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Mobile technology for the 21st Century Adult Educator Developed by Susan Gaer Santa Ana College School of Continuing Education

How it was…..

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Who has Cellphones in class?
128 respondents so far
22 Low Beginning students (Copeland)
31 from CLC class (Knipp)
20 Computer Apps class (East coast)
19 High Beginning ESL (Wisconsin Kane)
15 Inverness ESL (not sure from where)
18 Beginning one (Lopez)
3 Teachers

Results so far….
83 % have a cellphone
58 % use text messaging
69 % know how to use their cellphone camera
45 % send photos to family and friends with phones
81 % pay monthly

Basic Features
Text Messaging
Calculator
Calendar
Photo
Video
Audio
Is this a useful tool for education?

Etiquette
Class Survey
School Survey
Poll
Graph and or Diagram of results
Cell phone Etiquette Lesson (see handout)

Student Stories (Low Intermediate)
I was sleeping in bed. It was very late at midnight. My husband couldn't sleep and he was working on his cell phone. I woke up when I heard noise from his cell phone. He was typing and looking for new orders for his business. I was tired. It was a long day for me. I felt upset" because I awoke. I told him, " It is time to sleep." but, he kept using his cell phone.I took his cell phone, turned it off, and I told him," "Next time the cell phone will be thrown away." Many times before, my husband used to use his cell phone, when it was very late.People need to share time for work and family, especially when they have business at home.
http://www.susangaer.com/esl2009/cellphonestories.doc

What did you learn?
Small Group Discussion

Texting is good for the classroom
Question of the Day/week/month
Homework summary
Vocabulary of the day/week/month
See Handout for Sample Questions

Group Me
http://www.groupme.com
(352)354-4404
Allows for conference calls and group texts

Photo Sharing
Survey: How many of you can send pictures with your phone included with your plan?
$.50/ picture ATT and $5.00/month Sprint
Photobucket for mobile uploads
http://www.photobucket.com (yahoo)
Send a picture to (714)287-3475

Small Group Discussion
What could you do with a cell phone camera?
Sample Photos from Students
http://picasaweb.com http://flickr.com http://www.photobucket.com

Poll Everywhere http://www.polleverywhere.com google

Answers to Poll Taken from http://www.dietbites.com/diet-123/hamburger-fastfood-calories.html

Audio with Google Voice
What is Google Voice? https://sites.google.com/site/gtaresources/events/2010-03-05/voice
Why Use Google Voice?
http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2010/04/google-voice-provides-every-teacher.html
Let’s try Google Voice

Partner Activity Dialogue Practice 714-287-3475
A: Hi! My name is XXXXXXXXX
B: Hi xxxxxxxx. My name is XXXXXX. How are you?
A: I’m fine. What are you planning on doing this weekend?
B: I am going to XXXXXX. How about you?
A: I am going to XXXXX

Final Thoughts
Cell Phones are Mobile, So BE Mobile An exercise Go outside of the classroom and take pictures with cell phones. Return to the class and share information with the larger class. If it is structured well, this can be a lot of fun and students could learn a lot from it. The whole point of a cell phone, is have a communication device with you wherever you go. If students are confined to stay in their seats during an entire class, it limits the potential learning opportunities and uses for these devices.

What Questions do you have? Sign up for a refresher class at OTAN Cellphone Activities using your Camera and voice. Next class: November 4 from 9:30-11:00 Register here: http://bit.ly/qqKSjH

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by Susan Gaer on Sep 18, 2011

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