Rethinking How Students, Parents & Teachers Communicate Jarrod Robinson

Who Am I? Second Year PE & Outdoor Ed Teacher Teaching at Boort Secondary College In North Western Vic Massive Interest in incorporating technology into the curriculum to improve learning & engagement Currently Blog about how to do this at http://mrrobbo.wordpress.com

Second Year PE & Outdoor Ed Teacher

Teaching at Boort Secondary College In North Western Vic

Massive Interest in incorporating technology into the curriculum to improve learning & engagement

Currently Blog about how to do this at http://mrrobbo.wordpress.com

Coming Up... Background Information Mobile Phones SMS or Short Message Service MMS or Multimedia Messaging Service

Background Information

Mobile Phones

SMS or Short Message Service

MMS or Multimedia Messaging Service

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"One-and-one half billion people, all over the world, are walking around with powerful computers in their pockets and purses. The fact is they often don’t realize it, because they call it something else. But today’s high-end cell phones have the computing power of a mid-1990’s PC (while consuming only one one-hundredth of the energy, by the way). Even the simplest, voice-only phones have more complex and powerful chips than the 1969 on-board computer that landed a spaceship on the moon!" Marc Prensky One-and-one half billion people, all over the world, are walking around with powerful computers in their pockets and purses. The fact is they often don’t realize it, because they call it something else. But today’s high-end cell phones have the computing power of a mid-1990’s PC (while consuming only one one-hundredth of the energy, by the way). Even the simplest, voice-only phones have more complex and powerful chips than the 1969 on-board computer that landed a spaceship on the moon!" Marc Prensky

SMS . Short Messaging Service

Put Your Hand Up If you have heard of SMS - Keep it up if you have sent an SMS before - Keep it up if you have sent an SMS in the last 24hrs - Keep it up if you have sent one in the last hour - Keep it up if you have sent one in the last 15mins -Keep your hand up if you are sending one right now

If you have heard of SMS

- Keep it up if you have sent an SMS before

- Keep it up if you have sent an SMS in the last 24hrs

- Keep it up if you have sent one in the last hour

- Keep it up if you have sent one in the last 15mins

-Keep your hand up if you are sending one right now

1 - Who was the first person to enter space? 2 - Which two teams played off in the 2009 Superbowl earlier this year? 3- What is the largest Island in the world? 4- Name the 4 th longest river in the world? The Power Of SMS

- Signed up for a promotional mailing list at a nightclub that required a mobile number - Received a weekly SMS message explaining what was happening at that Nightclub, directly to my pocket to read when I wanted - Noticed that you couldn't reply to the message Thought it was genius and wanted to find a way to use it with my students The Idea of SMS to Communicate

- Signed up for a promotional mailing list at a nightclub that required a mobile number

- Received a weekly SMS message explaining what was happening at that Nightclub, directly to my pocket to read when I wanted

- Noticed that you couldn't reply to the message

Thought it was genius and wanted to find a way to use it with my students

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How could you use it.... With Your Students Homework reminders Delivering class content Organisation of camps & excursions Sending of results from assessment pieces Links to further information or reading Spur of the moment or last minute information etc

With Your Students

Homework reminders

Delivering class content

Organisation of camps & excursions

Sending of results from assessment pieces

Links to further information or reading

Spur of the moment or last minute information

etc

How could you use it.... With the parents Organisation of camps & excursions Whole school reminders Parent/Teacher Night info Student results Canteen rosters etc

With the parents

Organisation of camps & excursions

Whole school reminders

Parent/Teacher Night info

Student results

Canteen rosters

etc

How could you use it.... With your other teachers Meeting timetables Yard duty timetables Out of hours communication Important school event reminders Due dates etc

With your other teachers

Meeting timetables

Yard duty timetables

Out of hours communication

Important school event reminders

Due dates

etc

Two Way SMS

Some Examples

SMS to communicate globally

Automatic SMS Reminders Easily use Google Calendar to send automatic SMS reminders to staff/students/parents for FREE Homework Yard Duty Parent Teacher interview night TV Shows etc

Easily use Google Calendar to send automatic SMS reminders to staff/students/parents for FREE

Homework

Yard Duty

Parent Teacher interview night

TV Shows

etc

MMS Multimedia Messaging Service

SMS Global

Pictures

Videos

Audio Use MMS to send small MP3 audio files Famous speeches Teacher created podcasts Student notes Interviews etc

Use MMS to send small MP3 audio files

Famous speeches

Teacher created podcasts

Student notes

Interviews

etc

Documents Send Word and PDF files via MMS Unit outline Assessment Dates Notes Worksheets Homework etc

Send Word and PDF files via MMS

Unit outline

Assessment Dates

Notes

Worksheets

Homework

etc

Prices

SMS Mailing List http://tinyurl.com/ctwvda

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Answers

1 – Who was the 1 st man in space?

2 – Which two teams played off in the 2009 Superbowl?

Pittsburgh Steelers Arizona Cardinals

3 - What is the largest island in the world?

4 – Name the 4 th longest river in the world?

Mississippi River

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