZGM&hl=en_GB

Cell phones as learning tools – (Video)http://k12online.wm.edu/K12_Kolb_Cell.mp4

Should Students Be Allowed to Use Digital Devices at School?http://www.insidetheschool.com/articles/should-students-be-allowed-to-use-digital-devices-at-school/

Additional Resources

Bjerede, M. (2010, March 4). Cell phones in the classroom [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/03/cell-phones-in-classrooms.html Surprising field studies suggest cell phones could be effective learning tools. Article ca be used with language arts teachers to explore how mobile devices can be used in their classrooms. Bloch, E. (2010, May 4). How are teens using their cell phones? [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://www.flowtown.com/blog/teens-and-their-mobile-phones?display=wide A collection of statistics around teen cell phone use. Displays several graphs that compares age appropriateness. Demski, J. (2011, May 2). ELL to go. The Journal. Retrieved from http://thejournal.com/articles/2011/ 05/02/ell-to-go.aspx Two schools transform their ELL programs by giving students around-the-clock access to some of the latest mobile devices. This article can be used by both World language teachers and special education to see how mobile devices can be used to support different learning. Deubel, P. (2009, March 20). Mobile devices: Facing challenges and opportunities for learning [Online forum message]. Retrieved from Mobile learning Canada: http://www.mobilelearningcanada.com/?tag=classroom The potential of using mobile technology to promote learning in education.This post will be an excellent source for science teachers to see several options for using mobile devices in their classroom. Eisele-Dyrli, K. (2011, February). Mobile goes mainstream. District Administration. Retrieved from http://www.districtadministration.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=2704 A more broadly accepted concept than ever, the arrival of ubiquitous mobile learning in K12 is well under way. An excellent resource of Social Studies to use because it connects to the history of mobile education. Jeffco School Board. (2010). Acceptable use policy. Retrieved June 16, 2011, from http://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/publications/conduct_code.pdf The code of conduct is a reference source for administrators, staff, parents, students, and the district community.

References

Kolb, L. (2009, November 18). From toy to tool: Cell phones in learning [Web log post]. Retrieved from Blogger: http://www.cellphonesinlearning.com/2008/09/ new-statistics-on-teen-cell-phone-use.html CTIA-The Wireless Association® in conjunction with Harris Interactive survey. The survey looked at teenagers aged 13-19, across the United States. There were 100 questions about cell phones, perceptions, and attitudes. Levy, P. (2011, May 2). Confronting cyberbullying. The Journal. Retrieved from http://thejournal.com/ articles/2011/05/02/confronting-cyberbullying.aspx Experts say that schools need to stop worrying about external internet predators and take on the threat within: cyberbullying. This article can be used as a stepping board for counselors in addressing social issues with cyberbulling in the schools. Metiri Group. (n.d.). 21st century skills. Retrieved June 15, 2011, from NCREL website: http://www.metiri.com/features.html 21st Century skills and standards for students. This list gives details of each of the standards and skills needed by students. National School Boards Association. (2007, July). Research and guidelines on online social and educational networking (Vockley and Lang, Ed.). Retrieved from http://socialnetworking.procon.org/sourcefiles/CreateandConnect.pdf Online social networking is now being used in all levels of education by teens and Tweens alike.This article can be used for mathematics teachers because of the statistics that can be compared

References

Nesbitt, B. (2007, November 28). A vision of K-12 students today [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8 This video shows how digital natives view technology in schools today and in the future. Schaffhauser, D. (2011, May 2). The ABCs of BYOL. The Journal. Retrieved from http:// thejournal.com/articles/2011/05/02/the-abcs-of-byol.aspx A bring-your-own-laptop program brings districts closer to the goal of getting computers into the hands of the students. This article will allow administrators to see the best approach to providing more technology in schools on limited resources. Using mobile and social technologies in schools. (2011, May). NASSP, nassp board position statements. Retrieved from http://www.nassp.org/ Content.aspx topic=Using_Mobile_ and_Social_Technologies_in_Schools

To promote student learning through the use of mobile learning devices and social media in instruction that further prepares students to be active, constructive participants in the highly connected world in which they already live and will soon work. Excellent resource for electives to discuss mobile device uses through out the school.

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