This document provides examples of how digital devices like smartphones, tablets, laptops, and eReaders can be used to enhance instruction and engage students. It outlines several ways these technologies can be incorporated into lessons, including using QR codes for book reviews, homework help, sharing files, and linking to websites. Teachers are encouraged to have students use devices to record screen recordings of concepts, participate in activities like annotating documents or mind mapping, conduct research, and create multimedia presentations. The document also discusses using digital tools for file sharing, collaboration, assessment through blogs, quizzes and surveys, and integrating technologies into various content areas like history, geography, science and writing.

1. Digital Devices
Explore possibilities,
enhance instruction,
engage students.

2. Opening Activity
O Download QR Reader
O i-nigma
O Socrative survey
O Download app – Student
Clicker-Socrative
OR
O M.socrative.com

3. What devices?
O Smartphones O Portable Media
O iPhone, Android, Devices
Blackberry, etc. O iPod
O Tablet Computers O Laptop/Netbook
O iPad, Android
Tablets, etc. O eReader
O Kindle Fire
(limited)

4. QR Codes
O Book reviews Record & attach to book
O Homework help Open how-to video
Khan Academy, MathTrain.tv or a
student/teacher generated video from
your class.

5. QR Codes
O Share digital files Easy access to
documents.
O Link to website Easily open site for
class
O Scavenger Hunt http://classtools.net/QR/

6. Instruction
O Screen recording
O Teacher explains missed problems
on test for independent relearning.
O Kindergarten student explaining
math.
O Student explaining factor trees.
O Activities
O Annotating documents
O Mindmapping

7. Instruction
O Research
O Search for an answer or solution.
O Research a topic, screenshot,
highlight & take notes on text.
O Multimedia
O Take pictures, record audio or video
to create a presentation.
O Take picture of written work to
submit to teacher.
O Record audio or video of book
review.

8. Connect
O Digital file sharing
O Submit work
O Distribute materials (no copies!)
O Collaboration on projects
O Online sticky notes – linoit example
O Presentation-using Google or web
tool
O Blog
O Communicate with classmates
and/or public, quick assessments,
reflections, writing pieces, etc.
O Kidblog.org

9. Assessment
O Blogs
O Students type reflection on blog.
Parents can see and teacher can
read.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfT8xlnMQKU&feature=player_
embedded)
O On-screen quiz or survey
O Quizlet (study tool)
O Socrative (app) & website
O Google Forms
O Instant results by student &
question.
O Can be practice for state testing.
O Google Forms How-to. (1:07)

10. Content Area
-QR on maps for -Screen record steps
certain locations to of solving problem
look up -Khan Academy or Math
-digital timelines Train videos
-write digital story -Practice with
about historical event flashcards
-record video of event -Scavenger hunt with
or life of historical QR Codes
figure
-Google maps in
geography

11. Content Area
-Free ebooks of some
novels -research animals or
habitats
-Use digital document
to correct grammar -create video or
or identify themes/key presentation on steps
points or results of
experiment
-journaling/blogging
-take pictures
-digital storytelling outdoors to create a
-Writing pieces in presentation
digital form -use image of animal
-podcast or video book or plant & label parts.
reviews (or chapter (best with touchscreen)
reviews)
O Ideas?

12. Resources
O http://literacyspark.wordpress.com/
O Be amazed at what students can do!
These two teachers blog almost
daily about the technology in their
classroom & show videos/pictures!
O http://ipaddiction.blogspot.com/
O Middle school teacher blogs almost
daily about technology in his math
classroom with videos! Great
explanations about the individual
learning of his students!
Cami Knapp cknapp1@murraystate.edu