Reflection and consolidation
In today’s
society children are introduced to technology from a very young age,
consequently making them somewhat dependent on it in their everyday lives. Mobile
learning devices including mobile phones, iPods and iPads possess many
affordances that assist in the everyday life of people, are fun and most importantly
educational. All of these devices allow the user to access the internet,
hundreds of thousands of custom applications, record sound, capture images and
record video footage (Fasso 2013). Along with the many affordances of mobile
learning devices there are some concerns about the health of users. Most
activities undertaken today pose some risk to the operator, however mobile
phones are thought to be the most hazardous internet-enabled device available
(Fasso 2013).
CTIA-The Wireless Association (2012) provides an overall view from students and teachers from different learning areas on the affordances to mobile learning devices.
Educators from around the globe argue strongly that mobile learning devices have an abundant amount of affordances and would easily be used in place of paper as they are inexpensive, personalized, support an extensive range of applications and are already owned by many school aged learners (Fasso 2013). These devices make learning fun and exciting for learners seeing them more engaged in what they are learning and provides the benefit of learning to occur at anytime and anywhere.
Examples of using
mobile learning devices/apps in the classroom with primary school students
iPod touch
·
Voice
recording – collaborative story building
·
Conducting
assessment with online polls
·
Image
search
·
Keeping
track of the weather – using the data for an assignment
(32 Interesting Ways to use an iPod Touch in
the Classroom 2012)
iPads
·
Mind
mapping – organization and sharing of ideas
·
Timed
reading practice – great for improving literacy skills and fluency in learners
·
Voice
thread – allows learners to talk, type and draw on the screen – great for
collaboration on a given topic
·
ABC
spelling magic – provides pictures to help young students learn three letter
words – sounds of each letter are also provided assisting the learner to construct
the word
(103 iPad 2 uses 2013)
Mobile phones
·
Calculator
– help with math problems when you don’t have access to a calculator
·
SMS
reminders – teachers can send students reminders about due dates for their
homework or remind them to return a permission slip
·
Blogging
– students can use their mobiles to update their blogs or extract homework
questions from a class blog
·
Unit
converter –who doesn’t have problems converting units of measurement, volume
etc.... I think this is a fantastic app found on every basic mobile phones
(Barret 2012)
Before
attempting to give a lesson or provide an activity for students using any of
these devices it is highly recommended that you as the teacher spend as much
time as required to become fluent with using the device (Langwitch 2012).
References
Barret, T. (2012).33
Interesting Ways to use Mobile Phones in the Classroom. Retrieved from https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1P_cfWd6S9UwXLKk4xCbRnTuoGmHrVGSbWrWZHW5P1pg/edit?pli=1#slide=id.i0
CTIA-The Wireless
Association. (2012, May 21). CTIA Visits a leader of Mobile Education in
the Classroom [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft4jPJpcG3g
Fasso, W. (2013). EDED20491
- ICT's for Learning Design: Study guide.
Rockhampton, Qld: CQUniversity, Australia.
Langwitch. (2012, March 11). My Ten Most Used Apps To
Become Fluent on the iPad [Web log post]. Retrieved April 14, 2013, from http://langwitches.org/blog/?s=Mobile+learning+devices
103 iPad 2 uses.(2013). Retrieved from https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fRPd8b_lzq68CANkGVKyH135qtE7O2cg4Ye3kit9qU/edit?pli=1#slide=id.i0
32 Interesting Ways to use an iPod Touch in the Classroom. (2012).
Retrieved from https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17owWGfe9UtNaH9xbFVh03odKx6HMaQB_mgVf3j4K3Vg/edit?pli=1#slide=id.i0
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