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Gilbert Schools BYOT (Bring Your Own Technology) Pilot
"The 'BYOT' pilot schools will be Campo Verde High, Gilbert High, Gilbert Classical Academy, Greenfield Junior High, Highland Junior High, Carol Rae Ranch Elementary and Sonoma Ranch Elementary." The 2012-13 academic year is the pilot period, and then the program will be broadened to include other Gilbert schools. Click here for another article from the GPS website, or click here to learn about other Valley Schools using BYOT.
In the Gilbert pilot schools, students can:
- bring any wi-fi enabled device (laptop, tablet, smartphone).
- use the "Guest" network. This does not allow access to the shared drive or to printers, but does allow (filtered) internet access.
- use their devices in the manner approved by each individual instructor.
In the Gilbert pilot schools, teachers can:
- decide how much/little usage to allow in their classroom.
- devise assignments/projects appropriate to their own courses.
Mobile learning ("mlearning") is here. Are you ready?
Students coming out of our feeder schools will now be expecting BYOT (more commonly called BYOD - Bring Your Own Device) in their classes. Are you ready to connect with these students?
Chandler-Gilbert students can get their wireless devices (PC or Mac laptops, ipad/iPhone/iPod, or Android devices
-- including Kindle Fire or other Android tablets/smartphones) set up by following the instructions at CGCC Student Tech Central.
Going BYOD
OnlineColleges.net put together an infographic as a graphical overview of BYOD and the consideration to address such as: Why go BYOD? Who has gone BYOD? Pros and Cons?
There are endless ways to leverage the power of mobile devices, but here are three general approaches:
- Mobile delivery of content, with students as the "consumers" of information.
- Students as active participants in creation of mobile content, using mobile devices -- outside of traditional class time.
- Students as active participants in creation of mobile content, using mobile devices -- during traditional class time.
NOTE: The list of uses for mobile devices entailed in this table is by no means exhaustive -- there are literally hundreds of thousands of mobile applications out there. Use a game like "Angry Birds" to teach Math & Physics, or use "Diner Dash" or "Sally's Spa" for Restaurant & Hotel Management courses. Twitter can be a discussion board, or a research tool. Be willing to explore, and to think outside the box!
Take a look at the following table (this table is identical to your worksheet handout). Which type(s) of activity are you interested in for you and your students?
Your job is to select AT LEAST ONE type of activity, then answer these two questions:
- WHY would you want to use this -- i.e., what learning objective(s) is met?
- HOW would you want to use this -- i.e., what would the assignment look like?
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WHAT IS IT? |
WHY WOULD YOU USE IT? |
HOW WOULD YOU USE IT? |
RESOURCES NEEDED |
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Polling/Classroom Response System
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Students use cell phones as “clickers” to respond to class polls - data updates live as students vote. IDEAS: icebreakers, discussion, opinion polls. |
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Audio Recording
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Students use cell phone or other mobile device as audio recorder. IDEA: Create/publish basic podcast, audio tours, etc. |
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Notes
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Students create notes on-the-go, using voice-to-text notes via cell phone or other mobile device. IDEA: Field trip notes, webclips for research. |
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Photos
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Students take photos, send to others’ phones/emails, or upload photos to a photo website via mobile device. IDEA: Keep a photo journal. |
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Videos
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Students create video, send video to other students’ phones or emails, or upload video to a video site. IDEA: Peer or “man-on-the-street” interviews, concept demos. |
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Blogging
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Students create a mobile blog and upload content (text, image, and video) via mobile device. IDEA: “[Your Discipline] in Action” blog, science lab blog, research blog. |
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Conferencing
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Students participate in mobile conference on cell phone or other mobile device. IDEA: Study groups, tutoring, virtual office hours. |
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QR Codes
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Instructor creates QR (Quick response) codes that contain information (Audio, video, website, contact info, etc.) that can be scanned with a mobile device. IDEA: Scavenger hunt, guided research. |
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Presentations
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Students create presentations (slideshows, videos) that can be delivered to the web, or to others’ mobile devices. IDEA: Museum slideshow, research presentation. |
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Mindmapping
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Students create graphic organizers of course concepts, or of their own writing or projects. IDEA: Outline a group project, concept explanation. |
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Video Sharing
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Students can broadcast their video as they are recording (live streaming). IDEA: Have a student report “live on location” to the classroom from an outside site. |
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File Sharing
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Access content anytime, anywhere, from any device. Share access with others. |
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CLICK HERE to download this table as a PDF. *CLICK HERE to watch a YouTube video that I recorded on my phone.
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= works with basic cell phone (text/photo/video capable) |
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= works with Android |
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= works with iPhone |
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= works with iPad (wi-fi) |
SMALL GROUP ACTIVITY:
Participants will work with partners or in small groups based on category of the chosen task (photos? videos? blogging? etc.)
Based on the learning outcome you hope to accomplish, and the chosen task to accomplish that objective, what will you need to learn about mobile learning and/or your device? Work together and learn from each other.
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT...
- Is this activity for in-class, or out-of-class?
- Logistics - will you and your students need to register for accounts?
- Documentation/support for students?
- Evaluation/assessment of mobile activity/assignment/project?
PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS to help you with some of these tools:
Resources for finding iPad apps:
- Appitic - tested and recommended apps for education.
- Apptivities - "It's the Application of Apps!"
- Curated List for iPad Apps (ISTE 2012 Conference)
- 15 Favorite iPad Apps as Selected by Teachers (Emerging EdTech)
- "50 Resources for iPad Use in the Classroom" (zdnet)
- "Apps in Education" blog
- "The Ultimate Guide to Using iPads in the Classroom" (Edudemic)
- MakeUseOf's Best iPad Apps (these are not all for Education!!)
- Mac App Store
- Catalog of iPad Apps for Teachers and Students, by Vicki Windman (Tech & Learning)
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